Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence
Encyclopedia
Durham MCC University is a cricket
coaching centre based at Durham University
in Durham
, County Durham
, England
and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.
(MCC). They are one of four university teams in England
who are considered a first-class
team, when playing against other first-class sides. This means that a game against another university would not be considered first class; one against a county side which holds first-class status would. The cricket coaching is overseen by coach and former Test
player Graeme Fowler
being the university’s head coach, in charge of the technical programme since its inception in 2001. The teams home ground is The Racecourse, famous for holding Durham County Cricket Club
's first first-class match in 1992.
Since obtaining first-class status in 2001, the university has produced a large number of cricketers who have obtained professional county contracts, while others such as James Foster
have gone on to play international cricket. Prior to first-class status, players such as Andrew Strauss
and Nasser Hussain
played for the university's cricket club.
The current squad for the 2011 season
is:
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
coaching centre based at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
in Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.
About
The coaching centre is largely funded by the Marylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC). They are one of four university teams in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
who are considered a first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
team, when playing against other first-class sides. This means that a game against another university would not be considered first class; one against a county side which holds first-class status would. The cricket coaching is overseen by coach and former Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
player Graeme Fowler
Graeme Fowler
Graeme "Foxy" Fowler is a former English professional cricketer, who played for Lancashire, England, and later for Durham...
being the university’s head coach, in charge of the technical programme since its inception in 2001. The teams home ground is The Racecourse, famous for holding Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
's first first-class match in 1992.
Since obtaining first-class status in 2001, the university has produced a large number of cricketers who have obtained professional county contracts, while others such as James Foster
James Foster (cricketer)
James Savin Foster is an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper who played seven Tests and 11 One Day Internationals in 2001/02 and 2002/03. Foster played his club cricket at Ilford Cricket Club and then Wanstead & Snaresbrook Cricket Club...
have gone on to play international cricket. Prior to first-class status, players such as Andrew Strauss
Andrew Strauss
Andrew John Strauss, OBE is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and is the captain of England's Test cricket team. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favours scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots...
and Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain OBE is a former Essex and England cricketer.Beginning his career in a strong Essex side in the late 1980s, he was an outstanding fielder and a stylish but inconsistent batsman. In first-class cricket from 1987 to 2004 Hussain scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06,...
played for the university's cricket club.
Current squad
- For past players see :Category:Durham University cricketers
The current squad for the 2011 season
2011 English cricket season
The 2011 English cricket season began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and will continue until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 17 September. Three major domestic competitions are contested: the 2011 County Championship, the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2011 Friends Life t20...
is:
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| Chris Jones Chris Jones (cricketer) Christopher Robert Jones is an English cricketer for Somerset in who debuted in 2010 as a substitute for Craig Kieswetter in the County Championship. He was born in Harold Wood in Essex but moved to Dorset at a young age.... |
RHB | RM Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
Also plays for Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
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| Luc Durandt Luc Durandt Luc Etienne Durandt is a South African born English cricketer. Durandt is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium. He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province and was educated at Wellington College.... |
LHB | RM Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| Greg Smith Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1988) Gregory Philip Smith is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional leg-break bowler currently playing for Leicestershire.... |
RHB | LB Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
Also plays for Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
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| Rishabh Shah Rishabh Shah Rishabh Arjun Chandra Shah is an English cricketer. Shah is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born in Whipps Cross, Essex and was educated at Bancroft's School.... |
RHB | LB Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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| Daniel Newton Daniel Newton (cricketer) Daniel Charles Alexander Newton is an English cricketer. Newton is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Westminster, London and educated at Kings School, Wimbledon.... |
RHB | RM Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| Seren Waters Seren Waters Seren Robert Waters is a cricketer who plays for Surrey and Kenya. He was born and lives in Kenya but has British nationality. Moreover, since Kenya is only an associate member of the ICC, Waters is also eligible to play for England... |
RHB | LB Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
Has played ODIs for Kenya | ||
| Iwan Jenkins | RHB | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Tom Westley Tom Westley Thomas Westley, or more commonly known asTom Westley, is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who has played first-class cricket for Essex since 2006... (captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... ) |
RHB | ROB Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
Also plays for Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... |
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| Shan Masood Shan Masood Shan Masood is a Pakistani first-class cricketer currently playing in England for Durham MCCU. He has played for the Karachi Whites and Habib Bank Limited in Pakistan. He has also been the vice-captain of the Pakistan Under-19s. Shan has an average of 30.44 in First Class and 45.40 in List A cricket... |
LHB | RMF Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
Also plays for Habib Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited cricket team The Habib Bank Limited cricket team are a first-class cricket side which compete in Pakistani domestic cricket. Younis Khan is the current captain of the side.- Current squad :KeyCorrect as of November 14 2010-Honours:* Patrons Trophy ... |
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| Luke Blackaby Luke Blackaby Luke Alexander Blackaby is an English cricketer. Blackaby is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace. He was born in Farnborough, Kent and was educated at Wildernesse School.... |
LHB | LM Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| Luke Patel Luke Patel Luke Adam Patel is an English cricketer. Patel is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire and was educated at Outwood Grange Academy.... |
RHB | ROB Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| Charles Legget Charles Legget Charles William Stuart Legget is a Scottish cricketer. Legget is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian and educated at Merchiston Castle School.... |
RHB | RM Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| Alex Turner | RHB | LB Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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| Pete Vickers | RHB | RMF Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| James Atkinson James Atkinson (cricketer) James John Atkinson is an international cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong. A wicket-keeper, he has also represented Hong Kong at Under 19s level, and was selected as part of their squad for the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup... |
RHB | Has played ODIs for Hong Kong Hong Kong cricket team The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969.... |
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| Joshua Smith Joshua Smith (cricketer) Joshua William George Smith is an English cricketer. Smith is a left-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire.... |
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| Chris Roper Chris Roper Christopher George William Roper is an English cricketer. Roper is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bristol.... |
RHB | RM Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| Max Scarr Max Scarr Max James Liam Scarr is an English cricketer. Scarr is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire and educated at Monmouth School in Wales.... |
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| Alex Deuchar Alex Deuchar Alexander John Wilfred Deuchar is an English cricketer. Deuchar is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Darlington, County Durham.... |
RHB | RM Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| George Harper George Harper (cricketer, born 1988) George Michael Harper , is an American born English cricketer. Harper is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium-fast. He was born in Minnesota and educated at Harrow School, before undertaking studies at Durham University and Potchefstroom University.Harper joined Buckinghamshire in... |
RHB | LMF Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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| Jonathan Salt Jonathan Salt Jonathan David Salt is an English cricketer. Salt is a right-handed batsman, but his bowling style is unknown. He was born in Chester, Cheshire and was educated at Poole Grammar School.... |
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| Michael Kearns | RHB | RMF Seam bowling Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.... |
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