Tasmania in the 2009–10 domestic Ford Ranger Cup and Twenty20 cricket competitions

Captain George Bailey batting

The Tasmanian Tigers represent the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and the domestic Twenty20 competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. They opened their season in late October, against South Australia.

Season background

Vice-Captain Tim Paine played for Australia as a wicket-keeper.

Before the start of the season George Bailey replaced Dan Marsh, who resigned as state captain. "It will certainly be a big change," Bailey said. Bailey enjoyed leading the team meetings and spoke more to the men than Marsh, who is playing on and will continue to offer tactical advice. "He's certainly a massive mentor of mine over the years and still is," Bailey said. "I think I'll be more vocal. Dan was one to lead from the front with the way he played but wasn't a huge speaker in front of the group. I'm more comfortable doing that. My style will develop over the next couple of years."

After finishing fourth in the 2008–09 Ford Ranger One Day Cup season, Bailey wanted improvement from his team. "I keep going back to the people who have played quite a number of Shield games, it's time that they stepped up and were counted," he said. "People have said these guys have potential, but at some point the group has got to deliver. I'm included, along with Travis Birt, Rhett Lockyear, Luke Butterworth, Brendan Drew, Brett Geeves, Jason Krejza, Xavier Doherty. It's time that we started performing week-in, week out." If the team was consistent, he believed they will contend in all three competitions.[1] Coach Tim Coyle said, "The challenge is to make the transition period as short as possible knowing, yes, we have got some new personnel, but to settle these people in really quickly and if we are developing a different game style and plan that we make sure we get that into our game very quickly. Hopefully the transition might only be a couple of months. We can't afford a transition period to take two years you won't be doing your job.[2]

Along with Australian captain Ricky Ponting, the Tasmanian squad had three other players who have represented Australia at International level: Ben Hifenhaus, Brett Geeves and Tim Paine. "The last six months there have been six players from our program play for Australia or Australia A. That is 25 per cent of our squad with International experience in some way – it is a good result. If you look at it from that point of view we are doing something right," Coyle commented on the side's International success.[2]

Teams

Australian Test and One Day International captain Ricky Ponting played for the state.
Club Home Ground Captain
New South Wales Blues Sydney Cricket Ground Simon Katich
Queensland Bulls Brisbane Cricket Ground Chris Simpson
Southern Redbacks Adelaide Oval Graham Manou
Tasmanian Tigers Bellerive Oval George Bailey
Victorian Bushrangers Melbourne Cricket Ground Cameron White
Western Warriors WACA Ground Marcus North

2009–10 squad[3]

Opening batsman Ed Cowan, who originally played for New South Wales.
Former captain Daniel Marsh
Bellerive Oval is Tasmania's home ground.
Squad # Nationality Name Date of Birth Place of Birth Batting Style Bowling style
Opening Batsmen
3 Australia Michael Dighton 24 April 1976 Toowoomba, Queensland RH Bat W/K
33 Australia Rhett Lockyear 28 February 1983 Mudgee, New South Wales RH Bat RH M
9 Australia Jonathon Wells 13 August 1988 Hobart, Tasmania RH Bat RH OS
27 Australia Ed Cowan 16 June 1982 Sydney, New South Wales LH Bat LH LS
Middle-Order Batsman
14 Australia Ricky Ponting 19 December 1974 Launceston, Tasmania RH Bat RH M
10 Australia George Bailey (C) 7 March 1982 Launceston, Tasmania RH Bat RH M
56 Australia Travis Birt 9 December 1981 Sale, Victoria RH Bat W/K / RH OS
5 Australia John Rogers 11 April 1987 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory LH Bat
29 Australia Wade Irvine 11 December 1986 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory RH Bat RH OS
56 Australia Brady Jones 16 September 1988 Hobart, Tasmania RH Bat W/K / RH OS
Wicket-keepers
8 Australia Tim Paine (VC) 8 December 1984 Hobart, Tasmania RH Bat W/K
15 Australia Alex Doolan 29 November 1985 Launceston, Tasmania RH Bat W/K / RH M
Australia Tom Triffit 13 November 1990 Launceston, Tasmania RH Bat W/K
All rounders
4 Australia Daniel Marsh 14 June 1973 Subiaco, Western Australia RH Bat L ORTH
99 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 28 August 1983 Galle, Sri Lanka RH Bat RH F
18 Australia Luke Butterworth 28 October 1983 Hobart, Tasmania LH Bat RH F
25 Australia James Faulkner 29 April 1990 Launceston, Tasmania RH Bat LH FM
Australia Matthew Day 22 September 1987 Sydney, New South Wales RH Bat RH F
Pace Bowlers
63 Australia Brett Geeves 13 June 1982 Claremont, Tasmania RH Bat RH FM
6 Australia Gerard Denton 7 August 1975 Mount Isa, Queensland RH Bat RH FM
12 Australia Tim MacDonald 7 September 1980 Subiaco, Western Australia RH Bat RH FM
13 Australia Jeremy Smith 23 October 1988 Launceston, Tasmania RH Bat RH F
16 Australia Ben Hilfenhaus 15 March 1983 Ulverstone, Tasmania RH Bat RH F
21 Australia Brendan Drew 16 December 1983 Lismore, New South Wales RH Bat RH F
22 Australia Adam Griffith 11 February 1978 Launceston, Tasmania RH Bat RH F
Australia Adam Maher RH Bat RH F
Spin Bowlers
24 Australia Xavier Doherty 22 November 1982 Scottsdale, Tasmania LH Bat L ORTH
1 Australia Jason Krejza 14 January 1983 Sydney, New South Wales RH Bat RH OS

Notes

http://www.cricinfo.com/tasmania/content/current/team/560.html?template=fixtures

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