2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes
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The 2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes
was the fifteenth contesting of the tournament, taking place at Kowloon Cricket Club
, Hong Kong
. Eight nations competed in twenty-two matches over two days, 31 October – 1 November 2009. South Africa won the tournament, narrowly defeating hosts Hong Kong in the final, after Farhaan Behardien hit the required six off the last ball of the match.
Despite losing in the final, Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed
was awarded the Ben Hollioake Trophy, given to the player of the tournament. He played in all seven of Hong Kong's matches, and finished with 163 runs, which was bettered only by England's Peter Trego
. He also claimed three wickets in the tournament, at an economy of 13.63 runs per over, ranking him fifth of all bowlers for economy. South Africa's David Wiese
claimed the most wickets, taking seven in his seven matches. Peter Trego topped the batting charts with 184 runs, boosted by a top-score of 65* after returning to bat in England's third match after they'd lost four wickets. His 21 sixes were also the most scored by a batsman in the tournament.
as laid down by the MCC
applied with the following significant differences:
shall bowl one over. Wides and no-balls count as two runs to the batting side, plus an extra ball.
) before the allocated overs have been completed, the remaining batsman continues, with the last batsman out remaining as a runner. The not out batsman shall always face strike, and shall be declared out if his partner is declared out.
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Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is an annual 10-team international cricket tournament held at the Kowloon Cricket Club and fully sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. The tournament is made for television, with rules and a venue that encourage aggressive batting and high scoring...
was the fifteenth contesting of the tournament, taking place at Kowloon Cricket Club
Kowloon Cricket Club
The Kowloon Cricket Club is a members only cricket club and social club situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, on Cox's Road.The KCC was established on 4 October 1904 and obtained land from the government in King's Park...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Eight nations competed in twenty-two matches over two days, 31 October – 1 November 2009. South Africa won the tournament, narrowly defeating hosts Hong Kong in the final, after Farhaan Behardien hit the required six off the last ball of the match.
Despite losing in the final, Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed
Irfan Ahmed
Irfan Ahmed is a Pakistani-born international cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he was named Hong Kong's cricketer of the year in summer 2008–09.- External links :...
was awarded the Ben Hollioake Trophy, given to the player of the tournament. He played in all seven of Hong Kong's matches, and finished with 163 runs, which was bettered only by England's Peter Trego
Peter Trego
Peter David Trego is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler...
. He also claimed three wickets in the tournament, at an economy of 13.63 runs per over, ranking him fifth of all bowlers for economy. South Africa's David Wiese
David Wiese
David Wiese is a South African cricketer who has made 30 first-class appearances since his debut in October 2005. His form since his breakthrough into first-class cricket saw him selected to play for South Africa in the 2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, where he finished the leading wicket-taker, and...
claimed the most wickets, taking seven in his seven matches. Peter Trego topped the batting charts with 184 runs, boosted by a top-score of 65* after returning to bat in England's third match after they'd lost four wickets. His 21 sixes were also the most scored by a batsman in the tournament.
Squads
| Northern Hemisphere | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Read Chris Read Christopher Mark Wells Read is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper who is the captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club... † (capt) |
Anil Kumble Anil Kumble Anil Kumble is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian Test cricket team. He is a right-arm leg spin bowler and a right-hand batsman. He is currently the leading wicket-taker for India in both Test and One Day International matches... (capt) |
Faisal Iqbal Faisal Iqbal Faisal Iqbal is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Early Life and Family:... † (capt) |
Jeevantha Kulatunga Jeevantha Kulatunga Hettiarachchi Gamage Jeevantha Mahesh Kulatunga in Kurunegala is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer. An aggressive right-handed middle order batsman, Kulatunga has been captain of Colts Cricket Club since 2003/04.... (capt) |
| Darren Stevens Darren Stevens (cricketer) Darren Ian Stevens is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Career:... |
