International cricket in 2005
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This article discusses International cricket in the 2005 season. For the purposes of this article the 2005 cricket
season is taken to be the whole of the English cricket season
, plus those series defined to belong to the 2005 season by Cricinfo
. It is a period that saw Test match
es between Bangladesh
and England
, Australia
and England, Pakistan
and West Indies
, and finally West Indies
and Sri Lanka
. There were also two major ODI tournaments, the NatWest Series and the Indian Oil Cup, an African XI took on an Asian XI for a three-match series deserted by the crowds, and the Australian women
played Tests
against England
.
Pakistan toured West Indies for three ODIs and two Tests
in May and June 2005. West Indies were a team trying to restore confidence after being whitewashed in ODIs and losing 0–3 in a 4-Test home series against South Africa
, while Pakistan came off a relatively successful tour of India
where they won the ODI series 4–2 and drew the Tests. Pakistan got off to a great warm-up by beating the Antigua & Barbuda President's XI by 248 runs at Antigua
and continued with a 59-run win in a low-scoring first match at St Vincent. The West Indian fans were to be disappointed again, as their team slumped to two successive losses in the ODIs at Gros Islet
- losing the series 0–3, meaning that their home ODI record this year reads no wins, eight losses. They recuperated in the Tests, however, giving Pakistan eight and a half days of good, competitive cricket before imploding with the bat in the final innings to lose the second Test and thus having to settle with a drawn series, 1–1.
Pakistanis in West Indies 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Drawn 1–1. ODI series result: Pakistan won 3–0.
The Bangladeshi cricket team
toured England
for the first time in 2005. Bangladesh had just come off their first ever Test
series win, which was against Zimbabwe, but were still rooted to the bottom of the ICC Test Championship
table. England, under Michael Vaughan
's leadership, had moved to second in the Test table.
The Bangladeshis started their tour with first-class warm-up games against the British Universities, Sussex
and Northamptonshire
. They then played two Tests, and were humiliated by an innings in both of them, with neither game reaching lunch on the third day. In four Test innings, they only reached 200 in one of them - the last, where a rearguard effort yielded 326 runs, their eighth-highest innings in Test cricket so far. They also played six matches in the NatWest Series - see below for a fuller treatment of that competition.
Bangladeshis in England 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: England won 2–0.
Australia
arrived in England in June, and were welcomed by losing a Twenty20
international by 100 runs. They recovered, however, to tie the NatWest Series tournament, after finishing second in the group stage of the three-team tournament (see below). In the NatWest Challenge, the 2-team ODI tournament immediately following the Series, Australia went one down in the first match but came back with two big victories chasing a target. Ricky Ponting
made a century in the second ODI and Adam Gilchrist
in the third. Australia were favourites going into the Test series (The Ashes
), but they had been upset in the ODI series, and some thought their confidence was not perfect. However, after being bowled out for 190 by a good spell of fast bowling
by Steve Harmison
who took five for 43, the Australians dominated the rest of the match. Glenn McGrath
ripped the English batting line-up to shreds as they crashed to 155, and after Australia's second innings England were set a world-record 420 to win. They whimpered to 180, and Australian commentators were once again talking about a 5–0 victory.
However, England came back. They dominated the first three days of the second Test
, leaving themselves to take two wickets for 107 runs on the final day - Australia eked out 104 of them before Harmison
took the vital wicket, levelling the series. A DVD of this match was later released, entitled The Greatest Test, which adequately described the feelings in the cricketing community about the match. The third Test was almost as closely fought, and despite one day being rained off, England set Australia 423 to win in a day and 10 overs
. However, this time Australia survived, thanks to captain Ricky Ponting
scoring Australia's first century
of the series with 156. There was no such luck for the Australians at Trent Bridge
in the fourth Test, however, as the Australians surrendered a 259-run lead on first innings, and despite an injury to fast bowler Simon Jones
, who had taken five wickets in the first innings, England prevailed to take a three-wicket victory and ensure at least a drawn series.
England went into the final Test at The Oval
needing a draw to win the Ashes, as a drawn series would give them to their previous holders. They got it, thanks to rain, dropped catches from Australia, and centuries from Andrew Strauss
and Kevin Pietersen
. England batted first, and Andrew Strauss
and Marcus Trescothick
set the pace with a good opening partnership. Strauss just batted on, making 129 and boosting the England total to 373, but the Australian opening batsmen - who had struggled earlier on in the series - fought back now with 185 runs for the first wicket. The English weather once again plagued the Australian batsmen, raining off almost half of the second and third day's play, and on the fourth day, light conditions were poor. Australia had to bat on, however, to put pressure on the English, and Andrew Flintoff
and Matthew Hoggard
could plough through Australia's batsmen. The men in baggy green lost their last nine wickets for 103 and their last five wickets for just 11 runs. Kevin Pietersen
finished off the match with a stunning maiden Test hundred to ensure that Australia would only get to face four balls in their second innings. The match was drawn, and Vaughan
finally got to lift the small urn in front of a delighted Barmy Army, 16 years and 29 days after David Gower
had given it away to Aussies in 1989.
Australians in England 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: England won 2–1. ODI series result: Australia won 2–1. One-off Twenty20 International: England won.
A number of surprises came in this year's NatWest Series, as Australia were unsettled and failed to win the ODI tournament they were expected to walk home with. The nadir came in the first match at Sophia Gardens, when Australia were unsettled by Bangladesh
- at the time ranked eleventh and last in ICC's ODI Championship
table. Australia had to wait till their third match to get a win, by which time England had already recorded three victories. Following that match, though, Australia won three of four matches, with the fourth match with England being rained off as a no-result. Thus, England and Australia went into the final, exactly as expected. However, despite England crumbling to 33 for 5 in chase of 197 to win, a rearguard action saw them come back to need three runs off the last ball to win. They got two leg bye
s and tied the match, and thus the trophy was shared.
NatWest Series 2005. Teams: England, Australia and Bangladesh. Match length: 50 overs a side. Winners: Trophy tied between England and Australia.
West Indies A, a representative side of the West Indies picked from players that would not be in the international team, played against Sri Lanka A in June and July, playing three unofficial four-day "Tests" and five unofficial "ODIs", with first class and List A status respectively. The plans for the tour were only confirmed in mid-June as a result of a dispute over sponsorship between the West Indies Cricket Board
and its players. The row continued between the Board and the senior West Indian players, though, which led to the Board asking all West Indies A players whether they would make themselves available for the Test tour immediately following the A tour. On 28 June it was announced that they had unanimously declined the request. However, that unanimous agreement vanished in the coming days, and several players were called up from the A squad to the main squad - resulting in the A squad needing more players. Twenty players eventually turned out for the West Indies A squad. As for the cricket, both the first-class and one-day series were alive until the very last match. West Indies A took a 57-run victory in the first "Test" match, taking the last five wickets of that game for three runs, but crashed to a humbling innings defeat in the second. Sri Lanka A won the series 2–1 thanks to a four-wicket win in the last match. In the one-dayers, West Indies could have forced a drawn series if they had managed to win the last game, but Sri Lanka's bowling undid them and they lost the series 3–1.
West Indies A tour of Sri Lanka A in 2005. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class series result: Sri Lanka A won 2–1. One-day series result: Sri Lanka A won 3–1.
The 2005 ICC Trophy was a cricket
tournament held in Ireland
between 1 July and 13 July. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 associate members of the International Cricket Council
. It came with the prize of a place in the 2007 cricket World Cup
(and together with it a share of USD 2,500,000 for future development) for the five top-ranked teams, and with the prize of official One Day International status from 1 January 2006 (until the 2009 ICC Trophy) for the five top-ranked teams other than Kenya. Kenya have already been given official one-day status till the 2009 Trophy.
On 7 July, Ireland
, Bermuda
, Scotland
and Canada
qualified for the semi-finals. With that, they also won places in the 2007 cricket World Cup
and, from 1 January 2006, official One Day International status. On 11 July the Netherlands
also achieved this by beating the UAE
to finish fifth. Scotland
won the tournament, beating Ireland
in the final.
Dutch batsman Bas Zuiderent was named as Player of the Tournament, following his 474 runs
in seven matches.
2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. Teams: Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, UAE, Uganda, USA. Trophy winners: Scotland
Note:
All national codes used are IOC codes, except for Scotland (SCO) who do not compete in the Olympics.
