Cricket Season 2011-2012 Schedule: Future cricket Series

Future cricket series schedules:

Test Series Schedule

Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India  vs Australia, Dec 2011 – Jan 2012 in Australia

Pakistan v England Test Series, Jan-Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test Series, Jan 2012 in New Zealand

South Africa vs New Zealand Test Series, Mar 2011, in New Zealand

England vs Srilanka Test Series Mar-Apr 2012, in Sri Lanka

The Frank Worrell Trophy, Australia vs West Indies, Apr 2012, in West Indies

One Day International Series Schedule

Sri Lanka vs South Africa ODI Series, Jan 2012, in South Africa

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand ODI Series, Feb 2012, in New Zealand

Commonwealth Bank Series, Feb-Mar 2012 (Australia, India, Sri Lanka) in Australia

Pakistan v Afghanistan ODI Match, Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

Pakistan v England ODI Series, Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

South Africa vs New Zealand ODI Series, Feb-Mar 2012 in New Zealand

Asia Cup, Mar 2012 (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) in Bangladesh

Australia vs West Indies ODI Series, Mar 2012, in West Indies

T20 Series Schedule

India vs Australia T20I Series, Feb 2012, in Australia

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand T20I Series, Feb 2012 in New Zealand

South Africa vs New Zealand T20I Series, Feb 2012 New Zealand

Ireland vs Kenya T20I Series, Feb 2012 in Kenya

Pakistan vs England T20I Series, Feb 2012, in United Arab Emirates

Australia vs West Indies T20I Series, Mar 2012, in West Indies

Golden Time of Cricket Teams: West Indies 1975-1984

Gone are the days when West Indies aka Windies reigned the ODI cricket in its early days. Those were the days when an ODI match was of 60 overs, without any power plays and fielding restrictions. Holding a red ball, Men dressed in white played the first world cup in 1975 where West Indies under the captaincy of Clive Lloyd lofted the first World Cup trophy.

West Indies during 1975-1984 was one team that was always a hard nut to crack for all the cricketing nations. Windies were blessed with legendary players like Viv Richards, Andy Roberts, Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Rohan Kanhai, Michael Holding, Collis King and Desmond Haynes. All these players who rose from the Caribbean have registered profuse golden memories of the glorious days they spent entertaining the spectators on the cricket grounds – the defeat of Aussies in the 1975 world cup final was not less than stupendous and this performance was repeated in 1979 when England lost to West Indies in a pulsating World Cup final match.

Although there was a major hit to West Indies in 1983 world cup final when they lost playing against India, But it is a reality that Windies enjoyed their supremacy as the best ODI team from 1975 to 1984.

Humaira Asad

India vs West Indies Series 2011: What a draw…

 

It was quite a predictable one as everything was quite clear from the beginning of the fifth day of the 3^rd test played at the Wankhede. Unlike any other draw which can be a real boring day for the fans of both countries but things revered. The final day of the match ended up with the scores level. It has happened second time in the history of test cricket. Only one run could have made a difference in the match but both Indians and West Indies players remained on their toes to save the match for their homelands.

The leveling of scores at a test match was first recorded in the first test between England and Zimbabwe played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo during 1996-1997 cricket season where England required three runs off the final ball, but only 2 runs were scored resulting in a leveling of the scores.

Records in cricket are to be made and then to be broken. But leveling a score in test cricket is one of the rare things cricket fans have seen.

The first ODI between India and West Indies is scheduled on November 29, 2011. We hope for a great game ahead.

Humaira Asad

One day international cricket records: Australian cricket team vs West Indian cricket team

The 11^th match of the Prudential World Cup was the first ODI match played between the Australian cricket team and the West Indies cricket team in the year 1975.

• Ian Chappell was the captain of the great Aussies ( The Australian cricket team) in the first ODI played against the West Indies cricket team where as the famous “Windies” were being captained by CH Lloyd at that time.
• The two umpires in the first ODI match between these two cricket teams were HD Bird and DJ Constant.
• On the grounds of Kennington Oval, London, the Aussies and the Windies encountered each other for the first time in this history of ODIs on 14^th June 1975. West Indies won by seven wickets.
• Against the West Indies cricket team, Mark Waugh, Allan Border and Ricky Ponting have been performing outstandingly while on the bowling side, Shane Warne and CJ McDermott, the Australian bowlers have taken the maximum number of wickets against the Windies.
• Famous West Indian cricket players DL Haynes, IVA Richards, Brian Lara, CEL Ambrose and J Garner are the eminent players of the West Indies cricket team who have been playing superbly against the Aussies through out the ODIs.
• 125 ODI matches have been played between the two cricket teams up till today. 63 have been won by the Aussies, 2 have been tied so far and 57 have been won by the West Indies players.
• The highest ODI team score has been scored by Australia against the Windies on the grounds of Basseterre in 2006. 341 runs on the cost of 8 wickets in 50 overs.
• Tthe highest ODI individual score has been made by the Australian batsman, Steve Waugh (173) against the West Indies cricket members on the fields of Melbourne in the year 2001.
• The best bowling figures in the ODIs between Australian and West Indies cricket team is of WW Davis, one of the Windies. He took seven wickets against the Australian players in the ODI played in 1983.
• Most number of wickets has been taken by an Australian player, CJ McDermott in the ODIs played against the West Indian cricket team.
• Coming towards the wicket keeping records, IA Healy has the most number of dismissals record against the West Indies cricket team.
• The last ODI played between the two teams was on 19thfeb 2010 at Melbourne where Australia won by 125 runs.

 

T20 cricket records: Australian cricket team vs West Indian cricket team

At Bridgetown, West Indian cricket team played for the first time in the T20 world cup against the Australian cricket team. West Indies beat the Aussies in the first T20 match which was held on 2oth june 2008.

• DJ Bravo was the caption of the West Indies Cricket team, also known as the Windies, in the First T20 match played against Australian cricket team which was being captained by RT Ponting.
• BR Doctrove and CR Duncan were the umpires in the first T20 match between the Aussies and the Windies.
• On the grounds of Bridgetown, West Indies cricket team played against the Australian team the first T20 match.
• West Indies won its first T20 match against Australia by 7 wickets.
• A total of five T20 matches have been played between the two teams up till today.
• CH Gayle and ADS Fletcher have been eminent players in the t20 matche from the Lions team. On the bowling sideNO Miller, DJ Bravo and Chris Gayle showed splendid performance and took several important wickets.
• DA Warner and Shane Watson have been batting very well from the Australian team. Where as on the bowling side, DP Nannes and MG Johnson have been seen to bowl very soundly.
• The Windies has won three t20 matches against the Australian cricket team where as Australian cricket team has defeated the Windies only twice.
• 179 runs have been the highest score up to date made by the Australian team against the West Indies cricket team on 21^st February on the grounds of Hobart.
• The highest individual score (88) so far has been made by CH Gayle of the West Indies Cricket team against the Aussies in the T20 matches.
• DP Nannes and MG Johonsons of the Australian cricket team have taken the most number of wickets in T20 matches against the Windies where as the best bowling figures are of SPD Smith who’s also an Australian player.
• Coming to the wicket keeping figures, BJ Haddin, an Aussi and the West Indies cricket player D Ramdin hold the record of maximum number of dismissals in the t20 internationals.
• The last up to date T20 match played between Australian and West Indies cricket team was on 11^th May 2010 on the fields of Gros Islet.

 

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