Paul Anderson (cricketer)
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Paul Anderson is an English
cricket
er, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
in 1988, against the Sri Lanka touring team at Headingley
on 10 August 1988. He took one wicket for 47, opening the bowling and bowled their captain
, Ranjan Madugalle
for 48, and caught their opener, Brendon Kuruppu
, off the bowling of Paul Booth
for 19. Anderson scored a duck
at number 11 in his only first-class innings.
He batted right-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. He played two Yorkshire Second XI matches in 1987, and thirteen in 1988. He also appeared for Warwickshire
under-25s.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1988, against the Sri Lanka touring team at Headingley
Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
on 10 August 1988. He took one wicket for 47, opening the bowling and bowled their captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
, Ranjan Madugalle
Ranjan Madugalle
Ranjan Senerath Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a match referee in 1993. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo....
for 48, and caught their opener, Brendon Kuruppu
Brendon Kuruppu
Don Sardha Brendon Priyantha Kuruppu is a former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and opening batsman. He was often used in ODIs, as he played 54 from 1983 to 1990, but his Test career was largely unremarkable but for one productive innings in Colombo....
, off the bowling of Paul Booth
Paul Booth (cricketer)
Paul Antony Booth was an English first-class cricketer. Booth was a left-arm orthodox spinner and left-handed batsman.At the age of nine he played for Meltham under-13s...
for 19. Anderson scored a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
at number 11 in his only first-class innings.
He batted right-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. He played two Yorkshire Second XI matches in 1987, and thirteen in 1988. He also appeared for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
under-25s.