Test Cricket Tours Bangladesh to England 2005

Test Cricket Tours - Bangladesh to England 2005

Tour of England 2005                    Captain : Habibul Bashar

Bangladesh’s tenth Test tour.
   (May - July 2005)

First Test-playing tour of England by Bangladesh
   (no previous Test tour)

Before the England tour the "Tigers" beat India in the second of a three-match ODI series and later beat Zimbabwe in both the Test and ODI series played at home.
On the eve of the tour on 20 April the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that Dav Whatmore had agreed to extend his contract by a further two years. Paul Plose, born in New Zealand, became the new physiotherapist, taking over from Robbie Hunt.
Latif Khan returned as Manager after being absent from the previous tour for health reasons.
Bangladesh were twice beaten by an innings in their two Tests against England. Cricket writers including Richie Benaud were saying that Bangladesh was not good enough to compete at the highest level. But amid the heavy defeats Bangladesh pulled off a huge cricket upset with a five-wicket victory over world champions Australia at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens. Though they failed to qualify for the one-day Triangular Series final, this turned the 2005 tour into a relative success. Putting aside the heavy defeats against second-string counties, the performances of Mohammad Ashraful, with a hundred in the shock win, and all-rounder Aftab Ahmed were signs for the future, although at the crease both remained impetuous and inconsistent, while the attack was over dependent on fit-again Mashrafe Mortaza.

All Bangladesh tours

Previous tour
to West Indies 2004

Next tour
Sri Lanka 2005-06

Next tour of England
2010

Members of the Test tour party
(15)

Opening batsmen: Javed Omar, Nafees Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees
Middle-order batsmen Aftab Ahmed, Habibul Bashar, Mohammad Ashraful, Rajin Saleh
Wicket-keeper/batsman: Khaled Mashud, Mushfiqur Rahim
All-rounder:
Slow bowlers: Enamul Haque jnr, Mohammad Rafique,
Fast bowlers:Anwar Hossain Monir, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shahadat Hossain, Talha Jubair, Tapash Baishya

Aftab Ahmed
C
19
RHB
ODI

Anwar Hossain Monir
D
23
RFM

Enamul Haque jr
S
25
SLA

Habibul Bashar
K
32
RHB   captain
ODI

Javed Omar
D
28
RHB opener
ODI

Khaled Mashud
R
29
WK
ODI

Mashrafe-bin-Mortaza
K
21
RFM
ODI

Mohammad Ashraful
D
20
RHB
ODI

Mohammad Rafique
D
34
SLA
ODI

Mushfiqur Rahim
R
16
deputy WK

Nafees Iqbal
C
20
RHB opener
ODI

Rajin Saleh
S
21
RHB vice-capt
ODI

Shahadat Hossain
D
18
RFM

Shahriar Nafees
Ba
19
LHB opener
ODI

Talha Jubair
D
19
RFM

Tapash Baishya
S
22
RFM
ODI

Joined squad for one-day
Khaled Mahmud
ODI
internationals only
Manjurul Islam Rana
ODI

Nazmul Hossain
ODI

Tushar Imran
ODI


Divisional representation
(National Cricket League)

B - Barisal (1)
C - Chittagong (2)
D – Dhaka (6)
K - Khulna (2)
Rj - Rajshahi (2)
S - Sylhet (2)


Average age of team at time of first Test match
(26 May 2005) :
23 yrs 2 months.

ODI member of theone-day squad.

Test Appearances made before the tour

Habibul Bashar 34, Khaled Mashud 33, Javed Omar 27, Mohammad Ashraful 25, Tapash Baishya 20, Mohammad Rafique 18, Mashrafe Mortaza 16, Rajin Saleh 14, Talha Zubair 7, Nafis Iqbal 6, Enamul Haq (jnr) 5, Aftab Ahmed 4, Anwar Monir 1, Mushfiqur Rahim 0, Shahadat Hossain 0, Shahriar Nafees 0.

Tour Officials

M.A.Latif Khan (above)
Tour manager
Dav Whatmore
Coach
Dean Woodford
Trainer
Paul Plose
Physiotherapist
Nasir Ahmed
Computer Analyst
Stuart Carpinen
Fitness Trainer
Faruque Ahmed
Selector on tour

On the eve of the tour on 20 April the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that Dav Whatmore had agreed to extend his contract by a further two years Paul Plose, born in New Zealand, became the new physiotherapist, taking over from Robbie Hunt.

Selectors

Faruque Ahmed (Chief Selector), Dav Whatmore (coach), Athar Ali Khan, G.M.Nowsher Prince.

Selection

A preliminary 20-man training squad, named on 29 March 2005, was assembled for a preparation camp at the Army Stadium in Banani beginning on 4 April.
The camp then moved to Chittagong for a fortnight and ended on 29 April with two days recreation at Cox's Bazar.
The selectors were expected to call Khulna's Sahagir Hossain from outside the camp to back up Khaled Mashud keeping wicket in side matches but opted for Mushfiqur Rahim.
Not selected from the camp :   Abdur Razzak Raj, Khaled Mahmud
Tour Party Announced at Chittagong : 21 April 2005.
Khaled Mahmud, Manjural Islam Rana, Nazmul Hossain and Tushar Imran were included in the ODI team.

