History of Bangladeshi cricket to 2000
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The history of cricket in Bangladesh may seem short when the "inaugural first-class match" was as recent as October 1999 but in fact the area has a long cricketing history that has been distorted by political change.
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[edit] Origin of Bangladesh
The borders of Bangladesh were set by the Partition of India in 1947, when it became the eastern wing of Pakistan and known as East Pakistan. It was separated from the main (western) part of Pakistan by some 1,600 km (1,000 miles) of Indian territory. Despite their common religion of Islam, the ethnic and linguistic gulf between the two parts of Pakistan, compounded by an apathetic government based in the west, resulted in the independence of Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971 after the bloody Bangladesh Liberation War, in which it was supported by India.
Bangladesh formally declared its independence from Pakistan on 26 March 1971. This was confirmed on the new nation's Victory Day of 16 December 1971.
[edit] Cricket in Bangladesh
Cricket has been played in India since the 18th century and it continued to be played in first Pakistan and then Bangladesh as these countries became politically independent.
Bangladesh had staged first-class and even Test cricket when it was part of Pakistan. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was first used for Test cricket when Pakistan played India there in January 1955. It was used for numerous important matches, including Tests, right up to the declaration of independence in 1971. The MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong also dates back to 1954 as a first-class venue but it was not used for Tests until Bangladesh played there in 2001.
[edit] 1999-2000 Bangladeshi cricket season
The beginning of Bangladesh's own first-class era (i.e., as an independent state) began when the national team played England A in Chittagong on 25-27 October 1999. The match was drawn.
On 10-13 November 2000, Bangladesh played its inaugural Test Match v India in the Bangabandhu National Stadium. India won by 9 wickets.
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- From the Weald to the World by Peter Wynne-Thomas
- Playfair Cricket Annual (annual)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
