Hannan Sarkar

Hannan Sarkar

Personal information
Born	December 1, 1982 (1982-12) (age 41) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 24)	21 July 2002 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	19 October 2004 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 59)	7 August 2002 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	17 May 2004 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2010	Barisal
2011–?	Dhaka
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs Matches 17 20 Runs scored 662 383 Batting average 20.06 19.14 100s/50s -/5 -/3 Top score 76 61 Balls bowled – 3 Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – n/a Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 7/- 8/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2006

Hannan Sarkar (Bengali: হান্নান সরকার) (born December 1, 1982, in Dhaka) is a Test cricketer for the Bangladesh cricket team. He made his Test debut aged only 19 as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka in July 2002, but he has not been selected for Bangladesh since playing against New Zealand in October 2004.

Along with Sunil Gavaskar, Sarkar is one of two Test cricketers dismissed with the first delivery of a Test match on three occasions. His record is unique in that it was West Indian bowler Pedro Collins who claimed his wicket on each occasion, the second and third in consecutive matches at the end of May and beginning of June 2004. He is also the first batsman to get out on the first delivery of a World Cup match(John Wright of New Zealand got out on first legitimate delivery of the World Cup opener in 1992 against Australia in Auckland).

External links

• Hannan Sarkar at ESPNcricinfo
• Tests – Out to First Ball of Match from cricinfo.com