International cricket in 2006

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International cricket played in the 2006 cricket season is defined as matches scheduled between May and August 2006 in all cricketing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2006 English cricket season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2005–06 season, while matches between September and December are defined as the 2006–07 season. The main matches in this period were played in England, as this was in the middle of the English cricket season, but the third edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup is defined as a part of the 2006 season, even though the tournament will stretch into February 2007, and three A teams are also scheduled to tour the northwestern part of Australia in June and July 2006.

Contents 1 ICC Championship Tables in May 2006 2 March 2006 2.1 ICC Intercontinental Cup 3 April 2006 3.1 EurAsia Cricket Series 3.2 Zimbabwe in West Indies 4 May 2006 4.1 Sri Lanka in England 4.2 Triangular Series (Bermuda, Canada, Zimbabwe) 4.3 India in West Indies 5 June 2006 5.1 England in Ireland 5.2 Bangladesh A in Zimbabwe 5.3 Pakistan in Scotland 5.4 EAP Cricket Trophy 6 July 2006 6.1 Sri Lanka in the Netherlands 6.2 Top End Series 6.3 Pakistan in England 6.4 India Under–19s in England 6.5 South Africans in Sri Lanka 6.6 Bangladeshis in Zimbabwe 6.7 Indian Women in Ireland and England 7 August 2006 7.1 European Championships 7.2 Kenya in Canada 7.3 Bangladeshis in Kenya 7.4 Indians in Sri Lanka 7.5 Asian Cricket Council Trophy 7.6 Bermuda in Canada 7.7 Americas Championship 7.8 World Cricket League, Africa Division One 8 ICC Championship Tables in September 2006 9 Test statistics 9.1 Results 9.2 Batting statistics 9.3 Bowling statistics 10 ODI statistics 10.1 Results 10.2 Batting statistics 10.3 Bowling statistics 11 References 12 Further references

[edit] ICC Championship Tables in May 2006

ICC Test Championship Table at 7 May Pos Nation Points 1 Australia 131 2 England 113 3 India 111 4 Pakistan 109 5 South Africa 101 6 New Zealand 97 7 Sri Lanka 95 8 West Indies 72 9 Zimbabwe 27 10 Bangladesh 3

ICC ODI Championship Table at 28 April Pos Nation Points 1 Australia 132 2 South Africa 119 3 India 116 4 Pakistan 114 5 New Zealand 113 6 Sri Lanka 105 7 England 103 8 West Indies 89 9 Zimbabwe 42 10 Bangladesh 23 11 Kenya 7

[edit] March 2006

[edit] ICC Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup

The format has been revamped for the 2006 edition of the Intercontinental Cup, with the number of teams being cut back from 12 to 8, but each team now plays three group stage matches, compared to two in the first two editions.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Challenge Match
ICCIC 31	23,24,25,26 Mar 2006	NAM	Deon Kotze	NEP	Binod Das	Wanderers Cricket Ground	DRAW; NAM qualify
Group Stages (team on left is home team)
Group A
ICCIC 33	11,12,13,14 May 2006	SCO	Craig Wright	NAM	Deon Kotze	Mannofield Park	SCO by inns&65 runs
ICCIC 34	17,18,19,20 May 2006	IRL	Trent Johnston	NAM	Deon Kotze	Clontarf CC	IRL by 5 wkts
ICCIC 37	17,18,19,20 Aug 2006	SCO	Craig Wright	IRL	Trent Johnston	Mannofield Park	DRAW (SCO on first inns)
ICCIC 41	8,9,10,11 Dec 2006	NAM	Louis Burger	UAE	Amjad Javed	Wanderers Cricket Ground	NAM by inns&149 runs
ICCIC 42	31 Jan,1,2,3 Feb 2007	UAE		SCO		Sharjah
ICCIC 43	9,10,11,12 Feb 2007	UAE		IRL		Abu Dhabi
Group B
ICCIC 32	29,30,31 Mar, 1 Apr 2006	KEN	Steve Tikolo	NED	Luuk van Troost	Nairobi Gymkhana	DRAW
ICCIC 35	29,30,31 Jul, 1 Aug 2006	CAN	John Davison	KEN	Steve Tikolo	Maple Leaf North-West Ground	CAN by 25 runs
ICCIC 36	12,13,14,15 Aug 2006	CAN	John Davison	BER	Irvine Romaine	Maple Leaf North-West Ground	CAN by 9 wkts
ICCIC 38	5,6,7,8 Nov 2006	KEN	Steve Tikolo	BER	Clay Smith	Nairobi Gymkhana	DRAW
ICCIC 39	21,22,23,24 Nov 2006	NED	Luuk van Troost	BER	Clay Smith	L. C. de Villiers Oval	DRAW
ICCIC 40	5,6,7,8 Dec 2006	NED	Jeroen Smits	CAN	Qaiser Ali	Sinoville CC	NED by 7 wkts

Group A Table Team M W L D Pts Scotland 2 1 0 1 29 Ireland 2 1 0 1 23 Namibia 3 1 2 0 20 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0

Group B Table Team M W L D Pts Canada 3 2 1 0 40 The Netherlands 3 2 1 0 26 Kenya 3 0 2 1 9 Bermuda 3 0 2 1 9

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Final
ICCIC 44	tbd	tbd		tbd

[edit] April 2006

[edit] EurAsia Cricket Series

This was a series held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, between three A teams (second-choice teams) from Test-playing nations, two A teams from One-day International-playing nations, and the hosting nation UAE^[1]. India A and Pakistan A played in the final, while Netherlands A and Ireland A went home without any wins. UAE finished second in their group, after winning two games, while Sri Lanka A's three wins saw them second behind Pakistan A.

