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".
The Bangladesh men's national cricket team,popularly known as The Tigers,is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test,One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. It played its first Test match in November 2000 against India with a 9 wicket win in Dhaka,becoming the tenth Test-playing nation. It became an associate member of the ICC in 1977,and competed in six ICC Trophies but performed inconsistently until 1997,which marked the year of their first major victory,winning the 1997 ICC Trophy held in Malaysia. This set Bangladesh on its way of becoming a Test-playing nation,a journey which ended with success in the year 2000.
Mark Alan Butcher is an English cricket commentator and former English Test cricketer,who played county cricket for Surrey from 1992 until his retirement in 2009. He was a left-handed batsman,and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler who was also capable of bowling off spin.
Michael John Clarke is an Australian former cricketer. He was captain of the Australian cricket team in both Test and One Day International (ODI) between 2011 and 2015,leading Australia to victory in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He also served as captain of the Twenty20 International (T20I) side between 2007 and 2010. With his time representing Australia,Clarke won multiple ICC titles with the team:the 2007 Cricket World Cup,the 2015 Cricket World Cup which he was the winning captain,and the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
ESPNcricinfo is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news,articles,live coverage of cricket matches,and StatsGuru,a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. As of March 2023,Sambit Bal was the editor.
Aasif Yusuf Karim is a Kenyan former cricketer who captained the Kenya national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) cricket. Karim made a reputation for himself as a useful lower-order batsman but predominantly as a left-arm spinner.
Winston Walter Davis is a West Indian former cricketer.
Majid Jahangir Khan,nicknamed "Majestic Khan" by the British press,is a former cricketer,batsman and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. In his heyday,he was considered to be one of the best batsmen in the world. Khan has a claim as the best ever opening batsman against express pace,averaging over 50 each in test matches and World Cups when opening against the fearsome pace attacks of the 1970s West Indies and Australia,with all but 2 of these matches played away from home. In his first class cricket career spanning 18 years,from 1961 to 1985,Majid Khan played in 63 Test matches for Pakistan,scoring 3,931 runs with 8 centuries,scored over 27,000 first-class runs and made 73 first-class centuries,with 128 fifties. Majid played his last Test for Pakistan in January 1983 against India at Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore and his last One Day International (ODI) was in July 1982 against England at Old Trafford,Manchester.
Simon John Emmerson Brown is an English former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He played one Test for England in 1996. Domestically,he played for Northamptonshire from 1987 to 1990 and Durham from 1991 to 2002,before being released due to injuries.
Charles Allan Davis is a former West Indian cricketer who played in fifteen Test matches between 1968 and 1973. Davis started his first-class cricket career at the age of 17,playing for Trinidad and Tobago. After a good Shell Shield season in 1968 Davis was selected for the West Indies. The highlight of his career was a home series against India,in which he scored 529 runs in four Tests at the average of 132.25. He was also a useful bowler,taking 63 wickets at first-class level. His Test career ended while the West Indies were in transition,and the arrival of newer players accounted for any place for Davis in the side.
Enid Bakewell played for the English women's cricket team in 12 Tests between 1968 and 1979,and in 23 one-day international matches. A right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler,on her figures she has a strong claim to be regarded as the best all-rounder that the English women's game has produced. In Tests she scored 1,078 runs at an average of 59.88,with 4 centuries,as well as taking 50 wickets at an average of 16.62. In what proved to be her final Test,she scored 68 and 112* and took 10 for 75 against West Indies at Edgbaston in 1979. Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup.
Deshabandu Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha is a Sri Lankan Australian former international cricketer who had an 11-year international career,playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka,who is a specialist batsman helped to win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the Match,Aravinda de Silva.
An Australian cricket team toured Ceylon and India in 1935–36,playing 17 first-class matches between October 1935 and February 1936,including four unofficial Tests.
The 2011 ICC Awards were held on 12 September 2011 in London,England. They were presented at a grand ceremony in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004,which were now into their eighth year. Previous events were held in London (2004),Sydney (2005),Mumbai (2006),Johannesburg,Dubai (2008) and Bangalore (2010). The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year,which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.
Simon Ross Harmer is a South African international cricketer. He plays for South Africa primarily as an off-break bowler but is also a capable lower order batsman. He plays domestic cricket for Titans.
Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana is an Indian cricketer who represents the Indian women's national team. She plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League (WPL). In domestic cricket,she represents the Maharashtra cricket team.
The 2008 ICC Awards were held on 10 September 2008 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. Previous events were held in London (2004),Sydney (2005),Mumbai (2006) and Johannesburg (2007). The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and was into its fifth year. They were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and honours for the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year were also awarded for the first time. The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year,which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.
