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The 'England Lions' (formerly England A) cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. It is the "second-tier" of international English cricket below the full English cricket team, and is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience of playing international cricket. Although primarily intended as a touring team, for several years in the 1990s they played one match in England at the start of each season: between 1992 and 1995 against the previous season's county champion and in 1996 and 1997 against a Rest of England team. England A also played two List A games against the full Sri Lankan touring side in England in 1991.
Although an "England B" side had played one game against the Pakistanis in 1982 and had made a full tour of Sri Lanka in 1985/86, the first tour by a team named "England A" was to Zimbabwe in 1989/90, and consisted of three first-class matches and three 50-over games. On this occasion England A played against the full Zimbabwe side, but on subsequent tours their most important opponents have usually been the equivalent A teams of the countries they have been touring. However, England A has never played a match against their Australian counterparts.
They also often play matches against state or provincial sides, and in 2000/01 England A participated in the Busta Cup, the West Indian domestic first-class competition, finishing in third place out of the eight teams taking part. In 2003/04 England A took part in India's Duleep Trophy competition, but failed to progress beyond the group stages after losing both their matches. There were no England A matches played in the period between these two tours.
The England Lions is now integrated with the ECB National Academy, with touring parties taken from the Academy squad.
=='England Lions' - 2007==
On 15 June, 2007, it was announced by the ECB (English & Welsh Cricket Board) that a renamed 'England Lions' side would play a one-day touring warm-up match against the West Indies at Worcester. The squad named did not include any players who are involved in the FP Trophy semi-finals.[1]
1. "Solanki to lead England 'Lions'", 2007-06-15, BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
2. England A played their three first-class matches against the full Zimbabwean side rather than the A team.
3. The tour was called off after two matches because of the start of the Gulf War.
4. All four matches were played against the full Kenyan side.
5. One further match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
6. All three matches were played against the full Bangladeshi side.
7. England took part in a triangular one-day tournament also involving Pakistan A. There were two games against Sri Lanka A (W1 L1) and two against Pakistan A (L2)7
8. Match played against the full West Indian side.
The 'England Lions' (formerly England A) cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. It is the "second-tier" of international English cricket below the full English cricket team, and is largely intended as a way for promising young cricketers to gain experience of playing international cricket. Although primarily intended as a touring team, for several years in the 1990s they played one match in England at the start of each season: between 1992 and 1995 against the previous season's county champion and in 1996 and 1997 against a Rest of England team. England A also played two List A games against the full Sri Lankan touring side in England in 1991.
Although an "England B" side had played one game against the Pakistanis in 1982 and had made a full tour of Sri Lanka in 1985/86, the first tour by a team named "England A" was to Zimbabwe in 1989/90, and consisted of three first-class matches and three 50-over games. On this occasion England A played against the full Zimbabwe side, but on subsequent tours their most important opponents have usually been the equivalent A teams of the countries they have been touring. However, England A has never played a match against their Australian counterparts.
They also often play matches against state or provincial sides, and in 2000/01 England A participated in the Busta Cup, the West Indian domestic first-class competition, finishing in third place out of the eight teams taking part. In 2003/04 England A took part in India's Duleep Trophy competition, but failed to progress beyond the group stages after losing both their matches. There were no England A matches played in the period between these two tours.
The England Lions is now integrated with the ECB National Academy, with touring parties taken from the Academy squad.
=='England Lions' - 2007==
On 15 June, 2007, it was announced by the ECB (English & Welsh Cricket Board) that a renamed 'England Lions' side would play a one-day touring warm-up match against the West Indies at Worcester. The squad named did not include any players who are involved in the FP Trophy semi-finals.[1]
| Name | Role | County |
|---|---|---|
| Vikram Solanki | Captain, RH Batsman | Worcestershire |
| Kabir Ali | Right Arm Fast Medium Bowler | Worcestershire |
| James Anderson | Right Arm Fast Medium Bowler | Lancashire |
| Gareth Batty | Right Arm Off-Spin Bowler | Worcestershire |
| Tim Bresnan | Right Arm Medium Fast Bowler | Yorkshire |
| Stuart Broad | Right Arm Fast Medium Bowler | Leicestershire |
| Alex Gidman | All-rounder (medium pace) | Gloucestershire |
| Will Jefferson | RH Opening Batsman | Notts |
| Ed Joyce | LH Batsman | Middlesex |
| Paul Nixon | LH Wicket-keeper | Leicestershire |
| Owais Shah | RH Batsman | Middlesex |
| Michael Yardy | All-rounder (Left-Arm Spin) | Sussex |
| Contents |
| Season-by-season results summary |
| Notes |
Season-by-season results summary
| England A matches | First-class v A team | Other first-class | List A v A team | Other List A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Country | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | NR | W | L | NR |
| 1989/90 | Zimbabwe[2] | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990/91 | Pakistan[3] | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 1991 | England | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991/92 | West Indies | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | England | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992/93 | Australia | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | England | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993/94 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | England | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994/95 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1995 | England | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995/96 | Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | England | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996/97 | Australia | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | England | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997/98 | Kenya[4] | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1[5] |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998/99 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999/2000 | Bangladesh[6] | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000/01 | West Indies | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 | India | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | Sri Lanka[7] | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | West Indies | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2006/07 | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2007 | West Indies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1[8] | 0 |
| India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Notes
1. "Solanki to lead England 'Lions'", 2007-06-15, BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
2. England A played their three first-class matches against the full Zimbabwean side rather than the A team.
3. The tour was called off after two matches because of the start of the Gulf War.
4. All four matches were played against the full Kenyan side.
5. One further match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
6. All three matches were played against the full Bangladeshi side.
7. England took part in a triangular one-day tournament also involving Pakistan A. There were two games against Sri Lanka A (W1 L1) and two against Pakistan A (L2)7
8. Match played against the full West Indian side.
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