No.	Group	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Result
First Group Stage
Match 1	B	22 Apr 2006	UAE	Arshad Ali	IRL A	William Porterfield	UAE by 8 wkts
Match 2	A	23 Apr 2006	IND A	Venugopal Rao	NED A	Jeroen Smits	IND A by 202 runs
Match 3	B	24 Apr 2006	IRL A	William Porterfield	SL A	Avishka Gunawardene	SL A by 87 runs
Match 4	A	25 Apr 2006	PAK A	Hasan Raza	NED A	Jeroen Smits	PAK A by 123 runs
Match 5	B	27 Apr 2006	UAE	Arshad Ali	SL A	Avishka Gunawardene	SL A by 2 wkts
Match 6	A	28 Apr 2006	IND A	Venugopal Rao	PAK A	Hasan Raza	PAK A by 34 runs

Group A Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR India A 2 2 0 0 11 +2.36 Pakistan A 2 1 1 0 7 +0.89 Netherlands A 2 0 2 0 0 –3.25

Group B Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR Sri Lanka A 2 2 0 0 11 +0.89 United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 7 +1.16 Ireland A 2 0 2 0 0 –2.06

The top team from Group A and the second and third placed in Group B were placed in Group C; the others in Group D. Results from the first group stage were carried forward.

No.	Group	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Result
Second Group Stage
Match 7	D	29 Apr 2006	NED A	Jeroen Smits	SL A	Avishka Gunawardene	SL A by 157 runs
Match 8	C	30 Apr 2006	IND A	Venugopal Rao	UAE	Arshad Ali	IND A by 126 runs
Match 9	D	1 May 2006	NED A	Jeroen Smits	PAK A	Hasan Raza	PAK A by 6 wkts
Match 10	C	2 May 2006	IND A	Venugopal Rao	IRL A	William Porterfield	IND A by 8 wkts
Match 11	D	3 May 2006	PAK A	Hasan Raza	SL A	Avishka Gunawardene	PAK A by 8 wkts
Match 12	C	4 May 2006	UAE	Arshad Ali	IRL A	William Porterfield	UAE by 31 runs

Group C Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR India A 4 4 0 0 23 +2.24 United Arab Emirates 4 2 2 0 12 –0.05 Ireland A 4 0 4 0 1 –1.56

Group B Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR Pakistan A 4 3 1 0 18 +1.03 Sri Lanka A 4 3 1 0 18 +1.13 Netherlands A 4 0 4 0 0 –2.94

Pakistan A qualified for the final on head-to-head result^[2].

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Result
Final
Final	5 May 2006	IND A	Venugopal Rao	PAK A	Hasan Raza	PAK A by 36 runs

[edit] Zimbabwe in West Indies

See also: Zimbabwean cricket team in West Indies in 2006

A Test match series was originally planned, but Zimbabwe withdrew temporarily from Test cricket before this tour, and it was instead agreed to arrange seven one-day internationals instead of five^[3]

Zimbabweans in West Indies in 2006. One-Day International series result: West Indies won 5-0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-day International Series
ODI 2368	29 Apr 2006	Brian Lara	Terry Duffin	Antigua Recreation Ground	WI by 5 wkts
ODI 2369	30 Apr 2006	Brian Lara	Terry Duffin	Antigua Recreation Ground	WI by 98 runs
ODI 2369a	6 May 2006			Bourda	ABANDONED
ODI 2370	7 May 2006	Brian Lara	Terry Duffin	Bourda	WI by 82 runs
ODI 2371	10 May 2006	Brian Lara	Terry Duffin	Beausejour Stadium	WI by 10 wkts
ODI 2372	13 May 2006			Queen's Park Oval	NO RESULT
ODI 2373	14 May 2006	Brian Lara	Terry Duffin	Queen's Park Oval	WI by 104 runs

[edit] May 2006

[edit] Sri Lanka in England

See also: Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2006

England return home on the back of a disastrous Winter tour of the sub-continent, having not won any of the series before or after Christmas; while Sri Lanka look to compound their win against Bangladesh.

Sri Lankans in England 2006: Test Series drawn 1-1. Sri Lanka win Twenty20 International. Sri Lanka win ODI series 5-0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Match Schedule
Test 1802	11,12,13,14,15 May 2006	Andrew Flintoff	Mahela Jayawardene	Lord's	DRAW
Test 1803	25,26,27,28,29 May 2006	Andrew Flintoff	Mahela Jayawardene	Edgbaston	ENG by 6 wkts
Test 1805	2,3,4,5 Jun 2006	Andrew Flintoff	Mahela Jayawardene	Trent Bridge	SL by 134 runs
Twenty20 International Schedule
T20I 7	15 Jun 2006	Andrew Strauss	Mahela Jayawardene	Rose Bowl	SL by 2 runs
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2384	17 Jun 2006	Andrew Strauss	Mahela Jayawardene	Lord's	SL by 20 runs
ODI 2385	20 Jun 2006	Andrew Strauss	Mahela Jayawardene	The Oval	SL by 46 runs
ODI 2386	24 Jun 2006	Andrew Strauss	Mahela Jayawardene	Riverside Ground	SL by 8 wkts
ODI 2388	28 Jun 2006	Andrew Strauss	Mahela Jayawardene	Old Trafford	SL by 33 runs
ODI 2389	1 Jul 2006	Andrew Strauss	Mahela Jayawardene	Headingley	SL by 8 wkts

[edit] Triangular Series (Bermuda, Canada, Zimbabwe)

