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Nuwan Kulasekara

Personal information
Full name	Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara
Born	(1982-07-22) 22 July 1982 (age 29) Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 100)	4 April 2005 v New Zealand
Last Test	27 November 2010 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 118)	November 18 2003 v England
Last ODI	22 January 2012 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	55
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002-2004	Galle Cricket Club
2004-2011	Colts Cricket Club
2011-present	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	12	103	74	183
Runs scored	262	713	1,434	1,219
Batting average	16.37	16.58	18.62	17.16
100s/50s	0/1	0/1	0/4	0/2
Top score	64	73	95	84
Balls bowled	1,678	4,740	10,194	8,243
Wickets	26	110	243	228
Bowling average	33.80	33.19	22.64	26.39
5 wickets in innings	0	0	9	1
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	4/21	4/40	7/27	5/29
Catches/stumpings	4/–	24/–	26/–	44/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2012

Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara (born 22 July 1982 in Nittambuwa) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at the Bandaranayake College-Gampaha. He is principally a fast-medium bowler.

Kululasekera made his One Day International debut against England at Dambulla on 18 November 2003. He took 2-19 as England were bowled out for 88, and Sri Lanka took less than 14 overs to win by 10 wickets.

He made his Test cricket debut against New Zealand at Napier on 4 April 2005. He took only one wicket, and scored a duck, as the match was drawn.

He scored his first Test fifty against England in the 1st Test at Lord's in May 2006, batting out much of the fifth day to save the match.

He is currently ranked in fourth place of bowling in the world ODI format due to his ability to swing the ball both in and out.

He went unsold in the February 2009 IPL Season 2 auctions even though he was up for sale at a fairly low base price of USD 100,000.

IPL 2011[link]

Kulasekara was bought by Chennai Super Kings for a price of $100,000 to play for their team in the IPL 2011.

Man of the Match Awards outside his country: 1

External links[link]

• Player profile: Nuwan Kulasekara from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Nuwan Kulasekara from CricketArchive

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup Runners-Up 1 Jayawardene (c) 2 Atapattu 3 Jayasuriya 4 Tharanga 5 Sangakkara 6 Dilshan 7 Arnold 8 Silva 9 Maharoof 10 Vaas 11 Fernando 12 Malinga 13 Kulasekara 14 Muralitharan 15 Bandara Coach: Moody

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Runners-Up 1 Sangakkara (c) 2 de Saram 3 Dilshan 4 Jayasuriya 5 Jayawardene 6 Kulasekara 7 Maharoof 8 Malinga 9 Mathews 10 Mendis 11 Mubarak 12 Muralitharan 13 Silva 14 Thushara 15 Udana Coach: Bayliss

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Semi-Finalists 1 Sangakkara (c) 2 Chandimal 3 Dilshan 4 Jayasinghe 5 Jayasuriya 6 Jayawardene 7 Kapugedera 8 Kulasekara 9 Malinga 10 Mathews 11 Mendis 12 Muralitharan 13 Perera 14 Randiv 15 Welegedara Coach: Bayliss

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup Runners-Up 1 Sangakkara (c & wk) 2 Jayawardene 3 Dilshan 4 Tharanga 5 Samaraweera 6 Silva 7 Kapugedera 8 Randiv 9 Perera 10 Kulasekara 11 Fernando 12 Malinga 13 Mendis 14 Muralitharan 15 Herath Coach: Bayliss Suraj Randiv replaced Angelo Mathews due to injury

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Martin Guptill

Personal information
Full name	Martin James Guptill
Born	(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 25) Auckland, New Zealand
Nickname	Guppy, Marty Two-Toes, The Fish
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut (cap 243)	18 March 2009 v India
Last Test	23 March 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 152)	10 January 2009 v West Indies
Last ODI	3 March 2012 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–present	Auckland
2011–present	Derbyshire (squad no. 31)
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	22	60	59	99
Runs scored	1,270	2,055	3,452	3,489
Batting average	31.75	39.51	34.73	40.56
100s/50s	2/8	2/16	6/19	8/21
Top score	189	122*	195*	156
Balls bowled	278	65	446	65
Wickets	5	2	6	2
Bowling average	39.20	26.50	49.50	26.50
5 wickets in innings	–	–	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	–	–	–
Best bowling	3/37	2/7	3/37	2/7
Catches/stumpings	22/–	20/–	51/–	41/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2012

Martin James Guptill (born 30 September 1986 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a top-order batsman and has represented New Zealand in different age groups.

