A TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS

DEREK PRINGLE

@derekpringleTO OPPONENTS, Ryan ten Doeschate has been as awkward as his name is to pronounce, with some never quite getting the hang of it. A swashbuckling batsman, who always had a wicket in him with the ball, he was one of the first to travel the globe playing T20 cricket wherever a tournament popped up. In that, and other senses, he was a pioneer.Essex like to claim him, with good cause given his 19 seasons with the club, but he has played, mostly white-ball cricket, for a bewildering 17 other professional teams. With a turnover of team mates like that, one essen...

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