This tournament was held in Trinidad immediately follow the ODI series between Zimbabwe and West Indies. Zimbabwe won the tournament after going through unbeaten, while Bermuda finished second after winning their inaugural ODI - before losing twice to Zimbabwe.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stages
ODI 2374	16 May 2006	CAN	John Davison	ZIM	Terry Duffin	Queen's Park Oval	ZIM by 143 runs
ODI 2375	17 May 2006	BER	Janeiro Tucker	CAN	John Davison	Queen's Park Oval	BER by 3 wkts
ODI 2376	18 May 2006	BER	Janeiro Tucker	ZIM	Terry Duffin	Queen's Park Oval	ZIM by 194 runs

Final Group Stage Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Zimbabwe	2	2	0	0	10	+3.37
Bermuda	2	1	1	0	4	–1.97
Canada	2	0	2	0	0	–1.63

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Final
ODI 2378	20 May 2006	BER	Janeiro Tucker	ZIM	Terry Duffin	Queen's Park Oval	ZIM by 83 runs

[edit] India in West Indies

See also: Indian cricket team in West Indies in 2006

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2377	18 May 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Sabina Park	IND by 5 wkts
ODI 2379	20 May 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Sabina Park	WI by 1 run
ODI 2380	23 May 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Warner Park	WI by 4 wkts
ODI 2381	26 May 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Queen's Park Oval	WI by 6 wkts
ODI 2382	28 May 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Queen's Park Oval	WI by 19 runs
Test Match Schedule
Test 1804	2,3,4,5,6 Jun 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Antigua Recreation Ground	DRAW
Test 1806	10,11,12,13,14 Jun 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Beausejour Stadium	DRAW
Test 1807	22,23,24,25,26 Jun 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Warner Park	DRAW
Test 1808	30 Jun,1,2,3,4 Jul 2006	Brian Lara	Rahul Dravid	Sabina Park	IND by 49 runs

[edit] June 2006

[edit] England in Ireland

Ireland lost their debut One-day International, but England's win described by Cricinfo as "unspectacular",^[4] with Marcus Trescothick making 113 after England chose to bat first. Irish native Ed Joyce opened the innings for England, scoring 10 before he was caught by Kevin O'Brien, but a 142-run partnership between Trescothick and Ian Bell for the fourth wicket brought 200 up for England. England scored 84 off the last ten overs, with Bell making an ODI career high of 80. Ireland did bat out 50 overs, but no one could match the scores of Trescothick and Bell; Andre Botha made the best attempt, but his 52 lasted 89 balls, well below the required run rate of six an over. Steve Harmison took three wickets, but conceded 58 runs after bowling an opening spell described by The Times as "a curate's egg".^[5] Ireland's highest-scoring partnership was for the seventh wicket, with Andrew White adding 64 with O'Brien.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2383	13 Jun 2006	Trent Johnston	Andrew Strauss	Stormont, Belfast	ENG by 38 runs

[edit] Bangladesh A in Zimbabwe

Bangladesh A toured Zimbabwe for three first class and five one-day matches against the A team of the hosting nation. The first-class series ended in a draw after Bangladesh A fell to defeat in the third match after giving Zimbabwe A a first-innings lead of 203 to eventually lose the match by seven wickets. However, Bangladesh A secured the one-day series by winning the first three games.

Zimbabwe A v Bangladesh A. First-class series: Drawn 1–1. One-day series: Bangladesh A won 4–1.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
First Class Schedule
FC 1	17,18,19,20 Jun 2006	Hamilton Masakadza	Tushar Imran	Mutare Sports Club	BAN A by 7 wkts
FC 2	23,24,25,26 Jun 2006	Hamilton Masakadza	Tushar Imran	Mutare Sports Club	DRAW
FC 3	30 Jun, 1,2,3 Jul 2006	Stuart Matsikenyeri	Tushar Imran	Queens Sports Club	ZIM A by 7 wkts
One-Day Schedule
OD 1	6 Jul 2006	Hamilton Masakadza	Tushar Imran	Queens Sports Club	BAN A by 26 runs
OD 2	8 Jul 2006	Stuart Matsikenyeri	Tushar Imran	Queens Sports Club	BAN A by 4 wkts
OD 3	9 Jul 2006	Stuart Matsikenyeri	Tushar Imran	Queens Sports Club	BAN A by 6 wkts
OD 4	12 Jul 2006	Stuart Matsikenyeri	Tushar Imran	Kwekwe Sports Club	ZIM A by 6 wkts
OD 5	14 Jul 2006	Hamilton Masakadza	Tushar Imran	Kwekwe Sports Club	BAN A by 58 runs

[edit] Pakistan in Scotland

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in England in 2006#One-Day International v Scotland (27 June)

Pakistan won the match by five wickets, after Scotland lost four wickets in the first eight overs and then four more in the remaining 42. Ryan Watson and Neil McCallum put on 116 for the fifth wicket, an ODI record partnership for Scotland, who played their first ODI for seven years.^[6] Their innings also doubled the number of ODI fifties scored for Scotland.^[7]

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-day International Schedule
ODI 2387	27 Jun 2006	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Ryan Watson	Grange, Edinburgh	PAK by 5 wkts

[edit] EAP Cricket Trophy

Main article: 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy

This tournament determined one qualifier from the East-Asia Pacific region to Division Three of the 2007 World Cricket League. Three teams, Cook Islands (qualified from the 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup), Fijian and Japan (qualified from the 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup) played in the tournament, which was held in Brisbane using a double round robin format.^[8] Fiji went through the tournament unbeaten.

