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playername	Ray Jennings
country	South Africa
fullname	Raymond Vernon Jennings
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dayofbirth	9
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Raymond Vernon Jennings (born August 9, 1954 in Vanderbijlpark) is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the apartheid era.

In October 2004 Jennings was appointed coach of the South African national cricket team on a short-term contract, he had previously coached South Africa A. Under Jennings, South Africa played four Test series, losing to India and England before beating Zimbabwe and the West Indies. At the end of the West Indies tour he was replaced by Mickey Arthur.

He coached the Under-19 team in the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia before taking over as coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second season of the IPL

Coaching Royal Challengers Bangalore

Late 2008 and early 2009, saw Jennings take over as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team in the Indian Premier League owned by the business tycoon Vijay Mallya. He was now heading a unit that saw a forgettable IPL 2008 after finishing 7th on the table among the 8 competing teams. Jennings brought the team together by making Anil Kumble the captain of the side for the second edition of the IPL that was to start in South Africa. Under Jennings, RCB saw success and made it to the finals of the league facing Deccan Chargers in 2009. This was a big turn around for the franchisee and the team who had a bad run the only previous season. The same year, Royal Challengers Bangalore also qualified for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20. In 2010, the team made it till the Semi-Finals losing to Mumbai Indians and later finishing 3rd on the table. Jennings also has a huge fan following from the city of Bangalore from where the Royal Challengers Bangalore play from.

References

Category:South African cricketers Category:South African wicket-keepers Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Old Edwardians (Johannesburg) Category:South African cricket coaches Category:Coaches of the South Africa national cricket team

Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
playername	Chis Gayle
country	West Indies
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nickname	Galy
living	true
dayofbirth	21
monthofbirth	9
yearofbirth	1979
placeofbirth	Kingston
countryofbirth	Jamaica
heightft	6
heightinch	3
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bowling	Right arm off break
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testdebutdate	16 March
testdebutyear	2000
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lasttestdate	5 December
lasttestyear	2010
lasttestagainst	Sri Lanka
odidebutdate	11 September
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Chistopher Henry "Chris" Gayle (born 21 September 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007–10. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight Riders. He is currently signed with Royal Challenger Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He is one of only four players who have scored two triple centuries at Test level: 317 against South Africa in 2005, and 333 against Sri Lanka in 2010.

Career

Gayle played for the West Indies at youth international level prior to making his first-class debut aged 19 for Jamaica. He played his first One Day International 11 months later, and his first Test match 6 months after that. Gayle, who normally opens the innings when he plays for the West Indies, is a destructive batsman who is most effective playing square of the wicket. In July 2001, Gayle (175), together with Daren Ganga (89) established the record for opening partnerships at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo when they put on 214 together against Zimbabwe.

However, generally speaking he had a slow start to his international career, but invigorated it in 2002, ending the year with three centuries against India in November and becoming the third West Indian to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year, along with Vivian Richards and Brian Lara. He is one of only six players in One Day International history to have three or more scores of 150. In 2005, Gayle was dropped for the first Test against South Africa along with six other players following a dispute over sponsorship issues (see below). He returned for the second test but had a poor series until the fourth Test, where he made a match-saving 317. It was the first ever triple century against South Africa and up until Mahela Jayawardene made 374, it was the highest individual Test score against them.

In August 2005, Gayle joined Worcestershire for the rest of the English season, playing eight matches. He made two half-centuries in three first class matches and two half-centuries in five one-day matches, and won one Man of the Match award in the one-day National League. However, Worcestershire were relegated after Gayle made 1 in the final match against Lancashire. Gayle was named Player of the 2006 Champions Trophy, where the West Indies nearly defended the title which they won in 2004, being defeated in the final by Australia. Gayle scored three centuries and totaled 474 runs, 150 more than any other batsman, and also took eight wickets in as many matches. Gayle, in keeping with the rest of the West Indies team, had a poor World Cup in 2007. He recorded a series of low scores; the one exception being a blistering 79 off 58 balls against England in the West Indies' final match.

On 17 December 2009 in the Australia v West Indies 3rd Test Chris Gayle scored the fifth fastest century in Test match history. He reached the century in just 70 balls. However he was shortly after dismissed for 102 runs. This feat included a flurry of runs thanks to some big hitting sixes. One of the sixes hit the Lillee Marsh stand's roof in a monstrous hit that was estimated by commentator, Ian Healy, to be approx 140 metres long. On 16 November 2010, he became the fourth cricketer to score two triple centuries in Test cricket after Donald Bradman, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag.

Twenty20

Gayle holds the record for the highest innings in a Twenty20 International, having scored 117 against South Africa in the first match of the 2007 World Twenty20, His innings was the first century in international Twenty20 cricket, and one of only four scored to date (the other three being Brendon McCullum's 116 not out, Suresh Raina's 101 and Mahela Jayawardene's 100). Because of this, he, Jayawardene, Suresh Raina and McCullum share the honour of being the only batsmen to score a century in each of international cricket's three formats. In the semi-final match of the 2009 World Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, he became the first international player to carry his bat through the entire innings in this format of the game. In April 2008, Gayle was auctioned by the franchise Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League, but missed the opening games due to a Sri Lanka tour to the Caribbean. When he finally joined the team, he missed out on the action due to a groin injury he picked up during that tour. Afterwards, he left to join the West Indies team for a home series against Australia, therefore not playing in the inaugural version of the IPL at all. On 1 July 2009, Gayle signed with the Western Australia Warriors for the Australian Domestic Twenty20 tournament known as the Big Bash for the 2009–10 season.

He played in the second IPL competition in early 2009, arriving for an away Test series against England very late, earning criticism about his commitment. His Test series went poorly, and the West Indies went on to lose both the Test and ODI series. Gayle, however, went to on score a match winning 88 in the first official match of the 2009 Twenty20, in a surprise victory over Australia.

In 2011, after being left out of the initial part of the West Indies T20 and one-day home series against Pakistan, Gayle opted to join the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League. In his first game against his previous team Kolkata Knight Riders, he scored 102 off 55 balls, hitting 10 fours and 7 sixes. On May 6, 2011, he scored another century, 107 off 49 balls against the Kings XI Punjab, which included 10 fours and 9 sixes. In the next match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, he scored 37 runs in one over, which included 3 sixes, 3 fours and a no ball which was hit for a six. Although many people cite him as having hit the over for 37, one run was awarded as an extra due to the no ball. He can therefore be said to have hit 36 off an over which went for 37. Gayle won the Orange Cap Award for scoring the most runs in the tournament amassing 608 runs in 12 matches. He was instrumental in many victories for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and received five man of the match awards for his performances.

Controversies

Despite being regarded as a calm, cool cricketer, Gayle has been involved in a few controversies. In 2005 Gayle was involved in the dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and a number of players over sponsorship issues. These players had personal sponsorship deals with Cable and Wireless, who used to sponsor West Indian cricket. However, since the West Indies had recently become sponsored by Cable and Wireless' rivals Digicel the West Indies Cricket Board demanded the players dropped their Cable and Wireless deals. When the players refused to back down, the West Indies Cricket Board dropped them for the first Test against South Africa. Gayle later cut his deal with Cable and Wireless and rejoined the side for the second Test. He was charged with conduct contrary to the spirit of cricket during a Test against New Zealand in March 2006, but was subsequently found not guilty. Later that year, during October's Champions Trophy tournament in India, he was fined 30 percent of his match fee after repeated verbal exchanges with the Australian batsman Michael Clarke. He also publicly criticised the West Indies Cricket Board during the 2007 tour of England which led to an official reprimand and warning.

