Michael Gwyl Bevan is an Australian former international cricketer. He played as a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm wrist spin bowler. For several years,he was considered the world's finest One Day International batsman,and topped the International Cricket Council's batting rankings in the format on numerous occasions. He was the first Canberra-born player to represent Australia at international level. He played 232 ODIs for Australia,and was a part of the Australian squads which won the 1999 and 2003 Cricket World Cups. He represented Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games,where cricket was included in the Games for the first time.
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2015. A former captain in all formats. He was born in Matale,Central Province. In first-class cricket,he played for Nondescripts Cricket Club from 1997–98 to 2013–14 and for Surrey County Cricket Club from 2015 to 2017. Sangakkara is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. He was a key part of the Sri Lankan squads which won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship,2002 ICC Champions Trophy and 2014 T20 World Cup.
Adam Craig Gilchrist is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. He was an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper,who redefined the role for the Australia national team through his aggressive batting. Widely regarded as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman in the history of the game,Gilchrist held the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in One Day International (ODI) cricket until it was surpassed by Kumar Sangakkara in 2015 and the most by an Australian in Test cricket. Gilchrist was a member of the Australian team that won three consecutive world titles in a row:the 1999 Cricket World Cup,the 2003 Cricket World Cup,and the 2007 Cricket World Cup,along with winning the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
Allan Gibson Steel was an English amateur cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1877 to 1893,and in Test cricket for England from 1880 to 1888. He was born in West Derby,Liverpool,and died in Paddington,Middlesex.
Cameron Leon White is an Australian former international cricketer who captained the national side in Twenty20 Internationals. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler,White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000–01 season for the Victoria cricket team as a bowling all-rounder. During his time with Australia,White won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Ashwell Gavin Prince is a former South African cricketer and captain who played all formats of the game for South Africa. At the age of 29,he became the first non-white man to captain the South African cricket team when he stood in for the injured Graeme Smith in two Tests. He took on the role of batting consultant with the Bangladesh cricket team in mid-2021 but resigned in early 2022. He is currently a guest commentator with ABC Grandstand for the Australia-South Africa Test series in Australia.
Zander de Bruyn is a former South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played three Test matches for South Africa,and played domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He was a batting all-rounder whose elegance at the crease drew comparisons with former South African captain Hansie Cronje. His medium-pace bowling was able to take the pressure off the front-line bowlers,with his ability to restrict the run-rate and take partnership-breaking wickets.
Dean Elgar is a South African cricketer who played Tests and ODIs,and also a former Test captain. He is a left-handed opening batter and a slow-left arm bowler.
Clay James Smith is a Bermudian former international cricketer who represented the Bermudian national team between 1991 and 2007. He also coached the team from 2015 to 2018.
MornéMorkel is a South African-born cricket coach and former cricketer who is currently serving as the bowling coach of the India national cricket team since August 2024. Previously,he played international cricket for South Africa national cricket team between 2006 and 2018. He also briefly served as the bowling coach of the Pakistan national cricket team in 2023.
Phillip Anthony Cottey is a Welsh former cricketer who played for Glamorgan,Sussex and Eastern Transvaal in a first-class career lasting 18 years. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler.
Somerset County Cricket Club competed in four domestic competitions during the 2009 English cricket season:the first division of the County Championship,the Friends Provident Trophy,the first division of the NatWest Pro40 League and the Twenty20 Cup. Through their performance in the Twenty20 Cup,the team qualified for the Champions League Twenty20. They enjoyed a successful season,but fell short of winning any competitions,prompting Director of Cricket Brian Rose to say "We've had enough of being cricket's nearly men."
Sir Frank Herbert Mitchell was a British civil servant known as a private secretary and later Groom in Waiting to King George V. He was also a useful cricketer and golfer.
Pierre de Bruyn is a South African former cricketer. Having made his debut in first-class cricket in the 1995–96 South African cricket season,de Bruyn proceeded to play first-class,List A and Twenty20 cricket for several teams as an all-rounder and occasional wicket-keeper until his retirement during the 2009–10 South African cricket season. Following his retirement,he moved into coaching. He was appointed the head coach of English county side Leicestershire in 2016,before resigning the following year. In December 2018,he was appointed as the head coach of the Namibia national cricket team.
Mohammad Imran Khan is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class and limited-overs matches for Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (ADB) from 1994 to 2000.
Imraan Khan is a former South African cricketer who played first-class and limited overs matches for North West during the 2004–05 season.
Theunis Booysen de Bruyn is a former South African cricketer who represents Northerns. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls occasional right-arm medium-fast.
Shukri Conrad is a South African cricket coach and former player who was appointed Test coach of the South Africa national cricket team in 2023.
Samuel McDonald Skeete is a former Barbadian cricketer who represented the Barbadian national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He also played three seasons of South African domestic cricket,representing Easterns.
The 2013–14 Victory Day T20 Cup was a Twenty20 cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was played by four teams,during December 2013. Four Dhaka Premier League teams took part in a lottery to determine who picked one each of the Yellow,Blue,Green and Red teams. Announcing the schedule of the tournament at a press conference on 21 December,the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed that four teams would participate in the T20 series and AMBER Group would be the title sponsors of the event.