EAP Cricket Trophy. Teams: Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan. Winners: Fiji

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
EAP Cricket Trophy
Match 1	27 Jun 2006	FJI	Joeli Mateyawa[9]	JPN	Tetsuo Fuji	Peter Burge Oval	FJI by 8 wkts
Match 2	28 Jun 2006	FJI	Joeli Mateyawa	COK	William Browne[10]	Peter Burge Oval	FJI by 5 wkts
Match 3	29 Jun 2006	JPN	Tetsuo Fuji	COK	Dunu Eliaba[11]	Peter Burge Oval	JPN by 2 wkts (D/L)
Match 4	30 Jun 2006	FJI	Joeli Mateyawa	JPN	Tetsuo Fuji	Peter Burge Oval	FJI by 82 runs
Match 5	1 Jul 2006	FJI	Joeli Mateyawa	COK	Dunu Eliaba	Peter Burge Oval	FJI by 1 wkt
Match 6	2 Jul 2006	JPN	Tetsuo Fuji	COK	Dunu Eliaba[10]	Peter Burge Oval	COK by 26 runs

Final Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts
Fiji	4	4	0	0	8
Cook Islands	4	1	3	0	2
Japan	4	1	3	0	2

[edit] July 2006

[edit] Sri Lanka in the Netherlands

Sri Lanka batted first in both matches, and won both. In the first match, they surpassed the world record ODI total set by South Africa four months earlier, making 443 for four on their way to a 195-run victory. Both Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Dilshan made centuries. Sri Lanka made two changes for the second match, with Jayasuriya resting, and still won the second match by 55 runs

Sri Lanka in the Netherlands in 2006. One-day International series: Sri Lanka won 2–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day Internationals Schedule
ODI 2390	4 Jul 2006	Luuk van Troost	Mahela Jayawardene	VRA, Amstelveen	SL by 195 runs
ODI 2391	6 Jul 2006	Luuk van Troost	Mahela Jayawardene	VRA, Amstelveen	SL by 55 runs

[edit] Top End Series

The top end refers to the "Top End" of Australia geographically, i.e. the cities of Darwin and Cairns, who are set to host these matches^[12]

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Twenty20 Schedule
T20 1	9 Jul 2006	AUS A	Brad Haddin	NZ A	Craig McMillan	Marrara Oval	AUS A by 16 runs
T20 2	9 Jul 2006	NZ A	Craig McMillan	PAK A	Misbah-ul-Haq	Marrara Oval	PAK A by 60 runs
T20 3	23 Jul 2006	AUS A	Brad Haddin	PAK A	Misbah-ul-Haq	Bundaberg Rum Stadium	PAK A by 2 wkts
One-Day Schedule
OD 1	5 Jul 2006	AUS A	Brad Haddin	NZ A	Peter Fulton	Marrara Oval	NZ A by 8 wkts
OD 2	6 Jul 2006	PAK A	Misbah-ul-Haq	IND A	Venugopal Rao	Marrara Oval	IND A by 130 runs
OD 3	8 Jul 2006	AUS A	Brad Haddin	IND A	Venugopal Rao	Marrara Oval	IND A by 4 wkts
OD 4	24 Jul 2006	IND A	Venugopal Rao	NZ A	Peter Fulton	Cazaly's Stadium	NZ A by 7 wkts
OD 5	25 Jul 2006	PAK A	Misbah-ul-Haq	AUS A	Brad Haddin	Cazaly's Stadium	TIE
OD 6	27 Jul 2006	PAK A	Misbah-ul-Haq	NZ A	Peter Fulton	Cazaly's Stadium	NZ A by 50 runs
First Class Schedule
FC 1	11,12,13,14 Jul 2006	IND A	Parthiv Patel	NZ A	Craig McMillan	Gardens Oval	IND A by 3 wkts
FC 2	11,12,13,14 Jul 2006	PAK A	Misbah-ul-Haq	AUS A	Brad Haddin	Marrara Oval	DRAW
FC 3	17,18,19,20 Jul 2006	PAK A		NZ A		Fretwell Park	ABANDONED
FC 4	18,19,20,21 Jul 2006	IND A	Venugopal Rao	AUS A	Brad Haddin	Cazaly's Stadium	DRAW

[edit] Pakistan in England

See also: Pakistani cricket team in England in 2006

After a draw in the first Test, Andrew Strauss led his team to back-to-back Test victories and secured the series before the fourth and final Test. That Test was marred by a ball-tampering controversy, which culminated in Pakistan refusing to take the field after the tea interval in protest to a decision by umpire Darrell Hair to penalise the Pakistani team for ball-tampering. This led the umpires eventually to award the game to England, who thus won the Test series 3–0.

Pakistani cricket team in England in 2006. Test series result: England won 3–0. Twenty20 International: Pakistan won one-off match. One-day International Series: Drawn 2–2.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series Schedule
Test 1809	13,14,15,16,17 Jul 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Lord's	DRAW
Test 1811	27,28,29,30,31 Jul 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Old Trafford	ENG by inns&120 runs
Test 1813	4,5,6,7,8 Aug 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Headingley	ENG by 167 runs
Test 1814	17,18,19,20 Aug 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	The Oval	ENG after PAK forfeit
Twenty20 International Schedule
T20I 8	28 Aug 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Bristol	PAK by 5 wkts
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2408	30 Aug 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Sophia Gardens	NO RESULT
ODI 2409	2 Sep 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Lord's	PAK by 7 wkts (D/L)
ODI 2410	5 Sep 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Rose Bowl	PAK by 2 wkts
ODI 2411	8 Sep 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq|	Trent Bridge	ENG by 8 wkts
ODI 2412	10 Sep 2006	Andrew Strauss	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Edgbaston	ENG by 3 wkts