Gayle also received criticism in early 2009 during West Indies' tour of England, where he commentated that he did not want to captain the West Indies anymore given the pressures involved, and that he "wouldn't be so sad" if Test cricket was superseded by Twenty20 cricket in the future. From the West Indies, both Viv Richards and Gary Sobers criticised Gayle's comments, as did opposite number Andrew Strauss. Gayle later commented that his statement had been quoted out of context, according to Julian Hunte, President of the West Indies Cricket Board. In an interview with Michael Atherton at the conclusion of a West Indies defeat in their tour of England, Gayle stated that he was not going to resign the captaincy.

Player statistics

Test centuries

The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Chris Gayle.

In the column Runs, * indicates being not out.

The column title Match refers to the Match Number of his career.

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" align="center" width:"100%" !colspan=8|Test Centuries of Chris Gayle |- ! width="40"| # !! width="50"|Runs !! width="50"|Match !! width="125"|Against !! width="175"|City/Country !! width="200"|Venue !! width="50"|Year !! width="50"|Result |- | 1 || 175 || 10 || || Bulawayo, Zimbabwe || Queens Sports Club || 2001 || Won |- | 2 || 204 || 23 || || St. George's, Grenada || National Cricket Stadium || 2002 || Drawn |- | 3 || 116 || 36 || || Cape Town, South Africa || Newlands || 2004 || Drawn |- | 4 || 107 || 37 || || Centurion, South Africa || SuperSport Park || 2004 || Lost |- | 5 || 141 || 42 || || Gros Islet, St Lucia || Beausejour Cricket Ground || 2004 || Drawn |- | 6 || 105 || 47 || || London, England || The Oval || 2004 || Lost |- | 7 || 317 || 50 || || St. John's, Antigua || Antigua Recreation Ground || 2005 || Drawn |- | 8 || 197 || 75 || || Napier, New Zealand || McLean Park || 2008 || Drawn |- | 9 || 104 || 76 || || Kingston, Jamaica || Sabina Park || 2009 || Won |- | 10 || 104 || 80 || || Port of Spain, Trinidad || Queen's Park Oval || 2009 || Drawn |- | 11 || 165* || 84 || || Adelaide, Australia || Adelaide Oval || 2009 || Drawn |- | 12 || 102 || 85 || || Perth, Australia || WACA Ground || 2009 || Lost |- | 13 || 333 || 89 || || Galle, Sri Lanka || Galle International Stadium || 2010 ||Drawn |- |}

One Day International Centuries

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" align="center" width:"100%" !colspan=8|One Day International Centuries of Chris Gayle |- ! width="40"| # !! width="50"|Runs !! width="50"|Match !! width="125"|Against !! width="175"|City/Country !! width="200"|Venue !! width="50"|Year !! width="50"|Result |- | 1 || 152 || 32 || || Nairobi, Kenya || Simba Union Ground || 2001 || Won |- | 2 || 103 || 54 || || Nagpur, India || VCA Ground || 2002 || Won |- | 3 || 140 || 56 || || Ahmedabad, India || Sardar Patel Stadium || 2002 || Lost |- | 4 || 101 || 57 || || Vadodara, India || Reliance Stadium || 2002 || Won |- | 5 || 119 || 68 || || Kimberley, South Africa || De Beers Diamond Oval || 2003 || Won |- | 6 || 153* || 79 || || Bulawayo, Zimbabwe || Queens Sports Club || 2003 || Won |- | 7 || 112* || 83 || || Harare, Zimbabwe || Harare Sports Club || 2003 || Won |- | 8 || 152* || 88 || || Johannesburg, South Africa || The Wanderers Stadium || 2004 || Lost |- | 9 || 132* || 100 || || London, England || Lord's || 2004 || Won |- | 10 || 132 || 116 || || Bridgetown, Barbados || Kensington Oval || 2005 || Lost |- | 11 || 124 || 124 || || Gros Islet, St Lucia || Beausejour Cricket Ground || 2005 || Lost |- | 12 || 123 || 134 || || Kingston, Jamaica || Sabina Park || 2006 || Lost |- | 13 || 104* || 145 || || Jaipur, India || Sawai Mansingh Stadium || 2006 || Won |- | 14 || 101 || 149 || || Ahmedabad, India || Sardar Patel Stadium || 2006 || Lost |- | 15 || 133* || 150 || || Jaipur, India || Sawai Mansingh Stadium || 2006 || Won |- | 16 || 110* || 186 || || King City, Canada || Maple Leaf Cricket Club || 2008 || Won |- | 17 || 113 || 187 || || Abu Dhabi, UAE || Sheikh Zayed Stadium || 2008 || Lost |- | 18 || 122 || 189 || || Abu Dhabi, UAE || Sheikh Zayed Stadium || 2008 || Lost |- | 19 || 135 || 189 || || Napier, New Zealand || McLean Park || 2008 || Lost |- |- |}

Twenty20 International Centuries

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" align="center" width:"100%" !colspan=8|Twenty20 International Centuries of Chris Gayle |- ! width="40"| # !! width="50"|Runs !! width="50"|Match !! width="125"|Against !! width="175"|City/Country !! width="200"|Venue !! width="50"|Year !! width="50"|Result |- | 1 || 117* || 4 || || Johannesburg, South Africa || The Wanderers Stadium || 2007 || Lost |- |}

Notes

References

''75 Years of West Indies Cricket 1928–2000'' by Ray Goble and Keith AP Sandiford ISBN 1-870518-78-0

External links

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Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
name	Shooter Jennings
background	solo_singer
birth name	Waylon Albright Jennings
birth date	May 19, 1979
instrument	VocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarPianoHammond organBanjo
genre	Outlaw country, Alternative country, Country rock, Southern rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock
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years active	2005–present
label	Universal South
associated acts	Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Stargunn, Tom Morello, Scott H. Biram, Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, Patty Griffin
website	ShooterJennings.com }}

Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings (born May 19, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter active in the country music and Southern rock genres as well as making his first foray into psychedelic rock in 2009. The only child of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Jennings signed his first recording contract, with Universal South Records, in 2005, releasing his debut album ''Put the "O" Back in Country'' that year. This album produced his only entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts in its lead-off single "Fourth of July", which peaked at #26. Jennings has since followed ''Put the "O" Back in Country'' with three more albums: ''Electric Rodeo'', ''Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06'' (both 2006), and ''The Wolf'' (2007). In 2009, he re-named his long-time backing band "Hierophant", to coincide with his forth-coming concept album and toured with them on the Warped Tour. ''Black Ribbons'' was released in 2010, Shooter's most ambitious effort, and gained him much critical acclaim as well as a brand new underground following. In 2011, Shooter formed "The Triple Crown" in New York City featuring Erik Deutsch on piano, Tony Leone on drums, Jon Graboff on Pedal Steel, Eleanor Whitmore on Fiddle and Chris Masterson on lead guitar and recorded his 5th album titled "Family Man".

Biography

Shooter Jennings lived his first few years in a crib on his parents' tour bus. By age five, he was playing drums. At 8 years old, he took piano lessons. He started playing guitar at fourteen and sometimes played percussion in his father's band. He and his father recorded a record together called "Fenixon" in 1996 which was partially used for the core material which led to the album "Waylon Forever". "Fenixon" has yet to be released. Shooter graduated from University School of Nashville in 1997.