Jagadeesh Arunkumar † | Abdur Rauf | Kaushal Lokuarachchi |
| Graham Wagg Graham Wagg Graham Grant Wagg is an English cricketer who currently plays for Glamorgan, having been at Warwickshire and Derbyshire.Wagg made his debut as a lower-order batsman for Warwickshire's Second XI in August 1999... |
Lakshmipathy Balaji Lakshmipathy Balaji Lakshmipathy Balaji is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler.-International Cricket:... |
Ahmed Shehzad Ahmed Shehzad Ahmed Shehzad is a Pakistani cricketer. He plays domestic cricket for Habib Bank Limited. He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan on 24 April 2009 against Australia.- Domestic Career:... |
Chinthaka Jayasinghe Chinthaka Jayasinghe Chinthaka Umesh Jayasinghe in Kalutara is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer.A medium pace bowling allrounder, Jayasinghe represented Sri Lanka at under-19 level with whom he toured Malaysia and Singapore in 1994 and England in 1995. He went on to play for the Sri Lankan A side, touring India in... |
| Graham Napier Graham Napier Graham Richard Napier is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler.... |
Manish Pandey Manish Pandey Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in... |
Anwar Ali | Dilhara Lokuhettige Dilhara Lokuhettige Loku Hettige Danushka Dilhara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.... |
| Jamie Dalrymple Jamie Dalrymple James William Murray "Jamie" Dalrymple is a Kenyan-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler.... |
Reetinder Sodhi Reetinder Sodhi Reetinder Singh Sodhi is an Indian cricketer. He was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.... |
Junaid Zia Junaid Zia Junaid Zia is a Pakistani cricketer who has played List A cricket for the Pakistan national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.... |
Hasantha Fernando |
| Peter Trego Peter Trego Peter David Trego is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler... |
Sridharan Sriram Sridharan Sriram Sridharan Sriram is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Currently, he plays in the Indian Premier League.... |
Sohail Khan Sohail Khan (cricketer) Sohail Khan , also known as Sohail Pathan, is a Pakistani cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he gained instant recognition during his debut first-class season in 2007 when he broke Fazal Mahmood's record for the best bowling figures by a Pakistani in a first-class match... |
Indika de Saram Indika de Saram Samantha Indika de Saram is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper.... † |
| Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory Hamilton-Brown , is an English cricketer, who currently captains Surrey. Playing as an all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School... |
Stuart Binny Stuart Binny Stuart Binny is an Indian First Class cricketer. He is son of former Indian Test cricketer Roger Binny... |
Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Qureshi is a Pakistani cricketer. He scored two centuries on his Test debut against Bangladesh, becoming only the second player to do so... |
Nuwan Zoysa Nuwan Zoysa Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a lanky left-arm seam bowler, who played 30 Tests and 95 ODI's for Sri Lanka. In his eighth Test, Zoysa became the first player in the history to take a hat-trick off the first three balls of the match. He achieved this against Zimbabwe... |
| Southern Hemisphere | |||
| Greg Moller † (capt) | Najeeb Amar (capt) | Craig McMillan Craig McMillan Craig Douglas McMillan is a former New Zealand international cricketer at Test, One Day International and Twenty20 level. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler and played for Canterbury in New Zealand first-class cricket... (capt) |
Davey Jacobs Davey Jacobs David Johan Jacobs, known as Davy, born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, is a South African first-class cricketer for the Warriors, having previously played for the Eagles cricket team. A right-handed batsman, he has made over 3000 first class runs at an average above 40 and a highest score of 218. He is... (capt) |
| Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell is an Australian cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers in limited overs and Twenty20 matches. He also plays for the Fitzroy Doncaster club in Melbourne. He is an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off spin and batting with an average of over 30 for Victoria in interstate one... |
Hussain Butt Hussain Butt Khaled Hussain Butt is a Pakistani-born cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong.- External links :**... † |
Anaru Kitchen | David Wiese David Wiese David Wiese is a South African cricketer who has made 30 first-class appearances since his debut in October 2005. His form since his breakthrough into first-class cricket saw him selected to play for South Africa in the 2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, where he finished the leading wicket-taker, and... |
| Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith (cricketer) Jeremy Stewart Smith is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmania Tigers on a rookie contract. He represented the Australian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup, taking three wickets. In February 2009 he made his List A debut against Victoria.-External links:**... |
Irfan Ahmed Irfan Ahmed Irfan Ahmed is a Pakistani-born international cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he was named Hong Kong's cricketer of the year in summer 2008–09.- External links :... |
Corey Anderson Corey Anderson Corey James Anderson is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury.Anderson came into the Canterbury Wizards Squad in the 2006-07 season freshly promoted from his performances for the New Zealand under 19 cricket team... |
Farhaan Behardien |
| Josh Hazlewood Josh Hazlewood Josh Reginald Hazlewood is an Australian cricketer for New South Wales and Australia.He began his career young, making his state debut at the age of 17 at the Sydney Cricket Ground against the touring New Zealand side in November 2008... |
Mark Wright Mark Wright (cricketer) Mark James William Wright is an English cricketer. Wright is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Edmonton, London.... |
Craig Spearman Craig Spearman Craig Murray Spearman played 19 Tests and 51 One Day Internationals for New Zealand from 1995 - 2001.A right-handed opening batsman, Spearman made his international debut for New Zealand in a Test Match in December 1995 against Pakistan at Christchurch... † |
Loots Bosman Loots Bosman Lungile Edgar Bosman is a South African international cricketer. He is a top order right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He plays domestic cricket for Dolphins, and has appeared for South Africa in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals... † |
| Marcus Stoinis Marcus Stoinis Marcus Stoinis is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors. He is an opening batsman who bats right-handed and is an occasional right-arm medium bowler.... |
Munir Dar | Peter Fulton Peter Fulton Peter Gordon Fulton nicknamed Two metre Peter, is a New Zealand cricketer who has recently broken into the New Zealand One Day side.... |
Rory Kleinveldt Rory Kleinveldt Rory Keith Kleinveldt is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut in a Twenty20 International against Bangladesh in Johannesburg on 5 November 2008.... |
| Michael Cranmer Michael Cranmer Michael Robert Craig Cranmer is a South Australian cricketer. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide where he excelled at cricket and was a regular member of the school's First XI. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right arm medium-fast. He is currently playing A grade cricket for... |
Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who appeared in one One Day International against Pakistan in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1. He also appeared in two first-class matches in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup taking three wickets.-External links:*... |
Shanan Stewart Shanan Stewart Shanan Luke Stewart is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and represented New Zealand A during the Top End tour. He has recently re-signed for East Lancs CC for a second season after a good first season. He was born in Christchurch... |
Ryan Bailey Ryan Bailey (cricketer) Ryan Tyrone Bailey is a South African first class cricketer for North West. A right-handed batsman, Bailey has previously represented South Africa Under-19s.-References:... |
| Simon Keen Simon Keen Simon John Cobrin Keen is an Australian cricketer. He is currently a member of the New South Wales Blues state squad.-References:... |
Tanvir Afzal | Werner Coetsee | |
Rules and regulations
All standard laws of the gameLaws of cricket
The laws of cricket are a set of rules established by the Marylebone Cricket Club which describe the laws of cricket worldwide, to ensure uniformity and fairness. There are currently 42 laws, which outline all aspects of how the game is played from how a team wins a game, how a batsman is...
as laid down by the MCC
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...
applied with the following significant differences:
General
Games are played between two teams of six players, and consist of five overs of six balls, with the exception of the final which consists of five overs of eight balls. Each member of the fielding side, with the exception of the wicket-keeperWicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
shall bowl one over. Wides and no-balls count as two runs to the batting side, plus an extra ball.
Last man stands
If five wickets fall (not including batsmen retiring not outNot out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
) before the allocated overs have been completed, the remaining batsman continues, with the last batsman out remaining as a runner. The not out batsman shall always face strike, and shall be declared out if his partner is declared out.
