England / Players
- England home
- |
- News
- |
- Features
- |
- Photos
- |
- Fixtures
- |
- Results
- |
- County Cricket
- |
- Tables
- |
- Counties
- |
- Players
- |
- Grounds
- |
- Records
- |
- Web Links
- |
- The Ashes 2009
- |
- History
Full name Neil Clifford Saker
Born September 20, 1984, St George's Hospital, Tooting, London
Current age 25 years 65 days
Major teams Surrey, Surrey 2nd XI
Also known as Sakes, Bulbus
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education Raynes Park High
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 18 | 23 | 4 | 272 | 58* | 14.31 | 736 | 36.95 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| List A | 23 | 11 | 4 | 74 | 22 | 10.57 | 119 | 62.18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 18 | 2159 | 1578 | 31 | 5/76 | 50.90 | 4.38 | 69.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| List A | 23 | 933 | 942 | 18 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 52.33 | 6.05 | 51.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 44 | 1 | 1/28 | 1/28 | 44.00 | 8.80 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2003 |
| Last First-class | Surrey v Worcestershire at Guildford, Jul 25-28, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2005 |
| Last List A | Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford, May 25, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Sussex v Surrey at Hove, Jun 29, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Jul 6, 2007 scorecard |
Neil Saker, a tall fast bowler, came through the ranks at Surrey and was the first Academy player to be award a professional contract. In 2005 he was a regular feature in the one-day side and took 11 wickets in as many games, while he claimed 29 victims in the seconds, becoming Surrey's top wicket-taker. Saker featured in seven County Championship matches in 2006 and showed potential as he claimed 14 wickets. He also showed form with the bat by scoring a half century against Essex. He spent time overseas during the winter with a stint of club cricket in Sydney, but struggled to cement a permanent spot in the Surrey side due to injuries. He was released after the 2008 season.
Ben Horne November 2008
- Surrey release Saker and Clinton (Nov 13, 2008)
- Lehmann saves Yorkshire with another hundred (Aug 16, 2006)
- Wagh weighs in after Tremlett's six-wicket burst (Aug 16, 2006)
- Durham's C&G hopes still alive (Jun 18, 2006)
- Saker signs two-year deal (Oct 13, 2003)
Jul 8, 2007
Neil Saker pleads for the wicket of Dale Benkenstein
© Getty Images
Aug 8, 2006
Neil Saker
© Getty Images
Nov 27 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
Nov 29 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
Dec 4 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
Dec 9-10 (10:30 local, 08:30 GMT)
Dec 11-12 (10:30 local, 08:30 GMT)
Access your Indian Rupee earnings from anywhere in the world.
Who is the best footballer in Europe?
Debate now on the new ESPN Soccernet Castrol Rankings Blog
FREE Cricket DVD offer at Cricshop
Cricshop.com - leading online cricket store
Rugby Union Autumn Internationals coverage
on www.scrum.com