As an adult, Jennings left Nashville, Tennessee to seek his fortunes in Los Angeles. He assembled and performed with Stargunn, a southern rock band who, through three distinct phases, sounded like a hybrid of Lynyrd Skynyrd, David Bowie, Guns n' Roses and The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies. Stargunn performed at local clubs for six years, built an avid following, and earned praise from the local music press.

On March 30, 2003, Jennings dissolved Stargunn and began travelling often to New York City to spend time with his girlfriend and sort out what he wanted to do next. He returned to Los Angeles in 2003 to begin working on new material. He recorded his first album "Put The O Back in Country" with Dave Cobb producing in 2004 and it was released in 2005.

Jennings portrayed his father in the Johnny Cash biopic ''Walk the Line''. He is the host of ''Shooter Jennings' Electric Rodeo'', a two-hour weekly music show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Outlaw Country channel. His second solo album ''Electric Rodeo'' was released on April 4, 2006, followed by ''The Wolf'' on October 23, 2007. This album was followed in 2009 by his first compilation album, ''Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings and the .357's''.

In 2010 Jennings' fourth album, ''Black Ribbons'', a dystopian concept rock opera featuring Stephen King as Will O' The Wisp, was released March 2, 2010. On May 1, 2010 Shooter Jennings announced "Black Ribbons: The Living Album" on his Twitter account. The "Living Album" includes the full studio record and live shows with Hierophant on a USB flash drive shaped like a tarot card. Although a complete departure from his country sound, the album showed off the diversity and imagination of Shooter as an artist. When asked if there would be more Hierophant albums in the future, Shooter said "Definitely, when we need one"

In 2011, following a move to New York, Shooter, with childhood friend and master pianist Erik Deutsch, formed "The Triple Crown", a new backing band for his forthcoming country album. The album, his first self-produced outing, is said to be released in September on 429 records.

Personal life

He is engaged to Drea de Matteo, with whom he had a baby girl, Alabama Gypsy Rose, on November 28, 2007. Jennings proposed onstage at the Stanley Center during a show in Utica, New York, on June 11, 2009, and confirmed the news on Twitter. "Asked Drea to marry me on stage tonight. I'm a lucky man," he Tweeted, "I'll never forget Utica, NY."

On December 8, 2010, it was announced that the couple are expecting their second child, due in spring 2011.

They welcomed their son, Waylon Albert "Blackjack" Jennings, in April 2011

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"
''Put the "O" Back in Country''		* Release date: March 1, 2005	Show Dog-Universal Music>Universal South Records	* Formats: ''[[Electric Rodeo">Compact disc	22	124	1	—	—
''[[Electric Rodeo''		* Release date: April 4, 2006	* Label: Universal South Records	* Formats: CD, LP, music download	12	64	—	—	—
! scope="row"		* Release date: October 23, 2007	* Label: Universal South Records	* Formats: CD, LP, music download	12	52	—	—	—
''Black Ribbons''		* Release date: March 2, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: CD, LP, music download	—	133	—	16	34
''Family Man''		* Release date: January 2012	* Label: Black Country Rock / 429 Records	* Formats: CD, LP, music download

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak positions
		! width="40"
''Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings and the .357's''		* Release date: March 24, 2009	* Label: Universal South Records	* Formats: CD, music download	45

Other appearances

! Year	Title	! Album
2000	"White Lines and Black Ties" (with Stargunn)	''
2001	"KatWalk" (with Stargunn)	''
2003	"I've Always Been Crazy" (with Stargunn)	''I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings''
2004	"Please Carry Me Home" (with Jessi Colter)	''Songs Inspired by the Passion of the Christ''
2005	"I'm a Long Way from Home"
2006	"The Silver Tongued Devil & I"	''The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson''
2006	"If it ain't One Thing" (with Carter Falco)	''If It Aint One Thing''
2006	"Better Before You Were Big Time" (with Ted Russel Kamp)	''Divisadero''
2006	"Long Gone" (with Carter Falco)	''If It Aint One Thing''
2007	"Good Hearted Woman" (with Deana Carter)
2008	"The Iron Wheel" (with The Nightwatchman)	''The Fabled City''
2008	"Never Work In This Town Again " (with Matt Reasor & the Madness )	''Pentecostal Pasta Salad''
2009	"The War on the Terror and the Drugs" (with Ike Reilly)	''Hard Luck Stories''
2010	"Call Me The Breeze"	''Sweet Home Alabama: The Country Music Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd''
2011	"Belle Of The Ball"	''Music Inside - Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Vol 1''
2011	"I Miss My Boyfriend" (with Folk Uke)	''I Miss My Boyfriend (feat. Shooter Jennings)''
2011	"Fuck You, I'm Famous!"
2011	"TBA"	'Music Inside - Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Vol 2''
2012	"Almost Lover/You Picked Me " (with A Fine Frenzy)	'TBA (Summer 2012), ''

Stargunn Albums

Title	Details	Peak positions
		! width="40"
''The Only Way Up Is Down, Part One''		* Release date: June 14th, 2001	* Label: The Electric Banana Company	* Formats: CD	_

Live albums

Title	Details	Peak positions
		! width="40"
''Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06''		* Release date: October 10, 2006	* Label: Universal South Records	* Formats: CD, music download	55

Digital Releases

Title	Details	Peak positions
		! width="40"
''Missed The Boat: A Collection of Demos & Rarities''		* Release date: December 25, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: music download	_

Black Ribbons Living Album Releases

Title	Details	Peak positions
		! width="40"
''Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, NC''		* Release date: April 21, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_
''Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA''		* Release date: April 23, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_
''Memorial Auditorium, St Augustine, FL''		* Release date: April 25, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_
''Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC''		* Release date: April 27, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_
''Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN''		* Release date: April 28, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_
''Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC''		* Release date: September 16, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_
''Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA''		* Release date: April 24, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_
''Soul Kitchen, Mobile, AL''		* Release date: September 11, 2010	* Label: Black Country Rock	* Formats: USB	_

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		! width="40"
	"4th of July" (featuring George Jones)	26
"Steady at the Wheel"	—
	"Gone to Carolina"	—
"Some Rowdy Women"	—
	"It Ain't Easy"	—
! scope="row"	—
2008	"This Ol' Wheel"	—
2009	"Wake Up!"	—
2011	"Outlaw You"	—

Videography

Music videos

! Year	Video	! Director
	"4th of July"	Roger Pistole
"Steady at the Wheel"	James Minchin
2006	"Gone to Carolina"
	"It Ain't Easy"
"Walk of Life"	Deaton-Flanigen Productions
2010	"Summer of Rage"
	"Lights in the Sky"
"Outlaw You"

Filmography

Film
! Year	! Title	! Role
2005	''Walk the Line''	Waylon Jennings
2006	''American Revolutions: The Highwaymen''
2008	''Shooter''
Television
! Year	! Title	! Role
2008	''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''	Himself

References

External links

Official Website

Official MySpace

IMDB Profile

An Interview with Shooter Jennings

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Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
playername	Anil Kumble
nickname	nobowler,jumbo
country	India
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living	true
dayofbirth	17
monthofbirth	10
yearofbirth	1970
placeofbirth	Bangalore
countryofbirth	India
height	6'2
batting	Right-handed
bowling	Right-arm leg break
role	Bowler and Test captain
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testdebutdate	9 August
testdebutyear	1990
testdebutagainst	England
testcap	192
lasttestdate	29 October
lasttestyear	2008
lasttestagainst	Australia
odidebutdate	25 April
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odidebutagainst	Sri Lanka
odicap	78
lastodidate	19 March
lastodiyear	2007
lastodiagainst	Bermuda
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club2	Surrey
year2	2006
club3	Leicestershire
year3	2000
club4	Northamptonshire
year4	1995
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matches1	132
runs1	2,506
bat avg1	17.65
100s/50s1	1/5
top score1	110*
deliveries1	40,850
wickets1	619
bowl avg1	29.65
fivefor1	35
tenfor1	8
best bowling1	10/74
catches/stumpings1	60/–
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Anil Kumble () (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian Test cricket team. He is a right-arm leg spin (legbreak googly) bowler and a right-hand batsman. He is currently the leading wicket-taker for India in both Test and One Day International matches. At present he is the third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket and one of only three bowlers to have taken more than 600 Test wickets. Kumble has had success bowling with other spinners, notably Venkatapathy Raju and Rajesh Chauhan in the 1990s and Harbhajan Singh since 2000. He is considered as one of the greatest spinners of all time.

