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The '''North Eastern Railway''' (NER), unlike many other of the pre-Grouping companies, had a relatively compact territory, having the district it covered to itself. That district extended through [[Yorkshire]], [[Durham]] and [[Northumberland]], with outposts in [[Westmorland]] and [[Cumberland, England|Cumberland]]. It formed the middle link between [[London]] and [[Edinburgh]], joining the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] near [[Doncaster]] and the [[North British Railway]] at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]. Incorporation took place in [[1854]], when three existing companies were combined.
flag = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
nationality = Zimbabwean |
country = Zimbabwe |
country abbrev = ZIM |
name = Duncan Fletcher |
picture = Cricket no pic.png‎ |
batting style = Left-handed batsman |
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium |
tests = - |
test runs = - |
test bat avg = - |
test 100s/50s = - |
test top score = - |
test overs = - |
test wickets = - |
test bowl avg = - |
test 5s = - |
test 10s = - |
test best bowling = - |
test catches/stumpings = - |
ODIs = 6 |
ODI runs = 191 |
ODI bat avg = 47.75 |
ODI 100s/50s = -/2 |
ODI top score = 71* |
ODI overs = 50.1 |
ODI wickets = 7 |
ODI bowl avg = 31.57 |
ODI 5s = - |
ODI best bowling = 4/42 |
ODI catches/stumpings = -/- |
date = 20 June |
year = 1983 |
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55424.html
}}
 
[[Image:FletcherAthers.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Duncan Fletcher (left) talking to [[Michael Atherton]] after England's defeat at the [[MCG]] in 2006.]]
== Constituent parts of the NER ==
:''For the American Senator and lawyer, see [[Duncan U. Fletcher]]''
 
'''Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[27 September]] [[1948]]) is a former [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwean]] [[cricket]]er, former [[captain (cricket)|captain]] of the [[Zimbabwean cricket team]] and former coach of the [[English cricket team]]. Fletcher is largely credited with rejuvenating the fortunes of the then flagging English team, with the team rising from bottom of the [[Test cricket|Test]] rankings to second under his tenure as coach.
''1854''
*[[York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway]]
*[[York and North Midland Railway]]
*[[Leeds Northern Railway]]
''1862''
*[[York and North Midland Railway]]
*[[South Durham and Lancashire Railway]]
''1863''
*[[Stockton and Darlington Railway]]
''1865''
*[[West Hartlepool Railway]]
 
== PrincipalEarly stationsLife ==
 
Fletcher was born in Salisbury, [[Southern Rhodesia]] (now [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]) and was one of five brothers in a Rhodesian farming family described as 'ruggedly sporty'.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55424.html| Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Duncan Fletcher]</ref>
* '''[[York railway station|York station]]''' ([[York]]) was the hub of the system, and the headquarters of the line was located here. The basis for the present station was opened on June 25 1877. Until the advent of modern signalling, the 295-lever box was the largest manually-worked signal box in Britain.
 
== Career ==
* '''[[Newcastle Central station]]''' ([[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]), opened August 29 1850, became the largest on the NER.
 
Under Fletcher the England cricket team achieved famous series victories away to Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa between 2000-2004. In 2004 England won an English record equalling 7 consecutive tests, beating New Zealand 3-0 and West Indies 4-0 at home respectively. His most famous and largest achievement however came in September 2005 he became the first coach of the English team to win an [[The Ashes|Ashes]] series for 18 years when England secured 2-1 victory over Australia. Fletcher was Zimbabwe's first-ever [[one-day international]] captain, leading them to their famous victory at the [[1983 cricket World Cup]] over [[Australian cricket team|Australia]]. Fletcher also [[Zimbabwean national cricket captains|captained Zimbabwe]] to victory in the 1982 [[ICC Trophy]].
Other principal stations were located at [[Sunderland]], [[Darlington]] and [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]. The station at [[Leeds]] was a joint undertaking with the [[London and North Western Railway]].
 
