Test Cricket Tours Bangladesh to West Indies 2009

Test Cricket Tours - Bangladesh to West Indies 2009

Tour of West Indies 2009                  Captain : Mashrafe bin Mortaza

Bangladesh’s fifteenth Test tour.
   (June-August 2009)

Second Test-playing tour of West Indies by Bangladesh
   (previous tour 2004)

Bangladesh were asked to shift their Caribbean tour to July instead of April, because England would be playing a Test series against West Indies in April.
The tour began with the sacking of Mohammad Ashraful as captain. Mashrafe Mortaza was the new skipper but he lasted only three days of the first Test match before injury prevented him from playing again on tour. Up stepped vice-captain Shakib al Hasan who not only galvanised his young side into playing some of their best cricket but also starred with both bat and ball.
Victory in the two Test matches was hailed as the most important moment since Bangladesh won Test status in 2000 - the first consecutive Test victories and the second series victory they had gained.
West Indies were greatly weakened by the withdrawal of players in dispute with their Board over contracts, and the "second XI" captained by Floyd Reifer batted feebly. Nevertheless Bangladesh won by playing far better cricket. It would be typical of the critics to diminish the victory because the opposition was weak, just as they had condemned the heavy defeats when the opposition was strong!
Bangladesh then earned a clean sweep in the three-match ODI series (3-0) and crowned the tour with a 4-1 victory in the ODI series in Zimbabwe. They were welcomed home at the airport by long-suffering fans who could at last celebrate some rare success in international cricket.

All Bangladesh tours

Previous tour
South Africa 2008-09

Next tour
New Zealand 2009-10

Next tour of West Indies
2014

Members of the Test tour party
(15 + 1)

Opening batsmen: Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Tamim Iqbal.
Middle-order batsmen Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan
Wicket-keeper/batsman: Mushfiqur Rahim, Saghir Hossain
All-rounder: Shakib Al Hasan
Slow bowlers: Enamul Haque, Mahmudullah
Fast bowlers: Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahbubul Alam, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain; Nazmul Hossain (reinforcement).

Enamul Haque Jr.
S
22
SLA

Imrul Kayes
K
22
LHB opener

Junaid Siddique
R
21
LHB opener
ODI

Mahbubul Alam
D
25
RM
ODI

Mahmudullah Riyad
D
23
OB
ODI

Mashrafe Mortaza
K
25
RFM        captain
ODI

Mehrab Hossain Jr.
D
22
LHB
ODI

Mohammad Ashraful
D
25
RHB
ODI

Mushfiqur Rahim
S
20
WK
ODI

Raqibul Hassan
B
21
RHB
ODI

Rubel Hossain
C
19
RFM
ODI

Saghir Hossain
K
22
second WK

Shahadat Hossain
D
22
RFM

Shakib Al Hasan
K
22
LHB SLA   vice-captain
ODI

Tamim Iqbal
C
20
LHB opener
ODI

Included only for the ODI internationals
Abdur Razzak
ODI

Naeem Islam
ODI

Nazmul Hossain
ODI


Divisional representation
(National Cricket League)

B - Barisal (
C - Chittagong (
D – Dhaka (
DM - Dhaka Metropolis (
K - Khulna (
Rj - Rajshahi (
Rp - Rangpur (
S - Sylhet (


Average age of team at time of first Test match
(9 July 2009) :
    22 yrs 5 months

ODI T20 member of the   one-day/Twenty20 squads.

Test Appearances made before the tour

Mohammad Ashraful 48, Mashrafe Mortaza 35, Shahadat Hossain 21, Mushfiqur Rahim 14, Enamul Haque Jr. 13, Shakib Al Hasan 12, Junaid Siddique 10, Tamim Iqbal 10, Mehrab Hossain Jr. 7, Imrul Kayes 4, Mahbubul Alam 4, Raqibul Hassan 3, Nazmul Hossain 1, Mahmudullah 0, Rubel Hossain 0, Saghir Hossain 0.

Tour Officials

Shafiqul Huq Heera
Team Operations Manager
Jamie Siddons
Coach
Khaled Mahmud
Assistant coach
Grant Trafford Luden
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Nasir Ahmed
Computer Analyst
Michael Henry
Physiotherapist
Gazi Ashraf Hossain
Head of team management in Zimbabwe

Selectors

Rafiqul Alam (Chief Selector), Akram Khan, Naimur Rahman.

The tenure of the Rafiqul-led selection committee due to expire on 31 August 2009 was extended for a further term.

Selection

On 23 June The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) relieved Mohammad Ashraful of his captaincy duties to allow him to focus on his batting and named fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as captain for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe.

A provisional squad was announced on 13 June, naming 20 players to join training at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.   Khaled Mahmud, operations manager of the National Cricket Academy, oversaw the ten-day camp with bowling coach Champaka Ramanayeke before Bangladesh left for the West Indies. The 12-day long training camp finished on 26 June.
Abdur Razzak remodelled his action and, after getting the clearance from ICC in March, was eligible for the tour.

Team announced   23 June 2009
Not selected   Rajin Saleh and Sajdul Islam.
Stand-bys : Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Naeem Islam, Nazmul Hossain and Shamsur Rahman.

Time between selection and departure from Bangladesh
   6 days
(23 June - 29 June)

Travel
Dhaka Q London Q Bridgetown

Bridgetown Q London Q Dubai Q Harare

The team left Dhaka on 29 June and reached Barbados on 30 June, landing in the early afternoon. The players recovered from their journey at the Accra Beach Resort where they were staying.

Three of the players standing-by, left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, allrounder Naeem Islam and medium-fast bowler Syed Rasel, were drafted into the ODI squad, joining the Bangladesh team in Grenada on Monday 20 July 2009.