[edit] India Under–19s in England

Main article: Indian Under-19 cricket team in England in 2006

India U–19 toured England in July and August 2006.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Under-19 One-Day International Schedule
U19ODI 526	18 Jul 2006	Varun Chopra	Tanmay Srivastava	Derby	IND by 41 runs (D/L)
U19ODI 527	20 Jul 2006	Varun Chopra	Tanmay Srivastava	Sophia Gardens	IND by 9 wkts
U19ODI 528	21 Jul 2006	Varun Chopra	Tanmay Srivastava	Sophia Gardens	IND by 1 wkt
Under-19 Test Schedule
U19Test 217	26,27,28,29 Jul 2006	Varun Chopra	Tanmay Srivastava	St Lawrence Ground	DRAW
U19Test 218	1,2,3,4 Aug 2006	Varun Chopra	Tanmay Srivastava	Taunton	DRAW
U19Test 219	6,7,8,9 Aug 2006	Varun Chopra	Tanmay Srivastava	Denis Compton Oval	IND by 249 runs

[edit] South Africans in Sri Lanka

Main article: South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006

South Africa will tour Sri Lanka in July and August, playing two Tests and taking part in a triangular One-day International series.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Schedule
Test 1810	27,28,29,30,31 Jul 2006	Ashwell Prince	Mahela Jayawardene	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	SL by inns&153 runs
Test 1812	4,5,6,7,8 Aug 2006	Ashwell Prince	Mahela Jayawardene	P. Saravanamuttu Stadium	SL by 1 wkt

[edit] Bangladeshis in Zimbabwe

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2006

The tour included only five One-day Internationals, as Zimbabwe have voluntarily withdrawn from Test cricket.

Bangladeshis in Zimbabwe in 2006. ODI series: Zimbabwe won 3–2.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Schedule
ODI 2392	29 Jul 2006	Habibul Bashar	Prosper Utseya	Harare Sports Club	ZIM by 2 wkts
ODI 2393	30 Jul 2006	Habibul Bashar	Prosper Utseya	Harare Sports Club	BAN by 62 runs
ODI 2394	2 Aug 2006	Khaled Mashud	Prosper Utseya	Harare Sports Club	ZIM by 2 wkts
ODI 2395	4 Aug 2006	Khaled Mashud	Prosper Utseya	Harare Sports Club	ZIM by 7 wkts
ODI 2397	6 Aug 2006	Khaled Mashud	Prosper Utseya	Harare Sports Club	BAN by 8 wkts

[edit] Indian Women in Ireland and England

Indian Women in Ireland and England. One-day Internationals in Ireland: India won 2–0. One-day Internationals in England: England won 4–0. Test match: India won the one-off Test match.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-day Internationals: Ireland v India[13]
WODI 567	29 Jul 2006	Heather Whelan	Mithali Raj	Railway Union CC	IND by 107 runs
WODI 568	30 Jul 2006	Heather Whelan	Mithali Raj	The Hills CC, Vineyard	IND by 78 runs (D/L)
Women's Twenty20 International Schedule
WT20I 3	5 Aug 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Derby	IND by 8 wkts
Women's Test Schedule
WTest 128	8,9,10,11 Aug 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Grace Road	DRAW
WTest 129	29,30,31 Aug, 1 Sep 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Taunton	IND by 5 wkts
Women's One-Day International Schedule
WODI 569	14 Aug 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Lord's	ENG by 100 runs
WODI 570	17 Aug 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Denis Compton Oval	ABANDONED
WODI 571	19 Aug 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Arundel Castle	ENG by 5 wkts
WODI 575	24 Aug 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Rose Bowl	ENG by 3 wkts
WODI 576	25 Aug 2006	Charlotte Edwards	Mithali Raj	Rose Bowl	ENG by 7 wkts

[edit] August 2006

[edit] European Championships

Division One of the 2006 European Cricket Championship consisted of five teams, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Scotland. The three matches between Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland were official One-day Internationals, though the match between Netherlands and Ireland was called off. Despite finishing last, Italy qualified for World Cricket League Div III because of other 4 nations already qualified for the league, so Italy claims the place as the best non-qualified nation.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stages
Match 1	4 Aug 2006	DAN	Frederik Klokker	IRL	Trent Johnston	Hamilton Crescent	IRL by 99 runs
Match 2	4 Aug 2006	ITA	Alessandro Bonora	NED	Luuk van Troost	Shawholm	NED by 140 runs
ODI 2396	5 Aug 2006	SCO	Craig Wright	IRL	Trent Johnston	Cambusdoon New Ground	IRL by 85 runs
Match 4	6 Aug 2006	DAN	Frederik Klokker	ITA	Alessandro Bonora	New Anniesland	DAN by 55 runs
ODI 2399	6 Aug 2006	SCO	Craig Wright	NED	Luuk van Troost	Cambusdoon New Ground	SCO by 4 wkts
Match 6	7 Aug 2006	IRL	Kyle McCallan	ITA	Alessandro Bonora	Hamilton Crescent	IRL by 7 wkts
ODI 2401	8 Aug 2006	IRL	Trent Johnston	NED	Luuk van Troost	Cambusdoon New Ground	ABANDONED
Match 8	8 Aug 2006	SCO	Craig Wright	DAN	Frederik Klokker	New Anniesland	SCO by 3 runs
Match 9	9 Aug 2006	DAN	Frederik Klokker	NED	Luuk van Troost	Shawholm	NED by 4 wkts
Match 10s	9 Aug 2006	SCO	Craig Wright	ITA	Alessandro Bonora	Hamilton Crescent	SCO by 10 wkts

Current Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Ireland	4	3	0	1	7	+2.42
Scotland	4	3	1	0	6	+0.03
Netherlands	4	2	1	1	5	+1.18
Denmark	4	1	3	0	2	-0.28
Italy	4	0	4	0	0	-2.72

[edit] Kenya in Canada

This was originally scheduled to be a triangular series between Bermuda, Canada and Kenya.^[14]. However, after Kenya rescheduled their ODIs with Bangladesh due to their lack of financial backing, they also cancelled their matches against Bermuda.^[15] The ODI series followed the Intercontinental Cup tie between the two nations, which Canada shaded by 25 runs; however, in the short form, Kenya won after bowling Canada out for 129 in the first match and 94 in the second.

