Sunday, December 29, 2013

England Lions Cricket Team

The England Lions (formerly England A) cricket team is England and Wales's "second-tier", below the full England cricket team. It is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience of playing international cricket.

England B and England A

Although primarily intended as a touring team, for several years in the 1990s they played one match in England at the start of each season: between 1992 and 1995 against the previous season's county champion and in 1996 and 1997 against a Rest of England team. England A also played two List A games against the full Sri Lankan touring side in England in 1991.
Previously a second tier team known as "England B" played one game against the Pakistanis in 1982 and had made a full tour of Sri Lanka in 1985/86. The first full tour by a team named "England A" was to Zimbabwe in 1989/90, and consisted of three first-class matches and three 50-over games. On this occasion England A played against the full Zimbabwe side, but on subsequent tours their most important opponents have usually been the equivalent A teams of the countries they have been touring. However, England A has toured Australia but has never played a match against their Australian A team counterparts.
They also often play matches against state or provincial sides, and in 2000/01 England A participated in the Busta Cup, the West Indian domestic first-class competition, finishing in third place out of the eight teams taking part. In 2003/04 England A took part in India's Duleep Trophy competition, but failed to progress beyond the group stages after losing both their matches. There were no England A matches played in the period between these two tours.

England Lions

The newly rebranded England Lions was then integrated with the ECB National Academy, with touring parties taken from the Academy squad. On 15 June 2007, it was announced by the ECB (English & Welsh Cricket Board) the inaugural Lions side would play a one-day touring warm-up match against the West Indies at Worcester. Later in the summer against the touring Indians the Lions drew a 3 day match at Chelmsford. and had a one day match abandoned due to rain at Northampton.
On 4 January 2008 the squad for the England Lions tour of India was named, with Sussex batsman Michael Yardy named as captain. The team competed in the 2008 Duleep Trophy domestic first-class competition in addition to friendly matches.

Recent call-ups

This lists all the players who have played for England Lions in the past twelve months. The captain of the side typically varies from series to series—Eoin Morgan was captain for a two-day fixture against the touring Australian side,while Luke Wright was the leader of the side for their series against Bangladesh A in late August 2013.
Players who have played international cricket for the main England side are noted with superscripts.
NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleCountyS/NMost recent call-up
Batsmen
Moeen Ali26Left-handed batRight-arm off-breakWorcestershire2013 vs. Australians
Gary BallanceODI24Left-handed bat—Yorkshire482013 vs. Bangladesh A
Michael CarberryTest,ODI33Left-handed batRight-arm off-breakHampshire322013 vs. Bangladesh A
Varun Chopra26Right-handed batRight-arm off-breakWarwickshire492013 vs. New Zealanders
Alex HalesT2024Right-handed batRight-arm mediumNottinghamshire352013 tour of Australia
Alex Lees20Left-handed batRight-arm leg breakYorkshire2013 vs. Australians
Eoin MorganTest,ODI,T2027Left-handed batRight-arm mediumMiddlesex162013 vs. Australians
Joe RootTest,ODI,T2022Right-handed batRight-arm off breakYorkshire612013 vs. New Zealanders
James TaylorTest,ODI23Right-handed batRight-arm leg-breakNottinghamshire382013 vs. Bangladesh A
James Vince22Right-handed batRight-arm mediumHampshire682013 vs. Bangladesh A
Luke Wells23Right-handed batRight-arm off breakSussex2013 vs. Australians
Wicket-keepers
Jonny BairstowTest,ODI,T2024Right-handed bat—Yorkshire512013 vs. New Zealanders
Jos ButtlerODI,T2023Right-handed bat—Somerset632013 vs. Bangladesh A
Ben Foakes20Right-handed bat—Essex502013 tour of Australia
All-rounders
Keith Barker27Left-handed batLeft-arm mediumWarwickshire2013 vs. Australians
Ravi BoparaTest,ODI,T2028Right-handed batRight-arm mediumEssex422013 vs. New Zealanders
Rikki ClarkeTest,ODI32Right-handed batRight-arm fast-mediumWarwickshire752013 tour of Australia
Chris Jordan25Right-handed batRight-arm fast-mediumSussex342013 vs. Bangladesh A
Craig Overton19Right-handed batRight-arm medium-fastSomerset742013 tour of Australia
Ben StokesODI,T2022Left-handed batRight-arm mediumDurham592013 vs. Bangladesh A
David Willey23Left-handed batLeft-arm fast-mediumNorthamptonshire362013 vs. Bangladesh A
Chris WoakesTest,ODI,T2024Right-handed batRight-arm medium-fastWarwickshire312013 vs. New Zealanders
Luke WrightODI,T2028Right-handed batRight-arm medium-fastSussex62013 vs. Bangladesh A
Pace bowlers
Matt Coles23Left-handed batRight-arm mediumKent472013 tour of Australia
James Harris23Right-handed batRight-arm medium-fastMiddlesex392013 vs. Australians
Stuart MeakerODI, T2024Right-handed batRight-arm fastSurrey602013 tour of Australia
Tymal Mills21Right-handed batLeft-arm medium-fastEssex2013 vs. Bangladesh A
Graham OnionsTest,ODI31Right-handed batRight-arm medium-fastDurham902013 vs. New Zealanders
Jamie Overton19Right-handed batRight-arm fast-mediumSomerset752013 vs. Bangladesh A
Liam PlunkettTest, ODI28Right-handed batRight-arm fast-mediumYorkshire2013 vs. Australians
Boyd RankinODI,T2029Left-handed batRight-arm fast-mediumWarwickshire652013 vs. Bangladesh A
Toby Roland-Jones25Right-handed batRight-arm medium-fastMiddlesex552013 vs. New Zealanders
Reece Topley19Right-handed batLeft-arm medium-fastEssex2013 tour of Australia
Chris Wright32Right-handed batRight-arm fast-mediumWarwickshire562013 vs. New Zealanders
Spin bowlers
Scott BorthwickODI,T2023Right-handed batRight-arm leg-breakDurham372013 tour of Australia
Danny BriggsODI,T2022Right-handed batSlow left-arm orthodoxHampshire542013 vs. Bangladesh A
Simon KerriganTest24Right-handed batSlow left-arm orthodoxLancashire622013 vs. Australians

