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1986 ICC Trophy
The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. It was the third ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and as with the previous two tournaments, games between the 16 participating teams were played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls. All matches except the final were played in the English Midlands, Midlands. The final was held at Lord's, London. The tournament served as the Cricket World Cup qualification process – Zimbabwe national cricket team, Zimbabwe defeated Netherlands national cricket team, the Netherlands to win their second ICC Trophy in a row and qualify for the 1987 Cricket World Cup, 1987 World Cup. The weather was much better than the earlier competitions, and all matches were played to a result. Competition format The 16 teams were divided into two groups, one containing seven teams and the other containing nine. Each teams played each other team in its group once in matches played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body was renamed as the International Cricket Conference and adopted its current name in 1987. ICC has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ICC currently has 108 member nations: 12 List of International Cricket Council members#Full members, full members that play Test cricket, Test matches, and 96 List of International Cricket Council members#Associate members, associate members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup, and ICC World Test Championship. It also appoints the umpire (cricket), umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. It promul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Africa Cricket Team
The East Africa cricket team was a multi-national cricket team representing the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Their first game was against Rhodesia in 1951. East Africa appeared in the 1975 World Cup and the 1979, 1982 and 1986 ICC Trophies. In the last two of these Kenya was represented in its own right, so that East Africa was effectively a Ugandan, Tanzanian and Zambian team. East Africa was an associate member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989, after which its place was taken by East and Central Africa. History Cricket in the area began following British colonisation in the late nineteenth century. Most games were played on an 'officials vs settlers' basis initially, with no inter-territorial games being played. After the influx of Indian labourers into Africa to build the region's railway network the popularity of cricket expanded and by the end of World War II was one of the most played sports in the area. Consequently, the East Africa Cricket Conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Pycroft
Andrew John Pycroft (born 6 June 1956) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 3 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals from 1983 to 1992. Domestic career He played for Rhodesia Rhodesia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state, unrecognised state in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the ''de facto'' Succession of states, successor state to the ... prior to Zimbabwe's independence. He also represented the Zimbabwean team (1980 onwards) and the Western Province in the South African domestic competition. After cricket In March 2006 Pycroft was appointed coach of the Zimbabwe A side, a role he kept until August 2008 when he was sacked along with first-team coach Robin Brown. Pycroft became a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees in March 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Mortensen
Ole Henrik Mortensen (born 29 January 1958) is a Danish first-class cricketer, probably the best his country has produced. A fast-medium right-arm bowler, he took 434 wickets at an average of 23.88, in a first-class career with Derbyshire that ran from 1983 to 1994. Playing career Mortensen was 25 when he went to England to play cricket in 1983. He immediately established himself in the Derbyshire side and took 66 wickets at 24.31. ''Wisden'' that year described him as "accurate, hostile and, above all, a bowler of unquenchable spirit". It was his most successful season, and also included his best innings and match figures, when in his seventh first-class match he took 6 for 27 and 5 for 62 to help Derbyshire beat Yorkshire by 22 runs at Sheffield. In 1988, injury restricted him to 12 matches, but he topped the national first-class bowling averages with 34 wickets at 13.64. He was especially economical in one-day cricket, and in 1990, when Derbyshire won the Refuge Assuranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soren Henriksen
Soren may refer to: *Søren, a given name of Scandinavian origin, also spelled ''Sören'' *Suren (other), a Persian name also rendered as Soren * 3864 Søren, main belt asteroid * Sōren, also known as ''Chongryon'' and ''Zai-Nihon Chōsenjin Sōrengōka'', an organisation of Koreans in Japan *Sören, a village in Germany * Soren, a barn owl who is the protagonist in the ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole'' children's fantasy book series * Soren, a fictional character and member of the Skrull alien species * Soren the Architect, the leader of The Order of the Stone in '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' * Soren, a member of the Greil Mercenaries in '' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' *Søren (band), an Italian darkfolk/new wave band Notable people *Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Danish philosopher *Champai Soren (born 1956), former Chief Minister of Jharkhand *Durga Soren, Indian politician *Shibu Soren (born 1944), Indian politician *Hemant Soren (born 1975), chief minister of Jharkhand *K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States National Cricket Team
The United States men's national cricket team is the team that represents the United States in international cricket. The team was formerly organized by the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), which became an List of International Cricket Council members, associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1965. In June 2017, the USACA was expelled by the ICC due to governance and financing issues, with the U.S. team being temporarily overseen by ICC Americas until a new sanctioning body was established. In January 2019, associate membership was officially granted to USA Cricket. A U.S. representative team participated in United States v Canada (1844), the first international cricket match, played against Canada national cricket team, Canada, in 1844. For a century and a half, the U.S. national team seldom played against other national teams. It played mostly against Canada (in the annual Auty Cup), or against visiting teams from other countries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea National Cricket Team
The Papua New Guinea men's national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, Papua New Guinea defeated Oman to secure a top-four finish in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and reclaim their ODI status. Papua New Guinea is the strongest team in the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, winning most ICC regional tournaments and having a similar record in the cricket tournament at the Pacific Games. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel National Cricket Team
The Israel national cricket team is the team that represents Israel in international cricket. Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council. They regularly take part in the European Championship, and are currently ranked the 12th best non-Test team in Europe by the International Cricket Council (ICC), having been an associate member of that organisation since 1974.Israel at CricketArchive In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all matches pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong National Cricket Team
The Hong Kong men's national cricket team is the team that represents Hong Kong in international competitions. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969.Hong Kong at CricketArchive Hong Kong played its first s in the 2004 Asia Cup,List of Hong Kong ODIs at CricketArchive and in January 2014 was granted ODI status until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibraltar National Cricket Team
The Gibraltar national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of Gibraltar in international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969.Gibraltar at CricketArchive Gibraltar played in the (now replaced by the ) from 1982 to 2001, with little success. The team has played in the top-flight of the |
Fiji National Cricket Team
The Fiji national cricket team is the men's team that represents Fiji in international cricket. Fiji has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1965,Fiji at CricketArchive although the team's history goes back to the late 19th century. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all matches played between Fiji and other [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada National Cricket Team
The Canada men's national cricket team represents Canada in international cricket. The team is administered by Cricket Canada, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1968. With the United States, Canada was one of the two participants in the first ever international cricket match (between two national teams) played in New York City in 1844. The annual Canada–U.S. fixture is now known as the Auty Cup. Canada's first international match against a team other than the U.S. came in 1932, when Australia toured. As with the ICC associate members, the team's first major international tournament was the 1979 ICC Trophy in England, where they qualified for the 1979 World Cup after placing second to Sri Lanka. After that, Canada did not make another World Cup until 2003, although they remained one of the leading associate teams. From 2006 to 2013, Canada had both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International status, competing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
