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If a wicket falls at Hagley Oval when the batter is meant to be suspended, do Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson get rewarded for it?
Welcome to the curious case of South Africa’s Zubayr Hamza, who played against the Black Caps in the first test in Christchurch in February, which New Zealand won by an innings and 276 runs.
Earlier this week, Hamza was banned from "all cricket-related activities" for nine months by the ICC after admitting to an anti-doping rule violation.
Needless to say, there's plenty of excitement - and questions - about the former Black Caps captain's new role.
Hamza accepted a provisional suspension after providing a sample in January found to contain Furosemide, a substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list. The suspension was backdated to March 22, but the ICC also ruled that all the international cricket Hamza played between when he was tested and when he was banned to be stripped from his statistics.
Hamza batted at No.6 in the first of two tests versus New Zealand and top-scored in the Proteas’ first innings with 25 off 74 balls, before being caught by wicketkeeper Tom Blundell from Henry’s bowling as South Africa were rolled for 95.
The right-hander made just six in the second innings before being caught by Daryl Mitchell off Jamieson.
So are Henry and Jamieson going to have one test wicket each removed from their statistics, given that, according to the ICC ruling, Hamza’s two innings no longer numerically exist?
As leading cricket writer pointed out when covering this subject this week, “the ICC don’t run official stats. No one technically runs cricket stats. They just exist.”
Hamza wasn’t required by South Africa for the second test which the visitors won at the same venue to significantly hinder New Zealand’s defence of their World Test Championship title.
Zubayr Hamza of South Africa had his suspension backdated to include his test appearance against the Black Caps in February.
But what if he had played? Could New Zealand have appealed post-suspension to the ICC for the right to critical winning points in the WTC competition?
As per statistical details in a leading website, Hamza has played six tests with a mediocre average of 17.66 with the bat. Officially – or according now to the International Cricket Council – the 26-year-old has played five tests, with an average of 18.10.
Cricinfo also has Henry still with 51 test wickets, including Hamza’s scalp in that game in which the Cantabrian took nine wickets and a Man of the Match award, while Jamieson still has 66 test victims.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...-the-case-of-the-disappearing-test-statistics
Welcome to the curious case of South Africa’s Zubayr Hamza, who played against the Black Caps in the first test in Christchurch in February, which New Zealand won by an innings and 276 runs.
Earlier this week, Hamza was banned from "all cricket-related activities" for nine months by the ICC after admitting to an anti-doping rule violation.
Needless to say, there's plenty of excitement - and questions - about the former Black Caps captain's new role.
Hamza accepted a provisional suspension after providing a sample in January found to contain Furosemide, a substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list. The suspension was backdated to March 22, but the ICC also ruled that all the international cricket Hamza played between when he was tested and when he was banned to be stripped from his statistics.
Hamza batted at No.6 in the first of two tests versus New Zealand and top-scored in the Proteas’ first innings with 25 off 74 balls, before being caught by wicketkeeper Tom Blundell from Henry’s bowling as South Africa were rolled for 95.
The right-hander made just six in the second innings before being caught by Daryl Mitchell off Jamieson.
So are Henry and Jamieson going to have one test wicket each removed from their statistics, given that, according to the ICC ruling, Hamza’s two innings no longer numerically exist?
As leading cricket writer pointed out when covering this subject this week, “the ICC don’t run official stats. No one technically runs cricket stats. They just exist.”
Hamza wasn’t required by South Africa for the second test which the visitors won at the same venue to significantly hinder New Zealand’s defence of their World Test Championship title.
Zubayr Hamza of South Africa had his suspension backdated to include his test appearance against the Black Caps in February.
But what if he had played? Could New Zealand have appealed post-suspension to the ICC for the right to critical winning points in the WTC competition?
As per statistical details in a leading website, Hamza has played six tests with a mediocre average of 17.66 with the bat. Officially – or according now to the International Cricket Council – the 26-year-old has played five tests, with an average of 18.10.
Cricinfo also has Henry still with 51 test wickets, including Hamza’s scalp in that game in which the Cantabrian took nine wickets and a Man of the Match award, while Jamieson still has 66 test victims.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...-the-case-of-the-disappearing-test-statistics
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