Birmingham Bears are a T20 cricket team located in Birmingham, their current captain is which former New Zealand cricketer, who played all formats of the game?
Birmingham Bears T20 Cricket Club Birmingham Bears are a T20 cricket team located in Birmingham. They are formally known as the Warwickshire Bears and are a part of Warwickshire County Cricket Club. They currently play at Edgbaston in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. They have won one Natwest T20 Blast, beating Lancashire Lightning in the final at Edgbaston. Their current captain is former New Zealand international Grant Elliott. International players include Jeetan Patel (New Zealand), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Ian Bell (England), Chris Woakes (England), William Porterfield (Ireland), Boyd Rankin (Ireland), Rikki Clarke (England) and Tim Ambrose (England).
Avinash Sharma Avinash Sunil Sharma (born 15 September 1981 in Whangarei, New Zealand), made his first class debut for Oxford University cricket team in 2010, scoring 185 not out in the Varsity Match, the oldest first class fixture in cricket, dating back to 1827. He is the brother of former Oxford cricket captain Rajiv Sharma. Avinash Sharma holds the record for the highest ever score on first class debut in the Varsity match. This is also the highest ever score on debut by a New Zealander in a first class cricket match.