Nov 29, 2017 · In 1978-79, World Series Cricket was geared towards finales in both competitions, WSC World winning the Supertest final, WSC West Indians successfully defending the International Cup; WSC Australians were defeated each time.There were hints of a future shift from longer to shorter forms.

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Jun 25, 2023 · I n 2021, Cricket Scotland was in a secure enough place to think about applying for Full Member (FM) status at the ICC. The criteria for applications had changed and the status was no longer explicitly linked to playing multi-day cricket. It made sense, especially in light of Ireland and Afghanistan having gained that status recently.

Jan 1, 2025 · A s the July morning served up staple English-summer fare - grey skies, damp air and wet streets - something unusual was brewing in cricket's most traditional sanctum sanctorum, the long room at Lord's.. A cosmopolitan crowd, representing varied interests of cricket from around the world, had assembled for an event titled World Cricket Connects, organised with remarkable perseverance and ...

Dec 13, 2024 · I ndia's win in the 2021 Gabba Test against Australia, played in the middle of a Covid lockdown, will forever be counted among the greatest Test matches. Here's the story of the match in the words of some who played and were present in the dressing rooms. Vikram Rathour, India assistant coach: In Sydney [third Test] people were allowed to go out and have meals and walk around, but suddenly [in ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Ahead of its Time Angelo Mathews' spectacular boundary save. There was a time when fielders being acrobatic on the boundary to save runs or dismiss batters wasn't the norm

Jan 22, 2025 · They raced to 279 for 2 in 30 overs, about 60 runs ahead of Australia, who were also two down around the same point. Australia had a free pass on the road of excess; South Africa showed even the badlands around it could be treated like they were a highway.

May 31, 2024 · Given the International Olympics Committee has added cricket to the list of sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Lockerbie said that city was the first big centre considered.In December 2022 he visited Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California, one of the oldest cricket venues in the country. The plan was to create a modular cricket stadium which could accommodate roughly up to 25,000 seats ...

Oct 10, 2024 · T his September marks 20 years since West Indies secured the most unlikely of all their five ICC global titles, when they won the 2004 Champions Trophy.. Twenty years ago is also when St Lucia's first cricketer to make the West Indies side, Daren Sammy, made his international debut in a rained-out fixture in an insignificant Natwest Tri-nation series.

I t was at Lord's in July 2008 that I first began to realise how much Graeme Smith irked me. He had inserted England, who made 593 for 8 declared, thanks to big centuries from Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell. England had then bowled South Africa …