2010 in cricket
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The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2010.
January
- 5 January – During the third Test between South Africa and England, television replays showed Stuart BroadStuart BroadStuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...
and fellow pace-bowler James AndersonJames Anderson (cricketer)James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Lancashire County Cricket Club and since bursting onto the scene in 2002/03, before his first full season of county cricket, Anderson has represented England in over 50 Test matches and over 100 One Day...
trying to tamper with the ball, causing South Africa to raise concerns about the condition of the ball. Later, the South African team announced that they were not making an official complaint hence the matter was closed officially.
- 6 January – Australia defeated Pakistan in the 3rd Test match at Bellerive OvalBellerive OvalBellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
winning the 3-test match series 3–0.
- 13 January – Sri Lanka defeated India by 4 wickets in the final of the tri-series also involving Bangladesh.
- 17 January – India's Sachin TendulkarSachin TendulkarSachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
became the first batsman to complete 13,000 runs in Test cricket, during the opening match against Bangladesh.
- 17 January – South Africa defeated England by an innings and 74 runs in the 4th Test to draw the 4-match series 1–1.
- 19 January – Controversy erupted after the Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier LeagueThe Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
auction, when none of the franchises put forward a bid for any the eleven Pakistan players who were part of the auction list. The Pakistan Cricket BoardPakistan Cricket BoardThe Pakistan Cricket Board is a sporting organization that is responsible for governing all professional cricket including Test cricket and One Day International matches played in Pakistan...
later revoked the 'no objection certificate' given to its players to participate in IPL.
- 23 January – VictoriaVictorian BushrangersThe Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
defeated South AustraliaSouthern RedbacksThe South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
by 48 runs to win the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash tournament for the 4th time.
- 30 January – Australia defeated Pakistan by 25 runs in the final of the Under19 World Cup, thus becoming the first team to win the tournament thrice.
- 31 January – Pakistan stand-in Captain Shahid AfridiShahid AfridiSahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
, involved in an alleged ball tampering incident, when he was seen biting the cricket ball on television cameras. Later, He was called by the match referee and subsequently banned from two Twenty20 internationals.
February
- 3 February – Bangladesh bowled out for 78, the second lowest score in Twenty20 Internationals by a full member of the ICC.
- 5 February – Australia completed the white wash of Pakistan by winning the only Twenty20Twenty20Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
International, after defeating them in the ODI series by 5–0.
- 5 February – Australian fast bowler Shaun TaitShaun TaitShaun William Tait is a professional Australian cricketer, who currently plays only in the Twenty20 format. Tait plays domestic cricket for South Australia and is also a representative for Australia at Twenty20 International level; he has also represented his country in One Day Internationals and...
bowled the quickest ball ever recorded in Australia (160.7 km/h), the third fastest in World cricket after Shoaib AkhtarShoaib AkhtarShoaib Akhtar is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket, who is regarded as the fastest bowler in the history of cricket. He set an official world record by achieving the fastest delivery, when he clocked in at 161.3 km/h in his bowling speed, twice at a cricket match against...
and Shane BondShane BondShane Edward Bond was a New Zealand cricketer, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee". He has represented New Zealand in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket as well as playing for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket and Warwickshire in English...
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- 7 February – South African batsman Hashim AmlaHashim AmlaHashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No...
accomplished the highest Test score (253*) by a South African in India.
- 13 February – Afghanistan qualified in the ICC World Twenty20 for the first time by winning the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier2010 ICC World Twenty20 QualifierThe 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played from February 9–13, 2010 in the United Arab Emirates and a part of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series...
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- 14 February – Alviro PetersenAlviro PetersenAlviro Nathan Petersen is a South African cricketer who plays his domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He has represented his country at international level in One Day International cricket as a specialist batsman. On the 14th of February 2010, he became the third South African after Andrew...
made the third highest score (100) by a South African cricketer on Test debut.
- 15 February – Sachin TendulkarSachin TendulkarSachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
and Virender SehwagVirender SehwagVirender Sehwag , affectionately known as Viru, the Nawab of Najafgarh, or the Zen master of modern cricket, is one of the leading batsmen in the Indian cricket team. Sehwag is an aggressive right-handed opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler...
involved in the highest 3rd wicket partnershipPartnership (cricket)In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time. The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is dismissed or retires, or the innings comes to a close In the sport of cricket, two batsmen always bat in...
(249) at the Eden GardensEden GardensEden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata , India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity...
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- 16 February – Martin GuptillMartin GuptillMartin James Guptill is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a top-order batsman and has represented New Zealand in different age groups.-Early life:...
and Brendon McCullumBrendon McCullumBrendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays for the Otago Volts at provincial level. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate...
scored the highest sixth-wicket partnership (339) for New ZealandNew Zealand cricket teamThe New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
, missing out on the world record by 12 runs.
- 16 February – Brendon McCullum made the highest score (185) by a New Zealand wicket-keeperWicket-keeperThe wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
in Test cricket.
- 16 February – VVS Laxman completed 1000 TestTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
runs at Eden GardensEden GardensEden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata , India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity...
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- 19 February – South African batsman Hashim Amla scored 494 runs in the 2-test match series against India, having been dismissed only once, retaining an average of 494, the second highest batting average ever in a Test series, after Wally HammondWally HammondWalter Reginald "Wally" Hammond was an English Test cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning his career as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed captain of England...
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- 19 February – India drew the two test match series against South Africa 1–1, by winning the second test match.