Bangladesh A toured England in July and August 2005 for first class and List A cricket
matches against English domestic teams. The Bangladesh A
side, which was supposed to represent the players just below the eleven in the national team of Bangladesh, in fact included as many as nine internationals. Despite that, the team struggled in the first class matches, where they drew two and lost three matches, and only looked like having a chance of winning in the last match against Kent
. The one-day series went slightly better, with Bangladesh A winning two, losing one and abandoning a fourth, but for a second string national team against mainly second elevens from English domestic cricket, it must have been disappointing for the Bangladeshi selectors that only Tushar Imran
performed - scoring a total of 614 runs in 11 innings in all cricket on tour. Tushar got called up to the tour of Sri Lanka as a result, along with Syed Rasel
, who took ten wickets in the final first-class match against Kent.
West Indies cricket team toured Sri Lanka
for two Test matches
and a ODI tri-series, the Indian Oil Cup (see below), in July and August 2005. West Indies were severely depleted owing to a contract dispute, which led to players like Brian Lara
, Chris Gayle
and Corey Collymore
refusing to play. Thus, Sri Lanka went into the series as even more overwhelming favourites, their strong game at home and West Indies' poor form - with only one Test win in the last ten attempts. And they confirmed their favourite status, winning both Tests in rather emphatic style, although their batting showed worrying weaknesses against West Indian bowlers who bowled with more heart than talent at times. Muttiah Muralitharan
, however, took 17 wickets in the two Tests, devastating the West Indian batsmen and playing a major part in the eventual Sri Lankan victory.
West Indians in Sri Lanka in 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Sri Lanka won 2–0.
The Indian Oil Cup 2005 took place in Sri Lanka
in July and August 2005, between the hosts Sri Lanka
, India
and West Indies. Sri Lanka were second in the ICC ODI Championship
before this tournament, and fulfilled their position as favourites with an 18-run victory over India in the final. Their last ODI tournament defeat at home was a 2–3 series loss to Australia
, in February 2003. India
, meanwhile, continued on their disappointing run, as that side has now only won one tournament since March 2004 - a 2–1 defeat of Bangladesh
, which could be seen as a disappointment as well, as the Bangladeshis had not won an ODI against a full member of the ICC, excepting Zimbabwe, since 1999. They're seventh in the ODI tables, one place ahead of the West Indies, who were in the middle of a contract dispute - meaning that they were not fielding their strongest side. However, there were a number of positive performances - the bowlers more often than not impressed, and Dinesh Ramdin showed himself as a wicketkeeper for the future. However, a 7-run loss in the final match against India saw them knocked out of the final. Sri Lanka only lost one match in the tournament, a pointless fixture from their point of view against West Indies.
Indian Oil Cup 2005. Teams: Sri Lanka, India, West Indies. Match length: 50 overs a side. Winners: Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
Under-19s toured England
in July and August 2005. They played three "One Day Internationals" and three "Tests
" against the England Under-19 side. However, these matches, despite being internationals, did not have first class status. The England Under-19s were completely dominant, winning two of three ODIs and three Tests, and the third of the ODIs was declared a no result due to rain. The Sri Lankans performed well in patches, but never consistently, too often relying on the one big partnership
to carry them to respectable scores. Meanwhile, England had many stand-out players, but skipper Varun Chopra - who made three fifties and was never dismissed for anything below 27 - and all-rounders Tom Smith and Moeen Ali stood out in the Test series. Fast bowler
Stuart Broad also impressed in the four matches he played, taking 9 ODI wickets at a bowling average
of 8.00, and five Test wickets at an average of 11.60. However, his absence during the last two Tests did not stop England.
Sri Lanka youth tour of England in 2005. U–19 Test match length: 4 days. U–19 Test series result: England U-19 won 3–0. U–19 ODI series result: England U–19 won 2–0.
The Australian women's cricket team
are touring England
in August and September 2005. They are due to play the fifth of five one-day internationals, and one Twenty20
International, and have finished the two Test matches
in the series. They also played one One Day International against Ireland
, which they won easily. They won two of the three first ODIs before the second Test, and were also looking to win the third, but a good last over from Katherine Brunt
, yielding only four runs, gave England victory. Brunt was also the heroine of the second Test, where she took nine wicket
s in the match and made 52 in England's first Test win over the Australians since December 1984. It also gave England their first series win in the Women's Ashes since 1963, as the first of the two Tests was drawn. Buoyed by their Test success, England went on to beat Australia in the ODIs three days later, to set up a series decider on 1 September 2005 — which Australia took by four runs after Kirsten Pike
held a catch off Clare Connor
's bat, resulting in England being all out with four balls potentially remaining of the innings.
Australia women tour of Ireland in 2005. Women's ODI series result: Australia won 1–0.
Australia women tour of England in 2005. Women's Test match length: 4 days. Women's Test series result: England won 1–0. Women's ODI series result: Australia won 3–2. Women's Twenty20 International: Australia won 1–0.
The Afro-Asian Cup was a cricket
competition played for the first time 2005. It was a three-ODI series between an Asian XI and an African XI. Controversially, the games were awarded One Day International status. The Cup will run for at least three years. The teams were selected by former Test match
players rather than by national selectors, a move that has also given rise to controversy.
It was wrongly expected by the ICC that there would be a strong competitive tender for television rights. However, the main TV players, such as ESPN, declined to bid. Pakistan made it clear that its players did not have to play if they did not want to, and leading South African
bowler Makhaya Ntini
announced that he would be playing for English county side Warwickshire
and so was not available for selection for the African side. Injuries also rampaged the tournament, as four players pulled out a week before the matches were due to start. http://content.cricinfo.com/afroasiacup/content/story/215652.html
As for the tournament itself, it was closely fought. Africa won the first match by just two runs, while Asia won the second by 18 runs to set up a series decider. However, after Africa had been bowled out for 106, the Asian innings
was curtailed by rain, and the match eventually declared a no result. Thus, the series was tied 1–1.
Afro-Asian Cup 2005. Match length: 50 overs per side. Series result: Drawn 1–1.
The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup is a first class
tournament for 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. The nations participating do not have status as Test
nations. All the games are scheduled for three days. Scotland won the first tournament in 2004.
The teams played each other team in each of the four groups once. The winners of each group progressed to a semi-final from 23 to 25 October, and then a final from 27 to 29 October, to be hosted in Namibia. In the African group, both Kenya
and Namibia beat Uganda
, setting up a virtual group final between Kenya and Namibia in early June. The match was drawn, but Kenya scored more points because they scored more runs in the match, enabling them to qualify by a margin of 2.5 points.
In Asia, it was almost as tight, Nepal
trailing UAE
by 21.5 points before the final match between the two sides - having had one match with Hong Kong
severely curtailed by rain. The Nepalis were dominant, winning by 172 runs, yet UAE qualified as Nepal could only limit the points difference to 21. Europe's matches were also stopped by rain, but at least the team with the best win-loss ratio qualified, Ireland
scraping through with a three-run victory over Scotland
in Aberdeen, while Bermuda
continued on their fine ICC Trophy run, winning both matches of the Americas group to qualify for the semi-finals ahead of Canada
. United States
was forced out of the tournament due to internal political conflicts.
ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005. Match length: 3 days. Teams: Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates.
These tables include two Test matches between New Zealand
and Zimbabwe
classified under the 2005-06 season which were played between 9 August and 12 September 2005. Kenya
were no longer ranked because they only played 2 ODIs in the ranking period.
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season is taken to be the whole of the English cricket season
2005 English cricket season
Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began, a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row, going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year. The start of the international season saw England defeat Bangladesh 2–0 in their two-match series, winning both Tests by...
, plus those series defined to belong to the 2005 season by Cricinfo
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. It is a period that saw Test match
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es between Bangladesh
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and England
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, Australia
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and England, Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
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and West Indies
West Indian cricket team
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, and finally West Indies
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and Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
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. There were also two major ODI tournaments, the NatWest Series and the Indian Oil Cup, an African XI took on an Asian XI for a three-match series deserted by the crowds, and the Australian women
Australian women's cricket team
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played Tests
Women's Test cricket
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against England
English women's cricket team
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.
