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Darren Pattinson Personal information Full name Darren John Pattinson Born 2 August 1979
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right arm fast-medium Role Bowler International information National side England Only Test (cap 640) 18 July 2008 v South Africa Domestic team information Years Team 2008 – Nottinghamshire (squad no. 14) 2006 – Victoria (squad no. 21) Career statistics Competition Tests FC LA T20 Matches 1 35 38 17 Runs scored 21 384 61 14 Batting average 10.50 10.97 6.77 7.00 100s/50s –/– –/1 –/– –/– Top score 13 59 13* 5 Balls bowled 181 5,739 1,539 309 Wickets 2 88 50 15 Bowling average 48.00 36.92 26.30 27.93 5 wickets in innings – 5 – 0 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling 2/95 6/30 4/29 3/18 Catches/stumpings –/– 4/– 10/– 3/– Source: CricketArchive, 5 March 2010 Darren John Pattinson (born August 2, 1979, Grimsby) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Victoria and Nottinghamshire.
Pattinson received considerable press coverage when he was surprisingly selected for the England cricket team in July 2008 for the 2nd Test against South Africa at Headingley. Former England captain Graham Gooch described his selection as "one of the most leftfield decisions I've ever seen".[1]
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Playing career
Pattinson, born in England, grew up in Australia and played for Dandenong Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket. During the 2006–07 season, a spate of injuries to a number of bowlers resulted in Pattinson's selection for the Victorian team. In January 2007, he made his first-class debut against South Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, capturing four wickets for 87 runs in the first innings. His subsequent performances during the summer earned him a contract with Victoria for 2007–08; however, he played only two first-class matches for the season. Employed as a roof-tiler, he sought to further his career as a professional cricketer by signing a two-year contract to play with Nottinghamshire in the English County Championship, commencing in 2008. Making his debut for the county against Kent on 16 April, he took five for 22 in the first innings. He followed up with a haul of 6 for 30 against Lancashire at Trent Bridge.
Controversial selection for England
On 3 July, Pattinson made his first appearance in an international squad when named in England's 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. A fortnight later, he was called up as cover for James Anderson for England's second Test against South Africa at Headingley. The next day, Ryan Sidebottom was ruled out of the team by a back injury, so Pattinson was selected to make his Test debut.
Pattinson's selection was the result of excellent form for Nottinghamshire (29 wickets at an average of just over 20 runs each) in the early part of the 2008 season. It marked an incredible rise for the player: prior to the Test, he had played in just 11 first-class matches.[2] According to Christopher Martin Jenkins, Pattinson's debut call-up was "...the biggest rabbit-out-of-the-hat for 99 years", in reference to Douglas Carr.[3] Former England captain, Ian Botham was more forthright, describing it as:[4]
The most illogical, pathetic and diabolical piece of selecting I've seen. The selectors have embarrassed English cricket. I want to hear a proper explanation for this, as do England fans around the country.
Another former captain, Geoffrey Boycott said,[4]
This was one of the first big decisions taken by England's new selection panel, and they got it badly wrong. They need to admit their mistake and realise that wild hunches are no way to build an international cricket team.
Following England's defeat, captain Michael Vaughan appeared to criticise the selection, saying:[5]
It does look a confused selection, but the selection of one person does not lose you a Test.
Vaughan later met the selectors to clarify his comment and 'clear the air'.[4]
Test debut
On debut against South Africa at Headingley, Pattinson came out to bat at number 11, scoring 8 runs as England folded for 203. He then opened the bowling with James Anderson on the first day of the Second Test. On the second day of that Test he picked up the wicket of Hashim Amla, although TV footage put the soundness of the LBW decision in doubt. He took his second wicket when he had Ashwell Prince caught behind for 149 to finish with figures of two for 95 from 30 overs as South Africa racked up 522 all out.[6] He put down a difficult caught and bowled chance offered by Mark Boucher and also dropped Dale Steyn late in the innings but this was relatively inexpensive as Steyn was batting with last man Makhaya Ntini at the time, who was dismissed shortly afterwards.
Batting late on in England's second innings, he scored 13 runs in a last wicket partnership of 61 with Stuart Broad which ensured South Africa had to bat again, before the winning run was scored off his own bowling as South Africa secured a ten-wicket win.
Since his Test debut
Pattinson returned to play for Victoria in the 09-10 season, but despite playing for England, was not one of the better fast bowlers for Victoria and was usually overlooked for selection. His younger brother, James, was preferred. However, injuries to fast bowlers including James led to Darren being picked for the team on most occasions in the later half of the season.
He returned to England for the 2010 season to play county cricket with Nottinghamshire. That season, Nottinghamshire won the County Champtionship with Pattinson contributing 31 wickets in the competition. His tally of 17 wickets in the Friends Provident t20 meant that he was the club's leading wicket-taker in the T20 format for 2010.[7]
Pattinson began the 2010-11 Australian season by taking career-best figures of 8/35 against Western Australia.[8]
Personal life
Pattinson's younger brother James played for Australia in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.[9] He is married to wife Elissa, and together they have two daughters, Sophie and Olivia.
See also
References
- ^ Pattinson selection causes a stir BBC Sport, 2008-07-18.
- ^ First-class Bowling in Each Season by Darren Pattinson
- ^ Cricinfo - 2nd Test: England v South Africa at Leeds, Jul 18-21, 2008
- ^ a b c "Selectors hold talks with Vaughan". BBC News. 23 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7520839.stm.
- ^ "Selection was confused - Vaughan". BBC News. 21 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7518295.stm.
- ^ England v South Africa at Headingley in 2008 from Cricket World, retrieved 21 July 2008
- ^ "Pattinson signs new Nottinghamshire contract". ESPNcricinfo. 17 January 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/nottinghamshire/content/story/497195.html. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "Pattinson puts Victoria in sight of win". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/481151.html. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ Cricinfo - Players and Officials - James Pattinson
External links
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club – current squad 3 Brown · 4 Wagh · 5 Mullaney · 6 Swann · 7 Read (c) (wk) · 8 Franks · 9 Wessels (wk) · 10 Hales · 11 Shreck · 14 Pattinson · 15 Edwards · 16 Broad · 17 Voges · 19 Fletcher · 20 Tamim · 21 S. Patel · 24 A. Patel · 29 Hussey · 31 Elstone · 37 Carter · 41 Adams · 87 White · - Phillips · - Ball · - Hutton · Coach: Newell
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