Kumble was appointed the captain of the Indian Test cricket team on 8 November 2007. His first assignment as captain was the three-test home series against Pakistan that India won 1–0. Then he led the Indian Test team on its tour to Australia for the 2007–08 four-test series of The Border-Gavaskar Trophy that India lost 1–2. Kumble succeeded his state team mate Rahul Dravid, who resigned as the captain in September 2007. Since his debut in international cricket on 25 April 1990, he has taken 619 Test wickets and 337 ODI wickets. Although often criticised as not a big turner of the ball, Kumble is the second highest wicket taker among leg spinners in Test cricket behind leg spinner Shane Warne of Australia and the third of all bowlers after Warne and off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and has claimed 619 Test wickets. He is one of only two bowlers in the history of cricket to have taken all 10 wickets in a test innings, the other being Jim Laker of England. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour, by the Government of India in 2005. After playing for India for 18 years, he announced his retirement on 2 November 2008. His last match was against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.

Personal life

Anil Kumble was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to KN Krishna Swamy and Saroja. His family, takes its name from Kumble village, situated in Kasaragod district, Kerala: He is married to Chethana Ramatheertha. Anil has 3 children – daughter Aaruni (from Chethana's previous marriage), son Mayas and the youngest Svasti (daughter)

Kumble began playing cricket on streets of Bangalore and joined a club called ''Young Cricketers'' when he was 13 years old. Kumble did his primary schooling at Holy Saint English School and his high schooling at National High School, Basavanagudi. He got his Pre-University College education from National College, Basavanagudi. Kumble graduated from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1991–92. Kumble was studious by disposition. Prior to his selection for the England tour, he did exceedingly well in his academics, passing mechanical engineering with distinction in the top of his class. Two of his college team mates, M.P. Vivek and Rashid Mohsin went on to have scintillating but short lived first class careers. Kumble has a brother named Dinesh. He is nicknamed ''Jumbo'' not only because his deliveries, for a spinner, are "as fast as a Jumbo jet"., but also because his feet are quite big or ''Jumbo'' as observed by his team-mates.

Career

Kumble is a right-arm leg spinner with an unorthodox style, most famous for his flipper. He started his career as a fast bowler, which has given him a useful faster delivery. He relies more on accuracy, variations and bounce than spinning the ball. His unique bowling style can be attributed to matting pitches in Bangalore which assist top-spin and over-spin.

He made his first-class debut for Karnataka against Hyderabad on 30, November 1989, taking 4 wickets and bagging a pair. He was selected for India Under-19s against Pakistan Under-19s, scoring 113 in the first test and 76 in the second. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in the Australasia Cup on 25 April 1990. He also made his Test debut in that year on India's tour of England in the second Test. It was when India toured South Africa in 1992 that he established himself as a quality international spinner, taking 8 wickets in the second Test. Later that year, when England toured India, he took 21 wickets in just 3 Test matches at an average of 19.8.

He took his first 50 Test wickets in just 10 Test matches, the fastest by an Indian bowler to achieve the milestone. He went on to become the second fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 Test wickets (in 21 Test matches), after Erapalli Prasanna. On 27 November 1993, he took 6 wickets for 12 runs in an ODI against the West Indies at Calcutta, a new record for best bowling figures by an Indian, one that remains unbeaten till date.

His performance in ODI cricket peaked in 1996, the year in which the World Cup was held in Asia, when he took 61 ODI wickets at an average of 20.24 and an economy rate of 4.06.

Kumble is one of only two bowlers ever (the other being Jim Laker) to have taken all ten wickets in a Test innings, taking 10 for 74. Kumble achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in Delhi between 4 and 8 February 1999. Although by failing to dismiss Pakistan's Waqar Younis in either innings, he missed out on the achievement of dismissing all eleven batsmen in a Test match. It has been said that once he had got 9 wickets his friend and teammate Javagal Srinath started bowling wide off stumps, and was called twice, so that Kumble could take the 10th. The achievement was commemorated by naming a traffic circle in Bangalore after him.

On 6 October 2004, Kumble became only the third spinner in the history of Test cricket (after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan) and the second Indian bowler (after Kapil Dev) to capture 400 Test wickets. Reaching the mark took him 30 fewer Test matches than it took Kapil Dev, and 7 fewer than Warne. He is one of only 2 Indian bowlers (the other being Javagal Srinath) and one of only four spinners (the others being Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Shahid Afridi) to have taken over 300 ODI wickets. In the India-West Indies series of 2006, Kumble took 6–78 in the second innings of the final Test in Sabina Park, Jamaica, and bowled India to a historic series victory; it had been 35 years since a similar series victory. During the first innings of the match, Kumble scored 45 and became the second player in the history of the game (after Warne) to score 2000 runs and take over 500 Test wickets. Anil Kumble also holds the world record for most wickets leg before wicket (lbw)

On 10 December 2004, Kumble became India's highest wicket taker when he trapped Mohammad Rafique of Bangladesh to surpass Kapil Dev's haul of 434 wickets. On 11 March 2006, he took his 500th Test wicket. On 11 June 2006, Kumble passed Courtney Walsh on 520 Test wickets to take 4th place. After returning to India from the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he announced his retirement from ODI Cricket on 30 March 2007.

Towards the end of his career, Anil Kumble came up with yet another potent weapon in his armoury – a googly or the wrong 'un which was reportedly delivered with a more orthodox grip and worked upon, using a tennis ball during practice.

On 10 August 2007, Kumble scored his maiden century, with an innings of 110 not out against England to help them finish with 664. He took 118 Test matches to reach his maiden Test hundred, which is a record, beating Chaminda Vaas who had held this record previously with 96 Tests. It was also the only hundred by an Indian in the 3 Test series. He is the only Test cricketer to have taken all ten wickets in an innings and score a Test hundred in his career. A day after scoring his ton, Kumble dismissed Vaughan for his 900th International wicket and 563rd Test wicket, drawing him level with Glenn McGrath. Later he trapped Monty Panesar for an LBW to finish the innings and overtake McGrath in the list of all time wicket takers, only Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne have more wickets.

