Estaban Nino
Encyclopedia
Estaban Nino is an Argentine
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Buenos Aires
.
Nino's debut cricket match was contested between the North and South of Argentina, in 2002, Nino representing the North along with future first-class team-mates Gaston Arizaga
and Alejandro Ferguson
. The following year, Nino represented the youth national team in four games in the Americas Under-19 Championship, and again in the same competition during 2005.
In 2006, Nino played for the senior Argentine team for the first time, in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League, playing games against Panama
, Suriname
and the Bahamas. Argentina were promoted from their group and Nino played in Division One games against United States
, Canada
and the Cayman Islands
.
The World Cricket League was reformatted for 2007, and Argentina were placed in Division Three, where Nino played five games, and were promoted into the second division at the first attempt. Nino maintained a good bowling average, taking six wickets during the competition. Argentina were promoted at the end of the campaign into Division Two, despite losing their first fixture, a last-ball game against an Italian team including former Lancashire
all-rounder Joe Scuderi
. However, the team finished bottom of the table in the 2007-08 campaign.
Nino has remained, along with Esteban MacDermott, in the Argentine tailend since the very beginning of his career.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
Nino's debut cricket match was contested between the North and South of Argentina, in 2002, Nino representing the North along with future first-class team-mates Gaston Arizaga
Gaston Arizaga
Gaston Filipe Arizaga is an Argentine cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who has played for Argentina since the 1996/97 season....
and Alejandro Ferguson
Alejandro Ferguson
Alejandro "Alec" Ferguson is an Argentine cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who has played for Argentina since 1994....
. The following year, Nino represented the youth national team in four games in the Americas Under-19 Championship, and again in the same competition during 2005.
In 2006, Nino played for the senior Argentine team for the first time, in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League, playing games against Panama
Panamanian cricket team
The Panamanian cricket team is the team that represents the country of Panama in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002. Their international debut is believed to be against a side from Trinidad and Tobago in 1964.-History:Cricket...
, Suriname
Surinamese cricket team
The Surinamese cricket team is the team that represents the country of Suriname in international cricket matches.-History:Suriname became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002. Their international debut came in 2004 at the Americas Affiliates Championship, where they came...
and the Bahamas. Argentina were promoted from their group and Nino played in Division One games against United States
United States cricket team
The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965...
, Canada
Canadian cricket team
The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other...
and the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands cricket team
The Cayman Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands in international cricket matches...
.
The World Cricket League was reformatted for 2007, and Argentina were placed in Division Three, where Nino played five games, and were promoted into the second division at the first attempt. Nino maintained a good bowling average, taking six wickets during the competition. Argentina were promoted at the end of the campaign into Division Two, despite losing their first fixture, a last-ball game against an Italian team including former Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
all-rounder Joe Scuderi
Joe Scuderi
Joseph Charles "Joe" Scuderi is a professional cricketer.From a young age through school he showed much potential to become a great cricketing prospect as a much respected all-rounder, later being inducted into the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide, South Australia, so much was his potential...
. However, the team finished bottom of the table in the 2007-08 campaign.
Nino has remained, along with Esteban MacDermott, in the Argentine tailend since the very beginning of his career.
External links
- Estaban Nino at Cricket Archive