Early life[link]

Guptill attended Avondale College and played in the school's 1st XI cricket team. He was also a prefect in his final year.

At the age 14, Guptill was involved in a crown forklift truck accident and lost three toes.^[1] (This fact was revealed to the world by provincial teammate Scott Styris whilst Styris was commentating on Guptill's ODI debut. This has since earned Guptill the nickname "Two Toes" within the Black Caps team.) When Guptill was in the hospital, his father asked Jeff Crowe if a New Zealand player could visit him. Stephen Fleming, the then New Zealand captain, visited him at the hospital the next day.

International youth cricket[link]

Guptill first represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in 2006.

First class debut[link]

In domestic cricket, he plays for Auckland Aces (he plays in Auckland's club cricket competition for Suburbs New Lynn). In first class cricket, he scored 99 on first-class debut. In January 2011 it was announced that Guptill had signed for Derbyshire in England. He was to take over from Australian player Usman Khawaja for the second half of the County Championship & CB40 season and the whole of the T20.^[2]

International debuts[link]

He made his One Day International debut for New Zealand on the 10th January 2009 against the West Indies in Auckland, becoming the first New Zealander to score a century on his one-day debut. He reached the landmark with a huge six off the bowling of Chris Gayle. His score of 122 not out is the highest debut score in New Zealand ODI history, and second highest debut score ever in ODIs. He also gained the highest ODI score for a New Zealander against the West Indies and became the first cricketer from his country to carry his bat through a completed innings. He made his Test debut against India in the first Test in Hamilton in March 2009, scoring 14 and 48.

On 14 December 2009, Guptill made his test bowling debut in the second innings of the match against Pakistan in Napier. In his innings, he made two 'caught and bowled' deliveries to Salman Butt & Imran Farhat. At that point, he had 2 wickets for 16 runs.^[3] The test ended in a dour draw due to rain, but he ended with 3 for 37 in 13.2 overs, when he trapped Mohammad Asif for lbw after referral for the final wicket of the Pakistani innings.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Martin Guptill

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• CricketArchive
• Martin Guptill at New Zealand Cricket Players Association

v t e New Zealand squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 1 Vettori (c) 2 Broom 3 Butler 4 Diamanti 5 Franklin 6 Guptill 7 B. McCullum 8 N. McCullum 9 McGlashan 10 Mills 11 O'Brien 12 Oram 13 Ryder 14 Styris 15 Taylor 16 Redmond Coach: Moles Aaron Redmond was called up to cover for the injured Jesse Ryder.

v t e New Zealand squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20 1 Vettori (c) 2 Bond 3 Butler 4 Guptill 5 Hopkins 6 B. McCullum 7 N. McCullum 8 Mills 9 Nicol 10 Oram 11 Redmond 12 Ryder 13 Southee 14 Styris 15 Taylor Coach: Greatbatch

v t e New Zealand squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 1 Daniel Vettori (c) 2 Daryl Tuffey 3 James Franklin 4 Martin Guptill 5 Jamie How 6 Nathan McCullum 7 Brendon McCullum (wk) 8 Andy McKay 9 Jacob Oram 10 Jesse Ryder 11 Tim Southee 12 Scott Styris 13 Ross Taylor 14 Kane Williamson 15 Luke Woodcock Coach: John Wright Daryl Tuffey and Andy McKay were called in as a replacements for Hamish Bennett and Kyle Mills respectively.

