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Gus Atkinson ‘Greedy’ for More Success after Hat-trick in New Zealand Tests

Gus Atkinson ‘Greedy’ for More Success after Hat-trick in New Zealand Tests

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Within a short period after making his test debut, Gus Atkinson has a test hundred, a ten-wicket haul and now also a hat-trick. Gus Atkinson feels ‘Greedy’ for more milestones after taking the side’s 15th hattrick wicket during the second test of the England-New Zealand Tests at Basin Reserve. Atkinson became the 14th England cricketer to have a Test hat-trick, Stuart Broad and two and first since Moeen Ali against South Africa in 2017. The 26-year-old dismissed Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee with consecutive deliveries in his ninth over as England bowled out for 125 to take a 155-run lead. Currently, England leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first test by eight wickets. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gus Atkinson on… 🎩 Taking a hat-trick📆 Our plan for tomorrow🔥 The form of Brydon Carse Watch the full interview right now 👇 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 7, 2024 “It was great. It’s not something as a bowler you think about. You think about five-fors and ten-fors, those sorts of things, but there’s not many chances …

England’s Gus Atkinson takes first hat-trick in Test cricket in three years, rattles New Zealand | Cricket News

England’s Gus Atkinson takes first hat-trick in Test cricket in three years, rattles New Zealand | Cricket News

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England’s Gus Atkinson became the first player to claim a Test hat-trick in three years after he ran through the New Zealand tail on Day 2 of the second Test in Wellington on Saturday. The pacer first bowled Nathan Smith, who attempted to leave the ball. Then, he got Matt Henry caught at gully before trapping last man Tim Southee in front of the stumps. Atkinson didn’t even wait for the umpire to raise his finger before breaking into wild celebrations as he took the 15th Test hat-trick by an England bowler — and the 14th Englishman to do so; Stuart Broad as two to his name. GUS ATKINSON HAS A TEST-MATCH HAT-TRICK 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/O2SiChHWrw — England’s Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) December 6, 2024 Atkinson’s hat-trick rattled the hosts, who were bundled out for 125, leaving them 155 runs behind England’s 280. Atkinson’s hat-trick is the first in Test cricket since South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj claimed one against West Indies in 2021. It was also the first time a hat-trick was taken at the …

Gus Atkinson ‘Greedy’ for More Success after Hat-trick in New Zealand Tests

Gus Atkinson Claims Hat-Trick During 2nd New Zealand Test

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Fast Bowler Gus Atkinson secured a sensational hat-trick on Saturday dismantling Kiwi’s lower order and setting a dominant stance for The Three Lions on England’s tour of New Zealand 2024. The 26-year-old dismissed Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee with consecutive deliveries in his ninth over as England bowled out for 125 to take a 155-run lead. Currently, England leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first test by eight wickets. Gus Atkinson was the 15th England bowler and the first since Moeen Ali against South Africa in 2017 to complete a test hat-trick. He dismissed Nathan Smith (14), Matt Henry (0) and Tim Southee (0) in back-to-back deliveries to complete a memorable hat-trick. A breathtaking morning session in Wellington 🙌 🎩 A Gus Atkinson hat-trick🚀 Going at nearly a run-a-ball📈 Building our lead towards 250 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 8️⃣2️⃣-1️⃣ pic.twitter.com/s4ewN4v01r — England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 7, 2024 Atkinson finished with figures of 4/31, sharing the spoils with fellow pacer Brydon Carse who took 4/46. New Zealand resumed the day on 86/5 but could add …

Rehan Ahmed, Atkinson Included in England’s Playing 11 for Third Pakistan Test

Rehan Ahmed, Atkinson Included in England’s Playing 11 for Third Pakistan Test

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The ECB has added Rehan Ahmed and Gus Atkinson to England’s playing 11 for the third Pakistan test starting on October 24 at Rawalpindi. They will be replacing fast bowlers Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts. Ahmed who played his last test for England against India has been sidelined for the entire summer. Making his test debut in December 2022, he picked five wickets in the third innings to help his side complete a 3-0 whitewash over the hosts, which was their first-ever clean sweep at home in the format. 🔒Locked in: Our XI for the final Test pic.twitter.com/RNn82j4ZD4 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 22, 2024 Ahmed has picked 18 wickets to date in four tests at 34.50. He will be joining Jack Leach, the leading wicket-taker in the series with 14 wickets and Shoaib Bashir. Atkinson played a huge role in England’s win over Pakistan by taking the first test by taking four wickets for 136 runs. He was instrumental in making destruction in the batting lineup in the evening session on the fourth day …

