Best cricket players of New Zealand cricket team: Jeremy Coney
by MairaS on July 10, 2011
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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. Jeremy Coney is a brilliant player from New Zealand Cricket Team.
Popular cricket player of New Zealand cricket team: Christopher Lance Cairns
by MairaS on July 9, 2011
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Christopher Lance Cairns, an ONZM, is an ex all-rounder of the New Zealand International cricket team, the Black Caps. He played in Test and ODIs for the NZ team along with starring for the Canterbury New Zealand domestic championship side.
Cairns holds the honor of captaining the Black Caps over seven occasions and was referred by the renowned Shane Warne as the best all-rounder existing in the world. He exited the world of his Test career with a bowling average of 29.40 and a batting average of 35.52. He was also selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000. As a batsman, Cairns was quite a fearsome player as he hit sixes in a successive manner. On the other hand, when it comes to his earlier days, he was referred to as a reliable fast-medium bowler.
As a bowler, Cairns experienced his career-best feat in a Test in 1998 against West Indies with a 7/27. He is also recognized as his team’s 3rd highest wicket-taker during Tests. Cairns retired from his Test team in 2004 and in 2006, he announced his retired from One Day Internationals.
This gem of a player was also part of the ICC World XI that played in the matches for World Cricket Tsunami Appeal. Later, he joined the Indian Cricket League and at present, is hired as a captain for the Chandigarh Lions.
English cricket player with best performance: Philip Anthony Jason DeFreitas
by MairaS on July 6, 2011
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Phillip Anthony Jason DeFreitas is a retired player of the English cricket team who played county cricket for Derbyshire, Lancashire and Leicestershire. He also appeared in 103 One Day Internationals and 44 Test matches. DeFreitas expertise was his dynamic bowling and flawless fielding. He was a part of the English Cricket team which played 1992 World Cup cricket final against Pakistan Cricket team which was led by Imran Khan.
Daffy, as he was nicknamed, made his first-class debut in 1985 for Leicestershire playing against the Oxford University. He made a superb bowling record of 3.4-2-3-3 while the subsequent year bequeathed him with enhanced performance wherein he made his maiden century against at no. 9 and won 94 wickets. DeFreitas was then selected for the Ashes tour to be undertaken in 1986-87. The best Test series he had been: against West Indies in 1991 where he won 22 wickets, and against New Zealand in 1994 where he bagged 21 wickets. He was honored with the prestigious award of Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1992.
In April 2005, DeFreitas announced his retirement. He was the 100th player to have won 100 wickets in Test cricket: quite a prestigious honor it is. Daffy today teaches at Magdalen College School located in Oxford after serving as a Cricket Mater for the Oakham School in 2009.
Famous English cricket player: Mike Gatting
by MairaS on July 5, 2011
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Mike Gatting is known to be a bold and dynamic player of the English cricket team. He played for England between 1977 and 1996, and led the national side as a captain in 23 Test matches during 1986 to 1988. Today, he is working as the ECB Managing Director of Cricket Partnership.
Looking back at Gatting’s playing career, he was quite a productive batsman in domestic cricket. However, it took him some while to carve a firm niche in the English cricket team. Nonetheless, in 1986-87, Gatting was given the responsibility to captain the team for the victory of the Ashes series. It was in June 1993 when during England’s first innings, Gatting faced Shane Warne’s first bowling delivery during an Ashes innings as Gatting was dismissed with the accuracy Warne pitched the ball outside the leg stump and spun it past the player’s bat. This delivery by Warne is regarded as the Ball of the Century at times.
During the course of a one day match in 1986, playing against West Indies, Gatting’s nose was crushed due to the ruthless delivery by Malcolm Marshall. On the whole, Gatting was quite a fertile right-arm medium-pace bowler. His finest performance of bowling was when he played against South Africa during an ODI where his feat of 6-26 contributed to his team’s victory.
He was also awarded with an OBE and was amongst the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1984. After announcing his retirement from first-class cricket back in 1998, Gatting has been working as a coach and a commentator ever since.
Popular English cricket player: Alec Stewart
by MairaS on July 2, 2011
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Alec Stewart is a former English cricketer and captain of the English cricket team. He was a right handed batsman cum wicketkeeper and is renowned for being the ‘most capped’ cricketer in Test matches and the 2nd more capped in ODIs. Throughout his playing career, Stewart played 170 One Day Internationals and 133 Test series.
It was in 1981 when Stewart made his debut in English cricket team and emerged as an opening batsman and a frequent wicketkeeper who was quite a dynamic player. It was in the 1st Test of 1989-90 when he went on the tour of West Indies and made his England debut. From the very start, he was recognized as a specialist batsman for his team. He made his highest score i.e. 190 having played on 4th June, 1992 against Pakistan cricket team. This was the 4th century he made in five Test innings. At the Kensington Oval in 1994, Stewart stood as the only 7th English player who hit centuries in both the innings of Test matches wherein he scored 118 and 143 respectively.
When Stewart played his first series under his captaincy against South Africa, he made a remarkable score of 164. However, he lost his good form in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and losses against Australia. Stewart bagged quite a lot of honors including Wisden Cricket of the Year 1993, MBE, the highest Test scorer and a lot more!