He is one of the 4 bowlers, alongside Richard Hadlee, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, and the only Indian bowler ever, to have taken 5 wickets in a Test innings more than 30 times. He also holds the world record for the largest number of caught-and-bowled dismissals in tests, 35 – which forms 5.65% of his total wickets. His ODI bowling average, which is above 30, is considered high compared to other great bowlers, and he is known to be a much better bowler in India than elsewhere. He is also one of 4 Indian bowlers to have conceded over 250 runs in a Test match, although he took 12 wickets in that match. He is known for bowling tirelessly, having bowled 72 overs in a Test innings once. He is also remembered for his tenacity in bowling even when injured, especially after an incident in a match against West Indies where, despite having his broken jaw being heavily taped, he came back to prise out the wicket of Brian Lara.

His Test batting average is acceptable for a lower order batsmen; however, his unconvincing running in ODIs, giving him a fairly ordinary average of around 10, has prevented him from becoming an all-rounder. His fielding is considered adequate and he usually fields on the boundary or at gully.

On 17 January 2008, in the third Test against Australia at WACA, Perth, Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler and the third in the world to reach the milestone of 600 Test wickets. Kumble achieved the record just after the tea break when he had Andrew Symonds caught by Rahul Dravid at first slip. In a friendly gesture, Adam Gilchrist shook hands with Kumble and congratulated him. Kumble would go on to lead India to its first Test victory in Perth and deny Australia a record of 17 consecutive test victories. Kumble's 600 wickets came in 124 matches at an average of 28.68. Kumble has captured most number of wickets against Australia by an Indian bowler. He has taken 104 Australian scalps in 17 matches at an average of 27.5.

Kumble is the third bowler after Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne to take 600 Test wickets. Paying tribute to Kumble on reaching this milestone, cricket analysts have provided some interesting insights to his bowling skills, specifically vis-a-vis Warne and Muralitharan. Sambit Bal, the editor of ''Cricinfo'', writes:

"That he [Kumble] has been an unusual spinner has been said many times before. It has also been said, a trifle unfairly, that he is a unidimensional bowler. Palpably, he has lacked the turn of Warne and Murali, but his variety has been subtler, far more apparent to batsmen than to viewers. He has shown that not only turn and flight that can deceive the batsman but also the changes of length and pace. He has been a cultured practitioner of his unique craft and a master of nuances."

Columnist and former cricketer Peter Roebuck interestingly argues that in a bowling method that relies more on precision rather than big turns, Kumble is closer to fast bowler Glenn McGrath rather than his fellow spinners Warne and Muralitharan:

"Curiously, Kumble has little in common with his two great contemporaries, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan. They relied on excess, spinning the ball ferociously and able, by sleight of hand, to fool batsmen into playing at thin air. They created error by destroying hope.

Kumble more closely resembles Glenn McGrath because he does not so much baffle batsmen as torture them with precisely-pitched deliveries. Like the Australian, he does not tear opponents apart, just works away methodically till the deed has been done. Apparently he is an engineer, but he belongs in the courts of law as an inquisitor."

During the 4th test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on 25 January 2008, Kumble was only 13 runs short of his 2nd test hundred by scoring 87 runs off 205 balls, with 9 fours in India's first innings of 526. Only Sachin Tendulkar scored more than he did, with 153 runs off 205 balls.

Retirement and IPL

Anil Kumble announced his retirement from: international Test cricket, first class cricket, and list A cricket appearances on the last day of the match on 2 November 2008 in the 3rd Test match against Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla cricket stadium at New Delhi, India. The decision, although on the cards, came as a surprise. Kumble injured the little finger of his left hand while attempting a catch off Matthew Hayden in Australia's first innings which rendered him unfit for the 4th and final test of the series against Australia. Kumble was finding it difficult to find his striking form and went wicketless in four consecutive innings for the first time in his career before the first innings of Australia in the third test of the series against Australia in which he managed three lower order wickets only. Mitchell Johnson of Australia was the last victim of Kumble. He declared the 2nd innings of India with only 6 overs of play left in the drawn match in order to have one last trundle. His figures were 4–0–14–0. The final ball of his test career was a low full toss which was decisively driven down the ground for four by the batsman Matthew Hayden.

Kumble has been appointed to the athlete's commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), with his term starting on 1 January 2009.

On 21 November 2010, Kumble was elected President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association in a landslide victory, with statemates and former India teammates Venkatesh Prasad and Javagal Srinath elected as Vice-President and Secretary respectively.

IPL

He has also agreed to honour his contract with the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise of the Indian Premier League after retirement. He was given a three year contract worth US$ 500,000 per year in the first round of bidding in 2008. His first season was unremarkable but in the second season he finished as the second leading wicket-taker and the team which he captained finished in second place.

On 18 April 2009 he took 5/5 runs against the defending champions Rajasthan Royals to send them to an emphatic 75-run defeat in the second match of the 2009 edition, played in South Africa. Despite this, he missed out on the Man of the match accolade to his close friend Rahul Dravid. After the departure of Kevin Pietersen for England's cricket commitments, Kumble was named captain of the Royal Challengers and on 1 May 2009 the former Indian skipper marshalled his team to a fine 8-run victory over the Kings XI Punjab, despite a hat-trick and a half-century from Man of the Match and losing captain Yuvraj Singh and 4 wickets for Yusuf Abdulla. His captaincy and performance was prominent as the Challengers were able to recover from four losses in their first six games to qualify for the semifinals as the third best team in the League table, and on 23 May 2009 his team defeated the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to earn a spot in the final against the Deccan Chargers, who along with Bangalore were the two least successful teams in last year's edition. Despite a Man of the Match performance in the final, when he took 4/16 runs he was unable to prevent his team from succumbing to a six-run defeat. However, Kumble ended as the most successful spin bowler and the 2nd highest wicket-taker with 21 wickets at an economy rate of 5.86 runs per over behind Rudra Pratap Singh, and the team was subsequently able to qualify along with the Chargers and the Delhi Daredevils (who topped the preliminary League Table) for the 2009 Twenty20 Champions League. With Pietersen ruled out of the competition in order to recover from surgery on his Achilles tendon, Kumble captained his hometown team in the competition, and although defeats to the Cape Cobras and the Victorian Bushrangers ruled them out of qualification for the semi-finals, the Bangalore-born spinner has since become the full-time captain of the Royal Challengers. The 2009–10 season saw Kumble lead the team to the semi-finals albeit after a rather inconsistent campaign which saw them end up with seven wins and seven losses as they finished 4th in the league table. After being forced to play their semi-finals at the DY Patil Stadium following the bomb blasts near their home stadium in Bangalore, the Royal Challengers lost their semi-final to the Mumbai Indians, who topped the group phase. But on 24 April 2010, Kumble snagged 4 wickets for 16 runs to lead the team into the Champions' League as third-place finishers, avenging their loss to the Deccan Chargers in last season's final. His man-of-the-match exploits ensured that he finished with 17 wickets for the tournament. Kumble has recently announced his decision to quit IPL as well. The reason stated by him was since he was elected as the President of Karnataka State Cricket Association it wasn't wise on his part to play in the team as that would create conflict of interests. But he has agreed to serve Bangalore Royal Challengers as the chief mentor. Later on the team owner Vijay Mallya told reporters in Bangalore that henceforth all the team decisions would be handled by Kumble and he would abide by it, he also stated that Kumble has given his full support and will continue to do so to the team.

Awards and honours

Arjuna award, a sports award from the Government of India, in 1995

One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, in 1996

Among the 16 cricketers shortlisted for the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century, in 2002 (Kapil Dev won)

Padma Shri, a civilian award from the Government of India, in 2005

A prominent intersection in M. G. Road, Bangalore has been named after Anil Kumble.