== Electrified lines ==
 
On [[13 September]] [[2005]] Fletcher was awarded British citizenship after a five year wait. Although both his parents and all his grandparents were English, Fletcher had been denied citizenship by virtue of the fact he spent most of his time abroad - touring with the England team. After the Ashes series win of 2005, the Home Secretary, [[Charles Clarke]], intervened to award Fletcher his long-sought citizenship.
The NER was the first main line rail company in Britain to adopt electric traction (the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] followed about one week later). The lines converted were:
* Newcastle Central via [[Wallsend]] and [[Whitley Bay]] to [[Gosforth]]
* Newcastle Central to [[Benton]]
*the Riverside Loop from [[Byker]] to Percy Main
''NB'' Further extensions were carried out in 1938 by the [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
 
Fletcher received heavy criticism from all quarters after preferring [[Ashley Giles]] to [[Monty Panesar]] as England's main spinner in the first two Tests of the [[2006-07 Ashes series]]; Giles took three wickets in two Tests, while Panesar, when given the chance in the third Test, took five wickets in the first innings and three wickets in the second innings. Following defeat to Australia by 206 runs in the third test on [[18 December]] [[2006]] which saw England relenquish the Ashes 15 months after gaining them, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] confirmed that Fletcher's position as head coach was under review. Despite a brief reprieve in early 2007 when England won the [[2006-07 Commonwealth Bank Series|Commonwealth Bank Series]], Fletcher came under increased criticism as England performed poorly in the [[Cricket World Cup 2007|World Cup]], which culminated in a nine wicket loss to [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] in which the team were booed off the field by England's Barmy Army. It was later announced, on [[19 April]] [[2007]], that his 8 year tenure as coach was to end following England's final [[Cricket World Cup#Tournament|Super 8]] match against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] on Saturday [[21 April]] [[2007]].
== Traffic ==
 
==Trivia==
The NER carried a larger tonnage of mineral and coal traffic than any other principal railway.
Fletcher's sister, [[Ann Grant]] captained the [[Zimbabwe]] women's [[field hockey]] team which won the gold medal in the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]].
== Docks ==
 
His brother, [[Allan Fletcher]], played seven first-class games for [[Rhodesian cricket team|Rhodesia]] in the late 1970s.
The company owned the following docks:
 
In 2005 Fletcher became the first coach of the England cricket team to win an Ashes series against Australia for 18 years, with England winning the home series 2-1. However in the return series just 16 months later, Fletcher led England to their first Ashes whitewash (5-0) defeat since the 1920/21 tour of Australia.
*Hull Docks: acquired 1893. Dealt with a large variety of cargoes, including grain, seed and fruit
*[[Hartlepool]] Docks: acquired 1865. A large timber trade
*Tyne Dock: opened by NER in 1859. Timber and coal exports
*[[Middlesbrough]] Dock: Opened in 1842. Iron and steel exports; and a world-wide trade in other goods.
The NER also owned coal-shipping [[wharf|staithes]] at [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]] and [[Dunston-on-Tyne]].
 
==LocomotivesReference==
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See [[NER 1001 Class]]
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*[http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55424.html Cricinfo page on Duncan Fletcher]
== References used ==
*[http://www.theroar.com.au/2007/04/20/duncan-fletcher-hero-or-culprit/ Duncan Fletcher article], - hero or culprit?
 
[[Category:Zimbabwean cricketers|Fletcher, Duncan]]
*The Railway Year Book for 1912 (Railway Publishing Company)
[[Category:Western Province cricketers|Fletcher, Duncan]]
*British Railway Electrics (Ian Allen, 1960 edition)
[[Category:Zimbabwean ODI cricketers|Fletcher, Duncan]]
*The Railway Magazine February & March 1923 editions
[[Category:Zimbabwean ICC Trophy captains|Fletcher, Duncan]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean ODI captains|Fletcher, Duncan]]
[[Category:Cricket coaches|Fletcher, Duncan]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire|Fletcher, Duncan]]
[[Category:1948 births|Fletcher, Duncan]]
[[Category:Living people|Fletcher, Duncan]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup|Fletcher, Duncan]]
 
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