Brendan Paul Nash (born 14 December 1977 in Attadale, Western Australia) is a Jamaican-Australian cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Jamaica and Queensland.
[edit] Personal lifeBrendan Nash was born in Attadale, Western Australia. He lived in Perth, Cairns and Brisbane and studied at Nudgee College in 1993–94.[1] Brendan Nash qualified to play for Jamaica through his father, Paul, a white Jamaican Olympic swimmer.[2][3] [edit] Domestic career[edit] AustraliaNash played grade cricket in Brisbane, and was leading run scorer in the 1999/00 Brisbane XXXX competition.[1] Before breaking into the senior side, Nash represented Queensland at under-19 level as well as playing for the Queensland Colts and Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).[4] On one occasion, Nash was pressed into service as a make-shift wicket-keeper for QAS when the first choice keeper was injured with a suspected broken thumb. Nash made his debut for the Queensland Bulls in 2001. He came into the side as cover for injured batsman Martin Love.[1] He scored his maiden first-class century in 2002; he batted at number four and scored 157 as Queensland defeated the Southern Redbacks at the Adelaide Oval.[5] Nash was promoted to open for Queensland and cemented his place there. In the 2001/02 Pura Cup final, Nash scored 96 against the Tasmanian Tigers as Queensland won the cup. He achieved a cult following with a "Brendan Nash Fan Club" founded at a university in Brisbane.[6] At the start of the 2002/03 season, Nash scored 176 and 81 not out against the New South Wales Blues. However, his form slipped away and the he did not reach 40 in his next 20 innings. He struggled to hold down a place in the Queensland second XI. He was denied a contract with the Queensland Bulls for the 2004/05 season as a result of his poor run of form.[6] [edit] West IndiesAfter not being given a contract with the Queensland Bulls for the 2007/08 season, Nash decided to try to restart his career by moving to the West Indies. Speaking of his decision, he said "I was obviously very disappointed to miss out on a contract, but I pretty much got told it would be hard for me to work my way back in again and I felt I still have something to offer".[7] In October 2007, Nash was named in the Jamaican squad.[2] Nash played a key role in Jamaica winning the KFC Cup. In the final, he scored 117 as his team beat Trinidad and Tobago by nine wickets.[8] Nash finished the season with 422 first-class runs at 46.88 to his name from the domestic competition and was third in the batting averages. There was surprise in some quarters when Nash was not selected for the Test series against Australia.[9] Having identified his limited over batting as an area he wanted to improve on (he scored only 67 runs in five matches) he decided to play for Monton & Weaste CC in the Central Lancashire League (CLL) during the Caribbean's off-season. His role as the club's professional cricketer helped him financially to play in Jamaica.[10] During his stint in England, Nash played a major part in Monton & Weaste CC defeating Heywood CC in the CLL Wood Cup final on 3 August 2008. Nash was named man of the match for scoring scored 46 not out as Monton & Weaste won by seven wickets.[11] [edit] International careerOn 5 November 2005, Nash fielded for Australia as a substitute in a Test match against the West Indies, who he would later play for.[12][13] On 12 August 2008 Nash was named in the West Indies One Day International (ODI) squad to play in the tri-series against Bermuda and Canada.[3] He made his ODI debut on 20 August 2008 – along with Batsman Leon Johnson and bowler Kemar Roach – when the West Indies played Bermuda. He bowled in the first innings and achieved figures of 10-1-43-1; his first international wicket was that of Delyone Borden, caught behind by wicket keeper Carlton Baugh. Batting at number five, Nash shared in an unbeaten partnership of 69 with captain Ramnaresh Sarwan to see the West Indies to a six wicket victory; Nash scored 27 not out.[14] In the second match of the series, against Canada, Nash scored 39 not out batting at number six, sharing in an unbeaten 111 run partnership with Xavier Marshall who in that innings broke the record for most sixes in a ODI innings. He finished with figures of 10-1-56-3.[15] In the final that followed, also against Canada, Nash took 1/33 and did not bat as the West Indies won by seven wickets.[16] On 1 November 2008, the ODI squad to tour Pakistan was announced, with Nash as one of the members. John Dyson, the West Indies coach, stated that Nash's performance against Canada and Bermuda had shown he was ready to perform against leading cricket teams such as Pakistan.[17] On the same day, it was announced that Nash was one of four players – along with Lionel Baker, Leon Johnson, and Kemar Roach – without a Test cap to be named in the 15-man squad selected to tour New Zealand for a Test series. Dyson said that he expected Nash's bowling to "be a handful on the New Zealand wickets".[17] Nash made his Test debut for the West Indies on 11 December 2008, playing against New Zealand. In the same match, fast-bowler Lionel Baker also made his debut.[18] He became the first white to play for the West Indies since Geoff Greenidge played five Tests in the early 1970s.[19] [edit] References
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