‘Best breakthrough performance IPL 2009’ for his five-for-five against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2009.

Man of the Series awards

4 Awards in Test cricket

:{| class="wikitable" border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 width=100% |- style="background:#0000ff; color:#ffffff;" ! # ! Series ! Season ! Series Performance |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 1 | England in India Test Series | 1992/93 | 16 Runs (3 Matches, 2 Innings); 181–53–416–21 (1x5 WI); 1 Catch |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 2 | New Zealand in India Test Series | 1999/00 | 39 Runs (3 Matches, 3 Innings); 197.4–76–364–20 (2x5 WI, 1x10 WM); 2 Catches |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 3 | Zimbabwe in India Test Series | 2001/02 | 47 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings); 134.2–48–291–16 (1x5 WI) |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 4 | Sri Lanka in India Test Series | 2005/06 | 67 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings); 138.3–28–374–20 (2x5 WI, 1x10 WM); 2 Catches |- bgcolor="#87cefa" |}

1 Award in ODI cricket

:{| class="wikitable" border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 width=100% |- style="background:#0000ff; color:#ffffff;" ! # ! Series (Opponents) ! Season ! Series Performance |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 1 | Sahara Friendship Cup (Pakistan v/s India) | 1996 | 26 (5 Matches & 3 Innings); 44–2–159–14 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" |}

Man of the Match awards

10 Awards in Test cricket

:{| class="wikitable" border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 width=100% |- style="background:#0000ff; color:#ffffff;" ! S No ! Opponent ! Venue ! Season ! Match Performance |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 1 | Sri Lanka | KD Singh Babu, Lucknow | 1993/94 | 1st Innings: 4 (1x4); 37–10–69–4 2nd Innings: 27.3–9–59–7; 1 Catch 10+ Wicket Match |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 2 | Pakistan | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi | 1998/99 | 1st Innings: 0; 24.3–4–75–4; 5 Catch 2nd Innings: 15 (2x4); 26.3–9–74–10 10+ Wickets in Match and 10 wickets in a innings |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 3 | New Zealand | Green Park, Kanpur | 1999/00 | 1st Innings: 5 Runs; 32.5–12–67–4 2nd Innings 26.5–5–67–6 10 Wicket Match |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 4 | England | Mohali, Chandigarh | 2001/02 | 1st Innings: 37 (6x4); 19–6–52–2; 1 Catch 2nd Innings: 28.4–6–81–6; 1 Catch |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 5 | Zimbabwe | VCA, Nagpur | 2001/02 | 1st Innings: 13* (1x4); 33.5–12–82–4 2nd Innings: 37–15–63–5 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 6 | Australia | Chepauk, Chennai | 2004/05 | 1st Innings: 20 (2x4); 17.3–4–48–7; 1 Catch 2nd Innings: 47–8–133–6 10+ Wickets Match |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 7 | Sri Lanka | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi | 2005/06 | 1st Innings: 8 (1x4); 28–6–72–6; 1 Catch 2nd Innings: 36–7–85–4; 1 Catch 10 Wicket Match |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 8 | England | Mohali, Chandigarh | 2005/06 | 1st Innings: 32 (2x4); 29.4–8–76–5 2nd Innings: 29–7–70–4 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" Match |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 9 | England | The Oval, England | 2006/07 | 1st Innings: 110* (2x4); 29.1–7–94–3 2nd Innings: 8* 37–9–123–2 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" Match |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 10 | Pakistan | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi | 2007/08 | 1st Innings: 24 (3x4); 21.2–6–38–4 2nd Innings: 27.1–8–68–3 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" |}

6 Awards in ODI

:{| class="wikitable" border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 width=100% |- style="background:#0000ff; color:#ffffff;" ! S No ! Opponent ! Venue ! Season ! Match Performance |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 1 | England | Headingley, Leeds | 1990 | 11–2–29–2 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 2 | West Indies | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1993/94 | 5* (1x4); 6.1–2–12–6 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 3 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1993/94 | 10–0–33–5 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 4 | South Africa | Wankhede, Mumbai | 1996/97 | 8.2–0–25–4 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 5 | Bangladesh | Wankhede, Mumbai | 1998 | 10–4–17–3 |- bgcolor="#87cefa" | 6 | Kenya | Gymkhana, Nairobi | 2001/02 | 10–1–22–2 |}

Test wicket milestones

1st: Allan Lamb (England)

50th: David Houghton (Zimbabwe)

100th: Martin Crowe (New Zealand)

150th: Sherwin Campbell (West Indies)

200th: Pommie Mbangwa (Zimbabwe)

250th: Dion Nash (New Zealand)

300th: Matthew Hoggard (England)

350th: Jacob Oram (New Zealand)

400th: Simon Katich (Australia)

450th: Mohammad Sami (Pakistan)

500th. Stephen Harmison (England)

550th: Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh)

600th: Andrew Symonds (Australia)

619th: Mitchell Johnson (Australia)

Endorsements

Indigo Nation

Manipal Education ING Vysya Alliance Group

External links

10 wicket haul for Kumble at Google Video

The Score board of the second Test in Delhi – the ten wicket haul for Kumble

India's greatest bowler – Cricinfo.com article dated 6 October 2004

Most wickets in Test cricket Cricinfo.com (updated after each match)

Most 5 wickets in an innings in Test matches – Cricinfo.com (updated after each match)

Most wickets in ODI cricket – Cricinfo.com (updated after each match)

A Jumbo secret behind Team India's success

References

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Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985 in Palestine, Texas), nicknamed "A. D." (for "All Day") and "Purple Jesus", is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Peterson was selected by the Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.

While at Oklahoma, Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman. As a First-team All-American, he also set a freshman record by finishing as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting (USC's Matt Leinart won the award). Peterson finished as the school's third all-time leading rusher.'''

Following his stellar first pro season in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game (296), Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Peterson was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. On October 17, 2010, Peterson became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game. Peterson has the third highest average yards per game total in NFL history (min. 50 games) with an average of 97.1, 7 yards behind Jim Brown (104.3) and Barry Sanders (99.8).

Early years

Peterson was interested in football as a child; he began playing at the age of 7 and played in the popular Pop Warner Football program. He continued his interest in athletics into high school, where he competed in track and field, posting a wind-assisted time of 10.33 seconds in the 100 meters, basketball, and football at Palestine High School. Peterson was most notable in football, which he played during his junior and senior years. Peterson's 2002–2003 campaign as a junior ended with 2,051 yards on 246 carries, an average of 8.3 yards per carry, and 22 touchdowns. As a senior in 2003–2004, he rushed for 2,960 yards on 252 attempts, an average of 11.7 yards per carry, and 32 touchdowns. Following Maurice Clarett's unsuccessful attempt to sue the NFL over its age limit in 2004, there was considerable debate over whether any high school football player might be able to make the leap from the preps to the pro game. The player most frequently mentioned was Peterson.

Concluding his high school football career at the annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl, he led the West squad with 95 yards on 9 carries and scored 2 touchdowns, and announced at the game that he would attend college at Oklahoma. Among his other choices of schools were the USC, Texas, Texas A&M;, UCLA, Arkansas, and Miami. Following the season, he was awarded the Hall Trophy as the U.S. Army National Player of the Year. In addition, he was named the top high school player by ''College Football News'' and ''Rivals.com''.