The touring party left the Caribbean on 4 August and reached Zimbabwe via London and Dubai on August 6. Enamul Haque (replacing Abdur Razzak), Gazi Ashraf Hossain (as head of the team management during the Zimbabwe tour), and selector Akram Khan joined the team in Dubai.

Time spent in West Indies
   35 days
(30 June - 4 August)

On-tour selection panel

Reinforcements

Nazmul Hossain

ODI

Mashrafe Mortaza was ruled out for the remainder of the tour by a knee injury sustained during the first Test. Shakib Al Hasan became captain and Mushfiqur Rahim the vice-captain. As his replacement Nazmul Hossain flew out from Dhaka on 13 July for Grenada. Mortaza later underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to both knees in Melbourne.

Abdur Razzak then strained his hamstring while batting in the third ODI at St Kitts and returned home to continue with his recovery. Enamul Haque jnr was named as his replacement for the Zimbabwe tour, joining up with the squad in Dubai on Wednesday 5 August before flying to Zimbabwe.

Fast bowler Rubel Hossain was ruled out of the Zimbabwe series due to a side strain and Nazmul Hossain was nursing a thigh injury, so replacement fast bowler Dollar Mahmud flew to Bulawayo.

Fixtures/Results

a
† Bridgetown, Barbados
West Indies 'A'
Drawn
b
KINGSTOWN ST VINCENT
WEST INDIES First Test
WON 95 r
c
ST GEORGE'S GRENADA
WEST INDIES Second Test
WON 4 w
d
† Portsmouth, Dominica
Vice Chancellor's XI
Won 16 r
e
§ Roseau, Dominica
West Indies (1st ODI)
Won 52 r
f
§ Roseau, Dominica
West Indies (2nd ODI)
Won 3 w
g
§ Basseterre, St Kitts
West Indies (3rd ODI)
Won 3 w
h
⊕ Basseterre, St Kitts
West Indies (T20)
Lost 5 w

i
† Bulawayo Athletc Club
Zimbabwe 'A'
Lost 7 w
j
§ Bulawayo (2)
Zimbabwe (1st ODI)
Won 8 w
k
§ Bulawayo (2)
Zimbabwe (2nd ODI)
Won 49 r
l
§ Bulawayo (2)
Zimbabwe (3rd ODI)
Lost 69 r
m
§ Bulawayo (2)
Zimbabwe (4th ODI)
Won 4 w
n
§ Bulawayo (2)
Zimbabwe (5th ODI)
Won 5 w

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

Time spent in West Indies before First Test:
  9 days
(30 June - 9 July)

Test appearances on tour

2 - Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Raqibul Hassan, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Shahid Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal.
1 - Enamul Haque, Mashrafe Mortaza.

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

W E S T    I N D I E S

Z I M B A B W E

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

i
j
k
l
m
n
Abdur Razzak

x
o
o
o

Enamul Haque Jr.

T

x
o
o
o
o

Imrul Kayes
x
T
T

Junaid Siddique
x
T
T
x
o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o

o
o
Mahbubul Alam

x

o

o
o

Mahmudullah Riyad
x
T
T
x
o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o
o
o
o
Mashrafe Mortaza
x
T

Mehrab Hossain Jr.

x

⊕

o

o
Mohammad Ashraful
x
T
T
x
o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o
o
o
o
Mushfiqur Rahim
x
T
T
x
o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o
o
o
o
Naeem Islam

x
o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o
o
o
o
Nazmul Hossain

o
⊕

x
o
o

Raqibul Hassan
x
T
T
x
o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o
o
o
o
Rubel Hossain
x
T
T

o
o

⊕

Saghir Hossain

Shahadat Hossain
x
T
T

Shakib Al Hasan
x
T
T

o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o
o
o
o
Syed Rasel

x
o
o

x
o
o
o
o
o
Tamim Iqbal
x
T
T
x
o
o
o
⊕

x
o
o
o
o
o
Dollar Mahmud

o

R E S U L T S
D
W
W
W
W
W
W
L

L
W
W
L
W
W

Bangladesh’s six previous Test tour results:

in South Africa 2008-09 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-2
in New Zealand 2007-08 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-2
in Sri Lanka 2007 (3 Tests)
- lost 0-3
in Sri Lanka 2005-06 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-2
in England 2005 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-2
in West Indies 2004 (2 Tests)
- lost 0-1

Highlights

•   Tamim Iqbal hit his maiden hundred (128) in the first Test at Kingstown, St Vincent.
• Mahmudullah took 5 wickets for 51 on debut to send West Indies crashing to defeat at St Vincent.
• Shakib Al Hasan (96 not out) and Raqibul Hasan (65) shared a partnership of 106 runs at St George's, Grenada
• Shakib to 5 for 70 in the final innings at Grenada as West Indies second innings slumped. He took16 wickets in the two Test series

Tour Summary

P
W
L
D
Aban
Test Matches
2
2
0
0
-
Other first-class matches
0
-
-
-
-
† Minor matches
4
1
2
1
-
§ One-day internationals
8
7
1
0
-
⊕ Twenty 20 internationals

All Matches
14
10
3
1
-

Return to Bangladesh
Harare Q Dhaka

On Thursday 20 August the Bangladesh team returned home after their highly successful tour of the West Indies and Zimbabwe. State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar received the team at Zia International Airport on Friday 21 August. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina promised to reward members of the team with a gift of Tk 300,000 each
Coach Jamie Siddons did not accompany the team but went to Australia for treatment for skin cancer.

Total time away from Bangladesh
    53 days
(29 June - 21 August)

Finances

Postscript