Bangladesh national team enjoyed a memorable year in 2006 and so did the domestic cricket. In 2006 Bangladesh got 4 international venues accredited by ICC, established first ever National Cricket Academy and entered into the newly built dedicated cricket facility termed as 'Home of Cricket' at Mirpur and finally received huge monetary boost to develop cricket infrastructure through the TV rights deal with nimbus.
2006 was an eventful year for Bangladesh cricket in the domestic arena. From a cricketing point of view, it is difficult to review Bangladesh cricket over a calender year because Bangladesh Domestic Season spans from October to April spanning two calender years. In this review, I tried to summarize all forms of domestic cricket that was played in 2006.
Domestic tournaments in 2006
Following cricket tournaments will be the subject of current review
- Aktel Premier Division Cricket League 2006
- National Cricket League 2005-06
- Corporate Cricket league 2006
- National Cricket League 2006-07 (Half season)
- Kai Altech Premier Division Twenty20 League 2006
Aktel Premier Division Cricket League 2005-06
Jubilant Old DOHS cricketers gives victory lap after retaining the Premier Division League title 2005-06
The Dhaka based limited over competition (50 over) is one of the main attraction of domestic cricket. old DOHS emerged as the new force in the domestic competition from its first appearance in 2004-05 league in which they became Champion. The league started from 12 December 2005 and finished on 04 February 2006.
Following teams participated in the Premier League -
(1) old DOHS Sports Club (2) Abahani Limited (3) Mohammedan Sporting Club (4) Biman Bangladesh Airlines (5) Sonargaon Cricketers (6) Victoria Sporting Club (7) Brothers Union (8) Kalabagan K C (9) City Club (10) Indira Road K C (11) Agrani bank Cricket Club (12) Orient Sporting Club
In a bid to retain the trophy, old DOHS Sports Club made a very strong team blended with experienced player and promising youngsters. Veteran Akram Khan was the captain. The surprise package of the league was the new entrant Sonargaon Cricketers. The star studded team was led initially by Al Shahriar and then by Mohammad Ashraful. All national players featured in the league which increased the intensity of the competition. Notable foreign players were Tatenda Taibu (City Club), Steve Tikolo (old DOHS), Sandeep Sharma (Mohammedan), Zafar Qureshi (Victoria), Tariq Mahmood (kalabagan). Rashed Hanif (Brothers) and Sreedharan Sreeram (Sonargaon).
old DOHS Sports Club, Sonargaon Cricketers, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Brothers Union and Victoria Sporting Club managed to make it to the super sixes. The notable absentee was Abahani Limited. After an intense competition old DOHS beat Biman Bangladesh Airlines in the penultimate match to retain the title. Sonargaon Cricketers came back strongly after a poor start and finished as runner up. Steve Tikolo of old DOHS was the leading run scorer with 867 runs with an impressive average of 57.8.
The Premier League batting records were dominated by the foreign players with the exception of Al Shahriar (562, Sonargaon Cricketers), Nasiruddin Faruque (539, Victoria Sporting Club), Akram Khan (532, old DOHS Sports Club), Javed Omar (509, Biman Bangladesh Airlines), Manjarul Islam (485, old DOHS Sports Club) and Mohammad Ashraful (481, Sonargaon Cricketers).
With the exception Jaffar Quraishi the bowling records were led by the local boys. Leading wicket takers were Abdur Razzak (40 wickets, old DOHS Sports Club), Jaffar Quraishi (32, Victoria Sporting Club), Mosharraf Hossain (28, Biman Bangladesh Airlines), Waskurni Palash (28, Victoria Sporting Club), Mohammed Rafique (27, Sonargaon Cricketers) and Tapash Baisya (27, Sonargaon Cricketers)
National Cricket League 2005-06
First Class (4 day match) and List A (50 over match)
Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 7th National Cricket League was played in six different venues from 19 November 2005 to 23 March 2006.