College career

During his freshman season at Oklahoma, Peterson broke many NCAA freshman rushing records, rushing for 1,925 yards and leading the nation in carries with 339. He was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing second to USC quarterback Matt Leinart, which was the highest finish ever for a freshman. Among other honors, he was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award. and the first Oklahoma freshman recognized as a First-Team ''Associated Press'' All-American. Peterson contributed to a perfect regular season for the Oklahoma Sooners and participated in the 2005 BCS National Championship Game with a berth to the FedEx Orange Bowl, where they were defeated by the National Champion USC Trojans.

In 2005, Peterson's playing time was limited by a high ankle sprain. He injured his ankle in the first Big 12 Conference game of the season against Kansas State University. Despite missing time in four games, he rushed for 1,208 yards and 14 touchdowns on 220 carries, finishing second in Big 12 rushing yardage. His 2005 season was also notable for a career-long 84-yard touchdown run against Oklahoma State University. Upon the conclusion of the season, he was named a member of the All-Big 12 Conference team.

Peterson's father, Nelson Peterson, was released from prison during the 2006 college football season and was able to watch his son as a spectator for the first time on October 14, 2006, when Oklahoma played Iowa State University. Oklahoma defeated Iowa State in that game, but Peterson broke his collar bone diving into the end zone on a 53-yard touchdown run. During a press conference on October 18, Peterson said he was told by doctors to expect to be out for 4–6 weeks. At the time of the injury, Peterson needed only to gain 150 yards to pass Billy Sims as the University of Oklahoma's all-time leading rusher. He was unable to return for the rest of the Sooners' regular season, but returned for their last game against Boise State in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. He refused to discuss his plans beyond the end of this season with the press. He concluded his college football career with 1,112 rushing yards his final season, even after missing multiple games due to injury for a total of 4,045 rushing yards (only 3 seasons). He was 73 yards short of passing Billy Sims as Oklahoma's all-time leading rusher.

Awards and honors

Hall Trophy (2004)

First-team ''AP'' All-Freshman (2004)

First-team consensus All-American (2004)

Doak Walker Award finalist (2004)

Heisman Trophy finalist (2004)

Jim Brown Trophy winner (2004)

Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team (2009).

Professional career

Pre-draft

On January 15, 2007, Peterson declared that he would forego his senior year of college and enter the 2007 NFL Draft. Coming into the league, he was known as a tall, upright runner possessing a rare combination of speed, strength, agility, size, and vision, along with a highly aggressive running style. His rare talent as both a great breakaway and power runner has often raised comparisons to past legends, including Eric Dickerson, Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, O. J. Simpson, Franco Harris and Jim Brown. Concerns about his injuries suffered during college were noted by the media and potential NFL teams. He started 22 out of 31 games in his college career and had a dislocated shoulder his first year (although he did not miss any games), a high ankle sprain his sophomore year, and a broken collarbone his final year at Oklahoma. His durability was a consideration for at least two teams in their draft analysis, which impacted selection position. Prior to the 2007 NFL Draft, Peterson was compared by professional football scouts to Eric Dickerson. ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. said of Peterson, "You can make the argument, [Peterson] is the best player in this draft, if not, certainly one of the top three."

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Minnesota Vikings

On April 28, 2007, Peterson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Peterson was the first running back selected in that year's draft. At a press conference during the draft, Peterson announced, "My collarbone, I would say it's 90% healed. A lot of teams know that, and I don't see it stopping me from being prepared for the season."

Peterson believed he was a player that a franchise could build around. In an interview with IGN following the NFL Draft, he said, "I'm a player who is coming in with the determination to turn a team around. I want to help my team get to the playoffs, win…and run wild. I want to bring people to the stands. I want people to come to the game to see what I can do next. Things like that can change the whole attitude of an organization. I want to win." He later told the ''Star Tribune'' in an interview, "I want to be the best player to ever play this game."

Nearly three months after being drafted, he was signed by the Vikings on July 29, 2007. His contract is worth US$40.5 million over six years, with $17 million guaranteed.

2007 season

Peterson began his outstanding rookie season with high expectations for himself; he announced ambitious goals including being named Offensive Rookie of the Year and rushing for over 1,300 yards during the course of the year. The NFL's rushing record for a rookie is currently held by Eric Dickerson at 1,808 yards. Just 11 weeks into his rookie season with the Vikings, Peterson was well on his way to Dickerson's record and considered one of the elite running backs in the NFL.

On August 10, Peterson made his Minnesota Vikings debut in a preseason game against the St. Louis Rams. Peterson ran for 33 yards on 11 carries with 1 catch for 2 yards. On September 9, 2007, Peterson ran for 103 yards on 19 carries in his first NFL regular season game against the Atlanta Falcons. In addition to his rushing yardage, he scored his first professional football touchdown on a 60-yard pass reception. Over his first three regular season games, his 431 yards (271 rushing & 160 receiving) from scrimmage are a team record. For his performance during the three games, Peterson received the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month award for both September and October 2007.

His breakout game as a professional came on October 14, 2007 against the Chicago Bears, highlighted by a three-touchdown performance and a then-franchise record of 224 yards rushing on 20 carries. Peterson established additional team records for a rookie during this game, which included the most 100-yard games rushing and the longest touchdown run from scrimmage. He also set an NFL rookie record with 361 all-purpose yards in a single game. His 607 rushing yards through the first five games of the season is second in NFL history to Eric Dickerson. Following Peterson's record performance, Deion Sanders, now an NFL Network analyst, said about him: "He has the vision of a Marshall Faulk, the power of an Earl Campbell, and the speed of an Eric Dickerson. Let's pray he has the endurance of an Emmitt Smith." He has also been compared to Walter Payton and Tony Dorsett by ''Star Tribune'' sports journalist Jim Souhan.

Three weeks later, on November 4, 2007, Peterson broke his own franchise record as well as the NFL single game rushing yard record (previously held by Jamal Lewis since 2003) when he rushed for 296 yards on 30 carries and 3 touchdowns against the San Diego Chargers in a home game in Minneapolis. That game was his second game of over 200 yards rushing, a feat no other rookie has ever accomplished in a season. In addition to the NFL rushing record in a single game, it took him past 1,000 yards rushing for the year after just eight games. His 1,036 rushing yards represents the best eight-game performance by a rookie in NFL history.

In honor of Peterson's record-breaking performance against the San Diego Chargers, the jersey he wore that night was sent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On November 11, 2007, just a week later, Peterson injured the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee in a game against the Green Bay Packers. The injury occurred in the third quarter of a 34–0 defeat at Lambeau Field on a low tackle by Packers cornerback Al Harris. Almost a month after the injury, Peterson returned to action on December 2, 2007 against the Detroit Lions scoring 2 touchdowns and rushing for 116 yards.

On December 17, Peterson played in his first Monday Night Football game, where he had 78 yards rushing, 17 yards receiving and 2 TDs. The next day he was named as the starting running back for the 2008 NFC Pro Bowl team. On January 2, he was named The Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

On February 10, 2008, Peterson won the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl MVP award with 16 carries for 129 yards rushing along with 2 touchdowns. The 129 yards rushing was the 2nd most in Pro Bowl history. He was the first rookie since Marshall Faulk in 1994 to win the Pro Bowl MVP award. Peterson and Faulk are currently the only NFL players to win both the NFL Pro Bowl MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same year.

Peterson finished in second place in rushing yards (1341) in the 2007 season behind LaDainian Tomlinson, who finished with 1474 rushing yards.

2008 season

Peterson and the Vikings entered the 2008 season with high expectations and as he did during his rookie season, Peterson set high goals for himself including a 2,000-yard campaign and the NFL MVP award. Questions remained as to Peterson's durability and the ability of the Vikings offense to take the focus of opposing defenses off Peterson.

