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2007 in cricket

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The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2007.

News

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January

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After taking his 1,000th wicket in international cricket, Shane Warne retired from Test cricket in January 2007.

February

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March

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  • 11 March – The 9th Cricket World Cup begins with the opening ceremony in Jamaica.[18]
  • 13 March – The first game of the World Cup sees the hosts, the West Indies defeat Pakistan by 54 runs.[18]
  • 15 March – In their first World Cup match, Ireland take part in only the third tied game in the history of the tournament when they tie their match with Zimbabwe.[19]
  • 16 March – Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in a single over playing for South Africa against The Netherlands.[18]
  • 17 March – Ireland go one better than their first game, defeating Pakistan by three wickets. On the same day, Bangladesh defeat India, both creating two sensational upsets in ODI history.[18]
  • 18 March – Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer is found unconscious in his hotel. He later dies in hospital.[20] England vice-captain Andrew Flintoff is removed from his position and dropped for their game against Canada.[21] Canada score their highest World Cup total, 228-7 after 50 overs, in the game.[18]
  • 23 March – Tasmania win their first ever Pura Cup defeating New South Wales in the final in Hobart.[22]
  • 23 March – Alexander Downer, the Australian Foreign Minister, states that the Australian Government may be prepared to assist Cricket Australia financially should they be fined by the ICC by deciding not to go ahead with the planned tour of Zimbabwe in September.[23]
  • 25 March – Bangladesh defeat Bermuda to knock India out of the World Cup.[18]
  • 28 March – Lasith Malinga becomes the first player to take four wickets in consecutive deliveries in an ODI.[24]
  • 31 March – Glenn McGrath becomes the leading wicket taker in World Cup history by taking his tally to 57 in Australia's Super 8 victory over Bangladesh.[25]

April

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  • 5 April – Greg Chappell resigns as the coach of India following their elimination from the World Cup.[26]
  • 6 April – It is announced that the first match to be staged at the Galle International Stadium after the completion of the rebuilding work following the 2004 Tsunami will be the 1st Test Match between Sri Lanka and England in December.
  • 7 April – Bangladesh amass their highest ever ODI score of 251–8 in defeating South Africa in the Super 8 stage of the World Cup.
  • 13 April – Cricket Kenya announces that they will field a team in the 2007 Logan Cup, to be named "Kenya Select".
  • 15 April – Ireland achieve their second win of the World Cup by beating Bangladesh by 74 runs in Barbados. This promotes Ireland to the main table of the ICC ODI Championship.
  • 17 April – The final of the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup between Ireland and Canada will take place at Grace Road between 22 and 25 May.
  • 18 April – The line up for the Semi-Finals of the World Cup is completed when South Africa defeat England. The Semi-finals will feature Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa.
  • 19 April – Duncan Fletcher announces he will step down as the coach of England after their final Super 8 game against the West Indies.
  • 20 April – Peter Moores is appointed as the new coach of England. Shoaib Malik becomes the new captain of Pakistan, replacing Inzamam-ul-Haq. Dav Whatmore announces he will step down as coach of Bangladesh following their home series against India in May.
  • 21 April – Brian Lara retires from international cricket following the West Indies final Super 8 game against England.
  • 24 April – Stephen Fleming steps down as One-Day captain of New Zealand following their World Cup Semi-final defeat against Sri Lanka. Graeme Smith, the captain of South Africa is named as captain of the African XI to take part in the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup. Steve Tikolo, the captain of Kenya, is named as vice-captain. The African squad includes nine South Africans, four Kenyans and two Zimbabweans.
  • 25 April – Arthur Milton, the last man to play international cricket and international football for England, dies aged 79 in Bristol.
  • 27 April – The ICC announces a change to the format of the ICC Intercontinental Cup for 2007–08. The separate groups have been replaced with a single group of eight teams, all of whom play each other in a round-robin over the two years of the competition.
  • 28 April – Australia win their third successive World Cup, beating Sri Lanka in the final in Barbados. Paul-Jan Bakker is appointed coach of The Netherlands.

May

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June

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International cricket results

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Test match series

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Series Dates Tests Home Away Drawn Result Ref
England in Australia (The Ashes) November 2006January 2007 5 5 0 0 Australia win 5–0 [27]
India in South Africa December 2006January 2007 3 2 1 0 South Africa win 2–1 [28]
Pakistan in South Africa January 2007 3 2 1 0 South Africa win 2–1 [29]
India in Bangladesh May 2007 2 0 1 1 India win 1–0 [30]
West Indies in England (The Wisden Trophy) May 2007June 2007 4 3 0 1 England win 3–0 [31]
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka June 2007July 2007 3 3 0 0 Sri Lanka win 3–0 [32]
India in England (Pataudi Trophy) July 2007August 2007 3 0 1 2 India win 1–0 [33]
South Africa in Pakistan October 2007 2 0 1 1 South Africa win 1–0 [34]
New Zealand in South Africa November 2007 2 2 0 0 South Africa win 2–0 [35]
Sri Lanka in Australia (Warne-Muralitharan Trophy) November 2007 2 2 0 0 Australia win 2–0 [36]
Pakistan in India November 2007December 2007 3 1 0 2 India win 1–0 [37]
England in Sri Lanka November 2007December 2007 3 1 0 2 Sri Lanka win 1–0 [38]

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1000 wickets: Warne's new milestone". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ "The Ashes, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ Marshallsea, Trevor (2 January 2007). "Last goodbye for Warne, Langer and McGrath". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. ^ "India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Premier Limited Over Tournament, 2006/07 / Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Australia hit record Twenty20 score". Al Jazeera. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  7. ^ Coverdale, Brydon (13 January 2007). "Lewis and Crosthwaite give Victoria Twenty20 title". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ "Associates Tri-Series (in Kenya), 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. ^ "South Africa A in Zimbabwe unofficial ODI Series, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  11. ^ Cricinfo staff (28 January 2007). "Storm washes out final match". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. ^ "West Indies in India ODI Series, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Results - Commonwealth Bank Series | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Commonwealth Bank Series, 2006/07". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Australia tour of New Zealand, 2006/07 / Scorecard". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  16. ^ "South Africa win cash award for top most ODI ranking". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Gough is Yorkshire captain". 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  18. ^ a b c d e f "ICC World Cup, 2006/07". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Records / World Cup / Smallest victories (including ties)". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer dies". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Wright bowls Tasmania to historic victory". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  22. ^ "England vs Canada". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  23. ^ "PM - Aust deepens involvement in Zimbabwe". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  24. ^ "South Africa vs Sri Lanka". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  25. ^ "McGrath becomes top wicket-taker". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  26. ^ "Dileep Premachandran on Greg Chappell's resignation as coach of India". The Guardian. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  27. ^ "The Ashes, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  28. ^ "India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  29. ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  30. ^ "India in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  31. ^ "The Wisden Trophy, 2007 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  32. ^ "Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  33. ^ "Pataudi Trophy, 2007 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  34. ^ "South Africa in Pakistan Test Series, 2007/08 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  35. ^ "New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  36. ^ "Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, 2007/08 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  37. ^ "Pakistan in India Test Series, 2007/08 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  38. ^ "England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2012.