Kenyans in Canada in 2006. ODI series: Kenya won 2–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-day International Schedule
ODI 2398	5 Aug 2006	John Davison	Steve Tikolo	Toronto C.S.C.C.	KEN by 108 runs
ODI 2400	6 Aug 2006	John Davison	Steve Tikolo	Toronto C.S.C.C.	KEN by 5 wkts

[edit] Bangladeshis in Kenya

Bangladesh were originally scheduled to play three one-day international matches between 19 July and 23 July.^[16] However, the Kenyan board had to postpone the matches for three weeks due to lack of funds.^[17]

Bangladeshis in Kenya in 2006. ODI series: Bangladesh won 3–0.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day Internationals Schedule
ODI 2402	12 Aug 2006	Steve Tikolo	Khaled Mashud	Nairobi Gymkhana	BAN by 6 wkts
ODI 2403	14 Aug 2006	Steve Tikolo	Khaled Mashud	Nairobi Gymkhana	BAN by 2 wkts
ODI 2404	15 Aug 2006	Steve Tikolo	Khaled Mashud	Nairobi Gymkhana	BAN by 6 wkts

[edit] Indians in Sri Lanka

See also: 2006 Unitech Cup

As in 2005, Sri Lanka were set to start their international home season with a triangular series at home following a 2-Test series. India came to visit, in addition to the already touring South Africans, and the three teams were set to contest 2006 Unitech Cup. The first four matches was scheduled to be held in Dambulla, and the last three, two group matches and a final, will be held at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. However, the venue of the series became an issue in the elections for presidency of Sri Lanka Cricket, with the sitting presidents wishing to move the series to Colombo,^[18] as they feared sabotage from the opposition group if the opposition lost the elections.^[19] The opposition, however, wanted to host the matches in Dambulla. On 13 July, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said that their team would play all matches in Colombo,^[20] and a few days later a group of former cricketers were nominated to run Sri Lanka Cricket after the elections were cancelled after advice from the country's president, Mahinda Rajapakse.^[21]

The tournament was postponed by two days following rain and a bomb blast near the South African team hotel.^[22] After receiving an independent security report, the United Cricket Board of South Africa announced that they were pulling out of the tournament, leaving India and Sri Lanka to play a three-match series. The first of these games was rained off.

The series is later cancelled due to rain and bad weather during the three ODIs, the series will be played as a tri-series in 2007, after the World Cup.

Indians in Sri Lanka in 2006.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-day International Series
ODI 2405	18, 19 Aug 2006	Mahela Jayawardene	Rahul Dravid	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	ABANDONED
2nd Match	20 Aug 2006	Mahela Jayawardene	Rahul Dravid	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	ABANDONED
3rd Match	22 Aug 2006	Mahela Jayawardene	Rahul Dravid	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	ABANDONED

[edit] Asian Cricket Council Trophy

This tournament is arranged by the Asian Cricket Council and is open to every non-Test member nation of the ACC. 17 nations are taking part in the event in Kuala Lumpur.^[23] At stake are places in the World Cricket League, along with berths in the 2008 Asia Cup.

Despite losing in the final, Hong Kong advanced to the World Cricket League Division Three due to U.A.E. already qualified for this league.

[edit] Bermuda in Canada

The last of these matches will be part of the Americas Cricket Championship.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-day International Schedule
ODI 2406	19 Aug 2006	John Davison	Irvine Romaine	Toronto C.S.C.C.	BER by 6 wkts
ODI 2407	21 Aug 2006	John Davison	Irvine Romaine	Toronto C.S.C.C.	BER by 11 runs

[edit] Americas Championship

Canada hosted the Americas Cricket Championship, and participated along with Argentina, Bermuda, Cayman Islands and USA. The tournament took place between 21 August and 26 August.^[24]

Canada, Bermuda and the USA had already qualified for the World Cricket League based on their performances in the 2005 ICC Trophy, and, as Cayman Islands finished in third place ahead of Argentina, the Caymans qualified for Division Three of the 2007 League. Bermuda won all their games except for a rained-off clash with USA, while Canada lost their first two and failed to get better than fourth despite a ten-wicket win over USA in the final game.

No.	Date	Team 1	Captain	Team 2	Captain	Venue	Result
Group Stages[25]
ODI 2407	21 Aug 2006	CAN	John Davison	BER	Irvine Romaine	Toronto C.S.C.C.	BER by 11 runs
Match 2	21 Aug 2006	USA	Steve Massiah	CAY	Ryan Bovell	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	USA by 106 runs
Match 3	22 Aug 2006	BER	Irvine Romaine	ARG	Estaban McDermott	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	BER by 111 runs
Match 4	22 Aug 2006	CAN	John Davison	CAY	Steve Gordon	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	CAY by 8 wkts
Match 5	23 Aug 2006	BER	Irvine Romaine	CAY	Ryan Bovell	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	BER by 93 runs
Match 6	23 Aug 2006	USA	Steve Massiah	ARG	Lucas Paterlini	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	USA by 7 wkts
Match 7	25 Aug 2006	BER	Irvine Romaine	USA	Steve Massiah	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	NO RESULT
Match 8	25 Aug 2006	CAN	John Davison	ARG	Estaban McDermott	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	CAN by 9 wkts (D/L)
Match 9	26 Aug 2006	CAN	John Davison	USA	Steve Massiah	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	CAN by 10 wkts
Match 10	26 Aug 2006	ARG	Estaban McDermott	CAY	Ryan Bovell	King City Maple Leaf C.C.	CAY by 114 runs

Final Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Bermuda	4	3	0	1	14	+1.42
United States	4	2	1	1	10	+0.48
Cayman Islands	4	2	2	0	8	–0.26
Canada	4	2	2	0	8	+1.06
Argentina	4	0	4	0	0	–2.47

• Cayman Islands finished ahead of Canada due to head-to-head result.

