Nope. It’s not a trick question. Heh.
It’s Great Britain.
If you’ve been around this blog for quite a bit, you might have come across a post I had written about Cricket being played in the Olympics.
Fine. Fine. They only held it once but, hey, winning an Olympic event, even when it was held a century […]
… in Paul Johnson’s list.
The Australia’s Top 101 athletes list that was published on Alpha magazine pushed him to mull it over and come up with his own. But instead of listing 101 of them, he picked the top 25 that he thinks is notable.
Steve Waugh - cricket
Shane Warne - cricket
Pat Rafter - tennis
Mick Doohan […]
Well, here’s an interesting bit of trivia: Once upon a time, Cricket was the national sport of the US. Teehee.
It was once the national game and the annual fixture against Canada, which was first played in the 1840s. It is the oldest international sporting event in the modern world, predating today’s Olympic Games by nearly […]
A match is first class if:
* It is of three or more days scheduled duration
* Each side playing the match has eleven players
* The match is played on natural, and not artificial, turf
* The match is played on an […]
Like I mentioned before, Cricket was once part of the Olympic roster of sports but little did I know that it was only by chance that it was included, even the Cricketers themselves weren’t aware that they were playing for the Olympics then.
During the 1900 Paris Games, it was decided that Cricket will be part […]
I found that Australia’s doing quite well. They’re ranked number 1 on both ICC Test Championship and ICC ODI. Coolness.
ICC Test Championship Rankings
1 Australia 131 points
2 England 113 points
3 India 111 points
4 Pakistan 109 points
5 New Zealand 97 points
6 South Africa 101 points
7 Sri Lanka 95 points
8 West Indies 72 points
9 Zimbabwe 27 points
10 Bangladesh […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI] have set aside a fund worth US$1 Million to support and train athletes who can compete in the Olympics.
Cricket is by far the most popular sport in India. BCCI has gained sponsorship and television rights worth US$1 Billion in the last 6 months alone. And […]
1. Australia
Matches: 51
Points: 6660
Rating: 131
2. England
Matches: 46
Points: 5207
Rating: 113
3. India
Matches: 42
Points: 4671
Rating: 111
4. Pakistan
Matches: 34
Points: 3660
Rating: 108
5. New Zealand
Matches: 30
Points: 3040
Rating: 101
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For a quick trackback, Australia won the opening Test by seven wickets and sealed the series with a 112-run triumph last week. The last victory completed a 3-0 sweep and the top-ranked team’s eighth win in 11 series on South African soil.
It was a tense match till the last partnership, Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz […]
There’s been talks about bringing the game of Cricket in the Commonwealth Games. Cricket, being one, if not the only one, of the greatest loves of the Member nations of the Commonwealth in terms of playing a particular sport. Organisers and Members of the Federation have expressed their keen interest in the action but there […]
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Written by Jeanne Dupuis [email], and Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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