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History Of Australian Cricket From 1985–86 To 2000
This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1985–86 season until 2000. This was a period in which Australian cricket recovered from the disruption caused by World Series Cricket to create, arguably, the strongest Test cricket, Test team in history. Allan Border was an inspirational figure during the recovery period in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, Australia's team included great players including Mark Taylor (cricketer), Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. In the 2000s, players such as Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke (cricketer), Michael Clarke helped continue Australia’s dominance. Domestic cricket In 1999, the Australian Cricket Board announced a four-year sponsorship deal with Pura Milk which included renaming the Sheffield Shield to Pura Milk Cup (it became the Pura Cup in 2000). Sheffield Shield winners * 1985-86 – New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales * 1986-8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket (WSC) was a commercial professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 which was organised by Kerry Packer and his Australian television network, Nine Network. WSC ran in commercial competition to established international cricket. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today. Three main factors caused the formation of WSC — a widespread view that players were not paid sufficient amounts to make a living from cricket or reflect their market value and that following the development of colour television and increased viewer audiences of sports events, the commercial potential of cricket was not being achieved by the established cricket boards and Packer wished to secure the exclusive broadcasting rights to Australian cricket, then held by the non-commercial, government-owned Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), to realise and capitalise on the commercial potential of cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