Peterson and the Vikings began the season with a 24–19 loss to the Green Bay Packers. He finished with 103 yards on 19 carries along with a touchdown. In the following loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Peterson rushed for a then season-high 160 yards on 29 carries, and also recorded 4 receptions for 20 yards. However, Peterson was held to 77 yards on 17 carries and no score in their 20–10 win against the Carolina Panthers, partly because of a hamstring injury suffered the previous week. In the next game, a loss to Tennessee, Peterson rushed 18 times for 80 yards and scored 2 touchdowns along with 4 receptions for 21 yards. In the 30–27 win over the New Orleans Saints, Peterson was held to 32 yards on 21 carries, a 1.5 average. Against the Detroit Lions in the following week, Peterson rushed 25 times for 111 yards, but lost 2 fumbles. However, Peterson bounced back from the fumbles the following week against the Bears, totaling 22 carries for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Following a bye week, Peterson rushed 25 times for 139 yards and a touchdown in a victory over Houston. The contest marked the third straight 100-yard rushing game for Peterson and the Vikings. As of week 8, Peterson was second in the NFL in rushing yards with 823 yards, 172 yards behind Clinton Portis.

In week 10, on Sunday, November 9, Peterson played in a victory against the Green Bay Packers 28–27. He had 30 carries for 192 yards. His longest run was 29 yards; the run was the game-winning touchdown. He averaged 6.4 yards per carry and also had 3 receptions. Peterson's stellar performance put him in the top spot for rushing yards this season, with 1015 yards.

Week 11 saw the Minnesota Vikings (5–4) at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6–3). Tampa Bay was coming off a bye week and was a notoriously difficult team to run against. Peterson was limited to 85 yards on just 19 carries, as the Vikings struggled to produce offense. In Week 12 Peterson was benched the first two offensive series vs. the Jaguars for being late to a team meeting, although he did amass 80 rushing yards and a TD. At the end of Week 12, Peterson became the NFL league leader for rushing yards again with 1,311 yards. Following Week 16, Peterson had 1,657 yards which led the league, and it was announced on December 18, Peterson would be the starting running back for the NFC Pro Bowl team. In his final regular season game in 2008, Peterson ran for 103 yards 21 carries, including a 67 yard touchdown run.

Peterson finished the season leading the league in rushing with 1,760 yards, which marks the third-most yards in a sophomore season behind Eric Dickerson's 2,105 yard season, and Chris Johnson's 2,006-yard season one year later.

In Peterson's first 30 games he had 3,101 yards, which marks the 3rd best start to a career for running backs behind Eric Dickerson with 3,600 yards and Jim Brown with 3,144 yards. He became the fourth running back to lead the league in yards per game in his first two seasons along with Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, and Eric Dickerson.

On January 14, 2009, Peterson was named to his second AP All-Pro team in two years.

2009 season

Prior to the start of the 2009 season, analysts of both the NFL Network and ESPN unanimously named Peterson the best running back in the NFL today. However, the arrival of Brett Favre, one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, coming out of retirement brought both expectation and speculation about Peterson's new role in the offense. Head Coach Brad Childress, however, stated that he wanted to continue leaning on Peterson, giving him a large number of carries. Favre worked well into the offense through the first half of the season, re-establishing Peterson's ability with a passing attack. Peterson had 917 rushing yards through week 10, while the Vikings had a record of 8–1.

Peterson opened the season by rushing for 180 yards on 25 carries and 3 touchdowns against the Cleveland Browns, setting a new Vikings franchise record for opening day rushing. He again broke the hundred-yard barrier in week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens, with 143 yards and 22 carries. His next 100-yard effort came against the Lions, with 133 yards on 18 carries, and he was named the FedEx Ground Player of the Week.

In the playoffs, Minnesota won against the Dallas Cowboys 34–3 but then lost to the Saints in an overtime thriller 31–28. Peterson rushed for 122 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Peterson finished the year fifth in rushing and lost Fed-Ex Ground player of the year to Chris Johnson who had over 2,000 yards rushing on the 2009 season. Peterson was voted to the Pro Bowl December 29 as the starting RB for the NFC team.

2010 season

Peterson opened strongly in 2010, with 392 yards and 3 touchdowns through the first 3 weeks. In week 6, he went over the 5,000 yard career rushing mark against the Dallas Cowboys. At week 7, Peterson was second in the league with 684 yards, averaging 114 yards per game, but the Vikings had dropped to a disappointing mark of 2–4. By Week 16, Peterson had rushed for 1,267 yards with 12 touchdowns, as the Vikings improved to a 6–9 record. Peterson, who was infamous for fumbling the ball in previous seasons, had a dramatic change in the 2010 season with only one fumble during the regular season, a remarkable turnaround from his previous performances. While the Vikings missed the playoffs, Peterson represented his team in the Pro Bowl. Peterson thus far has been selected to the Pro Bowl every year he has played in the NFL. During the game, Peterson contributed 80 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 55-41 NFC win.

After the season, Adrian Peterson was voted the # 1 running back and # 3 player overall on NFL Network's list of the Top 100 Players of 2011 as selected exclusively by NFL players.

2011 season

According to NFL.com, Peterson is ranked as the best player in the NFL. ESPN has Peterson ranked as the number one overall fantasy football player.

NFL awards

2007 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

2007 Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year

2007 Second-Team All-Pro

2007 Pro Bowl MVP

2007 Pro Bowl

2008 Pro Bowl

2008 Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award

2008 Rushing Title (1760 yards)

2008 First-Team All-Pro

2008 FedEx Ground Player of the Year.

2009 Pro Bowl

2009 First-Team All-Pro

2010 Pro Bowl

2010 Second-Team All-Pro

NFL records

Most 200-yard rushing games for a rookie (2)

Most yards rushing in the first eight games (1,036)

Most yards rushing in a single game (296)

Second rookie ever to win Pro Bowl MVP (Marshall Faulk in 1994)

Pro Bowl record in career rushing touchdowns (4)

Career statistics

''Source: NFL.com'' 14 Min Min Min 1,198

colspan="2"		Rushing							Receiving				Fumbles
! Season !! Team !! GP !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Yds/G !! Long !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Long !! TD !! Fum !! Lost
2007	Min	|	238	1,341	5.6	95.8	73T	12	19	268	60T	1	4	3
2008	|	16	363	1,760	4.8	110.0	67T	10	21	125	16	0	9	4
2009	|	16	314	1,383	4.4	88.2	64T	18	43	436	63	0	7	6
2010	|	15	283	1,298	4.6	93.6	80T	12	36	341	34	1	1	1
Career total	61	|	5,782	4.8	94.8	80T	52	119	1,170	63	2	21	14

Personal

Peterson was a hyperactive toddler, ramping up his activity while others his age napped. His dad nicknamed him "All Day", which was later shortened to A.D.—his nickname today. Peterson's brother Brian, older by one year, was killed by a drunk driver when Peterson was eight; another half-brother was murdered the night before Peterson participated in the NFL Combine.

In an episode of ''E:60'', ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols states that Peterson has one child, a daughter named Adeja. He currently resides in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his brothers Derrick and Eldon Peterson.

Recently, as the NFL network series Top 100 - NFL players of 2011 concluded, Peterson was voted as the number 3 player in the league, behind only quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.

References

External links

Minnesota Vikings bio

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