Meyrick Pringle
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Meyrick Wayne Pringle also known as 'Pring' was (born 22 June 1966 in Adelaide, South Africa) is a former South Africa
n cricket
er who played in four Tests
and seventeen ODIs from 1992 to 1995 and was one of SA's finest swing bowlers and one of the few who has ever mastered the art of swinging a tennis ball.
. As a teenager Pringle was greatly influenced by his Grandfather (Eric Pringle
) who introduced him to the game of cricket, after touring England during his school days. Pringle then started realizing his passion was in bowling,today he is known as one of the best swing bowlers ever recorded in history and was known for his best for 4/11 vs the West Indies in the 1992 Cricket World Cup
.
1985-1986, Sussex1987-1998 , Eastern Province 1988-1989, Marylebone Cricket Club
1989-1990, Western Province
1990-1998 and Eastern Province 1998-2002.
was Vs West Indies 1992-1993, (Only Test at Kensington Oval
) capatained under Kepler Wessels
.
India
Tour - 1993-1994, Pakistan
Tour 1994-1995, England
Tour 1996-1997, Golden Oldies World Cup 20/20 in Bermuda
with South Africa
winning in 2006.Meyrick also coached for Namibia and Netherlands.
where he took 1/46 and made 10 not out and the match ended up being a draw and his last ODI was vs Australia on the tour to Pakistan where he took 1/49 and was bowled lbw by Shane Warne
.
.
In 2010 Pringle started The Pringle Sports & Education Foundation and is currently managed by his cousin Grant Pringle.The foundation is aimed at establishing a system that ensures underprivileged children receive the education and sports training that they deserve. Thus, one of the main objectives is to raise funding and sponsorships towards the foundation which will help achieve this goal and aid in providing the disadvantaged children of the communities with the education they require in order to achieve their dreams.The Foundation is also involved in coaching clinics, club and school development and is also looking at working on international scholarship exchanges between various countries such as India.
Starting off with sponsorships for at least four individuals per year per school, the foundation initially focuses on involving existing school structure schools and clubs in the Western Cape
, such as Somerset West College, South African College Schools
(SACS) and Somerset West Cricket Club, as well as schools in developing areas, such as Khayelitsha
.The foundation also works with schools and clubs in the Eastern Cape
such as Kingswood College (South Africa)
(where Pringle completed his schooling), Graeme College, Muir College, Grey High School (P.E.) and Greenbushes cricket club.
Pringle currently partakes in annual fund-raising events for his Foundation which include charity Golf days (Local and international), charity Events, charity club Events, Auctioning Events, Black Tie Events to which he invites fellow celebrities and cricketers like Brian McMillan
, Adrian Kuiper
, Fanie de Villiers
and Herschelle Gibbs
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n cricket
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...
er who played in four Tests
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...
and seventeen ODIs from 1992 to 1995 and was one of SA's finest swing bowlers and one of the few who has ever mastered the art of swinging a tennis ball.
Early career
Pringle attended and played for Kingswood College (South Africa)Kingswood College (South Africa)
Kingswood College is a private, co-educational, boarding and day school in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was founded in 1894 and derives its name and ideals from Kingswood School in Bath, England. They also use the same distinctive Wyvern crest and abide by the same Methodist...
. As a teenager Pringle was greatly influenced by his Grandfather (Eric Pringle
Eric Pringle
Eric Pringle is a British writer for radio and television. He has also written three novels for children....
) who introduced him to the game of cricket, after touring England during his school days. Pringle then started realizing his passion was in bowling,today he is known as one of the best swing bowlers ever recorded in history and was known for his best for 4/11 vs the West Indies in the 1992 Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup
-New Zealand:-Round Robin Stage:Co-hosts New Zealand proved the surprise packet of the tournament, winning their first seven games to finish on top of the table after the round robin. The other hosts, Australia, were one of the pre-tournament favourites but lost their first two matches. They...
.
Provincial career
After matriculating in 1984 Pringle started playing provincial cricket for Orange Free StateOrange Free State
The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province...
1985-1986, Sussex1987-1998 , Eastern Province 1988-1989, Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone 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...
1989-1990, Western Province
Western Province cricket team
Western Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
1990-1998 and Eastern Province 1998-2002.