ICC Championship tables in May 2005
At 19 May 2005, when the final matches of the 2004-05 season were concluded, these were the official ICC Championship tables (as quoted on news sources Cricinfo and Rediff):| ICC Test Championship ICC Test Championship The ICC Test Championship is an international competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 teams that play Test cricket... Table |
ICC ODI Championship ICC ODI Championship The ICC ODI Championship is an international One Day International cricket competition run by the International Cricket Council. The competition is notional in that it is simply a ranking scheme overlaid on the regular ODI match schedule. After every ODI match, the two teams involved receive points... Table |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Nation | Points | Pos | Nation | Points | |
| 1 | 132 | 1 | 140 | |||
| 2 | 110 | 2 | 117 | |||
| 3 | 107 | 3 | 116 | |||
| 4 | 102 | 4 | 112 | |||
| 5 | 100 | 5 | 110 | |||
| 6 | 100 | 6 | 103 | |||
| 7 | 97 | 7 | 98 | |||
| 8 | 73 | 8 | 97 | |||
| 9 | 41 | 9 | 50 | |||
| 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 11 | 11 | |||||
Pakistanis in the West Indies
See also: Pakistanis in West Indies in 2005Pakistan toured West Indies for three ODIs and two Tests
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in May and June 2005. West Indies were a team trying to restore confidence after being whitewashed in ODIs and losing 0–3 in a 4-Test home series against South Africa
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, while Pakistan came off a relatively successful tour of India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
where they won the ODI series 4–2 and drew the Tests. Pakistan got off to a great warm-up by beating the Antigua & Barbuda President's XI by 248 runs at Antigua
Antigua Recreation Ground
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and continued with a 59-run win in a low-scoring first match at St Vincent. The West Indian fans were to be disappointed again, as their team slumped to two successive losses in the ODIs at Gros Islet
Gros Islet
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- losing the series 0–3, meaning that their home ODI record this year reads no wins, eight losses. They recuperated in the Tests, however, giving Pakistan eight and a half days of good, competitive cricket before imploding with the bat in the final innings to lose the second Test and thus having to settle with a drawn series, 1–1.
Pakistanis in West Indies 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Drawn 1–1. ODI series result: Pakistan won 3–0.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-Day International Series | |||||
| ODI 2246 | 18 May 2005 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era... |
Amos Vale | PAK by 59 runs |
| ODI 2247 | 21 May 2005 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era... |
Beausejour Beausejour Stadium Beausejour Stadium is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. It was completed in 2002 and currently accommodates 13,000 spectators... |
PAK by 40 runs |
| ODI 2248 | 22 May 2005 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
Younis Khan Younis Khan Mohammad 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... |
Beausejour Beausejour Stadium Beausejour Stadium is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. It was completed in 2002 and currently accommodates 13,000 spectators... |
PAK by 22 runs |
| Test Match Series | |||||
| Test 1752 | 26,27,28,29 May 2005 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
Younis Khan Younis Khan Mohammad 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... |
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WI by 276 runs |
| Test 1754 | 3,4,5,6,7 June 2005 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era... |
Sabina Park Sabina Park Sabina Park is the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica and is often referred to as "The Holiday Home of Cricket".... |
PAK by 136 runs |
Bangladeshis in England
See also: Bangladeshis in England in 2005The Bangladeshi cricket team
Bangladeshi cricket team
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toured England
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for the first time in 2005. Bangladesh had just come off their first ever Test
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series win, which was against Zimbabwe, but were still rooted to the bottom of the ICC Test Championship
ICC Test Championship
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table. England, under Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan
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's leadership, had moved to second in the Test table.
The Bangladeshis started their tour with first-class warm-up games against the British Universities, Sussex
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and Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
. They then played two Tests, and were humiliated by an innings in both of them, with neither game reaching lunch on the third day. In four Test innings, they only reached 200 in one of them - the last, where a rearguard effort yielded 326 runs, their eighth-highest innings in Test cricket so far. They also played six matches in the NatWest Series - see below for a fuller treatment of that competition.
Bangladeshis in England 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: England won 2–0.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Match Series | |||||
| Test 1751 | 26,27,28 May 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
Lord's | ENG by inns&261 runs |
| Test 1753 | 3,4,5 June 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
Riverside Riverside Ground The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club.... |
ENG by inns&27 runs |
Australians in England
See also: Australians in England in 2005Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
arrived in England in June, and were welcomed by losing a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 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 by 100 runs. They recovered, however, to tie the NatWest Series tournament, after finishing second in the group stage of the three-team tournament (see below). In the NatWest Challenge, the 2-team ODI tournament immediately following the Series, Australia went one down in the first match but came back with two big victories chasing a target. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
made a century in the second ODI and Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
in the third. Australia were favourites going into the Test series (The Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
), but they had been upset in the ODI series, and some thought their confidence was not perfect. However, after being bowled out for 190 by a good spell of fast bowling
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
by Steve Harmison
Steve Harmison
Stephen James Harmison MBE is an English cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODI's, and 2 T20's. He also plays county cricket for Durham....
who took five for 43, the Australians dominated the rest of the match. Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath
Glenn Donald McGrath AM , nicknamed "Pigeon", is a former Australian cricket player. He is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the early 21st century...
ripped the English batting line-up to shreds as they crashed to 155, and after Australia's second innings England were set a world-record 420 to win. They whimpered to 180, and Australian commentators were once again talking about a 5–0 victory.
However, England came back. They dominated the first three days of the second Test
Test cricket
Test 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...
, leaving themselves to take two wickets for 107 runs on the final day - Australia eked out 104 of them before Harmison
Steve Harmison
Stephen James Harmison MBE is an English cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODI's, and 2 T20's. He also plays county cricket for Durham....
took the vital wicket, levelling the series. A DVD of this match was later released, entitled The Greatest Test, which adequately described the feelings in the cricketing community about the match. The third Test was almost as closely fought, and despite one day being rained off, England set Australia 423 to win in a day and 10 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
. However, this time Australia survived, thanks to captain Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
scoring Australia's first century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
of the series with 156. There was no such luck for the Australians at Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
in the fourth Test, however, as the Australians surrendered a 259-run lead on first innings, and despite an injury to fast bowler Simon Jones
Simon Jones (cricketer)
Simon Philip Jones MBE is a Welsh cricketer, who played internationally for England. Formerly playing his county cricket for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and then Worcestershire before moving in September 2009 to Hampshire. He is currently on a month's loan with his first county, Glamorgan...
, who had taken five wickets in the first innings, England prevailed to take a three-wicket victory and ensure at least a drawn series.
England went into the final Test at The Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
needing a draw to win the Ashes, as a drawn series would give them to their previous holders. They got it, thanks to rain, dropped catches from Australia, and centuries from Andrew Strauss
Andrew Strauss
Andrew John Strauss, OBE is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and is the captain of England's Test cricket team. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favours scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots...
and Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England and Surrey...
. England batted first, and Andrew Strauss
Andrew Strauss
Andrew John Strauss, OBE is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and is the captain of England's Test cricket team. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favours scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots...
and Marcus Trescothick
Marcus Trescothick
Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established...
set the pace with a good opening partnership. Strauss just batted on, making 129 and boosting the England total to 373, but the Australian opening batsmen - who had struggled earlier on in the series - fought back now with 185 runs for the first wicket. The English weather once again plagued the Australian batsmen, raining off almost half of the second and third day's play, and on the fourth day, light conditions were poor. Australia had to bat on, however, to put pressure on the English, and Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff according to the ICC rankings was consistently rated amongst the top...
and Matthew Hoggard
Matthew Hoggard
Matthew James Hoggard MBE is an English cricketer. The 6' 2" Hoggard is a right arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman. He played international cricket for England cricket team from 2000-2008, playing both Test cricket and One Day International cricket. He is currently the captain of...
could plough through Australia's batsmen. The men in baggy green lost their last nine wickets for 103 and their last five wickets for just 11 runs. Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England and Surrey...
finished off the match with a stunning maiden Test hundred to ensure that Australia would only get to face four balls in their second innings. The match was drawn, and Vaughan
Michael Vaughan
Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries...
finally got to lift the small urn in front of a delighted Barmy Army, 16 years and 29 days after David Gower
David Gower
David Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...
had given it away to Aussies in 1989.