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Ross Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor
Born	(1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 28) Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Nickname	Rosco
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut (cap 234)	8 November 2007 v South Africa
Last Test	23 March 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 144)	1 March 2006 v West Indies
Last ODI	25 October 2011 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–present	Central Districts
2008–2010	RC Bangalore
2009–2010	Victoria
2010	Durham
2011	Rajasthan Royals
2012-present	Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	37	110	86	155
Runs scored	2,742	3,185	5,794	4,837
Batting average	43.52	37.47	41.98	38.38
100s/50s	6/15	5/20	12/33	9/31
Top score	154*	131*	217	132*
Balls bowled	90	42	660	318
Wickets	2	0	6	3
Bowling average	21.50	–	59.83	81.00
5 wickets in innings	0	–	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	2/4	–	2/4	1/13
Catches/stumpings	64/–	78/–	109/–	103/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 1 February 2012

Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor (born 8 March 1984), more commonly known as Ross Taylor, is a New Zealand cricketer and the current captain, preferred ahead of wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum. He has also captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in youth internationals. Taylor has a highest first-class score of 132* in the State Shield domestic one-day competition in 2003–04, and 217 in the State Championship in 2007–08.

International career[link]

He made his debut for the New Zealand team in international cricket on 1 March 2006, in a one-day match against the West Indies. He became the second male player of Samoan heritage to play for New Zealand after Murphy Su'a.^[1] Taylor's full name is Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor; however, some sources have inaccurately recorded his name as Ross Luteru Taylor. This is because Taylor grew up answering to both Luteru and Ross when playing cricket, and did not realise he needed to write down his full name for the official New Zealand Cricket records when he was asked to fill in a questionnaire at a first-class match early in his career.

Taylor captained New Zealand for the first time in an ODI against Australia in Napier on 3 March 2010, when Daniel Vettori dropped out of the side less than 30 minutes before the start with a neck ache. Taylor top-scored with 70 and New Zealand won by two wickets with four balls to spare. Taylor was also awarded the Man of the Match and donated the $NZ 500 prize to the Landsdowne Cricket Club in Masterton.

Taylor has been a dominant batsman on the domestic scene for the past couple of seasons. He is a clean striker of the ball, and a useful off-break bowler. Taylor scored his maiden one day century in front of a delighted crowd in Napier, playing against Sri Lanka on 28 December 2006. Unluckily for him, New Zealand were comprehensively beaten in that game, his innings aside. He also suffered dehydration and required a short hospital trip during the second innings. Taylor hit 84 against Australia in their opening game in the 2007 Commonwealth Bank series.

Taylor has also played English cricket for Norwich and Coltishall Wanderers in Norfolk. He was their key player and he was consistent in scoring runs.

Domestic career[link]

Taylor was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2008 Indian Premier League auction. An innings of note was a destructive 81* of 33 balls^[2] against the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009.

In the 2011 auction, Taylor was sold to the Rajasthan Royals. Mainly used as a finisher for the Royals, he was underused yet effective.

He departed the Rajasthan Royals to join the Delhi Daredevils for the season of 2012.

His domestic team in New Zealand is the Central Stags, in 2009/10 he played for the Victorian Bushrangers in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash as one of two overseas players (the other being Dwayne Bravo from the West Indies). In the 2009 2009-10 HRV Cup Final against the Auckland Aces, Taylor scored a match-winning 80 off 30 balls, and in a partnership with Kieran Noema-Barnett they scored 133 runs from 53 balls bowled. Taylor also hit Michael Bates for 27 in one over, including three consecutive sixes. In total Taylor hit eight sixes and five fours for the Stags. In 2010 he played for Durham in the Friends Provident T20 tournament, his most substantial contribution being a brutal 80 not out from only 33 balls including 3 fours and 9 sixes.

Achievements[link]

Taylor's first ODI century came against Sri Lanka on 28 December 2006, scoring 128* off 133 balls. The innings included 12 fours and 6 sixes. Taylor scored his second century in his ODI career on 18 February 2007 against Australia. He scored 117, the 2nd highest score by a New Zealander against Australia.

He made his highest ODI score of 131* which came off 124 balls against Pakistan on 8 March 2011 at the ICC Cricket World Cup. His innings included seven (7) 6's and eight (8) 4's and contributed to New Zealand making 127 runs in the final 9 overs of the game for their highest total ever against Pakistan (302) in ODI cricket. It is from this match that Taylor earned his nickname 'The Pallekele Plunderer' after he blasted a staggering 55 runs from the last 13 deliveries he faced.^[3]

He scored his maiden Test century, a patient and restrained 120, in March 2008 at Hamilton in the first Test of the 2007–08 series against England and went on to be the leading run scorer for the series.