International career
His first test debut for South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
was Vs West Indies 1992-1993, (Only Test at Kensington Oval
Kensington Oval
The Kensington Oval is located to the west of the capital-city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. "The Oval" is one of the major sporting facilities on the island and is primarily used for cricket...
) capatained under Kepler Wessels
Kepler Wessels
Kepler Christoffel Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries....
.
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Tour - 1993-1994, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
Tour 1994-1995, 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...
Tour 1996-1997, Golden Oldies World Cup 20/20 in Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
with South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
winning in 2006.Meyrick also coached for Namibia and Netherlands.
Retirement
In 1996 Pringle announced his retirement from international cricket, his last test was with the England tour to South Africa on the 2nd test at the Wanderers StadiumWanderers Stadium
BIDVest Wanderers Stadium is a stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Test, One Day and First class cricket matches are played here. It is also the home ground for the Highveld Lions, formerly known as Gauteng .The stadium has a seating...
where he took 1/46 and made 10 not out and the match ended up being a draw and his last ODI was vs Australia on the tour to Pakistan where he took 1/49 and was bowled lbw by Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
Coaching
Pringle has coached various cricket clubs in South Africa and recently coached and captained Edgemead cricket Club who were promoted to the 1B Leugue in the Western Province cricket association in early 2011, on February 2011 Pringle was appointed Coaching Director for Jaipur Cricket Academy in India (Jaipur) and has signed a 5 year contract where he works with Shamsher Singh also known as Bobby. Pringle is also keen and open to getting involved with the IPL Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
.
Hobbies
Pringle's hobbies include coaching cricket and game farming, during his farming days in the Eastern Cape he was brought up with animals and always wanted to start his own Game farming business with his one brother Stuart Pringle,until then he was involved in a major car accident.Pringle still coaches cricket and is involved with Edgemead cricket club and now is coaching director at the Jaipur Cricket Academy in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Pringle Foundation
Website: Pringle FoundationIn 2010 Pringle started The Pringle Sports & Education Foundation and is currently managed by his cousin Grant Pringle.The foundation is aimed at establishing a system that ensures underprivileged children receive the education and sports training that they deserve. Thus, one of the main objectives is to raise funding and sponsorships towards the foundation which will help achieve this goal and aid in providing the disadvantaged children of the communities with the education they require in order to achieve their dreams.The Foundation is also involved in coaching clinics, club and school development and is also looking at working on international scholarship exchanges between various countries such as India.
Starting off with sponsorships for at least four individuals per year per school, the foundation initially focuses on involving existing school structure schools and clubs in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
, such as Somerset West College, South African College Schools
South African College Schools
The South African College Schools, commonly referred to as SACS, is a primary and secondary education institution located in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1829, it is the oldest school in South Africa and one of four schools expressly named by Cecil John Rhodes to offer an annual...
(SACS) and Somerset West Cricket Club, as well as schools in developing areas, such as Khayelitsha
Khayelitsha
Khayelitsha is a partially informal township in Western Cape, South Africa, located on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town. The name is Xhosa for New Home...
.The foundation also works with schools and clubs in the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
such as Kingswood College (South Africa)
Kingswood College (South Africa)
Kingswood College is a private, co-educational, boarding and day school in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was founded in 1894 and derives its name and ideals from Kingswood School in Bath, England. They also use the same distinctive Wyvern crest and abide by the same Methodist...
(where Pringle completed his schooling), Graeme College, Muir College, Grey High School (P.E.) and Greenbushes cricket club.
Pringle currently partakes in annual fund-raising events for his Foundation which include charity Golf days (Local and international), charity Events, charity club Events, Auctioning Events, Black Tie Events to which he invites fellow celebrities and cricketers like Brian McMillan
Brian McMillan
Brian Mervin McMillan played 38 Tests and 78 One Day Internationals for South Africa from 1991 to 1998...
, Adrian Kuiper
Adrian Kuiper
Adrian Paul Kuiper is a former South African cricketer who played in one international Test match and twenty five ODIs from 1991 to 1996....
, Fanie de Villiers
Fanie de Villiers
Petrus Stephanus de Villiers , South Africa), was a cricketer who played 18 Tests and 83 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a right arm fast-medium bowler and right hand batsman between 1992 and 1998.De Villiers debuted in first-class cricket in 1985-86 for Northern Transvaal B...
and Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Herman Gibbs is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman.Gibbs was schooled at St Joseph's Marist College and then Diocesan College in Rondebosch...