Australians in England 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: England won 2–1. ODI series result: Australia won 2–1. One-off Twenty20 International: England won.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 International | |||||
| T20I 2 | 13 Jun 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Rose Bowl | ENG by 100 runs |
| One-Day International Series (NatWest Challenge) | |||||
| ODI 2259 | 7 Jul 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Headingley Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie .... |
ENG by 9 wkts |
| ODI 2260 | 10 Jul 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Lord's | AUS by 7 wkts |
| ODI 2261 | 12 Jul 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
The Oval The Oval The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval... |
AUS by 8 wkts |
| Test Match Series (The Ashes) | |||||
| Test 1756 | 21,22,23,24 Jul 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Lord's | AUS by 239 runs |
| Test 1758 | 4,5,6,7 Aug 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Edgbaston Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England... |
ENG by 2 runs |
| Test 1760 | 11,12,13,14,15 Aug 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Old Trafford Old Trafford (cricket) Old Trafford is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. It has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since its foundation in 1864, having been the ground of Manchester Cricket Club from 1857... |
DRAW |
| Test 1762 | 25,26,27,28 Aug 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Trent Bridge Trent Bridge Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of... |
ENG by 3 wkts |
| Test 1763 | 8,9,10,11,12 Sep 2005 | Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
The Oval The Oval The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval... |
DRAW |
NatWest Series
See also: One Day Internationals in England in 2005#NatWest SeriesBangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
- at the time ranked eleventh and last in ICC's ODI Championship
ICC ODI Championship
The ICC ODI Championship is an international One Day International cricket competition run by the International Cricket Council. The competition is notional in that it is simply a ranking scheme overlaid on the regular ODI match schedule. After every ODI match, the two teams involved receive points...
table. Australia had to wait till their third match to get a win, by which time England had already recorded three victories. Following that match, though, Australia won three of four matches, with the fourth match with England being rained off as a no-result. Thus, England and Australia went into the final, exactly as expected. However, despite England crumbling to 33 for 5 in chase of 197 to win, a rearguard action saw them come back to need three runs off the last ball to win. They got two leg bye
Leg bye
In the sport of cricket, a leg bye is a run scored by the batting team when the batsman has not hit the ball with his bat, but the ball has hit the batsman's body or protective gear.-Scoring leg byes:...
s and tied the match, and thus the trophy was shared.
NatWest Series 2005. Teams: England, Australia and Bangladesh. Match length: 50 overs a side. Winners: Trophy tied between England and Australia.
| Group Stage | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2249 | 16 Jun 2005 | ENG English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
BAN Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
The Oval The Oval The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval... |
ENG by 10 wkts |
| ODI 2250 | 18 Jun 2005 | AUS Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
BAN Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
Sophia Gardens | BAN by 5 wkts |
| ODI 2251 | 19 Jun 2005 | ENG English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
AUS Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Bristol | ENG by 3 wkts |
| ODI 2252 | 21 Jun 2005 | ENG English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
BAN Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
Trent Bridge Trent Bridge Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of... |
ENG by 168 runs |
| ODI 2253 | 23 Jun 2005 | ENG English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
Marcus Trescothick Marcus Trescothick Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established... |
AUS Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Riverside Ground Riverside Ground The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club.... |
AUS by 57 runs |
| ODI 2254 | 25 Jun 2005 | AUS Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
BAN Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
Old Trafford Old Trafford (cricket) Old Trafford is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. It has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since its foundation in 1864, having been the ground of Manchester Cricket Club from 1857... |
AUS by 10 wkts |
| ODI 2255 | 26 Jun 2005 | ENG English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
Marcus Trescothick Marcus Trescothick Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established... |
BAN Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
Headingley Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie .... |
ENG by 168 runs |
| ODI 2256 | 28 Jun 2005 | ENG English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
AUS Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Edgbaston Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England... |
NO RESULT |
| ODI 2257 | 30 Jun 2005 | AUS Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
BAN Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... |
St Lawrence Ground St Lawrence Ground The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury, Kent and is the home of Kent County Cricket Club. It is one of the oldest grounds on which first-class cricket is played, having been in use since 1847... |
AUS by 6 wkts |
| Final Group Stage Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2258 | 2 Jul 2005 | ENG English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries... |
AUS Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... |
Lord's | TIE |
West Indies A in Sri Lanka
See also: West Indies A in Sri Lanka in 2005West Indies A, a representative side of the West Indies picked from players that would not be in the international team, played against Sri Lanka A in June and July, playing three unofficial four-day "Tests" and five unofficial "ODIs", with first class and List A status respectively. The plans for the tour were only confirmed in mid-June as a result of a dispute over sponsorship between the West Indies Cricket Board
West Indies Cricket Board
The West Indies Cricket Board is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies...
and its players. The row continued between the Board and the senior West Indian players, though, which led to the Board asking all West Indies A players whether they would make themselves available for the Test tour immediately following the A tour. On 28 June it was announced that they had unanimously declined the request. However, that unanimous agreement vanished in the coming days, and several players were called up from the A squad to the main squad - resulting in the A squad needing more players. Twenty players eventually turned out for the West Indies A squad. As for the cricket, both the first-class and one-day series were alive until the very last match. West Indies A took a 57-run victory in the first "Test" match, taking the last five wickets of that game for three runs, but crashed to a humbling innings defeat in the second. Sri Lanka A won the series 2–1 thanks to a four-wicket win in the last match. In the one-dayers, West Indies could have forced a drawn series if they had managed to win the last game, but Sri Lanka's bowling undid them and they lost the series 3–1.
West Indies A tour of Sri Lanka A in 2005. First-class match length: 4 days. First-class series result: Sri Lanka A won 2–1. One-day series result: Sri Lanka A won 3–1.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class Series | |||||
| FC 1 | 23,24,25,26 Jun 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
Dambulla Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is a 30,000 seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. The Stadium is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60 acre site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple... |
WI A by 57 runs |
| FC 2 | 29,30 Jun, 1 Jul 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
Colts CCG, Colombo | SRI A by inns&16 runs |
| FC 3 | 7,8,9,10 Jul 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
P Saravanamuttu Stadium | SRI A by 4 wkts |
| One-Day Series | |||||
| OD 1 | 13 Jul 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
Nondescripts CCG, Colombo | TIE |
| OD 2 | 14 Jul 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
Colombo CCG Colombo Cricket Club Ground Colombo Cricket Club Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. The stadium can hold 6,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1984. It is one of the smallest... |
SRI A by 15 runs |
| OD 3 | 16 Jul 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
Tyronne Fernando Stadium Tyronne Fernando Stadium De Soysa Park is a multi-use stadium in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1992. The ground opened in 1941 and gained Test status in 1979... |
SRI A by 7 wkts |
| OD 4 | 18 Jul 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
Tyronne Fernando Stadium Tyronne Fernando Stadium De Soysa Park is a multi-use stadium in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1992. The ground opened in 1941 and gained Test status in 1979... |
WI A by 8 wkts |
| OD 5 | 19 Jul 2005 | Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order... |
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga Daren Ganga is a West Indian cricketer of East Indian descent. He is a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19 year old he has found himself in and out of the West Indies team, playing regularly for and at times captaining the West Indies A... |
Nondescripts CCG, Colombo | SRI A by 72 runs |
ICC Trophy
See also: 2005 ICC Trophy2005 ICC Trophy
Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...
The 2005 ICC Trophy was a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament held in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
between 1 July and 13 July. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 associate members of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
. It came with the prize of a place in the 2007 cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format...
(and together with it a share of USD 2,500,000 for future development) for the five top-ranked teams, and with the prize of official One Day International status from 1 January 2006 (until the 2009 ICC Trophy) for the five top-ranked teams other than Kenya. Kenya have already been given official one-day status till the 2009 Trophy.
On 7 July, Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
, Bermuda
Bermudian cricket team
The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966...
, Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
and Canada
Canadian cricket team
The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other...
qualified for the semi-finals. With that, they also won places in the 2007 cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format...
and, from 1 January 2006, official One Day International status. On 11 July the Netherlands
Dutch cricket team
The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New...
also achieved this by beating the UAE
United Arab Emirates cricket team
The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches...
to finish fifth. Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
won the tournament, beating Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
in the final.
Dutch batsman Bas Zuiderent was named as Player of the Tournament, following his 474 runs
Run (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
in seven matches.
