Warwickshire
Club Cricketer
Well i wanted a challenge so i started as the not so mighty Bangladesh on normal mode. My aims is to maybe win a test match in my first year and not lose by an innings.
My first tour will be against England in England, my 3 warm-up matches against Combined Universities, Northants and Sussex all went well.
Aims for the up-coming series
1. Try not to lose both Test Matches.
2. Try and make England bat twice in both matches.
May-July 2005 - Tour of England
26th May 2005 - 1st Test Match Lords
England - A Strauss, *M Vaughan, G Thorpe, M Trescothick, J Troughton, A Flintoff, +G Jones, A Giles, M Davies, M Hoggard, S Harmison.
Bangladesh - M Abedin, J Omar, A Ahmed, *H Bashar, +A Ahmed, R Saleh, M Ashraful, M Rafique, M Mortaza, R Haque, A Islam.
(* denotes Captain, + denotes Wicket-Keeper)
England - 171 all out ( M Rafique 8-67) & 250 all out ( M Rafique 6-68)
LOST TO
Bangladesh - 417 all out ( M Abedin 137) & 5-1
Managers Comments
I was thoroughly impressed by the whole team, there was probably only 1 player who failed and that was opening batsman Javed Omar scoring 0 and 1 in 2 innings. All in all though i nearly beat the 2nd best test team in the World by an innings! Mohammad Rafique was superb with a massive 14 wickets in the match! Well done Bangla!
3rd June 2005 - 2nd Test Match The Riverside
England - A Strauss, *M Vaughan, G Thorpe, M Trescothick, J Troughton, M Butcher, A Flintoff, +G Jones, A Giles, M Hoggard, S Harmison.
Bangladesh - M Abedin, N Iqbal, A Ahmed, *H Bashar, +A Ahmed, R Saleh, M Ashraful, M Rafique, M Mortaza, R Haque, A Islam.
(* denotes Captain, + denotes Wicket-Keeper)
Both teams making one change with M Butcher replacing M Davies for England and N Iqbal replacing J Omar for Bangladesh.
England - 305 all out ( M Rafique 4-62 ) & 452 all out ( M Ashraful 4-114 )
DREW WITH
Bangladesh - 403 all out ( +A Ahmed 111*) & 233-5 ( N Iqbal 61 )
Manager Comments
Absolutely excellent performance by the batsmen again, the bowlers could have done better but Rafique got injured so was unable to bowl in the 2nd innings but he should be ok for the triangular one-day series. Well a Test Series victory in my first series, i'm really chuffed with that but i don't think the one-day series will be so easy.
One-day series update coming soon!
My first tour will be against England in England, my 3 warm-up matches against Combined Universities, Northants and Sussex all went well.
Aims for the up-coming series
1. Try not to lose both Test Matches.
2. Try and make England bat twice in both matches.
May-July 2005 - Tour of England
26th May 2005 - 1st Test Match Lords
England - A Strauss, *M Vaughan, G Thorpe, M Trescothick, J Troughton, A Flintoff, +G Jones, A Giles, M Davies, M Hoggard, S Harmison.
Bangladesh - M Abedin, J Omar, A Ahmed, *H Bashar, +A Ahmed, R Saleh, M Ashraful, M Rafique, M Mortaza, R Haque, A Islam.
(* denotes Captain, + denotes Wicket-Keeper)
England - 171 all out ( M Rafique 8-67) & 250 all out ( M Rafique 6-68)
LOST TO
Bangladesh - 417 all out ( M Abedin 137) & 5-1
Managers Comments
I was thoroughly impressed by the whole team, there was probably only 1 player who failed and that was opening batsman Javed Omar scoring 0 and 1 in 2 innings. All in all though i nearly beat the 2nd best test team in the World by an innings! Mohammad Rafique was superb with a massive 14 wickets in the match! Well done Bangla!
3rd June 2005 - 2nd Test Match The Riverside
England - A Strauss, *M Vaughan, G Thorpe, M Trescothick, J Troughton, M Butcher, A Flintoff, +G Jones, A Giles, M Hoggard, S Harmison.
Bangladesh - M Abedin, N Iqbal, A Ahmed, *H Bashar, +A Ahmed, R Saleh, M Ashraful, M Rafique, M Mortaza, R Haque, A Islam.
(* denotes Captain, + denotes Wicket-Keeper)
Both teams making one change with M Butcher replacing M Davies for England and N Iqbal replacing J Omar for Bangladesh.
England - 305 all out ( M Rafique 4-62 ) & 452 all out ( M Ashraful 4-114 )
DREW WITH
Bangladesh - 403 all out ( +A Ahmed 111*) & 233-5 ( N Iqbal 61 )
Manager Comments
Absolutely excellent performance by the batsmen again, the bowlers could have done better but Rafique got injured so was unable to bowl in the 2nd innings but he should be ok for the triangular one-day series. Well a Test Series victory in my first series, i'm really chuffed with that but i don't think the one-day series will be so easy.
One-day series update coming soon!