Time between selection and departure from Bangladesh
   15 days
(21 April - 6 May)

Travel
Dhaka Q London

After a final gym training session on 1 May and four full days of rest, the team left Dhaka at 1:45 by Biman Bangladesh on Friday 6 May 2005, arriving at Heathrow London Airport after a ten hour non-stop flight.
The team was given a warm reception at the airport by the Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, with members of the Bangla community and a large number of enthusiastic supporters.

Time spent in England
57 days
(6 May - 2 July)

On-tour selection panel

Dav Whatmore, Faruque Ahmed.

Reinforcements

None required. Mushfiqur Rahim sprained his ankle on a flight of stairs and returned home early
Khaled Mahmud, Manjural Islam Rana, Nazmul Hossain and Tushar Imran joined the squad for the one-day international matches

Fixtures/Results

a
Cambridge
British Universities
Drawn
b
Hove
Sussex
Lost inns 226 r
c
Northampton
Northamptonshire
Drawn
d
LORD'S
ENGLAND   First Test
LOST inns 261 r
e
CHESTER- le-STREET
ENGLAND   Second Test
LOST inns 27 r
f
� Derby
Derbyshire
Lost 6 w
g
� Worcester
Worcestershire
Won 4 w
h
§ The Oval
England (1st ODI)
Lost 10 w
i
§ Cardiff
Australia (2nd ODI)
Won 5 w
j
§ Nottingham
England (3rd ODI)
Lost 168 r
k
§ Manchester
Australia (4th ODI)
Lost 10 w
l
§ Headingley
England (5th ODI)
Lost 5 w
m
§ Canterbury
Australia (6th ODI)
Lost 6 w

⊕ (T20 I)Twenty 20 international
§ one-day international
� not first-class

Time spent in England before First Test:
  20 days
(6 May - 26 May)

Test appearances on tour

2 -   Aftab Ahmed, Anwar Hossain Monir, Habibul Bashar, Javed Omar, Khaled Mashud, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Rafique, Nafis Iqbal.
1 - Mushfiqur Rahim, Rajin Saleh, Shahadat Hossain, Tapash Baishya.
0 - Enamul Haque jr, Shahriar Nafees, Talha Zubair.

Match appearances

T Test match
o one-day international
x other match
⊕ T/20 international
∙ played for opposition

W won L lost D drawn
N no result   A abandoned
u unknown result

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
Aftab Ahmed

x
x
T
T
x
x
o
o
o
o
o
o
Anwar Hossain Monir

x
T
T

Enamul Haque jr

x
x

Habibul Bashar
x
x

T
T
x
x
o
o
o
o
o
o
Javed Omar
x

x
T
T
x
x
o
o
o
o
o
o
Khaled Mahmud

x
x
o

o
Khaled Mashud
x

x
T
T
x

o
o
o
o
o
o
Mashrafe Mortaza
x
x

T
T
x

o
o
o
o
o
o
Mohammad Ashraful
x
x
x
T
T

x
o
o
o
o
o
o
Mohammad Rafique
x

x
T
T
x

o
o
o
o
o
o
Manjural Islam Rana

x

o
o

Mushfiqur Rahim

x
x
T

Nafees Iqbal
x
x
x
T
T
x

o
o

Nazmul Hossain

x
x
o
o
o
o
o

Rajin Saleh
x
x
x

T
x
x

Shahadat Hossain
x
x

T

Shahriar Nafees
x
x

x

o
o
o
o
Talha Zubair

x

Tapash Baishya
x

x

T

x

o
o

o
Tushar Imran

x
x
o
o
o
o
o
o
R E S U L T S

Bangladesh’s six previous Test tour results:

in West Indies 2004 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-1
in Zimbabwe 2003-04 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-1
in Pakistan 2003 (3 Tests)
- lost 0-3
in Australia 2003 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-2
in South Africa 2002-03 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-2
in Sri Lanka 2002 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-2

Highlights

• Bangladesh caused a major upset by defeating Australia in the one-day international at Cardiff
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Tour Summary

P
W
L
D
Aban
Test Matches
2
0
2
0
-
Other first-class matches
3
0
1
2
-
� Minor matches
2
1
1
0
-
§ One-day internationals
6
1
5
0
-
⊕ Twenty 20 internationals
0
-
-
-
-
All Matches
13
2
9
2
-

Return to Bangladesh
Heathrow, London   Q Dhaka

The players not in the ODI series - Enamul Haque, Anwar Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (who was injured), Shahadat Hossain and Talha Zubair - flew back to Bangladesh on 3 June.

Dav Whatmore had to fly to Australia in the middle of the NatWest series to be with his ailing father who later passed away. He returned to Dhaka on 15 July.

The team departed from England at 2 pm on Saturday 2 July, on a Biman Bangladesh flight from Heathrow Airport arriving at Zia International Airport, Dhaka, the next afternoon.
The team took a 21-day break on return from England before the next training camp.
Bashar did not return home until 25 July, after enjoying a three-week holiday in the United States with his family. Vice-captain Khaled Mashud and Javed Omar also remained to take a holiday in Europe before returning to Bangladesh on 14 July.

Total time away from Bangladesh
    58 days
(6 May - 3 July)

Finances

Postscript