2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. Teams: Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, UAE, Uganda, USA. Trophy winners: Scotland
| Group A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ICCT 421 | 1 Jul 2005 | DEN Danish cricket team The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played... |
Carsten Pedersen | UGA Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | Muckamore | DEN by 28 runs |
| ICCT 422 | 1 Jul 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins Jason Molins Jason Adam Max Molins is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 1998 and received his Oxford Blue in 1998 scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords... |
BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Clay Smith Clay Smith (cricketer) Clay James Smith is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played five One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, making his debut at this level against Canada in August 2006... |
Stormont, Belfast | IRL by 97 runs |
| ICCT 425 | 1 Jul 2005 | UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Khuram Khan | USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
Downpatrick Downpatrick Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census... |
UAE by 55 runs |
| ICCT 426 | 2 Jul 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Janeiro Tucker Janeiro Tucker Janeiro J Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2-29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method... |
UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Khuram Khan | Lisburn Lisburn DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn... |
BER by 30 runs |
| ICCT 428 | 2 Jul 2005 | DEN Danish cricket team The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played... |
Carsten Pedersen | USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
Armagh Armagh Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh... |
DEN by 96 runs |
| ICCT 429 | 2 Jul 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins Jason Molins Jason Adam Max Molins is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 1998 and received his Oxford Blue in 1998 scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords... |
UGA Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | Comber Comber Comber is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 8,933 people in the 2001 Census. Comber is part of the Borough of Ards... |
IRL by 127 runs |
| ICCT 432 | 4 Jul 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Janeiro Tucker Janeiro Tucker Janeiro J Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2-29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method... |
DEN Danish cricket team The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played... |
Carsten Pedersen | Greenisland Greenisland Greenisland is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast and 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus. The village is on the coast of Belfast Lough and is named after a tiny islet to the west, the Green Island.... |
BER by 93 runs |
| ICCT 434 | 4 Jul 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins Jason Molins Jason Adam Max Molins is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 1998 and received his Oxford Blue in 1998 scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords... |
UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Khuram Khan | Stormont, Belfast | IRL by 2 wkts |
| ICCT 437 | 4 Jul 2005 | UGA Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
Lurgan Lurgan Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Part of the Craigavon Borough Council area, Lurgan is about 18 miles south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway... |
UGA by 6 wkts |
| ICCT 438 | 5 Jul 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Janeiro Tucker Janeiro Tucker Janeiro J Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2-29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method... |
UGA Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | Comber Comber Comber is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 8,933 people in the 2001 Census. Comber is part of the Borough of Ards... |
NO RESULT |
| ICCT 439 | 5 Jul 2005 | DEN Danish cricket team The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played... |
Carsten Pedersen | UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Khuram Khan | Bangor | NO RESULT |
| ICCT 437a | 5 Jul 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins Jason Molins Jason Adam Max Molins is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 1998 and received his Oxford Blue in 1998 scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords... |
USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
Waringstown Waringstown Waringstown is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, two miles south-east of Lurgan. It lies within the parish of Donaghcloney, and in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,523 people. It was built during the Plantation of Ulster and is typical of... |
ABANDONED |
| ICCT 443 | 7 Jul 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Janeiro Tucker Janeiro Tucker Janeiro J Tucker is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2-29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda won the game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method... |
USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
Waringstown Waringstown Waringstown is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, two miles south-east of Lurgan. It lies within the parish of Donaghcloney, and in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,523 people. It was built during the Plantation of Ulster and is typical of... |
BER by 113 runs |
| ICCT 445 | 7 Jul 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins Jason Molins Jason Adam Max Molins is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 1998 and received his Oxford Blue in 1998 scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords... |
DEN Danish cricket team The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played... |
Carsten Pedersen | Bangor | IRL by 73 runs |
| ICCT 448 | 7 Jul 2005 | UGA Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Khuram Khan | Lurgan Lurgan Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Part of the Craigavon Borough Council area, Lurgan is about 18 miles south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway... |
UAE by 63 runs |
| Final Table - Group A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.49 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +0.70 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +0.43 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -0.21 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1.05 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1.39 | ||
| Group B | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ICCT 420 | 1 Jul 2005 | CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
John Davison | NAM | Deon Kotze Deon Kotze Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
CAN by 2 runs |
| ICCT 423 | 1 Jul 2005 | NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Luuk van Troost Luuk van Troost Lucas Petrus van Troost is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no... |
PNG | Rarua Dikana | Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
NED by 9 wkts |
| ICCT 424 | 1 Jul 2005 | OMA Omani cricket team -ICC Membership:Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the... |
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Syed Azhar Ali Urdu: سید اظہر علی is a right-handed Pakistan-born Omani cricketer who bowls a right-arm offbreak. He played for the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:... |
SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
SCO by 6 wkts |
| ICCT 427 | 2 Jul 2005 | CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
John Davison | SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
Bangor | SCO by 7 wkts |
| ICCT 430 | 2 Jul 2005 | NAM | Deon Kotze Deon Kotze Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
PNG | Rarua Dikana | Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
NAM by 96 runs |
| ICCT 431 | 2 Jul 2005 | NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Luuk van Troost Luuk van Troost Lucas Petrus van Troost is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no... |
OMA Omani cricket team -ICC Membership:Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the... |
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Syed Azhar Ali Urdu: سید اظہر علی is a right-handed Pakistan-born Omani cricketer who bowls a right-arm offbreak. He played for the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:... |
Carrickfergus Carrickfergus Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king... |
NED by 258 runs |
| ICCT 433 | 4 Jul 2005 | CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
John Davison | OMA Omani cricket team -ICC Membership:Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the... |
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Syed Azhar Ali Urdu: سید اظہر علی is a right-handed Pakistan-born Omani cricketer who bowls a right-arm offbreak. He played for the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:... |
Muckamore | CAN by 2 wkts |
| ICCT 435 | 4 Jul 2005 | NAM | Deon Kotze Deon Kotze Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Luuk van Troost Luuk van Troost Lucas Petrus van Troost is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no... |
Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
NED by 6 wkts |
| ICCT 436 | 4 Jul 2005 | PNG | Rarua Dikana | SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
SCO by 5 wkts |
| ICCT 440 | 5 Jul 2005 | CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
John Davison | NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Luuk van Troost Luuk van Troost Lucas Petrus van Troost is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no... |
Eglinton | CAN by 2 wkts |
| ICCT 441 | 5 Jul 2005 | NAM | Deon Kotze Deon Kotze Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
Limavady Limavady Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991... |
SCO by 27 runs |
| ICCT 442 | 5 Jul 2005 | OMA Omani cricket team -ICC Membership:Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the... |
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Syed Azhar Ali Urdu: سید اظہر علی is a right-handed Pakistan-born Omani cricketer who bowls a right-arm offbreak. He played for the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:... |
PNG | Rarua Dikana | Drummond | PNG by 93 runs |
| ICCT 444 | 7 Jul 2005 | CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
John Davison | PNG | Rarua Dikana | Downpatrick Downpatrick Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census... |
CAN by 160 runs |
| ICCT 446 | 7 Jul 2005 | NAM | Deon Kotze Deon Kotze Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
OMA Omani cricket team -ICC Membership:Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the... |
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Syed Azhar Ali Urdu: سید اظہر علی is a right-handed Pakistan-born Omani cricketer who bowls a right-arm offbreak. He played for the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:... |
Comber Comber Comber is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 8,933 people in the 2001 Census. Comber is part of the Borough of Ards... |
NAM by 6 wkts |
| ICCT 447 | 7 Jul 2005 | SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Luuk van Troost Luuk van Troost Lucas Petrus van Troost is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no... |
Stormont, Belfast | SCO by 98 runs |
| Final Table - Group B | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.07 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.79 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +0.43 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.31 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2.20 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2.59 | ||
| Knock-Out Stages | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result | Type of match |
| Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| ICCT 449 | 9 Jul 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Clay Smith Clay Smith (cricketer) Clay James Smith is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played five One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, making his debut at this level against Canada in August 2006... |
SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
The Hills The Hills The Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found... , Dublin |
SCO by 6 wkts | |
| ICCT 450 | 9 Jul 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins Jason Molins Jason Adam Max Molins is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Born in Dublin, he has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 1998 and received his Oxford Blue in 1998 scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords... |
CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
John Davison | Clontarf, Dublin Clontarf, Dublin Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended to districts... |
IRL by 4 wkts | |
| 5th Place Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| ICCT 451 | 9 Jul 2005 | NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Luuk van Troost Luuk van Troost Lucas Petrus van Troost is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no... |
DEN Danish cricket team The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played... |
Carsten Pedersen | North County Dublin North County Dublin North County Dublin is an unofficial geographical description for an area north of Dublin City in Ireland. The title North County Dublin has been in use by Dubliners, typically from the northside of the city, since the early 20th Century... |
NED by 89 runs | |
| ICCT 452 | 9 Jul 2005 | NAM | Deon Kotze Deon Kotze Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Khuram Khan | Malahide Malahide Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-like centre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.-Name:... |
UAE by 4 wkts | |
| 9th Place Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| ICCT 453 | 9 Jul 2005 | OMA Omani cricket team -ICC Membership:Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the... |
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Syed Azhar Ali Urdu: سید اظہر علی is a right-handed Pakistan-born Omani cricketer who bowls a right-arm offbreak. He played for the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:... |
PNG Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | Rathmines Rathmines Rathmines is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. It effectively begins at the south side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east and Harold's Cross to the west.Rathmines has... |
OMA by 6 runs | |
| ICCT 454 | 9 Jul 2005 | PNG | Rarua Dikana | USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
Merrion | USA by 8 wkts | |
| Placement Matches | ||||||||
| ICCT 455 | 11 Jul 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Clay Smith Clay Smith (cricketer) Clay James Smith is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played five One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, making his debut at this level against Canada in August 2006... |
CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
John Davison | Malahide Malahide Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-like centre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.-Name:... |
CAN by 5 wkts | 3rd Place Play-off |
| ICCT 457 | 11 Jul 2005 | NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Luuk van Troost Luuk van Troost Lucas Petrus van Troost is a former Dutch cricketer, who captained the national team. He usually batted between no. 6 and no... |
UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Khuram Khan | Clontarf, Dublin Clontarf, Dublin Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended to districts... |
NED by 145 runs | 5th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 456 | 11 Jul 2005 | DEN Danish cricket team The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played... |
Carsten Pedersen | NAM | Deon Kotze Deon Kotze Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.... |
The Hills The Hills The Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found... , Dublin |
NAM by 103 runs | 7th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 458 | 11 Jul 2005 | OMA Omani cricket team -ICC Membership:Oman became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 ACC Trophy where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against Qatar. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the... |
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali Syed Azhar Ali Urdu: سید اظہر علی is a right-handed Pakistan-born Omani cricketer who bowls a right-arm offbreak. He played for the 2005 ICC Trophy.-References:... |
USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
North County Dublin North County Dublin North County Dublin is an unofficial geographical description for an area north of Dublin City in Ireland. The title North County Dublin has been in use by Dubliners, typically from the northside of the city, since the early 20th Century... |
OMA by 3 wkts | 9th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 459 | 11 Jul 2005 | PNG | Rarua Dikana | USA United States cricket team The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965... |
Richard Staple Richard Staple Richard Wayne Staple is a Jamaican born former American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was captain of the United States national cricket team at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, where the USA played their only One Day Internationals to date... |
Merrion | USA by 8 wkts | 11th Place Play-off |
| ICCT 460 | 13 Jul 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Kyle McCallan Kyle McCallan William Kyle McCallan, MBE , usually known as Kyle McCallan, is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played more times for the Ireland cricket team than any other player, more than 40 caps ahead of the next player in the table, the retired Peter Gillespie... |
SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright Craig Wright (cricketer) Craig McIntyre Wright is a former Scottish cricket player who currently plays for Watsonian Cricket Club. He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.-Career:... |
Clontarf, Dublin Clontarf, Dublin Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended to districts... |
SCO by 47 runs | Final |
Note:
All national codes used are IOC codes, except for Scotland (SCO) who do not compete in the Olympics.