[edit] World Cricket League, Africa Division One

This tournament was held in Dar-es-Salaam between the five top African nations that have not already qualified for the global divisions of the World Cricket League through performances at the 2005 ICC Trophy.^[26] Five teams took part, four of which, Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia all took part at the 2004 Six Nations World Cup Qualifying Series Tournament in Africa, finishing from third to sixth, while Mozambique won the Africa Division Two event in April to qualify for this Division One tournament. The winner of this tournament, the hosts Tanzania, qualified for Division Three in the global World Cricket League.

No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Group Stages
Match 1	23 Aug 2006	MOZ	TZA	TZA by 151 runs
Match 2	23 Aug 2006	BWA	NGA	BWA by 29 runs
Match 3	24 Aug 2006	BWA	ZMB	BWA by 34 runs
Match 4	24 Aug 2006	NGA	TZA	TZA by 111 runs
Match 5	25 Aug 2006	NGA	ZMB	ZMB by 3 wkts
Match 6	25 Aug 2006	BWA	MOZ	BWA by 8 wkts
Match 7	26 Aug 2006	MOZ	NGA	MOZ by 76 runs
Match 8	26 Aug 2006	TZA	ZMB	TZA by 9 wkts
Match 9	27 Aug 2006	BWA	TZA	TZA by 8 wkts
Match 10	27 Aug 2006	MOZ	ZMB	MOZ by 81 runs

Final Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts
Tanzania	4	4	0	0	8
Botswana	4	3	1	0	6
Mozambique	4	2	2	0	4
Zambia	4	1	3	0	2
Nigeria	4	0	4	0	0

[edit] ICC Championship Tables in September 2006

ICC Test Championship Table at 21 August Pos Nation Points 1 Australia 130 (–1) 2 England 119 (+6) 3 (+1) Pakistan 112 (+3) 4 (–1) India 111 5 (+2) Sri Lanka 103 (+8) 6 (–1) South Africa 94 (–7) 7 (–1) New Zealand 92 (–3) 8 West Indies 72 9 Zimbabwe 28 (+1) 10 Bangladesh 3 (+1)

ICC ODI Championship Table at 10 September Pos Nation Points 1 Australia 131 (–1) 2 South Africa 123 (+4) 3 India 113 (–3) 4 Pakistan 111 (–3) 5 New Zealand 111 (–2) 6 Sri Lanka 107 (+2) 7 (+1) West Indies 99 (+10) 8 (–1) England 99 (–4) 9 Zimbabwe 35 (–7) 10 Bangladesh 33 (+10) 11 Kenya 0 (–7)

[edit] Test statistics

[edit] Results

Test matches in the 2006 season: Results summary
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Won
Sri Lanka	5	3	1	1	60.00
England	7	4	1	2	57.14
India	4	1	0	3	25.00
West Indies	4	0	1	3	0.00
South Africa	2	0	2	0	0.00
Pakistan	4	0	3	1	0.00

[edit] Batting statistics

Test matches in the 2006 season: Most runs[27]
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	Avg	100s	50s
1	Mahela Jayawardene	SL	5	9	0	740	82.22	3	1
2	Kevin Pietersen	ENG	7	12	0	707	58.91	3	1
3	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK	4	7	0	631	90.14	3	0
4	Andrew Strauss	ENG	7	12	0	600	50.00	2	2
5	Alastair Cook	ENG	7	12	1	578	52.54	2	2
Other team leaders
7	Rahul Dravid	IND	4	7	1	496	82.66	1	4
12	Daren Ganga	WI	4	8	1	344	49.14	1	1
24	A. B. de Villiers	SA	2	4	0	217	54.25	0	2

Test matches in the 2006 season: Highest average (qualification: 5 innings)
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	Avg	100s	50s
1	Ian Bell	ENG	4	7	3	375	93.75	3	0
2	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK	4	7	0	631	90.14	3	0
3	Rahul Dravid	IND	4	7	1	496	82.66	1	4
4	Mahela Jayawardene	SL	5	9	0	740	82.22	3	1
5	Younis Khan	PAK	3	5	0	329	65.80	1	1
Other team leaders
14	Daren Ganga	WI	4	8	1	344	49.14	1	1

[edit] Bowling statistics

Test matches in the 2006 season: Most wickets
No	Player	Team	Mat	Ovs	Runs	Wkts	Avg
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	SL	5	309.2	802	46	17.43
2	Monty Panesar	ENG	7	283.2	725	27	26.85
3	Matthew Hoggard	ENG	7	274	842	25	33.68
4	Anil Kumble	IND	4	223.1	658	23	28.60
5	Steve Harmison	ENG	4	151.3	542	20	27.10
Other team leaders
6	Umar Gul	PAK	4	158.2	614	18	34.11
7	Corey Collymore	WI	4	144.1	337	15	22.46
18	Dale Steyn	SA	2	61.5	292	8	36.50

Test matches in the 2006 season: Lowest average (qualification: 500 balls bowled)
No	Player	Team	Mat	Ovs	Runs	Wkts	Avg
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	SL	5	309.2	802	46	17.43
2	Corey Collymore	WI	4	144.1	337	15	22.46
3	Virender Sehwag	IND	4	89.1	209	9	23.22
4	Jerome Taylor	WI	3	95	341	14	24.35
5	Monty Panesar	ENG	7	283.2	725	27	26.85
Other team leaders
13	Umar Gul	PAK	4	158.2	614	18	34.11
21	Nicky Boje	SA	2	124.3	403	5	80.60

