The iconic Newlands in Cape Town, picturesquely situated with the Table Mountain serving as a breathtaking backdrop, holds a special significance in South African cricket history. The ground hosted South Africa’s second Test match, against England in 1888-89, and has gone on to become a fortress of sorts for the hosts after readmission. As the […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Tests at NewlandsFollowing their success in the T20I series against Australia, the West Indies will be looking to continue in the same vein as they take on the five-time World Cup champions in a three-match Super League series starting today. All three ODIs will be played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The two teams have […]
Read More Record Book – Australia v West Indies ODIs in BarbadosAustralia and Bangladesh will be facing each other in whites after more than 11 years when they begin their two-Test series in Dhaka on August 27. The history between them in the longest format is brief – only four matches across two series have been played since 2003. Nevertheless, these Tests have had their […]
Read More Specials – Moments from Australia v Bangladesh Test historyTasmania got its first taste of Test cricket in December 1989, when Hobart’s Bellerive Oval hosted the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka. Since then, the ground has been an occasional fixture on the Australian Test calendar, having hosted a total of 12 Tests – four against New Zealand, three each against Pakistan […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Tests at the Bellerive OvalAustralia are the only team to have won the ICC World Cup three times in a row, and three players – Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist – have had the privilege of being part of each of the three winning sides. Ponting of course was the captain in 2003 – when […]
Read More Record Book – Adam Gilchrist, the most prolific World Cup finalist
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