William Boyd Rankin (born July 5, 1984) is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ...

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] , Derry or Londonderry (Irish: or ), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (b. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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] 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] Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ...

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] 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 County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. ... Michael Hendrick (born October 22, 1948, Darley Dale, Derbyshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 30 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1973 to 1981. ... // The National League, currently sponsored as the NatWest Pro40 League and formerly the totesport League, is the one-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England. ...

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. He studied agriculture at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire, during which time he worked on his batting technique.^[2] Harper Adams University College is a small higher education institution located in Edgmond, Shropshire in the UK. The University College has 2,200 students. ... Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated Shrops, is a county in the West Midlands of England. ...

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.^[3] 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. ...

Derbyshire renewed his contract for the 2007 English season, though he has been limited to just 2 first class appearances due to a stress fracture of the fibula. This same injury forced Rankin to miss ODIs against India and South Africa in 2007.^[4] For other uses see fibula (disambiguation) The fibula or calf bone is a bone placed on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below. ...

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.^[5] In List A matches, Rankin has 14 wickets from 14 matches at an average of 33.00.^[6] List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket. ...

References

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External links

• Boyd Rankin at Middlesex CCC
• Boyd Rankin player profile at Derbyshire CCC
• Player profile at Cricinfo.com