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Clevedon Cricket Club
Clevedon Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. The club was established in 1874 and is one of the leading clubs around the Bristol and Somerset area. The club is located at the top of one of the seven hills in Clevedon and overlooks the Mendips and Bristol Channel from its ground at Dial Hill. Clevedon CC have 4 men's Saturday teams with the 1st XI competing in the West of England Premier League, which is an accredited ECB Premier League, the highest level for recreational club cricket in England and Wales. In 2012, Clevedon CC finished second in the Bristol & Somerset division before being promoted as champions in 2013. The following season, in 2014, Clevedon CC achieved a second promotion in as many years when they finished runners-up to Ilminster CC by 1 point. Since the 2015 season Clevedon CC have been playing in the Premier One division of the West of England Premier League The West of England Premier League (WEPL) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Lintott
Jacob Benedict Lintott (born 22 April 1993) is an English cricketer. Lintott attended Queen's College, Taunton, where he captained the First XI in 2010 and 2011 and set new run-scoring and wicket-taking records for the school, with 2,723 runs and 153 wickets in his career there. He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Hampshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 18 August 2017. He made his first-class debut on 11 July 2021, for Warwickshire in the 2021 County Championship. He was drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred. He was the highest wicket taker for Southern Brave with 11 wickets in 9 matches. In August 2021, he was signed by the Barbados Royals for 2021 Caribbean Premier League. In April 2022, he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred. He made his List A debut on 14 July 2022, for the England Lions during South Africa's tour of England. In March 2023 he joined Mohammedan Sporting Club for the 2022–23 season o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huw Jenkins (cricketer)
Huw Jenkins (24 October 1944 – 21 August 2013) was a Welsh cricketer active in 1970 who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ... and died in Clevedon. He appeared in one first-class match as a lefthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 81 runs with a highest score of 65. Notes 1944 births 2013 deaths Welsh cricketers Glamorgan cricketers {{Wales-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Unwin (cricketer)
Paul David Unwin (born 9 June 1967, in Waipawa, Hawke's Bay) is a New Zealand former first-class cricketer who played for Central Districts and Canterbury in New Zealand and once for Somerset in England. A right-arm off-spin bowler and a right-handed lower order batsman, Unwin played first-class and List A cricket for Central Districts regularly from the 1986–87 season to 1989–90, reappeared for the side in 1992–93 and then had a single season with Canterbury in 1993–94. His outstanding match was the game between Central Districts and Otago at Palmerston North in 1988–89, when he took six Otago wickets for 42 runs in the first innings and followed that up with four more in the second to finish with match figures of 10 for 152. In no other innings did Unwin take five wickets and his highest score as a batsman was just 38. Unwin appeared once for Somerset in the tour match against the Australians in 1989: he took five wickets in the match. According to Wisden Cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Cricket Team
The Auckland cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 28 Plunket Shield titles, ten wins in The Ford Trophy and the Super Smash four times. The side currently play their home games at Eden Park Outer Oval. The limited overs side, known as the Auckland Aces, have a predominantly light blue kit with a navy and white trim. Their One Day Championship shirt sponsors are Ford whilst their major T20 sponsor is Mondiale. They won the Men's Super Smash competition in the 2015–16 season, their 4th domestic Twenty20 title overall, making them become the most successful team in New Zealand. Honours Plunket Shield (23) 1907–08*, 1908–09*, 1909–10*, 1911–12*, 1919–20*, 1921–22, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1977–78, 1980– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Greatbatch
Mark John Greatbatch (born 11 December 1963) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He scored more than 2,000 runs in his 41 Test matches for New Zealand. A left-handed batsman and very occasional right-arm medium pace bowler in first class cricket for Auckland and Central Districts, Greatbatch scored 9,890 first class runs in total as well as being an occasional wicket keeper. International career Greatbatch highest test score of 146 not out off 485 balls was against Australia at Perth in November 1989. Greatbatch was at the crease for 11 hours (2 days) to save New Zealand from defeat, the game ending in a draw because of his efforts. He received a standing ovation at the end of the game. Greatbatch's defensive innings is still considered by many pundits to be one of the greatest cricket centuries ever, under the circumstances. For the 1992 Cricket World Cup Greatbatch was not selected to play in the first match, against Australia. However, he was selected to open ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Cricket Team
The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. Kane Williamson is the current captain of the team in T20I’s, Tim Southee is the current test captain as Kane Williamson stepped downs as captain in December 2022. The national team is organized by New Zealand Cricket. The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Blackcaps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time, Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team. This is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. As of 25 November 2022, New Zealand have played 1429 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Cricket Team
The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand men's first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It is based in Wellington. It competes in the Plunket Shield first class (4-day) competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one day competition and the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. Honours * Plunket Shield (21) :1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2019–20 * The Ford Trophy (8) :1973–74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2018–19 * Men's Super Smash (4) : 2014–15, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21 Grounds Home games are usually played at the Basin Reserve ground in Wellington, which is also used by the OBU senior club rugby side during the offseason. Wellington also occasionally use Wellington Regional Stadium for day/night match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Districts Cricket Team
The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield first-class competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one-day competition and the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. They were the fifth of the current teams to compete in the Plunket Shield, which they entered for the first time in the 1950/51 season. History Central Districts comprises eight District associations: Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Wanganui in the North Island, and Marlborough and Nelson in the South Island. Previously, many players from these regions competed for Wellington. More than a century before the eventual founding of the Central Districts Cricket Association, the first fully recorded cricket match in New Zealand was play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Douglas (cricketer)
Mark William Douglas (born 20 October 1968) is a former international cricketer. Born in Nelson, New Zealand, Douglas played six One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He also played for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.McConnell L (2000Douglas benefits from cricket payment change CricInfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a d ..., 30 August 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2020. References 1968 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers Central Districts cricketers Wellington cricketers People educated at Waimea College North Island cricketers {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa National Cricket Team
The South Africa national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa (CSA). South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Its nickname derives from South Africa's national flower, ''Protea cynaroides'', commonly known as the "King Protea". South Africa entered first-class and international cricket at the same time when they hosted an England cricket team in the 1888–89 season. Initially, the team was no match for Australia or England but, having gained experience and expertise, they were able to field a competitive team by the first decade of the 20th century. The team regularly played against Australia, England and New Zealand through to the 1960s, by which time there was considerable opposition to the country's apartheid policy. The ICC imposed an international ban on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Hampshire. Hampshire teams formed by earlier organisations, principally the Hambledon Club, always had first-class status and the same applied to the county club when it was founded in 1863. Because of poor performances for several seasons until 1885, Hampshire then lost its status for nine seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895, since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. Hampshire originally played at the Antelope Ground, Southampton until 1885 when they relocated to the County Ground, Southampton until 2000, before moving to the purpose-built Rose Bowl in West End, which is in the Borough of Eastleigh. The club has twice won the County Championship, in the 1961 and 1973 English cricket season, 1973 seasons. Hampshire played thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban. It is the second-most populous province in South Africa, with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng. Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. These areas are extremely scenic as well as important to the surrounding ecosystems. During the 1830s and early 1840s, the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was established as the Zulu Kingdom while the southern part was, briefly, the Boer Natalia Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