- 21 February – South African cricketer Jacques KallisJacques KallisJacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both...
became the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 10,000 runs and 250 wickets in both one day Internationals and Test cricket.
- 23 February – Australia completed an unbeaten summer, defeating the touring Pakistan and West Indies teams. Since the introduction of ODIs in the 1970s, this was only the second summer after 2000–01, when they did not lose a single match.
- 24 February – India's Sachin TendulkarSachin TendulkarSachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
became the first cricketer in the history of One Day International cricket to score a double century. He achieved this feet in the second ODI against South Africa. His score of 200* was also the highest ever individual score in an ODI innings beating the previous highest (194) jointly held by Zimbabwe's Charles CoventryCharles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer)Charles Kevin Coventry is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. Within Zimbabwe he is known as "Chappie" Coventry. He previously held the record of the highest individual score in a One Day International, 194 runs not out. This was surpassed by Sachin...
and Pakistan's Saeed AnwarSaeed AnwarSaeed Anwar is a former Pakistani opening batsman. A left-hander, Anwar is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, then the highest, and now the joint second highest individual score in a One Day International.-Personal life:...
. His innings also included a record 25 fours, the highest ever hit in a single ODI innings.
- 28 February – New Zealand's Brendon McCullumBrendon McCullumBrendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays for the Otago Volts at provincial level. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate...
became the second-highest scorer in a Twenty20Twenty20Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
international when he scored an unbeaten 116 against Australia in the 2nd Twenty20 at ChristchurchChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
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- 28 February – Australia and New Zealand blasted the highest Twenty20 match aggregate [428–10 (40 overs)], in the 2nd match at Christchurch.
- 28 February – West Indian bowlers Darren SammyDarren SammyDarren Julius Garvey Sammy is a Saint Lucian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. He is a right-handed batsman and a fast-medium bowler. On making his One Day International debut against Bangladesh in 2004, Sammy became the first person from the island of St. Lucia...
and Sulieman BennSulieman BennSulieman Jamaal Benn is a West Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and first-class cricket for Barbados....
took figures of 4 for 6 and 5 for 26 respectively in the only Twenty20 match against Zimbabwe. These are the third and fourth best bowling figures in a Twenty20 to date.
March
- 3 March – Former fast bowler Waqar YounisWaqar YounisWaqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time...
appointed as the new coach of the Pakistani cricket team.
- 10 March – The Pakistan Cricket BoardPakistan Cricket BoardThe Pakistan Cricket Board is a sporting organization that is responsible for governing all professional cricket including Test cricket and One Day International matches played in Pakistan...
bans former skippers, Mohammad Yousuf and Younis KhanYounis KhanMohammad Younus Khan is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Younus' name is often spelled Younis Khan, but he has been quoted as saying, "My name is Younus Khan...
for indefinite periods, while Shoaib MalikShoaib MalikShoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket...
and Rana Naved-ul-HasanRana Naved-ul-HasanRana Naved-ul-Hasan is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and One Day International teams...
receive one year bans, following an inquiry into the team's poor performances on the tour of AustraliaPakistani cricket team in Australia in 2009–10The Pakistan cricket team toured Australia for a 3-match Test series, a 5-match ODI series, and 1 Twenty20 International from 19 December 2009 to 5 February 2010....
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- 13 March – Indian cricketer, Yusuf PathanYusuf PathanYusuf Pathan is an Indian cricketer. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He is a powerful and aggressive batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. His brother Irfan Pathan is also an Indian cricketer...
scores a 100 off 37 balls in an Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier LeagueThe Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
match. The innings also included a record eleven consecutive hits to the fence.
- 23 March – Shahid AfridiShahid AfridiSahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
was appointed as the captain of the Pakistani cricket team for the 2010 ICC World Twenty202010 ICC World Twenty20-------------------------------------------------Group A:---------Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Super 8s:...
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- 24 March – England completed a whitewash of Bangladesh in both the Test and ODI seriesEnglish cricket team in Bangladesh in 2009–10The England cricket team toured Bangladesh, playing three One Day Internationals and two Test matches, at the end of the 2009–10 cricket season. They were captained by Alastair Cook, due to regular captain Andrew Strauss controversially missing the series to rest for the 2010–11 Ashes series...
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- 29 March – Pakistani cricketer, Shoaib MalikShoaib MalikShoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket...
announced his wedding plans to Indian tennis player, Sania MirzaSania MirzaSania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
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April
- 25 April – Chennai Super KingsChennai Super KingsChennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
won the third season2010 Indian Premier LeagueThe 2010 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 3 or the 2010 IPL, was the third season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. The tournament was hosted by India and had an estimated television audience of more than 200 million...
of the Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier LeagueThe Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
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Deaths
- 1 January – John LyonJohn Lyon (cricketer)John Lyon was a first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1973 and 1979.-Early cricket career:...
, (LancashireLancashire County Cricket ClubLancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
), 1973–79 - 22 January – Betty WilsonBetty WilsonElizabeth Rebecca "Betty" Wilson was considered one of the greatest woman cricket players of all time. She represented Australia in Women's Test cricket between 1947–48 and 1957-58...
, (Australia women cricket team), 1948–58 - 15 February – Audrey CollinsAudrey CollinsAudrey Collins OBE played one test match for the England women's team in 1937 .Born in India in 1915, she was brought to England by her Australian mother in 1920 after her father's death in the Great War...
, (England women cricket team), 1937
See also
- International cricket in 2009-10
- International cricket in 2010International cricket in 2010International cricket in 2010 is defined as the season of international cricket between May and August 2010 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2010 English cricket season...
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