Bangladesh A
| Captain: | Nasir Hossain |
|---|---|
| Owner: | Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| First-class debut: |
Pakistan in 2002 at Bangladesh Sports Education Ground, Savar |
| Official website: | Official Website |
The Bangladesh A cricket team is a cricket team representing Bangladesh, and is the "second tier" of international Bangladeshi cricket below the full Bangladesh national cricket team. The team played its first game, against the full Pakistan side, in Savar in January 2002.
Bangladesh A have toured regularly. On their first two tours they took part in domestic competitions in the host countries. Since then they have played most of their tour matches against the host countries’ A teams, except for their tours of England, when they have mostly played against county teams.
Between late January and early March 2002 Bangladesh A competed as the eighth team in the 2001-02 Busta Cup, the domestic first-class competition in the West Indies. Captained by the Test player Akram Khan, they played seven matches, winning one and losing five, and finished seventh. The average age of the team was 22, and they struggled to adapt to the conditions. None of the team scored a century.Mosaddek Hossain, who was 18 at the time, was the most successful player, taking 21 wickets with his leg-spin at an average of 32.23. The highest scorer was Mazharul Haque, with 451 runs at an average of 32.21.
The victory over Windward Islands was the first first-class victory by any Bangladeshi representative team. Tushar Imran, who was also 18 years old, scored 46 and 79 and was named man of the match. Mosaddek Hossain took 3 for 41 and 5 for 81 in the eight-run victory.
In December 2003 and January 2004 Bangladesh A competed in the 2003-04 PCB Patron's Trophy in Pakistan. Using 25 players, they played six matches, losing four and drawing the other two.Shahriar Hossain scored 218, the only double-century in that season’s competition, in the drawn match against Defence Housing Authority.
...
Wikipedia