Mike Denness

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Mike Denness
England
Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	n/a
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	28	12
Runs scored	1667	264
Batting average	39.69	29.33
100s/50s	4/7	0/1
Top score	188	66
Overs	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	n/a	n/a
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	n/a	n/a
Catches/stumpings	28/-	1/-
As of 14 July 1975 Source: [1]

Michael Henry Denness (born 1 December 1940, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Essex and Kent. Scotland didn't have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play for England at Test and One Day International level. Denness later became an ICC match referee. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1975.

Denness captained England on 19 occasions, winning 6, losing 5 and drawing 8. He stepped down from the captaincy on January 2, 1975, disappointed with his Test form in Australia.

Contents 1 Career 2 Match Referee Controversy 3 Notes 4 External reference

[edit] Career

[edit] Match Referee Controversy

In his capacity as an ICC match referee, Denness caused controversy after the Port Elizabeth Test between South Africa and the visiting Indians when he sanctioned six Indian players. At first, India refused to accept the sanctions and named the players for the following Test match. The International Cricket Council responded by stripping the game of Test match status. Soon after BCCI and ICC decided to establish a Referee Committee to verify Denness's conclusions. The BCCI later decided to "forget" the incident on humanitarian grounds, after Denness underwent heart surgery.^[1]

Main article: Mike Denness and Indian cricket team incident

Not long after India's tour ended, Mike Denness resigned his position "for medical reasons"^{[citation needed]}. He has not since participated in cricket administration or refereeing at any level.

[edit] Notes

Preceded by Ray Illingworth	English national cricket captain 1973/4 - 1974/5	Succeeded by Tony Greig
Preceded by Colin Cowdrey	Kent CCC Captain 1972 - 1976	Succeeded by Asif Iqbal
Preceded by Ray Illingworth	England ODI Captain 1973-75	Succeeded by John Edrich

v • d • e England squad - 1975 Cricket World Cup 1 Denness (c) • 2 Amiss • 3 Arnold • 4 Fletcher • 5 Greig • 6 Hayes • 7 Jameson • 8 Knott (wk) • 9 Lever • 10 Old • 11 Snow • 12 Underwood • 13 Wood

[edit] External reference

• Cricinfo page on Mike Denness