[edit] ODI statistics

[edit] Results

One-day Internationals in the 2006 season: Results summary
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied/NR	% Won
Sri Lanka	8	7	0	1	87.50
West Indies	11	9	1	1	81.81
Bangladesh	8	5	3	0	62.50
Bermuda	5	3	2	0	60.00
Pakistan	6	3	2	1	50.00
Zimbabwe	14	6	7	1	42.85
Kenya	5	2	3	0	40.00
Ireland	3	1	1	1	33.33
Scotland	3	1	2	0	33.33
England	11	3	7	1	27.27
India	6	1	4	1	16.66
Netherlands	4	0	3	1	0.00
Canada	6	0	6	0	0.00

[edit] Batting statistics

One-day Internationals in the 2006 season: Most runs
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	Avg	100s	50s
1	Ramnaresh Sarwan	WI	11	10	2	527	65.87	1	5
2	Brendan Taylor	ZIM	14	14	3	494	44.90	0	3
3	Sanath Jayasuriya	SL	7	6	0	479	79.83	3	0
4	Ian Bell	ENG	11	11	1	479	47.90	0	4
5	Chris Gayle	WI	10	10	1	452	50.22	1	2
Other team leaders
14	Shahriar Nafees	BAN	8	8	1	291	41.57	1	1
17	Younis Khan	PAK	6	6	1	240	48.00	1	1
18	Virender Sehwag	IND	6	6	1	237	47.40	0	2
24	Irvine Romaine	BER	5	4	0	211	52.75	1	1
38	Steve Tikolo	KEN	5	5	1	140	35.00	0	1
39	George Codrington	CAN	5	5	1	139	34.75	0	0
40	Ryan Watson	SCO	3	3	0	137	45.66	0	1
44	Kyle McCallan	IRL	3	3	2	120	120.00	0	1
46	Darron Reekers	NED	4	4	0	118	29.50	0	0

One-day Internationals in the 2006 season: Highest average (qualification: 5 innings)
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	Avg	100s	50s
1	Sanath Jayasuriya	SL	7	6	0	479	79.83	3	0
2	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK	6	5	2	232	77.33	0	2
3	Mahela Jayawardene	SL	8	7	2	362	72.40	2	1
4	Ramnaresh Sarwan	WI	11	10	2	527	65.87	1	5
5	Upul Tharanga	SL	8	7	0	437	62.42	2	2
Other team leaders
7	Mohammad Kaif	IND	6	5	1	205	51.25	0	3
10	Ian Bell	ENG	11	11	1	479	47.90	0	4
14	Farhad Reza	BAN	7	6	2	185	46.25	0	1
17	Brendan Taylor	ZIM	14	14	3	494	44.90	0	3
25	Steve Tikolo	KEN	5	5	1	140	35.00	0	1
26	George Codrington	CAN	5	5	1	139	34.75	0	0
43	Saleem Mukuddem	BER	5	5	1	87	21.75	0	0

[edit] Bowling statistics

One-day Internationals in the 2006 season: Most wickets
No	Player	Team	Mat	Ovs	Runs	Wkts	Avg
1	Tawanda Mupariwa	ZIM	10	93	438	22	19.90
2	Mashrafe Mortaza	BAN	7	64	250	17	14.70
3	Blessing Mahwire	ZIM	12	91.4	426	15	28.40
4	Dwayne Bravo	WI	9	62.5	283	14	20.21
5	Jerome Taylor	WI	8	67	286	14	20.42
Other team leaders
7	Lasith Malinga	SL	7	56.2	283	13	21.76
10	Steve Harmison	ENG	6	60	344	11	31.27
11	George O'Brien	BER	4	40	195	10	19.50
12	Dave Langford-Smith	IRL	3	27	136	9	15.11
13	Ajit Agarkar	IND	6	47	163	9	18.11
14	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	6	36	168	9	18.66
16	John Davison	CAN	6	51	208	9	23.11
24	Hiren Varaiya	KEN	3	23.2	82	7	11.71
32	Darron Reekers	NED	4	31	190	7	27.14
55	Craig Wright	SCO	2	13	55	4	13.75

One-day Internationals in the 2006 season: Lowest average (qualification: 250 balls bowled)
No	Player	Team	Mat	Ovs	Runs	Wkts	Avg
1	Mashrafe Mortaza	BAN	7	64	250	17	14.70
2	Ajit Agarkar	IND	6	47	163	9	18.11
3	Tawanda Mupariwa	ZIM	10	93	438	22	19.90
4	Dwayne Bravo	WI	9	62.5	283	14	20.21
5	Jerome Taylor	WI	8	67	286	14	20.42
Other team leaders
8	Lasith Malinga	SL	7	56.2	283	13	21.76
9	Peter Ongondo	KEN	5	42	154	7	22.00
10	John Davison	CAN	6	51	208	9	23.11
11	Mohammad Asif	PAK	6	57	209	9	23.22
14	Steve Harmison	ENG	6	60	344	11	31.27
29	Saleem Mukuddem	BER	5	46	196	3	65.33

[edit] References

[edit] Further references

• The CricInfo Archives - 2006

International cricket in 2006
Preceding season	International cricket in 2005–06
March 2006	ICC Intercontinental Cup
April 2006	West Indies v Zimbabwe
May 2006	West Indies v India – Associates Tri-Series  (Trinidad) – England v Sri Lanka
June 2006	Ireland v England – Scotland v Pakistan
July 2006	Netherlands v Sri Lanka – Top End Series – England v Pakistan – England U–19 v India U–19 – Sri Lanka v South Africa – Zimbabwe v Bangladesh
August 2006	England Women v India Women – Kenya v Bangladesh
Following season	International cricket in 2006–07