Boyd Rankin
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| Boyd Rankin | ||||
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | William Boyd Rankin | |||
| Nickname | Boydo | |||
| Born | 5 July 1984 | |||
| Derry, Northern Ireland | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||
| Batting style | Left-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| International information | ||||
| ODI debut (cap 16) | 31 January 2007: v Bermuda | |||
| Last ODI | 18 April 2007: v Sri Lanka | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 30 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2008–present | Warwickshire | |||
| 2006–2007 | Derbyshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| ODIs | FC | LA | ||
| Matches | 10 | 4 | 17 | |
| Runs scored | 15 | 5 | 24 | |
| Batting average | 15.00 | 1.66 | 8.00 | |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Top score | 7* | 3 | 7* | |
| Balls bowled | 380 | 615 | 617 | |
| Wickets | 12 | 15 | 17 | |
| Bowling average | 29.08 | 25.46 | 35.47 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 wickets in match | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
| Best bowling | 3/32 | 4/41 | 3/32 | |
| Catches/stumpings | 2/– | 3/– | 2/– | |
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As of 21 September 2007 |
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William Boyd Rankin (born July 5, 1984) is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, he is a tall bowler who stands at 6ft 8 inches and has a distinctive bouncing action in his bowling. Rankin revealed in an interview that his action is modelled on bowlers like Curtly Ambrose and Glenn McGrath who “hit the deck from just back of a length outside off stump”.[1] He studied agriculture at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire, during which time he worked on his batting technique.[2]
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[edit] Domestic career
[edit] Middlesex
His performances in for Ireland’s U-19s and the Ireland A team to attracted the attention of county scouts and prompted several offers of trials. In an interview, Rankin stated that he chose to join Middlesex "because of the Irish connection, with Ed Joyce and Morgan there, I wanted to be some place where I knew a few faces."[1] During his two season stint at Middlesex, from 2004-2005, Rankin played several times for the second XI but failed to break into the first team.[1]
[edit] Derbyshire
In an effort to experience more first team cricket, he signed a deal with Derbyshire for the 2006 season, encouraged by Mike Hendrick, Derbyshire’s bowling coach. Although Rankin played a fist team match and a Pro40 match in which he took a wicket with his first over, his season was prematurely cut short by a side strain.[1]
Derbyshire renewed his contract for the 2007 English season, though his opportunities were limited due mainly to injury.[3] He played just three first-class matches taking 10 wickets at an average of 29.20 with best figures of 4/41.[4] He also played five one day matches taking 4 wickets at an average of 50.50 with best figures of 2/56.[5]
[edit] Warwickshire
At the end of the 2007 season, Rankin turned down a new contract with Derbyshire in favour of a two year contract with Warwickshire. Rankin explained his choice as a difficult one, but the opportunity of working with Alan Donald was too good to miss. He was contracted to play in the controversial Indian Cricket League for the Kolkata Tigers;[6] fellow Irishman, Niall O'Brien also participated in the tournament.[7]
[edit] International career
Rankin has represented Ireland at every age group from U-13 upwards, and by the age of 15 he was playing first team cricket for Bready, his local club.[1] Performances for the Ireland A team prompted Rankin’s inclusion in the World Cup Squad, although in the World Cricket League he made little impact in Ireland’s unsuccessful campaign as he played only one match and was unavailable with a stomach bug for much of the time.[1] Rankin took 4/56 against the UAE to help Ireland make the Intercontinental Cup Final of 2007, which Ireland later won although Rankin did not play because of county commitments.
Rankin had a successful World Cup in the Caribbean finished as Ireland's leading wicket taker of the tournament, with 12 wickets in his 9 matches at an average of 27 at a strike rate of 29.67. In Ireland’s second game of the 2007 ICC World Cup, Rankin took 3/32 to bowl Pakistan out for 132 and win the match, causing a major upset. Ireland's victory against Pakistan ensured they progressed to the next round.[8] A stress fracture of the fibula forced Rankin to miss ODIs against India and South Africa in 2007.[3]
[edit] Statistics
Rankin's best bowling figures in first class cricket are 4/41 for Derbyshire, playing against his old county, Middlesex; he finished with his best first class match figures of 8/121.[9] In List A matches, Rankin has 17 wickets from 17 matches at an average of 35.47.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Dileep Premachandran (2007-04-12). In the skin of a lion. Cricinfo.com.
- ^ David Nash (2005). Boyd Rankin player profile: MCCC. Middlesex County Cricket Club.
- ^ a b Depleted Ireland announce ODI squad. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ First-class bowling for each team by Boyd Rankin. Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ List A bowling for each team by Boyd Rankin. Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ Cricinfo staff (2007-11-14). Lara and Inzamam named in ICL teams. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Rankin joins Warwickshire. Cricinfo.com (2007-10-15). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ Statsguru: Boyd Rankin's World Cup 2007 Stats. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ LV County Championship - Division Two: Derbyshire v Middlesex scorecard. BBC online (2007-05-16).
- ^ Cricinfo player profile.
[edit] External links
- Boyd Rankin at CricketArchive
- Boyd Rankin at Middlesex CCC
- Boyd Rankin player profile at Derbyshire CCC
- Player profile at Cricinfo.com
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