Bangladesh A in England
See also: Bangladesh A in England in 2005Bangladesh A toured England in July and August 2005 for first class and List A cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches against English domestic teams. The Bangladesh A
Bangladesh A cricket team
The Bangladesh A cricket team is a cricket team representing Bangladesh, and is the "second tier" of international Bangladeshi cricket below the full Bangladeshi cricket team. The team played its first game, against the full Pakistan side, in 2001/02...
side, which was supposed to represent the players just below the eleven in the national team of Bangladesh, in fact included as many as nine internationals. Despite that, the team struggled in the first class matches, where they drew two and lost three matches, and only looked like having a chance of winning in the last match against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. The one-day series went slightly better, with Bangladesh A winning two, losing one and abandoning a fourth, but for a second string national team against mainly second elevens from English domestic cricket, it must have been disappointing for the Bangladeshi selectors that only Tushar Imran
Tushar Imran
Sheikh Tushar Imran is a cricketer from Bangladesh who has represented his country in 4 Test matches and 37 One Day International...
performed - scoring a total of 614 runs in 11 innings in all cricket on tour. Tushar got called up to the tour of Sri Lanka as a result, along with Syed Rasel
Syed Rasel
Syed Rasel is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left-handed medium-fast swing bowler who came up through the ranks of the under-19s, to the Bangladesh A team, to the full Bangladesh team, while playing for Khulna Division....
, who took ten wickets in the final first-class match against Kent.
West Indians in Sri Lanka
See also: West Indians in Sri Lanka in 2005West Indies cricket team toured Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
for two Test matches
Test cricket
Test 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...
and a ODI tri-series, the Indian Oil Cup (see below), in July and August 2005. West Indies were severely depleted owing to a contract dispute, which led to players like Brian Lara
Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time...
, Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight...
and Corey Collymore
Corey Collymore
Corey Dalanelo Collymore is a Barbadian cricketer whose speciality is seam bowling. He has represented the West Indies team in both Tests and ODIs cricket. In a side that so often chopped and changed he became one of their most experienced bowlers...
refusing to play. Thus, Sri Lanka went into the series as even more overwhelming favourites, their strong game at home and West Indies' poor form - with only one Test win in the last ten attempts. And they confirmed their favourite status, winning both Tests in rather emphatic style, although their batting showed worrying weaknesses against West Indian bowlers who bowled with more heart than talent at times. Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...
, however, took 17 wickets in the two Tests, devastating the West Indian batsmen and playing a major part in the eventual Sri Lankan victory.
West Indians in Sri Lanka in 2005. Test match length: 5 days. Test series result: Sri Lanka won 2–0.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Match Series | |||||
| Test 1755 | 13,14,15,16 Jul 2005 | Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants... |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
SSC Ground, Colombo | SRI by 6 wkts |
| Test 1756 | 22,23,24,25 Jul 2005 | Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants... |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
Asgiriya Stadium Asgiriya Stadium Asgiriya International Stadium, is a Cricket stadium situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Asgiriya Stadium is the private property of Trinity College, Kandy. It is around a 10 minute walk from the centre of the city. The venue would usually be used when an international team toured Sri Lanka for a Test... |
SRI by 240 runs |
Indian Oil Cup in Sri Lanka
See also: Indian Oil Cup 2005Indian Oil Cup 2005
The Indian Oil Cup 2005 was a three-team cricket tournament which took place in Sri Lanka in July and August 2005, between the hosts Sri Lanka, India and West Indies. Sri Lanka were second in the ICC ODI Championship before this tournament, and fulfilled their position as favourites with an 18-run...
The Indian Oil Cup 2005 took place in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
in July and August 2005, between the hosts Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
, India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
and West Indies. Sri Lanka were second in the ICC ODI Championship
ICC ODI Championship
The ICC ODI Championship is an international One Day International cricket competition run by the International Cricket Council. The competition is notional in that it is simply a ranking scheme overlaid on the regular ODI match schedule. After every ODI match, the two teams involved receive points...
before this tournament, and fulfilled their position as favourites with an 18-run victory over India in the final. Their last ODI tournament defeat at home was a 2–3 series loss to Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
, in February 2003. India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
, meanwhile, continued on their disappointing run, as that side has now only won one tournament since March 2004 - a 2–1 defeat of Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
, which could be seen as a disappointment as well, as the Bangladeshis had not won an ODI against a full member of the ICC, excepting Zimbabwe, since 1999. They're seventh in the ODI tables, one place ahead of the West Indies, who were in the middle of a contract dispute - meaning that they were not fielding their strongest side. However, there were a number of positive performances - the bowlers more often than not impressed, and Dinesh Ramdin showed himself as a wicketkeeper for the future. However, a 7-run loss in the final match against India saw them knocked out of the final. Sri Lanka only lost one match in the tournament, a pointless fixture from their point of view against West Indies.
Indian Oil Cup 2005. Teams: Sri Lanka, India, West Indies. Match length: 50 overs a side. Winners: Sri Lanka.
| Group Stage | |||||||
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| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2262 | 30 Jul 2005 | SRI Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants... |
IND Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers... |
Dambulla Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is a 30,000 seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. The Stadium is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60 acre site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple... |
SL by 3 wkts |
| ODI 2263 | 31 Jul 2005 | WI West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
IND Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers... |
Dambulla Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is a 30,000 seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. The Stadium is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60 acre site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple... |
IND by 6 wkts |
| ODI 2264 | 2 Aug 2005 | SRI Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants... |
WI West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
Dambulla Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is a 30,000 seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. The Stadium is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60 acre site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple... |
SL by 50 runs |
| ODI 2265 | 3 Aug 2005 | SRI Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants... |
IND Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers... |
Dambulla Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is a 30,000 seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. The Stadium is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60 acre site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple... |
SL by 4 wkts |
| ODI 2266 | 6 Aug 2005 | SRI Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s... |
WI West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals... |
R Premadasa Stadium | WI by 33 runs |
| ODI 2267 | 7 Aug 2005 | WI West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
Sylvester Joseph Sylvester Joseph Sylvester Cleofoster Joseph is a West Indian cricketer who has played in five Tests and 13 ODIs, from 2000 to 2005. He captained the West Indies in one of those ODI games due to the more experienced players being unavailable courtesy of contract disputes... |
IND Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers... |
R Premadasa Stadium | IND by 7 runs |
| Final Group Stage Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2268 | 9 Aug 2005 | SRI Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants... |
IND Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers... |
R Premadasa Stadium | SL by 18 runs |
Sri Lanka Under-19s in England
See also: Sri Lanka Under-19s in England in 2005Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
Under-19s toured England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
in July and August 2005. They played three "One Day Internationals" and three "Tests
Test cricket
Test 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...