Results summary

Season-by-season

SeasonCountryFirst-class v A teamOther first-classList A v A teamOther List ATwenty20 v A teamOther Twenty20
WDLWDLWLT/NRWLT/NRWLT/NRWLT/NR
England B (1982–1985/86)
1982Pakistan---010------------
1985/86Sri Lanka---070---230------
England A (1989/90–2006/07)
1989/90Zimbabwe---120---300------
1990/91Pakistan---010---100------
Sri Lanka030100140---------
1991England---------110------
1991/92West Indies012020---100------
1992England---010------------
1992/93Australia---022---010------
1993England---001------------
1993/94South Africa010421------------
1994England---010------------
1994/95India300110210---------
1995England---100------------
1995/96Pakistan120210210200------
1996England---100------------
1996/97Australia---210---201------
1997England---010------------
1997/98Kenya---100---101------
Sri Lanka210110030001------
1998/99Zimbabwe110001300201------
South Africa---200------------
1999/2000Bangladesh---020---100------
New Zealand110210201200------
2000/01West Indies---341------------
2003/04India---102030010------
2004/05Sri Lanka101---130100------
2005/06West Indies011---230---------
2006/07Bangladesh110---210---------
England Lions (2007–present)
2007West Indies---------010------
India---010---010------
2007/08India---101------------
2008New Zealand---010------------
South Africa---------110------
2008/09New Zealand020---020---010---
2009West Indies---100------------
Australia---010------------
2009/10Pakistan------120---210---
England------------100---
2010Bangladesh---100------------
West Indies------200---------
India------201---------
2010/11West Indies---250------------
2011Sri Lanka010001210---------
2011/12Bangladesh------230---110---
Sri Lanka------320---------
2012West Indies---100------------
Australia020---------------
2012/13Australia------041020------
2013New Zealand---010------------
Bangladesh------210---------

Head-to-head

TeamFirst-classList ATwenty20
WDLWLT/NRWLT/NR
Australians010——————
Australia A020041———
Bangladesh020100———
Bangladesh A110650110
Bangladeshis100——————
Barbados020100———
Border010——————
Central Districts100——————
Central Zone100——————
Combined XI100——————
Combined Campuses and Colleges010——————
Eastern Province100——————
East Zone001——————
England——————100
Essex011——————
Gauteng XI100——————
Guyana021——————
India A300441———
Indian Board President's XI010——————
Indians010001———
Indian Youth XI100——————
Jamaica110——————
Karachi———010———
Karnataka———010———
Kenya010102———
Leeward Islands110——————
Mashonaland———101———
Middlesex010——————
Natal001——————
New South Wales001101———
New Zealand A130221010
New Zealand Academy———200———
New Zealanders020——————
Northern Transvaal100——————
North Island010——————
Orange Free State010——————
Pakistan A120350210
Pakistan Cricket Board XI100200———
Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI010——————
Pakistanis020——————
Pakistan University Grants Commission010——————
Queensland020——————
The Rest110——————
South Africa A010——————
South African Board President's XI100——————
South Africans———110———
South Australia101100———
Southern Districts XI100——————
South Island100——————
South Zone001——————
Sri Lanka050230———
Sri Lanka A3517110———
Sri Lanka Board President's XI110010———
Sri Lanka Colts XI020——————
Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI———100———
Sri Lankans101110———
Tamil Nadu100——————
Tasmania010010———
Transvaal100——————
Trinidad and Tobago030——————
Victoria100020———
Warwickshire100——————
Western Province100——————
West Indians200010———
West Indies A023430———
West Indies B100——————
West Zone001——————
Windward Islands210——————
Zimbabwe120300———
Zimbabwe A110300———
Zimbabwe Country Districts———100———
Zimbabwe Cricket Academy———001———
Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI010——————
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