Here's the team-wise performance review-
Dhaka Division
2004-05 Position
First Class : Champion
One day : 4th
Squad : Javed Omar (RHB), Rashidul Haque (RHB) Al Sahariar (RHB) Mohammad Ashraful* (Captain,RHB & LB), Sanwar Hossain (RHB & OB), Mehrab Hossain jnr (LHB & SLA), Anwar Hossain+ (RHB, Wkt), Khaled Mahmud (RHB & RM), Mohammad Rafique (LHB & SLA), Shahadat Hossain (RFM), Anwar Hossain Monir (RMF), Talha Jubair (RMF), Mahmudullah Riyad (RHB), Arafat Sunny (SLA, )Mosharraf Hossain (SLA), Mohammad Sharif (RMF), Sajjad Kadir (RHB, Wkt), Mahbubul Alam (RMF), Kamrul Islam (RMF)
Ground: Fatullah Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Dhaka
2005-06 Position
First Class : 4th
One day : Runner up
Leading run scorer
First Class: Al Shariar (593 runs @ 39.53), Mahmudullah (425 runs @ 35.41), Javed Omar (376 runs @ 94.00)
One Day : Uttam Sarkar (346 runs @ 49.42), Al Shahriar (192 runs @ 19.20)
Leading wicket taker
First Class : Talha Jubair (28 wickets @ 19.46), Mohammad Rafique (21 wickets @ 17.00), Mohammad Sharif (21 wickets @ 30.47)
One Day : Mohammad Sharif (26 wickets @ 26.73), Mehrab Hossain Jnr. (11 wickets @ 13.00)
Chittagong Division
2004-05 Position
First Class : 4th
One day : 5th
Squad : Nafees Iqbal (RHB), Gazi Salahuddin (RHB), Nazimuddin (RHB), Aftab Ahmed (RHB), Akram Khan* (Captain, RHB), Faisal Hossain (27, LHB), Shabbir Khan (RHB, OB), Dhiman Ghosh+ (Wkt), Elias Sunny (SLA), Tareq Aziz (RMF), Gazi Alamgir (RMF), Masumud Dowla (RHB), Waiskarani Palash (RFM), Waseluddin Ahmed (19, RMF), Yasin Arafat (SLA), Saju Datta, Mohammed Rabbi, Habib Mubalik (RMF), Niaz Morshed (RHB, OB)
Ground: Chittagong Divisional Stadium
2005-06 Position
First Class : Runner up
One day : 3rd
Leading run scorer
First Class: Ehsanul haque (955 runs @ 59.68), Gazi Salahuddin (628 runs @ 41.26)
One Day : Faisal Hossain (423 runs @ 60.42), Ehsanul Haque (249 runs @ 27.66)
Leading wicket taker
First Class : Yasin Arafat (50 wickets @ 27.18), Elias Sunny (31 wickets @ 23.45)
One Day : Yasin Arafat (18 wickets @ 22.33), Faisal Hossain (11 wickets @ 13.27)
Rajshahi Division
2004-05 Position
First Class : Runner up
One day : Champion
Squad : Jahurul Islam (RHB), Nuruzzaman (RHB, RMF), Farhad Reza (RHB, RMF), Naeem Islam (RHB, OB), Hasanuzzaman (RHB), Mushfiqur Rahman (RHB, RMF), Khaled Mashud+ (Captain, Wkt), Alamgir Kabir (RMF), Shafaq Al Zabir (LMF), Mohammad Shahzada (RFM), Saifullah Khan (SLA), Anisur Rahman (RHB), Shamimul Haque (Wkt), Kamrul Islam (RHB, OB), Rezwanul Islam (OB), Moniruzzaman (RHB)
Sumon Saha (RMF), Rafiqul Islam (RHB)
Ground: Rajshahi Divisional Stadium
2005-06 Position
First Class : Champion
One day : Champion
Leading run scorer
First Class: Naeem Islam (559 runs @ 39.92), Farhad Hossain (515 runs @ 32.18)
One Day : Naeem Islam (320 runs @ 45.71), Jahurul islam (199 runs @ 39.80)
Leading wicket taker
First Class : Mushfiqur Rahman (39 wickets @ 18.64), Shafaq Al Zabir (25 wickets @ 20.04)
One Day : Shafaq Al Zabir (19 wickets @ 10.78), Kamrul Hasan (14 wickets @ 16.92)
Khulna Division
