SPONSORED BY DSMCRICKET Volume 1, Issue 1 Darlington Cricket Club 24th April 2011 Ways you could help Feethams Ground Fortnightly Newsletter Sponsorship - advertise around the ground, sponsor a match ball or put an advert in our 1st XI match programmes. You may have your own ideas IN THIS ISSUE A Message From The Director Of Cricket speak to Eric Blench our treas- urer if you can help. Or email Test Player signs our newsletter people at Lee Craggs will be for Darlington May I take this oppor- Darlington is profit- Gary's assistant. [email protected] (see photo above tunity wish all players able in runs and wick- Our Third eleven are Small jobs you may be able to help us with and article be- and supporters of ets.. led by Shaughan Rus- are things like - ren- low) Darlington Cricket Unfortunately we sell after his success Club a rewarding and have lost the talents of of last year. At present dering wall near club New coaches happy 2011 season. Dan Hodgson for this Shaughan is injured, house. See any com- mittee member with and managers On the playing side season as he takes on we wish him a speedy ideas or again email for Junior teams we will again be run- the roll of English recovery and Alan (see page 3) ning a first and second professional at Mid- Harwood will lead the us your ideas or of- and third eleven, dlesbrough. young cricketers in fers Northants 2nds ([email protected] whilst juniors will be Peter Armstrong will Shaughan's absence. .uk) and Durham Uni U 17, U 15, U 13, and captain the first eleven Coaching has already player joins us U 11’s, plus our ladies and I sure his enthusi- started for some of our Help is needed on Sunday mornings helping in for 2011(see section with their asm will help us main- junior teams, our Sun- shop or helping on junior U 13 section. tain and improve on day morning sessions Page 2) field or helping with Good Luck to all last season. Doug start on Sunday May Quiz for our teams. The men's Mulholland our Eng- 1st. It is hoped all teams. youngsters. teams again will be lish pro will assist senior players will Use our function room for built around our youth Peter as vice captain. help out with some of parties and general Transfer news policy with the intro- The Second eleven these sessions and try use of the club. (page 4) duction of new profes- will have the experi- to get involved with We are also short of scorers for sional the Bangladesh ence of Gary Moody some of the junior senior games we need back up for test player Rajin Saleh leading them and I am teams as most of Dave Piper and Big E anyone interested to learn or if you are plus Zak Harvey, a sure the younger sec- cricketers playing for already an accomplished notcher young opening bat ond eleven players the senior sides now then let us know or see Derek from Northampton. will benefit from came through this Coates. I hope their time at Gary's guidance. system. We desper- ately need this We hope you enjoy reading this newsletterma new initiative by us. help. If you have any ideas or contect that could fit into this newsletter then please do tell me. TEST CAPTAIN AT FEETHAMS! Good Luck and Thanks, Derek. FRIENDLY SUCCESS DARLING- Both pre season games TON SIGN were won by our sides Congratulations are Inside this issue: A TEST against Brighouse and in order to last Northallerton CAPTAIN! year’s 1st team cap- Rajin Saleh career stats 2 tain, Doug Mulhol- Darlington land on the occasion have signed international Junior coaching 2 of his marriage at test cricket the end of last sea- captain, Rajin son. Doug is our Saleh for Skippers message 3 English professional 2011. The Bangladeshi cricketer has not at Feethams. represented his country for a couple of Whats on in the next 2 weeks 3 The lad scrubs up years now but has a fine pedigree and we hope he brings quite well doesn’t The Guy In The Glass 3 he? some of that to Feethams this season. A hard hitting attacking batsman, Rajin Contact us with news- also bowls off breaks and is a fitness Transfer story 4 letter ideas and com- fanatic and great fielder. ments at His career stats are on page 2 [email protected] quiz 4 Dobson Hardy Page 2 Don’t get stumped out Darlington Cricket Club by not having a club shirt! Get yours now from Carl at the club shop Junior Coaching and Teams For 2011 or order