Gus Atkinson Ruled Out in England’s Revised Squad for Australia ODIs

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The England Cricket Board has made a change in England’s ODI squad for the upcoming ODI series against Australia where Olly Stone will replace Gus Atkinson. He was ruled out due to looking over his workload management after a busy summer. Playing only six tests, Gus Atkinson picked a haul of 34 wickets including a 12-wicket haul in his test debut. He and Chris Wood were the seamers taking back-to-back wickets against Sri Lanka and West Indies. There were signs of Gus Atkinson being sidelined for the final stages against Sri Lanka as he spent time off the field on day three at The Oval with a tight quad, despite being fit enough to bowl 11 overs in the fourth innings of the match. With him decided to be rested by the management, they have brought in Olly Stone as the replacement. Olly Stone (image: X) England is set to travel to Pakistan and New Zealand to play tests, and with Mark Wood being ruled out due to an elbow injury, he will be working …

2nd Test: Gus Atkinson Stars As England Seal Series vs Sri Lanka

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Gus Atkinson continued his Lord’s love affair by taking five wickets as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 190 runs in the second Test on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series. Sri Lanka, set what would have been a new Test record fourth-innings winning total of 483, were dismissed for 292 after tea on the fourth day despite fifties from Dinesh Chandimal (58), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) and captain Dhananjaya de Silva (50). Fast bowler Atkinson, who scored his maiden first-class hundred in England’s first-innings 427, led the attack with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson secured a fifth mention on the dressing room honours boards in just his second Test at Lord’s after taking 12 wickets on England debut against the West Indies in July. ( He also became just the third England cricketer after Tony Greig and Ian Botham to score a century and take five wickets in an innings of the same Test. Atkinson followed India’s Vinoo Mankad (against England in 1952) and Botham (against Pakistan in 1978) as the …

Gus Atkinson Smashes His Maiden Test Century at Lord’s

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Gus Atkinson registered his name to the history of books at the Lord’s Cricket ground as he scored his maiden Test Hundred on August 30 on day 02 of the second test in the Sri Lanka tour of England 2024. Atkinson has been impressive with bowling skills since his test debut but has also assisted the side with the bat on day 01 as he came into Friday not out on 74. The start from the England star was stunning and it sort of set the tone for him early on. Sticking to the Bazball method, Atkinson started the day with no measures and 2 consecutive boundaries off Lahiru Kumara, before being adjudged dismissal on the third ball of the day. The smile from Gus Atkinson says it all 😁 pic.twitter.com/gn7eQDvi0S — England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 30, 2024 However, a review saved him and the England star wouldn’t look back after that. The next two overs from Milan Rathnayake and Kumara saw Atkinson smashing two more boundaries and race into the 90s. The 93rd over …

IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders Name Dushmantha Chameera As Replacement For Gus Atkinson

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Dushmantha Chameera represented Lucknow Super Giants in the 2022 season.© X (Twitter) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday named Sri Lankan Dushmantha Chameera as a replacement for England pacer Gus Atkinson for the 2024 Indian Premier League. Chameera will join KKR at a reserve price of Rs 50 lakh, the IPL organisers said in a statement. The Sri Lankan speedster was a part of Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 and 2021 seasons respectively. He represented Lucknow Super Giants in the 2022 season, where he picked up nine wickets from 12 matches. Atkinson, on the other hand, pulled out of the tournament due to workload management. Gujarat Giants and RCB name replacements for WPL Rising star Kashvee Gautam, the most expensive uncapped Indian player in Women’s Premier League (WPL), has been ruled out of the second edition owing to an injury. Gujarat Giants, who had secured the services of Kashvee for Rs 2 crore, have named Mumbai’s Sayali Sathgare as a replacement at a reserve price of Rs 10 lakh. …