Aside from national duties for the New Zealand team, Taylor also plays for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and for his domestic team, the Central Districts Stags. Taylor scored a match winning innings of 81 from just 33 balls for Bangalore against Kolkata to seal an improbable victory for his team in 2009.

Known for his explosive style, combining flair and aggression with proper, elegant strokes, Taylor has been a match-winner in many of the RCB's wins. He has one of the highest strike-rates as an RCB batsman and known to be a 'finisher'. After RCB's win over Delhi Daredevils at Airtel Champions League Twenty20 2009, captain Anil Kumble said that Taylor was a "murderer" of spinners, referring to his explosive innings of 65. In 38 balls, Taylor had scored six 4s and four 6s, and was declared Man of the Match.^[4]

Ross Taylor scored a Test match career-best of 154* against England at Old Trafford in May 2008, a brilliant innings including 5 sixes and 17 fours.

His third Test century, an aggressive and chancy innings of 151 runs off 204 balls, came against India at Napier in March 2009. His fourth Test century, in the next Test, was a serene 107 which delayed India's victory long enough to force a draw.

His fifth century was 138 against Australia at Hamilton, in March 2010, which was also the fastest Test century ever by a New Zealander.

Test centuries[link]

The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Ross Taylor.

• In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
• The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career

Test Centuries of Ross Taylor
	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year
1	120	3	England	Hamilton, New Zealand	Seddon Park	2008
2	154*	7	England	Manchester, England	Old Trafford	2008
3	151	16	India	Napier, New Zealand	McLean Park	2009
4	107	17	India	Wellington, New Zealand	Basin Reserve	2009
5	138	24	Australia	Hamilton, New Zealand	Seddon Park	2010
6	122*	34	Zimbabwe	Napier, New Zealand	McLean Park	2012

ODI centuries[link]

The following table illustrates a summary of the ODI centuries scored by Ross Taylor.

• In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
• The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career

ODI Centuries of Ross Taylor
	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year
1	128*	3	Sri Lanka	Napier, New Zealand	McLean Park	2006
2	117	17	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand	Eden Park	2007
3	103	48	Bangladesh	Chittagong, Bangladesh	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	2008
4	131*(Best Innings)	99	Pakistan	Kandy, Srilanka	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	2011
5	119	110	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club	2011

Personal life[link]

Taylor and New Zealand women's cricketer Victoria Jayne Brown got married on 25 June 2011. Victoria gave birth to a daughter named Mackenzie on 24 September 2011.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Player profile: Ross Taylor from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Ross Taylor from CricketArchive
• Ross Taylor at New Zealand Cricket Players Association
• RCB Player Profile: Ross Taylor from Royal Challengers Bangalore

v t e New Zealand squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 3 Taylor 7 Fleming (c) 10 McMillan 11 Vettori 14 Tuffey 17 Gillespie 24 Oram 27 Bond 32 Martin 34 Marshall 39 Patel 40 Vincent 42 McCullum 45 Mason 50 Fulton 56 Styris 70 Franklin Coach: Bracewell Tuffey and Vincent were injured during the tournament and replaced in the squad by Martin and Marshall respectively.

v t e New Zealand squad – 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Semi-Finalists 1 Vettori (c) 2 Bond 3 Fulton 4 Gillespie 5 Hopkins 6 B. McCullum 7 N. McCullum 8 McMillan 9 Martin 10 Oram 11 Patel 12 Scott 13 Styris 14 Taylor 15 Vincent

v t e New Zealand squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 1 Vettori (c) 2 Broom 3 Butler 4 Diamanti 5 Franklin 6 Guptill 7 B. McCullum 8 N. McCullum 9 McGlashan 10 Mills 11 O'Brien 12 Oram 13 Ryder 14 Styris 15 Taylor 16 Redmond Coach: Moles Aaron Redmond was called up to cover for the injured Jesse Ryder.

v t e New Zealand squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20 1 Vettori (c) 2 Bond 3 Butler 4 Guptill 5 Hopkins 6 B. McCullum 7 N. McCullum 8 Mills 9 Nicol 10 Oram 11 Redmond 12 Ryder 13 Southee 14 Styris 15 Taylor Coach: Greatbatch