Batsman retire
A batsman must retire not out on reaching 31 runs, but not before. He may complete all runs scored on the ball on which he reaches his 31, and retire immediately after. If one of the last pair of batsmen is out, any remaining not out batsman may resume his innings. In the case where there is more than one, they must return in the order they retired.Northern Hemisphere
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | RR |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18.750 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18.628 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17.556 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16.067 |
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Southern Hemisphere
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | RR |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20.838 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19.500 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17.925 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.286 |
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Cup round-robin stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | RR |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18.711 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19.636 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16.537 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.933 |
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Semi-finals
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Final
Cup Final
Final standings
| Position | Country | Result | Run rate |
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| 1st | Won Cup Final | 3.111 | |
| 2nd | Cup Finalists | 3.1 | |
| 3rd | Cup round-robin (2pts) | 2.935 | |
| 4th | Cup round-robin (0pts) | 2.972 | |
| 5th | Won Plate Final | 3.121 | |
| 6th | Plate Finalists | 2.547 | |
| 7th | Run rate | 2.829 | |
| 8th | Run rate | 2.65 |
Most runs
| Player | Country | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 4s | 6s |
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| Peter Trego Peter Trego Peter David Trego is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler... |
184 | 61.33 | 322.80 | 9 | 21 | |
| Irfan Ahmed Irfan Ahmed Irfan Ahmed is a Pakistani-born international cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he was named Hong Kong's cricketer of the year in summer 2008–09.- External links :... |
163 | 54.33 | 301.85 | 15 | 15 | |
| Davey Jacobs Davey Jacobs David Johan Jacobs, known as Davy, born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, is a South African first-class cricketer for the Warriors, having previously played for the Eagles cricket team. A right-handed batsman, he has made over 3000 first class runs at an average above 40 and a highest score of 218. He is... |
161 | 53.66 | 342.55 | 10 | 18 | |
| Loots Bosman Loots Bosman Lungile Edgar Bosman is a South African international cricketer. He is a top order right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He plays domestic cricket for Dolphins, and has appeared for South Africa in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals... |
138 | 27.60 | 260.37 | 16 | 10 | |
| Hussain Butt Hussain Butt Khaled Hussain Butt is a Pakistani-born cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong.- External links :**... |
136 | 68.00 | 283.33 | 10 | 14 | |
| Shanan Stewart Shanan Stewart Shanan Luke Stewart is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and represented New Zealand A during the Top End tour. He has recently re-signed for East Lancs CC for a second season after a good first season. He was born in Christchurch... |
129 | 64.50 | 330.76 | 12 | 12 | |
| Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell is an Australian cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers in limited overs and Twenty20 matches. He also plays for the Fitzroy Doncaster club in Melbourne. He is an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off spin and batting with an average of over 30 for Victoria in interstate one... |
104 | 34.66 | 260.00 | 14 | 6 | |
| Munir Dar | 104 | – | 346.66 | 8 | 11 | |
| Anaru Kitchen | 103 | 103.00 | 343.33 | 5 | 13 | |
| Darren Stevens Darren Stevens (cricketer) Darren Ian Stevens is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Career:... |
103 | 25.75 | 264.10 | 7 | 10 |
Most wickets
| Player | Country | Wickets | Average Bowling average Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned... |
Economy | Strike-rate |
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| David Wiese David Wiese David Wiese is a South African cricketer who has made 30 first-class appearances since his debut in October 2005. His form since his breakthrough into first-class cricket saw him selected to play for South Africa in the 2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, where he finished the leading wicket-taker, and... |
7 | 14.85 | 14.18 | 6.2 | |
| Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 6 | 11.66 | 12.00 | 5.8 | |
| Shanan Stewart Shanan Stewart Shanan Luke Stewart is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and represented New Zealand A during the Top End tour. He has recently re-signed for East Lancs CC for a second season after a good first season. He was born in Christchurch... |
5 | 16.80 | 15.75 | 6.4 | |
| Craig McMillan Craig McMillan Craig Douglas McMillan is a former New Zealand international cricketer at Test, One Day International and Twenty20 level. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler and played for Canterbury in New Zealand first-class cricket... |
5 | 19.20 | 18.00 | 6.4 | |
| Najeeb Amar | 5 | 21.00 | 14.31 | 8.8 | |
| Mark Wright Mark Wright (cricketer) Mark James William Wright is an English cricketer. Wright is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Edmonton, London.... |
5 | 21.20 | 16.73 | 7.6 | |
| Marcus Stoinis Marcus Stoinis Marcus Stoinis is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors. He is an opening batsman who bats right-handed and is an occasional right-arm medium bowler.... |
4 | 10.50 | 14.00 | 4.5 | |
| Darren Stevens Darren Stevens (cricketer) Darren Ian Stevens is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Career:... |
4 | 14.50 | 10.87 | 8.0 | |
| Chinthaka Jayasinghe Chinthaka Jayasinghe Chinthaka Umesh Jayasinghe in Kalutara is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer.A medium pace bowling allrounder, Jayasinghe represented Sri Lanka at under-19 level with whom he toured Malaysia and Singapore in 1994 and England in 1995. He went on to play for the Sri Lankan A side, touring India in... |
4 | 20.50 | 20.50 | 6.0 | |
| Tanvir Afzal | 4 | 30.75 | 16.77 | 11.0 |