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Andre Nel (born 15 July 1977, Germiston, Transvaal) is a South African cricketer who plays Test cricket and ODIs as a fast bowler. is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... President St, Germiston, c1910 This article is about Germiston in Gauteng, South Africa. ... Flag of Transvaal For the Russian theme park, see Transvaal Park. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... A Test match between South Africa and England in January 2005. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ...

International career

In January 2005 against England he took 6/81 in the first innings of the Test^[1]. These remained his best innings bowling figures until South Africa's tour of the West Indies in April 2005 when in the 3rd Test at Kensington Oval he took 6/32 to go with his first innings 4 wickets.^[2] This gave him his first 10 wicket haul in Test cricket and he was subsequently named man of the match. The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... The Kensington Oval is located to the west of the capital-city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. ...

Nel went on to take 14 wickets during his side's tour of Australia later in 2005, finishing the year with 36 victims at 20.72.^[3]

He has constantly troubled Brian Lara in Test cricket, having dismissed him on no fewer than 8 occasions.^[4] Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed, The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) was a record-breaking cricketer, the greatest batsman of his generation, and one of the greatest cricketers ever. ...

In the first test^[5] of the Bank Alfalah Test Series versus Pakistan in Karachi, Nel became the 11th South African to reach the milestone of 100 dismissals in test cricket^[6], when he dismissed the Pakistani nightwatchman, Mohammad Asif on October 5, 2007. Bank Alfalah Limited is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... Nightwatchman can refer to various things: A Nightwatchman in the sport of cricket The Nightwatchman is the alias of folk musician Tom Morello The night-watchman state is the classical liberal ideal of a government restricted to the upholding of negative rights This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Mohammad Asif (Urdu: Ù…ØÙ…Ø¯ Ø¢ØµÙ) (born 20 December 1982 in Sheikhupura) is a Pakistani cricketer. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the. ...

County Cricket

After the 2007 World Cup, carrying a highly aggressive and respected reputation, Nel joined the English County of Essex, making his debut for the 2005 and 2006 Pro 40 Champions against the side he first experienced the English game with, Northamptonshire. Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. ... // The National League, currently sponsored as the Pro 40 League and formerly the totesport League, is the one-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. ...

Controversies

Nel has been involved in a number of controversies both on and off the field, as he has been fined for obscene language and for ICC Code of Conduct breaches during his career. ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ...

In February 2001 he hit the headlines after bursting into tears when he felled Allan Donald with a fiery bouncer in a domestic first-class match. It emerged later that he had been following instructions from his coach Ray Jennings to target Donald.^[7] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 531 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1360 pixel, file size: 801 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 531 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã— 1360 pixel, file size: 801 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Cricketer Shaun Pollock batting in the nets at the University of Western Australia Cricket nets are practice nets used by batsmen and bowlers to warm up and/or improve their cricketing techniques. ... Allan Anthony Donald, (born October 20, 1966, Bloemfontein) was a South African cricketer, and one of their most successful pace bowlers ever. ... Ray Jennings is a former South African cricketer. ...

During 2003 he was sent home from a South Africa A tour of Australia after being pulled over for drink driving.^[8] Later in the year during the tour of the West Indies he, along with four other teammates, was found guilty of smoking marijuana.^[9] A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...

His enthusiastic and aggressive approach on the field also gets him into trouble and he was notably brought before the match referee for making offensive facial gestures to Chris Gayle and subsequently fined half of his match fee.^[10] A match referee is an official appointed to oversee professional cricket matches. ... Christopher (Chris) Henry Gayle (born September 21, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a West Indian cricketer. ...

References

Categories: 1977 births | Living people | Northern Transvaal cricketers | Northamptonshire cricketers | Essex cricketers | South African ODI cricketers | South African Test cricketers | South African Twenty20 International cricketers | South African cricketers Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a mens cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sports one-day international format. ... Lungile Loots Bosman (born 14 April 1977 in Kimberley, Cape Province) is a South African cricketer. ... Mark Verdon Boucher (born December 3, 1976 in East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa) is a South African cricketer. ... Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (b. ... Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman. ... Andrew James Hall (born July 31, 1975, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa) is a South African cricketer and member of the South African cricket team since 1999. ... Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer. ... Justin Miles Kemp (born 2 October 1977, Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa) is a South African cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for South Africa since the 2000â€“01 season. ... Charl Langeveldt is a South African ODI (One Day International) and Test cricketer. ... Makhaya Ntini (born 6 July 1977 in Eastern Cape Province) is a South African cricketer, the first black player to play for the South African team. ... Robin John Peterson (b. ... Shaun Maclean Pollock (born July 16, 1973 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African cricketer who is considered a bowling all-rounder. ... Ashwell Gavin Prince (born May 28, 1977, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province) is a cricketer who plays Test and One-day International cricket for South Africa. ... Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg) is a cricketer who became the youngest ever player to captain the South African cricket team at the age of 22 years when he was selected to take over from Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. ... The captain of a cricket team is a player who, during the course of a match, has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player. ... Roger Telemachus (b. ... John Michael (Mickey) Arthur is the current coach of the South African National Cricket team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ...

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County Cricket

Controversies

References

International career