one from DSM by emailing Manager and Coach for at this age group. take charge of the Under info@dsmcricket and the under 11s is the 17s side this year. remember to state the vastly experienced John Phil Olney is in charge Thanks to Alex for all size you require. Coloured T20 style Edwardson. of the Under 13’s this his efforts over the past club kit is also avail- year and they will have three seasons. able. John holds several re- training on a Friday eve- We expect all our junior cords as a past batsman ning. teams to turn out smartly for the club and has been Chris Sowerby is in when they are represent- coaching at Feethams for charge of the Under 15s ing Darlington Cricket many years. for 2011 and they too Club and members of all Coaching takes place on will train on Friday teams SHOULD be a Sunday morning and nights. wearing a Darlington CC Tuesday evenings are Shaughan Russell the shirt on the field of play. reserved for team players third team skipper will Shirts are available from “A winner never the club shop. quits...and a Career Stats For Our New overseas Pro—Raj quitter never Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St wins!” Tests 24 46 2 1141 89 25.93 3182 35.85 0 7 138 5 15 0 ODIs 43 43 1 1005 108* 23.92 1833 54.82 1 6 94 3 9 0 First-class 87 156 13 5084 135 35.55 11 25 62 0 QUIZ ANSWERS List A 89 88 5 1851 108* 22.3 2 8 29 0 Andrew Strauss Bowling averages Tilakeratne Dilshan Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 (Sri Lanka) Sachin Tendulkar Tests 24 16 438 268 2 01-Sep Jan-21 134 3.67 219 0 0 0 India Jonathan Trott ODIs 43 19 539 459 15 Apr-16 Apr-16 30.6 5.1 35.9 1 0 0 First-class 87 1376 807 8 Feb-44 100.87 3.51 172 0 0 List A 89 937 740 29 Apr-16 Apr-16 25.51 4.73 32.3 1 0 0 The Low Down on Rajin Saleh This article about Rajin Saleh was desh Cricket Board XI which took on making only 2 and 7 against England written four years ago and gives a the Australian Cricket Academy the at Chester-le-Street. An undefeated small insight into what we are about following year, but made 81 in the 108 against Kenya at Fatullah in to see this season. first match, a knock which drew high March 2006 - on the 35th anniversary praise from the Aussie press. Techni- of Bangladesh's independence from Rajin Saleh is one of the most tal- cally sound, Saleh is equally solid Pakistan - forced Saleh back into the ented batsmen in Bangladesh, and, as forward or back, and has rapidly Test reckoning, and he distinguished a man who takes pride in his physical become a mainstay in the Bangladesh himself with innings of 67, 33 and 71 Rajin Saleh, cur- fitness as well, he has also become a batting line-up. And before he had against the Australians. As a result of rently top of the favourite of his coach, Dav What- turned 21 he was elevated to the several ordinary one-day perform- Bangladesh 1st more. Saleh, a No. 3 batsman on the captaincy for the Champions Trophy ances, Saleh played just one match in domestic circuit, first attracted atten- in England in 2004, after Habibul the Champions Trophy in October class averages tion when he averaged 56 in the Na- Bashar broke his thumb. Back in the and hasn't played an ODI since. tional League in 2000-01. He had ranks, he cracked 89 in the historic Written by Shahryar Khan February played only five matches for Sylhet victory over Zimbabwe at Chittagong 2007 when he was included in the Bangla- early in 2005, but lost his place after Cricket at Feethams over the next two weeks Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 1 Peter Armstrong Gives us his seasonal inspirations! The Guy in the Glass A pre season message Once again we have re- best for the 2011 season by Dale Wimbrow, (c) from new first team tained the services of Doug and come September we 1934 captain, Peter Arm- Muholland as English pro. can all be drinking to an- strong For those of you who know other successful year for When you get what you want in your struggle for Doug he gives 100% both Darlington Cricket Club . self, on and off the field and I t is with great honour and And the world makes know we will get the same Peter Arm- excitement that I have strong wear- you King for a day, taken on the captaincy role performances from him in Then go to the mirror 2011 although with me as ing the club for 2011.