Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former cricketer who represented England at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). Knott is widely regarded as one of the most eccentric characters in cricket and as one of the greatest wicket-keepers ever to play the game. He was described by cricket journalist Simon Wilde as "a natural gloveman,beautifully economical in his movements and armed with tremendous powers of concentration".
Andrew Flower is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and a former cricketer. As a cricketer,he captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team and is widely regarded as the greatest Zimbabwean cricketer ever and one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batters of all time. He was Zimbabwe's wicket-keeper for more than 10 years and is,statistically,the greatest batsman the country has produced. His highest score in ODI cricket which was his 145 he made against India in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy is also the highest score made by a Zimbabwe player at any tournaments. During his peak from October to December 2001,Flower was ranked as the best Test batsman in the world. He was widely acknowledged as the only Zimbabwe batsman of proper test quality in any conditions. After retirement,he served as the coach of the English cricket team from 2009 to 2014. Under his coaching,England won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. Flower became the second foreign coach in the team's history. Currently,he is the head coach of Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League,St Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. Coach Andrew has also coached Gulf Giant and won the cup with them (23-24) and is still coaching them.
Rodney William Marsh was an Australian professional cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for the Australian national team. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
Robert Charles"Jack" Russell is an English retired international cricketer,now known for his abilities as an artist,as a cricket wicketkeeping coach,and a football goalkeeping coach.
Christopher Mark Wells Read is an English former cricketer who was the captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He played for the England cricket team in 15 Tests and 36 ODIs. He was a wicket-keeper.
The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing cricket rivalry between England and Australia. Starting on 21 July 2005,England and Australia played five Tests,with the Ashes held by Australia as the most recent victors. The final result was a 2–1 series win for England,who succeeded in their biennial attempt to win the urn.
Steven Michael Davies is a retired English first-class cricketer,a left-handed batsman who last played for Somerset. He batted in the middle order in first-class cricket and opened in limited-overs. He played primarily as a wicket-keeper,featuring in ODI and Twenty20 cricket in this role for England.
James Michael Parks was an English cricketer. He played in forty-six Tests for England,between 1954 and 1968. In those Tests,Parks scored 1,962 runs with a personal best of 108 not out,and took 103 catches and made 11 stumpings.
Paul Andrew Nixon is an English cricket coach and former professional cricketer who played for Leicestershire,England,England A,Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Kent. He is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman. Nixon played in twenty international matches for the England cricket team,all within a four-month spell in 2007.
Marcus James North is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played 21 Test matches and two One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Australian national side.
The Pakistan national cricket team toured England in 2006 for a four-match Test series,a five-match One Day International series and a single Twenty20 International. After a drawn first Test,England won the next two matches before being awarded the final match in controversial circumstances;on the fourth day,Pakistan's players were penalised for ball tampering and refused to resume play after the tea interval,leading the umpires to award England the match and a 3–0 series victory. In 2008,the ICC controversially declared the result of the final Test as a draw,altering the scoreline to 2–0;however,after criticism,not least by the MCC,this was subsequently reversed in February 2009 and the result restored as an England victory.
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1977 season to play five Test matches for the 1977 Ashes series against England. The Australians also played three one day internationals and 19 other tour matches.
Cricket is a popular sport in Wales;it started in the late 18th century,and has been played in Wales ever since. All cricket within Wales is regulated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),making it effectively part of the English cricket system. Glamorgan County Cricket Club is Wales' only first-class county team,and Welsh players are eligible to represent England as Wales does not currently have its own Test cricket team or cricket body. Cricket is played within the Welsh schools system,and is considered one of the country's main summer sports.
The England cricket team toured Australia in 1928–29. England,known as the MCC in matches outside the Tests,retained The Ashes,winning the first four Tests and losing the last for a 4–1 series victory.
Samuel William Billings is an English professional cricketer. Billings is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Pembury in Kent and has played for Kent County Cricket Club sides since he was eight years old,making his senior debut for the First XI in 2011. In October 2017 he was appointed as the vice-captain of the team before being appointed as captain in January 2018,replacing Sam Northeast. He served as the club's captain until the end of the 2023 season when he resigned,although he retained the captaincy of the club's Twenty20 cricket side.
Adam Paul Rouse is a Zimbabwean-born English former professional cricketer. Rouse played as a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper,although he was considered versatile enough to play solely as a specialist batsman. Rouse played for England at under-19 level and made his first-class debut in 2013 for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He played for Gloucestershire in 2014 before joining Kent County Cricket Club ahead of the 2016 season. He retired from professional cricket at the start of the 2020 season.
The Hong Kong cricket team and Papua New Guinea cricket team toured Australia from 8 to 13 November 2014,playing two One Day Internationals (ODI) and a three-day match. These were the first ODI matches to be played by Papua New Guinea since gaining ODI status by the International Cricket Council. Papua New Guinea won the ODI series 2–0,becoming the first country to win their first two ODI matches. The matches were played at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville,which had recently been accredited as an international venue by the ICC.
In 2014,Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship,Group B of the 50-over Royal London One-Day Cup and the South Group of the NatWest t20 Blast. Kent also hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against Loughborough MCCU at the start of the season. It was the third season in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams. The club captain was former England batsmen Rob Key,who resumed the captaincy after James Tredwell had spent one season in the role. Australia bowler Doug Bollinger signed for the club for the 2014 season. Other new additions to the squad included fast bowlers Mitchell Claydon –who had a load spell with Kent in 2013 –from Durham,David Griffiths from Hampshire and former Kent player Robbie Joseph.
Peter William Anderson is a former Australian first-class cricketer,representing Queensland and South Australia. He was right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.
Aasif Sheikh is a Nepalese cricketer,who plays as right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman. He made his debut for Nepal against the Netherlands in a Twenty20 International in April 2021.