" against the England Under-19 side. However, these matches, despite being internationals, did not have first class status. The England Under-19s were completely dominant, winning two of three ODIs and three Tests, and the third of the ODIs was declared a no result due to rain. The Sri Lankans performed well in patches, but never consistently, too often relying on the one big partnership
Partnership (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...
to carry them to respectable scores. Meanwhile, England had many stand-out players, but skipper Varun Chopra - who made three fifties and was never dismissed for anything below 27 - and all-rounders Tom Smith and Moeen Ali stood out in the Test series. Fast bowler
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
Stuart Broad also impressed in the four matches he played, taking 9 ODI wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 8.00, and five Test wickets at an average of 11.60. However, his absence during the last two Tests did not stop England.
Sri Lanka youth tour of England in 2005. U–19 Test match length: 4 days. U–19 Test series result: England U-19 won 3–0. U–19 ODI series result: England U–19 won 2–0.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-19 One-Day International Series | |||||
| OD 1 | 26 Jul 2005 | Varun Chopra | Angelo Mathews | New Road New Road, Worcester New Road, Worcester, England, has been the home cricket ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the A44, hence the name.- Overview :... |
ENG U19 by 8 wkts |
| OD 2 | 28 Jul 2005 | Varun Chopra | Angelo Mathews | Old Trafford Old Trafford (cricket) Old Trafford is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. It has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since its foundation in 1864, having been the ground of Manchester Cricket Club from 1857... |
NO RESULT |
| OD 3 | 29 Jul 2005 | Varun Chopra | Angelo Mathews | Old Trafford Old Trafford (cricket) Old Trafford is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. It has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since its foundation in 1864, having been the ground of Manchester Cricket Club from 1857... |
ENG U19 by 7 wkts |
| Under-19 Test Series | |||||
| Test 1 | 3,4,5,6 Aug 2005 | Varun Chopra | Angelo Mathews | Shenley, Hertfordshire Shenley, Hertfordshire Shenley is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, between Barnet and St Albans. The village is located 18.7 miles from Central London.-History:... |
ENG U19 by 220 runs |
| Test 2 | 9,10,11,12 Aug 2005 | Varun Chopra | Angelo Mathews | Scarborough | ENG U19 by 183 runs |
| Test 3 | 15,16,17 Aug 2005 | Varun Chopra | Angelo Mathews | Headingley Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie .... |
ENG U19 by 179 runs |
Australian Women in Europe
See also: Australian Women in England in 2005The Australian women's cricket team
Australian women's cricket team
The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world...
are touring England
English women's cricket team
The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since...
in August and September 2005. They are due to play the fifth of five one-day internationals, and one Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 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, and have finished the two Test matches
Women's Test cricket
Women's Test cricket is the longest format of women's cricket and is the gender equivalent to men's Test cricket. Matches comprise four-innings and are held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations...
in the series. They also played one One Day International against Ireland
Irish women's cricket team
The Irish women's cricket team is the team that represents Ireland in international women's cricket matches. Unlike their male counterparts, they currently have both Test and ODI status...
, which they won easily. They won two of the three first ODIs before the second Test, and were also looking to win the third, but a good last over from Katherine Brunt
Katherine Brunt
Katherine Helen Brunt is an English cricketer and member of the current England women's team. In 2006, she was named England women's Cricketer of the Year and again in 2010 ....
, yielding only four runs, gave England victory. Brunt was also the heroine of the second Test, where she took nine wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
s in the match and made 52 in England's first Test win over the Australians since December 1984. It also gave England their first series win in the Women's Ashes since 1963, as the first of the two Tests was drawn. Buoyed by their Test success, England went on to beat Australia in the ODIs three days later, to set up a series decider on 1 September 2005 — which Australia took by four runs after Kirsten Pike
Kirsten Pike
Kirsten Elizabeth "Piker" "Pickles" Pike is an Australian cricketer who has played 1 Women's Test, 18 Women's One-day Internationals and three Women's Twenty20s for Australia....
held a catch off Clare Connor
Clare Connor
Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her...
's bat, resulting in England being all out with four balls potentially remaining of the innings.
Australia women tour of Ireland in 2005. Women's ODI series result: Australia won 1–0.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WODI 537a | 29 Jul 2005 | Heather Whelan | Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Leinster Leinster Leinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled... |
ABANDONED |
| WODI 538 | 31 Jul 2005 | Heather Whelan | Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Dublin | AUS by 240 runs |
| WODI 539a | 1 Aug 2005 | Heather Whelan | Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and... |
ABANDONED |
Australia women tour of England in 2005. Women's Test match length: 4 days. Women's Test series result: England won 1–0. Women's ODI series result: Australia won 3–2. Women's Twenty20 International: Australia won 1–0.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Test Match Series | |||||
| WTest 124 | 9,10,11,12 Aug 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Hove | DRAW |
| WTest 125 | 24,25,26,27 Aug 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
New Road New Road, Worcester New Road, Worcester, England, has been the home cricket ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the A44, hence the name.- Overview :... |
ENG by 6 wkts |
| Women's One-Day International Series | |||||
| WODI 540 | 15 Aug 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Cheltenham College Cheltenham College Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great... |
AUS by 12 runs |
| WODI 541 | 19 Aug 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Kidderminster Kidderminster Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town... |
AUS by 65 runs |
| WODI 542 | 21 Aug 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers... |
ENG by 2 runs |
| WODI 543 | 30 Aug 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Taunton | ENG by 4 wkts |
| WODI 544 | 1 Sep 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Taunton | AUS by 4 runs |
| Women's Twenty20 International Series | |||||
| WT20I 2 | 2 Sep 2005 | Clare Connor Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor OBE, is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her... |
Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
Taunton | AUS by 7 wkts |
Afro-Asian Cup
See also: 2005 Afro-Asian Cup2005 Afro-Asian Cup
The Afro-Asia Cup was a cricket competition played for the first time in 2005 and which is intended to run for at least three years. The idea was to raise money for the Asian Cricket Council and the African Cricket Association, and the whole venture was given a massive boost when the ICC, somewhat...
The Afro-Asian Cup was a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
competition played for the first time 2005. It was a three-ODI series between an Asian XI and an African XI. Controversially, the games were awarded One Day International status. The Cup will run for at least three years. The teams were selected by former Test match
Test cricket
Test 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...
players rather than by national selectors, a move that has also given rise to controversy.
It was wrongly expected by the ICC that there would be a strong competitive tender for television rights. However, the main TV players, such as ESPN, declined to bid. Pakistan made it clear that its players did not have to play if they did not want to, and leading South African
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
bowler Makhaya Ntini
Makhaya Ntini
Makhaya Ntini is a former South African cricketer who was the first ethnically black player to play for the South African team. A fast bowler, he tends to bowl from wide of the crease with brisk, although not express, pace...
announced that he would be playing for English county side Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
and so was not available for selection for the African side. Injuries also rampaged the tournament, as four players pulled out a week before the matches were due to start. http://content.cricinfo.com/afroasiacup/content/story/215652.html
As for the tournament itself, it was closely fought. Africa won the first match by just two runs, while Asia won the second by 18 runs to set up a series decider. However, after Africa had been bowled out for 106, the Asian innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
was curtailed by rain, and the match eventually declared a no result. Thus, the series was tied 1–1.
Afro-Asian Cup 2005. Match length: 50 overs per side. Series result: Drawn 1–1.
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI 2269 | 17 Aug 2005 | Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock Shaun Maclean Pollock is a retired South African cricketer who is considered a bowling all-rounder. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team, and also played for Africa XI, World XI, Dolphins and Warwickshire. He was also chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in... |
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era... |
SuperSport Park | AFR by 2 runs |
| ODI 2270 | 20 Aug 2005 | Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock Shaun Maclean Pollock is a retired South African cricketer who is considered a bowling all-rounder. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team, and also played for Africa XI, World XI, Dolphins and Warwickshire. He was also chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in... |
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era... |
Kingsmead | ASI by 17 runs |
| ODI 2271 | 21 Aug 2005 | Graeme Smith Graeme Smith Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup... |
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era... |
Kingsmead | NO RESULT |
ICC Intercontinental Cup
See also: 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a cricket competition for 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. All the games were scheduled for three days and were designated first class....
The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup is a first class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
tournament for 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. The nations participating do not have status as Test
Test cricket
Test 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...
nations. All the games are scheduled for three days. Scotland won the first tournament in 2004.
