Did John Ward write during the BD vs ZIM test series?

[fwullah]

He is a hell of a writer for Zimbabwe!

Read this: ZIM vs KEN World Cup 2003 (http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/MAR/157162_WC2003_15MAR2003.html)

Reasons:

With the England tour coming up, I'm trying to be as much cautious as I can, and I hope that we can remove and reduce all types of complascent thoughts from our minds.

In order to do that, we must not be overconfident of our own strengths - i.e., in Enamul Junior and/or about our batting department.

That is why, I'm trying to figure out whether we played far 'better' than we usually do against strong opponents, (for which reason we won the test as well as the ODI series) and/or also whether the Zimbabweans are 'that bad' an opposition or not.



Edited on, March 11, 2005, 5:01 PM GMT, by fwullah.
Reason: Additions: reasons

[fwullah]

After reading this piece (in the link above) I have come to realize that Zimbabweans 'crumble under pressure' except for 1 man - Andy Flower, which I did not know earlier.

There are many things from which we can also learn about their mistakes and so that we do not make the same mistakes etc.

[fwullah]

The reason for my searching of John Ward's any written articles is:



The Bangladeshi fielders were remarkably noisy early on, another dubious tactic.


Did you know this before? I didn't.

Source: BD A vs ZIM A 3rd test match 3rd Day (http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/2/2543.html)

[fwullah]

while Vusi Sibanda, who has so often played dazzling strokes and then thrown his wicket away, has abandoned his strokes in recent matches to try to avoid soft dismissals


I didn't know that Sibanda, who did not score against our national team just this January (AT ALL), he suddenly started scoring against Bangladesh 'A' - and the reason is above.

[fwullah]

Bangladesh A took the new ball, and the batsmen were faced with problems. Zabir had several excited lbw appeals against Campbell Macmillan turned down, but bowling left-arm over the wicket to a right-hander reduced his chances of a favourable decision.

[fwullah]

1st test day 4 report BD A vs ZIM A (http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/2/2313.html)

[Shehwar]

Yeah he writes pretty well.....I'm searching for his writing on the series that we won...Haven't found any yet though....

[fwullah]

he played forward to Enamul Haque but was totally beaten by a quicker ball that went straight through and removed both his middle and leg stumps.

[fwullah]

Cremer certainly did not warrant the same respect; perhaps his nerve cracked, but he gave himself up to perhaps the most foolish method of dismissal in modern cricket. He padded up and offered no shot to Haque and was given out lbw for 1

[fwullah]

next over he pulled Hossain straight to midwicket and the Bangladeshis were jubilant. Appropriately the catch was taken by Roqibul Hassan, the man whose debut century at the age of 15 had given Bangladesh A the advantage they never quite lost.


If Raquibul Hasan ever becomes a future star for Bangladesh, following the path of Ashraful-Nafees-Aftab, then the above words will be very precious for him in the future.

[couger]

This guy writes well alright but he's kinda pathetic. He simply refuses to give Bangladeshi players any credit.

Edited on, March 11, 2005, 9:09 PM GMT, by couger.

[Tintin]

>> Roqibul Hassan, the man whose debut century at the age of 15

Missed this one too. This is the first instance of a fc 100 on debut by a Bangladeshi.

Raqib (15/186) is the youngest to score a 100 on first class debut. The previous record was 15 years and 232 days held by Sachin Tendulkar.

[Optimist]

Originally posted by Tintin
Raqib (15/186) is the youngest to score a 100 on first class debut. The previous record was 15 years and 232 days held by Sachin Tendulkar.

Is that so? Unbelievable!!!! Bangladesh will be well served if he can emulate some other Tendu achievements!

Edited on, March 11, 2005, 9:31 PM GMT, by Optimist.

[Optimist]

Thanks Fwullah! Here are some more!
1st test Day 3 (http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/2/2312.html)

You will know why Sharif has not been included in the team after the first test!

[Optimist]

3rd test day 1 (http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/2/2541.html)
How Bangladesh let Zimbawbe off the hook by bowling part time bowlers!

3rd test day 2 (http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/2/2542.html)
Blignaut faster than all the other bowlers (Shadat did not play)

Edited on, March 11, 2005, 10:10 PM GMT, by Optimist.

[couger]

Originally posted by Tintin
>> Roqibul Hassan, the man whose debut century at the age of 15

Raqib (15/186) is the youngest to score a 100 on first class debut. The previous record was 15 years and 232 days held by Sachin Tendulkar.

Really??? I had no idea. Great news. Hoping to see great things from young Raqibul in the years to come.

[Hasib]

Originally posted by Tintin
>> Roqibul Hassan, the man whose debut century at the age of 15

Missed this one too. This is the first instance of a fc 100 on debut by a Bangladeshi.

Raqib (15/186) is the youngest to score a 100 on first class debut. The previous record was 15 years and 232 days held by Sachin Tendulkar.

has cricinfo acknowledged this?

[Tintin]

See this (http://plus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/FC/BATTING/TRIVIA/100_ON_DEBUT-MISC_TRIVIA.html)

Nothing much has happened since 1998. There isn't much chance of CI updating that page. They haven't updated any manually updated page for a few years now.

Raqibul was born on August 10, 1989 and scored the hundred on Feb 13, 2005 - that is 15 years and 187 days (not 186)

http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/f/48/f48015.html

[bourny3]

That is great that he is the youngest.

[Huda]

Originally posted by fwullah
After reading this piece (in the link above) I have come to realize that Zimbabweans 'crumble under pressure' except for 1 man - Andy Flower, which I did not know earlier.

There are many things from which we can also learn about their mistakes and so that we do not make the same mistakes etc.

add to that murray goodwin