Greatest West Indian cricket player: Courtney Andrew Walsh
by admin on July 13, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
Andrew Walsh is a former fast bowler of the West Indian cricket team who played at International level from 1984-2001 while he performed as a captain for the team in a total of 22 Test matches. Today, Walsh is most recognized for his brilliant opening bowling alliance with Curtly Ambrose. Not just this, he is also popular for making the record of maximum number of Test wickets from 2000.
Walsh made his first step into the world of fame in 1979 when he bagged 10 wickets in an innings performed in school cricket while it was only three years later that he made his first-class playing debut. In his Test debut against Australia in 1984, Walsh took 2 wickets for 43 runs. Later in the same season, he made his debut for ODI against Sri Lanka while in 2000, he played his last ODI against New Zealand cricket team. Walsh was bequeathed with the honor of being one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987. Having been appointed as a captain for the West Indian cricket team for the tours of New Zealand and India in 1994, he bagged 62 Test wickets at an average of 21.75 runs per wicket in 1995. This feat was better enhanced in 2000 when the then performed at an average of 18.69 while securing 66 Test wickets. This included 34 wickets in the Test series that Walsh played against the English team at an average of 12.82 runs per wickets.
Today, Courtney Andrew Walsh is a regular feature of the Lashing World XI and owns a restaurant by the name of Cuddyz in Jamaica.
Famous cricket players of New Zealand cricket team: Ken Rutherford
by admin on July 10, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
Ken Rutherford is recognized as a former cricketer of the New Zealand team who relished a long and fruitful 10 years span of playing with the national team alongside the position of a captain for three years. Even though he had a not-so-promising start to his career, he struggled hard to trigger his International Career and acquired the position of a regular player in the team.
Rutherford did not have a very steady and remarkable playing career. Even though he clearly had the potential to perform superbly that is evident from the 34 first-class centuries he achieved, his performances were not very hopeful specifically owing to his captaincy tenure that gave his team only two Test wins against 18 attempts. He achieved his premier first-class score i.e 317 in 1986 when he was on the NZ touring side. This included 8 sixes and 45 boundary fours which crossed the boundary rope for a record of 53 times. It was in a One Day International when Rutherford won 10 matches as a Captain and accomplished his career’s highest International score.
In 1995, Rutherford was dropped from the New Zealand cricket team, after which he moved to South Africa and played first-class cricket over a period of five seasons for Transvaal and Gauteng. Post retirement, he was appointed to coach the National Cricket team of Ireland.
Famous cricket player of New Zealand cricket team: Nathan Astle
by admin on July 10, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
Nathan Astle is known as a former cricketer of the New Zealand cricket team. He is recognized for his dominating batting shots like the pull shot and cover drive. It didn’t take him long to emerge as an all rounder for One Day and Test innings.
Astle initiated his playing at Canterbury and didn’t have much credit to his batting or medium-paced bowling. Nonetheless, he developed his batting sufficiently and as soon as he became a high scoring One Day cricketer, Glenn Turner the national coach then rated him the first top-order Test batsman who had bagged successive records of hundreds in 1995-96. In 2001-02 at Christchurch, Astle broke the world records by scoring 222 against England which was marked as the fastest double century made in Tests with only 153 balls. Even though a knee injury proved to be hurdle for his further progress in late 2003, he was selected in 2004 for the tour of England. In 2005, he made his 10th century in Test match against Sri Lanka which was followed by his 11th century. The same year, he also became one of the 10th cricketers to have scored a remarkable 15 ODI centuries.
Astle announced his retirement in 2007 which came to be surprise for everyone. Quite a versatile player that he was, Astle was appointed as the head coach for the Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club in 2009. Not just this, he even participated in Auto racing in 2010 wherein he drove a modified Sprint car.
Popular cricket players of New Zealand cricket team: Mark Greatbatch
by admin on July 10, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
Mark Greatbatch, an enigmatic left-handed batsman of the New Zealand cricket team, was quite a solid player particularly at Test level. He achieved his premier test score in 1989 playing agsinst Austrlaia when he achieved 145 runs not out from 485 balls. He was tucked to shield his team against defeat for 3 days which resulted in a draw, all due to his endeavor. In the end, he received a standing ovation for his outstanding defensive innings.
When it came to the World Cup of 1992, Greatbatch was left out of the first two opening matches but when was able to plunge into the team as a replacement of the then injured John Wright, he proved his worth with a superb feat of 313 runs at 44.71. Due to his strategic playing, he was also known as the ‘pinch hitter’ for One Day Internationals.
Quite a dynamic fielder that he was and performed with his first-rate catches all through his cricket career, post-retirement Greatbatch took the responsibility of being the coaching director at the Warwickshire County Cricket located in England. In early 2010, Mark John Greatbatch was also appointed as the New Zealand coach for the national cricket team.
.
Best cricket players of New Zealand cricket team: Jeremy Coney
by admin on July 10, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
Jeremy Coney, a former cricketer, played for the New Zealand cricket team and represented his side over 52 Test matches and 88 One Day Internationals. He also captained the team in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. Coney is remembered as the most victorious batsman that New Zealand cricket team ever had.
In 1978-79, he won a triumphant home series against Pakistani cricket team that secured his regular standing in the team. This followed with his pertinent presence in the team when it reached the semi finals of the World Cup of 1979. Coney MBE, as a captain lost only one series and in 1984, he won the title of Wisden Cricketer of the Year. When in 1986, he given the responsibility as a captain, NZ won the series and thereby, Coney’s captaincy became a premier playing gesture for the team. Coney also played as a medium-pace bowler in ODIs where he acquired 54 wickets that included 4/46 against Sri Lanka in the season on 1985.
Owing to his height and approach as a slip fielder, Coney was recognized as The Mantis: a nickname that reflected his devastating aura. In 1986, he won an MBE and now works as a commentator for Test Match Special and Sky TV.