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English Cricket Team In Australia In 1970–71
Ray Illingworth captained the English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71, playing as England in the 1970–71 Ashes series against the Australian cricket team in Australia in 1970-71, Australians and as the Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC in their MCC tour of Australia in 1970–71, other matches on the tour. They had a successful tour; however, it was an acrimonious one, as Illingworth's team often argued with their own management and the Australian umpires. When they arrived, the Australian selector Neil Harvey called them "rubbish", and others labelled them "Dad's Army" because of the seniority of the players, whose average age was over 30, but these experienced veterans beat the younger Australian team.p72-74, Batty They are the only touring team to play a full Test series in Australia without defeat. The rest of the world In 1969–70, Australian national cricket team, Australia were overwhelmed by History of cricket in South Africa from 1945-46 to 1970, South Africa in thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (8 June 1932 – 25 December 2021) was an English cricketer, cricket commentator and administrator. , he was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.Arnold, Peter (1986). ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Cricket'', W. H. Smith. . He played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire (1951–1968 and 1982–1983), Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire (1969–1978) and English cricket team, England (1958–1973) and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1960. Early years Illingworth was born in Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire on 8 June 1932. As a teenager he played at Farsley Cricket Club. As a teenager he had assisted his local club ground, Bradford League Club for domestic club matches by preparing grounds. His father was a cabinet-maker and joiner. His father also worked shifts at a munitions factory during the World War II. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Barlow
Edgar John Barlow (12 August 1940 – 30 December 2005) was a South African cricketer (an all rounder). Barlow was born in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, and played first-class cricket for Transvaal and Eastern Province from 1959–60 to 1967–68 before moving to Western Province for the seasons from 1968–69 to 1980–81. During this time he also played three seasons with Derbyshire in the English County Championship from 1976 – 1978. He completed his first-class career in Boland in 1982–83. Barlow was named as one of the six ''South African Cricket Annual'' players of the year in 1962. The bespectacled Barlow was both a popular and easily recognisable figure in South African cricket from the 1960s onwards. A prodigious run-maker and frequent wicket-taker, he was one of the leading all-rounders on the world stage in the 1960s. According to Louis Duffus, Barlow "did more than anyone else to break down the timid defensive tactics which for so many years kept South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricket Team In England In 1969
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1969 season to play a three-match Test series against England. The New Zealanders played in the second half of the English season: the England cricket team played three Test matches against the West Indies cricket team in the earlier part of the season, winning that series by 2–0 with one match drawn - see the article West Indian cricket team in England in 1969. England won the series against the New Zealanders also by 2–0 with one match drawn. On the tour as a whole, the New Zealanders played 18 first-class matches, including the Tests, and won four of them, with three defeats. All the other matches were drawn. After this tour the New Zealanders continued touring, playing test series in India and Pakistan till mid November 1969. The New Zealand team The New Zealand team was captained by Graham Dowling, with Vic Pollard as vice-captain. The full team was: * Graham Dowling (captain) * Vic Pollard (vice-captain) * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indian Cricket Team In England In 1969
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1969 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2–0 with one match drawn. After this, England would not win another test series against the West Indies for 31 years. The West Indian tour was scheduled for the first half of the English cricket season, and the weather for much of May 1969 was damp and cold. A second touring side, from New Zealand, played three Tests against England in the second half of the season – see the article New Zealand cricket team in England in 1969. The West Indies team The touring team was captained by Gary Sobers. Lance Gibbs was the vice-captain, although Basil Butcher acted as captain in a couple of the matches. The full team was: * Gary Sobers, captain * Lance Gibbs, vice-captain * Philbert Blair * Basil Butcher * Steve Camacho * Joey Carew * Charlie Davis * Michael Findlay * Maurice Foster * Roy Fredericks * Jackie Hendriks * Vanburn Hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Cricket Team In Pakistan In 1968-69
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Australian Cricket Team In England In 1968
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1968 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes. Australia retained The Ashes after the series was drawn 1-1. The Australian team played 20 first-class matches outside the test series, winning seven games, losing two and drawing the other eleven matches. One game was abandoned without any play and is not included in the figures. They also played four matches which did not have first-class status, winning two and drawing two. Australian squad The Australian squad consisted of Bill Lawry (captain), Ian Chappell, Alan Connolly, Bob Cowper, Eric Freeman, John Gleeson, Neil Hawke, John Inverarity, Barry Jarman, Les Joslin, Ashley Mallett, Graham McKenzie, Ian Redpath, David Renneberg, Paul Sheahan, Brian Taber and Doug Walters. Test series summary First Test Second Test Third Test Fourth Test Fifth Test References Annual reviews * Playfair Cricket Annual 1969 * Wisden Cricketers' Alma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indian Cricket Team In Australia In 1984–85
The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1984–85 season and played 5 test cricket, Test matches against Australia national cricket team, Australia. West Indies won the series 3–1 with one match drawn. The West Indies won the first three Tests quite easily against a very weak Australian team. Then captain Kim Hughes lost the captaincy due to his and the Australian Cricket Team's poor form after the Second Test and Allan Border took over. The Fourth Test at MCG, Melbourne ended West Indies' then world record of 11 consecutive Test wins as Australia held out for a draw. West Indies lost the Fifth Test by an innings at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney where Clive Lloyd played the last of his 110 Tests. Test series summary First Test Courtney Walsh was selected for his Test debut, and would go on to have a stellar career for the West Indies, taking over 500 wickets. Midway through the opening day, it seemed like Kim Hughes' decision to field first was the right one. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Lloyd
Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd (born 31 August 1944) is a Guyanese- British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. Lloyd is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. As a boy he went to Chatham High School in Georgetown. At the age of 14 he was captain of his school cricket team in the Chin Cup inter-school competition. One of his childhood memories is of sitting in a tree outside the ground overlooking the sightscreen watching Garry Sobers score two centuries for West Indies v Pakistan. Lloyd captained the West Indies in three World Cups, winning in 1975 (with Lloyd scoring a century) and 1979 while losing the 1983 final to India. In 1971 he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become among the greatest Test and One Day International teams of the 20th century. He is one of the most successful Test captains of all time: during his captaincy the side had a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Cricket
Test cricket is a Forms of cricket, format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of international cricket where two teams in white clothing, each representing a country, compete over a match that can last up to five days. It consists of four innings (two per team), with a minimum of ninety Over (cricket), overs scheduled to be bowled per day, making it the sport with the longest playing time. A team wins the match by outscoring the opposition in the Batting (cricket), batting or bowl out in Bowling (cricket), bowling, otherwise the match ends in a Result (cricket), draw. It is contested by 12 teams which are the List of International Cricket Council members, full-members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The term "test match" was originally coined in 1861–62 but in a different context. Test cricket did not beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Cricket Team
The England men's cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903. England and Wales, as founding nations, are a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Until the 1990s, Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right. England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia. , England have played 1,084 Test matches ... [...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] |
Barry Richards
Barry Anderson Richards (born 21 July 1945) is a former South African first-class cricketer. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful batsmen. He was able to play only four Test matches – all against Australia – before South Africa's exclusion from the international scene in 1970. In that brief career, against a competitive Australian attack, Richards scored 508 runs at the high average of 72.57. Richards' contribution in that series was instrumental in the 4–0 win that South Africa inflicted on the side, captained by Bill Lawry. His first century, 140, was scored in conjunction with Graeme Pollock's 274 in a famous 103-run partnership. Mike Procter, whose South African and English career roughly paralleled that of Richards, was prominent in that series as a bowler. When the apartheid South African Government allowed for non-whites to play cricket with whites in 1974, Richards suggested that only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
