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Brunei national cricket team
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| Brunei | |
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| ICC membership granted | 1992 |
| ICC member status | Affiliate member |
| ICC development region | Asia |
| Captain | Manzur Ahmed |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| ACC Trophy division | Challengers |
| First recorded match | 6 September 1996 v Japan at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| World ranking | not ranked |
| Regional non-test ranking | 10th (equal with seven other teams) |
| As of 31 July 2007 | |
The Brunei cricket team is the cricket team that represents the country of Brunei in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1992. [1]
Their first appearance in an international tournament came in the 1996 ACC Trophy. They failed to progress beyond the first round, and were not seen in the tournament again until 2006 where once failed to progress beyond the first round, although their final group match saw the remarkable occurrence of their opponents Saudi Arabia scoring 499 runs against them, [2] giving them a somewhat unwanted place in cricket history.
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The national team as of November 2006 consists of:
- Manzur Ahmed
- Sujay J. Kamat
- Manjunath D. B.
- Mir Basharath Ahamed
- Khalid Mehmood Khan
- Stephen Whitely
- Muhamed Shefeer Shereef
- Arafat Mahbub
- Ali Yousuf Sani
- Ahmed Nafi
- Mueed Ozair Mian
- Packir Maideen Abdullah
- Arun Korah Philip
- Bilal Javed
- Noor Alam Khan
The Brunei Under-19s participated in the ACC U-19 Cup held in Nepal in November 2005. This was their first ever inclusion in an U-19 competition at international level. Brunei failed to progress through to the latter stages of the tournament, having lost to tounament favourites Nepal and Bahrain. Being their first ever experience, exposure to the international stage seemed to have been the basic and main aim of the team as they tumbled to heavy defeats in both matches.
The team consisted of:
- Mueed Ozair Mian (Captain)
- Muhamed Shefeer Shereef (Vice Captain)
- Akib Mustafa Mian
- Muhammad Mamduh Hagi Yusop
- Ahmad Rahimi Hj Badar
- Syed Ali Ahsan
- Rajeev JayaKumar
- Ali Yousuf Sani
- Mohamed Safrizan Morsidi
- Sadheesh Rathnayake
- Arafat Mahbub
- Rory Effendi Yahkup
- Ayesh Rathnayake
- Harin Jason Liyanage
- Surya Thapa (Manager)
- Noor Alam Khan (Coach)
- Lim Ting Sam (Physio)
The Brunei under-15 cricket team participated in the ACC Under 15 Challenge Cup 2006 held in December 2006. Brunei failed to progress through the preliminary rounds as they did not abide to the qualification rules and lost every game. But their main aim was to gain experience and enjoy themselves.
The team consisted of:
- Rajeev Jayakumar (Captain)
- Harry Pyrgos (Vice Captain)
- Muhamad Shavez Cheema (Wicket Keeper)
- Akmal Aji
- Hazim Halim
- Rahat Mahbub
- Ramesh Namasivayam
- John Kottayil Thomas
- Abhishek Kirti Gurung
- Akshar Mody
- Ronish Darnal BK
- Krutik Mody
Players that didn't make the trip due to visa problems:
- Saiprasad Baliga
- Sayed Mohammed
Manager
- Haji Rusdi Abdul Latif
Coach
- Chris Love.
Trivia [U-15]
The team scored the highest against winners of the Cup Oman (69 runs).
Highest Runs Scored by: Muhamad Shavez Cheema [RHB] (22 - yep high isn't it?)
Highest Wicket-Taker: John Kottayil Thomas [RMF]
In All Age Categories
Manzur Ahmed - Senior Team
Mueed Ozair Mian - U-19 Team
Jvaneel Parekh - U-17 Team
Rajeev Jayakumar - U-15 Team (2006)
Hj Bin Awang - U-7 Team (1903)
Muhammed Shavez Cheema - U-15 Team (2007)
Greg King Smith - Senior Team (2014)