The Top End series in 2006 was an international
first-class and
List A
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cricket
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series played in
Darwin and
Cairns
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in the north of
Australia
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from 30 June to 27 July 2006.
Australia A,
India A
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,
New Zealand A and
Pakistan A
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played as well as a Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI and a Queensland XI team.
Venues included
Marrara Oval
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and
Gardens Oval
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in Darwin and
Fretwell Park and
Cazaly Stadium in Cairns.
External links
Fixtures and results at Cricinfo
{{Australian cricket in 2006-07
Top End
The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory is a geographical region encompassing the northernmost section of the Northern Territory, which aside from the Cape York Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Australian continent. It covers a ra ...
2006–07 Australian cricket season