The teams played each other team in each of the four groups once. The winners of each group progressed to a semi-final from 23 to 25 October, and then a final from 27 to 29 October, to be hosted in Namibia. In the African group, both Kenya
Kenyan cricket team
The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
and Namibia beat Uganda
Ugandan cricket team
The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right...
, setting up a virtual group final between Kenya and Namibia in early June. The match was drawn, but Kenya scored more points because they scored more runs in the match, enabling them to qualify by a margin of 2.5 points.
In Asia, it was almost as tight, Nepal
Nepali cricket team
The Nepal national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nepal in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1996, having previously been an affiliate member since 1988....
trailing UAE
United Arab Emirates cricket team
The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches...
by 21.5 points before the final match between the two sides - having had one match with Hong Kong
Hong Kong cricket team
The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969....
severely curtailed by rain. The Nepalis were dominant, winning by 172 runs, yet UAE qualified as Nepal could only limit the points difference to 21. Europe's matches were also stopped by rain, but at least the team with the best win-loss ratio qualified, Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
scraping through with a three-run victory over Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
in Aberdeen, while Bermuda
Bermudian cricket team
The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966...
continued on their fine ICC Trophy run, winning both matches of the Americas group to qualify for the semi-finals ahead of Canada
Canadian cricket team
The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other...
. United States
United States cricket team
The United States national cricket team is the team that represents the United States of America in international cricket matches. The team became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1965...
was forced out of the tournament due to internal political conflicts.
ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005. Match length: 3 days. Teams: Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates.
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stages (team on left is home team) | |||||||
| African Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 16 | 22,23,24 Apr 2005 | UGA Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | KEN Kenyan cricket team The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup... |
Steve Tikolo Steve Tikolo - Career :He is a right-handed middle order batsman and part time right-arm medium pace bowler. He bowls quite effective offspin in the shorter form of the game. Tikolo has previously represented Border in South African domestic cricket and has also spent time playing in England and Bangladesh... |
Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... |
KEN by 161 runs |
| ICCIC 20 | 13,14,15 May 2005 | UGA Ugandan cricket team The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches. Having previously been part of the combined East African and East and Central African teams, they became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in their own right... |
Joel Olwenyi | NAM | Deon Kotze | Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... |
NAM by 3 wkts |
| ICCIC 21 | 3,4,5 Jun 2005 | NAM | Deon Kotze | KEN Kenyan cricket team The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup... |
Steve Tikolo Steve Tikolo - Career :He is a right-handed middle order batsman and part time right-arm medium pace bowler. He bowls quite effective offspin in the shorter form of the game. Tikolo has previously represented Border in South African domestic cricket and has also spent time playing in England and Bangladesh... |
Windhoek Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands.... |
DRAW |
| Asian Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 17 | 24,25,26 Apr 2005 | UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Mohammad Tauqir | HKG Hong Kong cricket team The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969.... |
Tim Smart Tim Smart Timothy Trudeau Smart is an Australian-born Hong Kong cricketer.Smart is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper and has played cricket in Hong Kong for a number of years.... |
Sharjah Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium is in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It was originally constructed in the early 1980s and has been much improved over the years... |
UAE by 7 wkts |
| ICCIC 18 | 30 Apr, 1,2 May 2005 | NEP Nepali cricket team The Nepal national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nepal in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1996, having previously been an affiliate member since 1988.... |
Binod Das | HKG Hong Kong cricket team The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969.... |
Tim Smart Tim Smart Timothy Trudeau Smart is an Australian-born Hong Kong cricketer.Smart is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper and has played cricket in Hong Kong for a number of years.... |
Kathmandu | DRAW |
| ICCIC 19 | 7,8,9 May 2005 | NEP Nepali cricket team The Nepal national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nepal in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1996, having previously been an affiliate member since 1988.... |
Binod Das | UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Mohammad Tauqir | Kathmandu | NEP won by 172 runs |
| European Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 22 | 29,30,31 Jul 2005 | NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Jeroen Smits | SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright | Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... |
DRAW |
| ICCIC 23 | 13,14,15 Aug 2005 | SCO Scottish cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires... |
Craig Wright | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins | Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of .... |
IRL by 3 runs |
| ICCIC 24 | 23,24,25 Aug 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Jason Molins | NED Dutch cricket team The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New... |
Bas Zuiderent | Stormont, Belfast | DRAW |
| North American Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 25 | 23,24,25 Aug 2005 | CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
Pubudu Dassanayake | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Clay Smith | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
BER by 48 runs |
| ICCIC 26 | 27,28,29 Aug 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Clay Smith | CAY Cayman Islands cricket team The Cayman Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands in international cricket matches... |
Ryan Bovell | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
BER by inns&105 runs |
| ICCIC 27 | 31 Aug, 1,2 Sep 2005 | CAN Canadian cricket team The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other... |
Pubudu Dassanayake | CAY Cayman Islands cricket team The Cayman Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands in international cricket matches... |
Ryan Bovell | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
CAN by 120 runs |
| Group Tables | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | P | W | D | L | Pts | Asia | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.5 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |||
| Europe | P | W | D | L | Pts | America | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | |||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals | |||||||
| ICCIC 28 | 23,24,25 Oct 2005 | BER Bermudian cricket team The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Bermuda Cricket Board was elected to Associate Membership of the International Cricket Council, the global ruling body for the sport, in 1966... |
Clay Smith | KEN Kenyan cricket team The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup... |
Steve Tikolo Steve Tikolo - Career :He is a right-handed middle order batsman and part time right-arm medium pace bowler. He bowls quite effective offspin in the shorter form of the game. Tikolo has previously represented Border in South African domestic cricket and has also spent time playing in England and Bangladesh... |
United Ground United Ground, Windhoek United Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands.... , Windhoek Windhoek Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529... |
DRAW, KEN win on points |
| ICCIC 29 | 23,24,25 Oct 2005 | IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Trent Johnston | UAE United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket matches... |
Arshad Ali Arshad Ali Arshad Ali is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. Born in the Punjab region of Pakistan, Arshad has represented his adopted country at the 2004 Asia Cup of cricket.-References:**... |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands.... |
DRAW, IRL win on points |
| Final | |||||||
| ICCIC 30 | 27,28,29 Oct 2005 | KEN Kenyan cricket team The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup... |
Steve Tikolo Steve Tikolo - Career :He is a right-handed middle order batsman and part time right-arm medium pace bowler. He bowls quite effective offspin in the shorter form of the game. Tikolo has previously represented Border in South African domestic cricket and has also spent time playing in England and Bangladesh... |
IRL Irish cricket team The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the... |
Trent Johnston | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands.... |
IRL by 6 wkts |
ICC Championship Tables in September 2005
With the conclusion of the Test season on 12 September and the ODI season on 9 August, the official ICC Championship tables were as shown below. Many teams had changed positions owing to the cut-off system used, where results between 1 August 2002 and 1 August 2003 counted for the May rankings but not for the September rankings.| ICC Test Championship ICC Test Championship The ICC Test Championship is an international competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 teams that play Test cricket... Table at 12 September |
ICC ODI Championship ICC ODI Championship The ICC ODI Championship is an international One Day International cricket competition run by the International Cricket Council. The competition is notional in that it is simply a ranking scheme overlaid on the regular ODI match schedule. After every ODI match, the two teams involved receive points... Table at 9 August |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos (chg) | Nation | Points (chg) | Pos (chg) | Nation | Points (chg) | |
| 1 (0) | 127 (-5) | 1 (0) | 136 (-4) | |||
| 2 (0) | 119 (+9) | 2 (0) | 121 (+4) | |||
| 3 (0) | 111 (+4) | 3 (+2) | 116 (+6) | |||
| 4 (+2) | 100 (0) | 4 (-1) | 116 (0) | |||
| 5 (+2) | 100 (+3) | 5 (-1) | 111 (-1) | |||
| 6 (-1) | 98 (-2) | 6 (0) | 109 (+6) | |||
| 7 (-3) | 95 (-7) | 7 (+1) | 95 (-2) | |||
| 8 (0) | 74 (+1) | 8 (-1) | 91 (-7) | |||
| 9 (0) | 28 (-13) | 9 (0) | 46 (-4) | |||
| 10 (0) | 6 (0) | 10 (+1) | 15 (+9) | |||
These tables include two Test matches between New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The 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...
and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean cricket team
The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket...
classified under the 2005-06 season which were played between 9 August and 12 September 2005. Kenya
Kenyan cricket team
The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
were no longer ranked because they only played 2 ODIs in the ranking period.