2004-05 Position
First Class : 3rd
One day : 3rd
Squad : Saghir Hossain (RHB, Wkt), Sajjidul Hasan (RHB), Tushar Imran (RHB), Habibul Bashar (Captain, RHB), Hasanuzzaman (RHB, RM), Jamaluddin Ahmed (OB), Manjural Islam Rana (LHB, SLA), Abdur Razzak (SLA), Mashrafe Mortaza (RFM), Syed Rasel (LMF), Manjural Islam (LMF), Monirul Islam (RHB), Shafiul Alam (RHB, OB), Ziaur Rahman (RMF), Al Amin (RMF), Debabrata Barua (RMF), Rezaul Islam
Shamsur Rahman (RHB)
Ground: Khulna Divisional Stadium
2005-06 Position
First Class : 6th
One day : 6th
Leading run scorer
First Class: Nazmus Sadat (661 runs @ 55.08), Saghir Hossain (615 runs @ 32.36)
One Day : Nazmus Sadat (233 runs @ 38.83), Sajjadul Hasan (227 runs @ 32.42)
Leading wicket taker
First Class : Ziaur Rahman (30 wickets @ 25.66), Jamaluddin Babu (23 wickets @ 21.34)
One Day : Ziaur Rahman (12 wickets @ 22.41), Nazmus Sadat (12 wickets @ 18.58)
Sylhet Division
2004-05 Position
First Class : 6th
One day : 2nd
Squad :
Golam Rahman (LHB), Moniruzzaman (RHB), Sadiqur Rahman (RHB, OB), Rajin Saleh* (Captain,RHB, OB), Alok Kapali (RHB, LB), Golam Mabud+ (Wkt), Golam Mawla (RHB), Tapash Baisya (RFM), Rezaul Haque (LMF), Nazmul Hossain (RMF), Enamul Haque jnr (SLA), Hasibul Hossain (RMF), Ejaj Ahmed, Zakwan Ahmed, Rana Miah (RHB), Imtiaz Hossain (RHB), Ashiqur Rahman (RHB), Junaid Siddique (LHB), Golam Mortaza (Wkt)
Ground: Sylhet Divisional Stadium
2005-06 Position
First Class : 5th
One day : 4th
Leading run scorer
First Class: Golam Mabud (721 runs @ 37.94), Imtiaz Hossain (550 runs @ 30.55)
One Day : Golam Rahman (233 runs @ 38.83), Imtiaz Hossain (245 runs @ 30.62)
Leading wicket taker
First Class : Hasibul Hossain (57 wickets @ 16.00), Enamul Haque (22 wickets @ 28.90)
One Day : Hasibul Hossain (17 wickets @ 24.82), Nabil Samad (11 wickets @ 11.27)
Barisal Division
2004-05 Position
First Class : 5th
One day : 6th
Squad : Imran Ahmed (RHB, OB), Shahriar Nafees (LHB), Hannan Sarkar (RHB), Shahriar Hossain (RHB), Shahin Hossain (Wkt), Prosenjit Bose (RHB), Towhid Hossain (RHB, LB), Nadif Chowdhury (RHB, SLA), Tariqul Islam (OB), Anisur Rahman (LMF), Ishraq Sonet (RMF), Nasiruddin Faruque (RHB), Raquibul Hasan (RHB), Humayun Kabir (RMF), Ali Arman (RHB ?), Arif Hossain (18, Ashikul Islam, Golam Rabbani, Sajid Islam, Arafat Salahuddin (all rounder)
Ground: Abdur Rab Serniabat Stadium, Barisal
2005-06 Position
First Class : 3rd
One day : 5th
Leading run scorer
First Class: Imran Ahmed (589 runs @ 34.64), Nasiruddin Faruque (510 runs @ 46.36)
One Day : Imran Ahmed (302 runs @ 30.20), Hannan Sarkar (238 runs @ 23.80)
Leading wicket taker
First Class : Arafat Salahuddin (34 wickets @ 20.64), Sajidul Islam (22 wickets @ 30.72)
One Day : Arafat Salahuddin (13 wickets @ 20.15), Monir Hossain (10 wickets @ 24.80)
Rajshahi earned a unique double ( both one-day and first-class champions) in National Cricket League 2005-2006
Now its time to see the glimpses of performances in the National Cricket league 2005-2006
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