The Barisal Division cricket team or Barisal Blazers is a Bangladeshi first-class team representing the Barisal Division, one of the seven administrative regions in Bangladesh. The team competes in the National Cricket League and was formerly a participant in the now-defunct National Cricket League One-Day. In the short-lived National Cricket League Twenty20 competition, played in the 2009–10 season only, Barisal played in their official green and black colors. The equivalent team in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the Fortune Barishal.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Fazle Mahmud |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Home ground | Barisal Divisional Stadium |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| History | |
| NCL wins | 0 |
| One Day Cricket League wins | 1 |
Barisal's home ground is the Barisal Divisional Stadium, also known as the Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium, which has a 30,000 capacity. They have only won one competition in their history, the 2008–09 National Cricket League One-Day.
Honours
edit- National Cricket League (0) –
- One-Day Cricket League (1) – 2008–09
Summary by season
edit| Season | NCL | One-Day | NCL T20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | 6th | ||
| 2000-01 | 6th | ||
| 2001-02 | 6th | 6th | |
| 2002-03 | 5th | 6th | |
| 2003-04 | 6th | 6th | |
| 2004-05 | 5th | 6th | |
| 2004-05 | 3rd | 5th | |
| 2006-07 | 4th | 4th | |
| 2007-08 | 5th | 5th | |
| 2008-09 | 2nd | 1st | |
| 2009-10 | 5th | not held | 6th |
| 2010-11 | 4th | 2nd | |
| 2011-12 | 7th | ||
| 2012-13 | 8th | ||
| 2013-14 | 8th | ||
| 2014-15 | 7th | ||
| 2015-16 | 1st in Tier 2 | ||
| 2016-17 | 3rd in Tier 1 | ||
| 2017-18 | 3rd in Tier 1 |
At the end of the 2017–18 season Barisal Division had played 140 first-class matches, with 20 wins, 61 losses and 59 draws.[1]
Current squad
edit- As of 7 October 2019, The current squad for 2019–20 season[2]
| Name | Nat | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | ||||||
| Nuruzzaman |  |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
| Abu Sayeem | |
Right-hand bat | Wicketkeeper | |||
| Rafsan Al Mahmud | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |||
| Moin Khan | |
Right-hand bat | Batsman | |||
| All-Rounders | ||||||
| Monir Hossain | |
Right-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Salman Hossain | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| Golam Kabir | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |||
| Fazle Mahmud | |
Left-hand bat | Right-arm legbreak | Captain | ||
| Tawhidul Islam | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Sohag Gazi | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Tanvir Islam | |
Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Notable players
editThe following is a list of players who have played for both Barisal and Bangladesh.
- Anisur Rahman
- Habibul Bashar
- Hannan Sarkar
- Harunur Rashid
- Javed Omar
- Mafizur Rahman
- Mazharul Haque
- Mohammad Shariff
- Moniruzzaman
- Mosharraf Hossain
- Nadif Chowdhury
- Nasir Hossain
- Nazimuddin
- Ranjan Das
- Raqibul Hasan
- Robiul Islam
- Sajidul Islam
- Sanwar Hossain
- Shahriar Nafees
- Sohag Gazi
- Syed Rasel
- Talha Jubair
- Ziaur Rahman
Barisal players who have played for countries other than Bangladesh:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Barisal Division playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ ঢাকার আশরাফুল বরিশালে, দল পাননি শহীদ–শরীফ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 October 2019.
Other source
edit- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
External links
edit- Barisal Division at CricketArchive
- CricInfo team profile
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