Popular West Indian cricket player: Carl Hooper

Carl Hooper, a former cricket player as well as captain of the West Indies cricket team, had a right-handed batting style and was an off-spin bowler. It was in the late 1980s that he emerged with some dominance and from this point onwards, represented his team over a span of 21 years international cricket career.

It in 2001 when Hooper played in a Test series and accomplished his highest innings score i.e. 233. In his entire Test playing career, he made 5,762 runs and was looked upon as an unpredictable Test batsman due to his low average shows of 36.46 in around 102 Test innings. However, his batting in ODIs exhibited a far better play averaging at 35.34 over 227 matches.

Having represented Guyana at domestic first-class level and also having participated in the English County cricket, in 2003, Hooper was the 2^nd player who had made a century playing against 18 various county teams! He also holds the honor of being the 1^st Cricketer in the World who hit a score of 5000 runs, took 100 catches, won an equal number of wickets and received 100 caps in ODIs as well as Tests. Hooper was a very strong and competitive slip fielder as well.

Ever since the late 1990s, Carl Llewellyn Hooper has subsisted in Adelaide and was appointed as coach for the Woodville District Cricket Club in the same region for the seasons of 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively.

 

Famous cricket players of South African cricket team: AB de Villers

Very few batsmen can pull of the chip shot through the cover and be a master of shots at both sides of the wickets as AB De Villiers of South African cricket team. Within a relatively short career, ‘AB’ as he often referred too, the right-handed South African batsman has become a prized wickets for many a bowlers on the cricket circuit.

Born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1984, ‘AB’ has enjoyed his position as the top batsman in the world by the ranking administered by the cricket’s governing body, ICC. He has a simple batting style and has every shot in the book in his weaponry. Having made his ODI debut against England in 2005, he has represented his national side in a 114 matches thus far in which he has scored 4170 runs at a implausible average of 43.89. ‘AB’ has a total of 9 centuries and 25 fifties to his name with a top score of a 146. Another thing of note over here is his supreme ground fielding skills which make him an asset for his side any given day. ‘AB’ is a lively character and well liked by all his team members, in all he is a complete cricketer with some exceptional talent.

Having played only the single World cup i.e. 2007 Cricket World Cup, his highest score of 146 came against the West Indies in which he hammered the Caribbean attack to all parts of the ground and scored his runs greater than a run a ball. To his standards though, the tournament did not finish as well as he would have expected personally.

With the 2011 on it’s way, AB De Villiers would be pumped up and try to make sure that he makes his mark on the most talked about tournament in the world and help South Africa taste success for the first time at this highest level!

 

Best ODI partnerships of South Africa’s team

ODI partnerships are thrilling and entertaining as they keep both the crowd and team excited during the match. Having the best partnerships in the record of a team is like bunch of fruit in basket. The South African cricket team is one of the finest teams in the cricket industry to have decent partnerships in ODIs. ODI partnerships are also considered important to place a high score for the chasing team. ODI partnerships are necessary to put pressure on the opposing team. Here is the list of all best partnerships of the South African team in ODI:

Playing partners	Runs	Year
Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs	235	9 Mar 2000
Daryll Cullinan and Jonty Rhodes	232	29 Sep 1996
Jean-Paul Duminy and AB de Villiers	219	22 Oct 2010
Gary Kirsten and Neil McKenzie	209	22 Oct 2001
Boeta Dippenaar and Jacques Kallis	194	11 May 2005
Gary Kirsten and Mike Rindel	190	12 Jan 1995
Graeme Smith and Andrew Hall	189*	25 Nov 2005
Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs	187	12 Mar 2006
Gary Kirsten and Andrew Hudson	186	5 Mar 1996
Albie Morkel and AB de Villiers	186	26 Aug 2007

2007-2010 ICC World T20: Best fielder (World Cup Wise)

Even though it’s hard to find a consensus as to whom we can rate the best fielder in ICC World T20 tournament, the Proteas pride AB de Villiers, ADS Fletcher of West Indies and the magical Michael Hussey of Australia, are correspondingly positioned as the best fielders in 2007-08, 2009 and 2010 ICC World T20 respectively. AB de Villiers is not only stupendous with bat but also a handy fielder in the ground. During 2007-08 ICC World T20, he not only performed maidenly with bat but also remained the top fielder by taking 6 catches in 5 matches, thus maintaining a catches per match ratio of 1.2. David Stephon Fletcher, Windies wicketkeeper batsman has remained outstanding with 6 catches in 5 matches at a catch per inning ratio of 1.2. Michael Hussey is such a smooth Australian Fielder who has not only did wonders for his team in Tests and ODIs but also in T20 game of Cricket. During 2010 ICC World T20, Hussey played 7 matches and took 8 catches en masse at a rate of 1.15 catches per inning

Top Ten Fielders of South Africa in ODI

South Africa is in fact the only team which is exceptionally best in Test Cricket, One Day Internationals and Twenty-Twenty. They have been very good in their game, as they have the perfect bonding required which helps them in being coordinated.

They are extremely good with their catches and it’s a known thing that they do not miss out in air catches. They dive well, even the senior players do, and this helps the team complement each other. They have always been on the forefront as far as fielding is concerned and hence it’s known as the team with the best fielding side. South Africa players are athletic in nature, which helps them stay for longer time on the field. Here is the list of top ten best fielders of South Africa in ODI:

1. JH Kallis
2. HH Gibbs
3. JN Rhodes
4. SM Pollock
5. GC Smith
6. WJ Cronje
7. DJ Cullinan
8. G Kirsten
9. BM McMillan
10. AB de Villiers

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