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put on 286 for the first wicket in the final One-day
International between Sri Lanka and England, the third-highest ODI partnership in history. Sri Lanka go on to chase England's total of 321 for seven in 37.3 of the 50 overs, completing a 5–0
715:'s adjudication that Pakistan had illegally altered the condition of the ball. The deliberations lasted several hours before the match was declared a forfeit, giving England a 3–0 win in the Test series.
532:
11 April: Bottom-ranked
Bangladesh bowl top-ranked Australia out for 269 in the first innings of the first Test, taking a first-innings lead of 158. However, Australia come back to win the Test by three
489:, as first Australia, then South Africa set world record totals in One Day Internationals. South Africa's total of 438 for 9 sees them win by one wicket, taking the One Day International series 3–2.
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makes 254 off 247 balls, the highest Test score at more than a run a ball, in the first Test between India and
Pakistan, which is drawn after a total of seven wickets fall and 1,089 runs are scored.
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21 March: West Indies lose their eighth successive Test, by ten wickets to New
Zealand, which is their worst Test sequence since the team's admission to Test cricket in 1928.
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becomes the first bowler to take 1,000 international wickets during the first Test between
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Chittagong. Sri Lanka win the Test by eight wickets.
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704:. Jayawardene goes on to make the highest Test score by a Sri Lankan, totalling 374. Sri Lanka win the Test by an innings and 153 runs after declaring on 756 for five.
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by 341 runs, their largest victory by runs in Test cricket, thus lengthening their unbeaten streak in Test cricket to seven matches despite
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in the second Test against
Bangladesh, the highest score by a nightwatchman, and Australia win the second Test by an innings and 80 runs.
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22 March: England beat India by 212 runs in the third and final Test to draw the Test series, their best result in India since 1985.
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in the club of players with 8000 runs and 200 wickets. The following day, South Africa go on to win the Test by four wickets.
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captains Sri Lanka to a 134-run win over
England, their second Test win in England and the first since 1998.
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to face South Africa. However, the occasion is not a happy one for
Fleming, who loses the Test by 128 runs.
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529:' record of fewest innings to reach 1,000 runs. England lose the match by four wickets, however.
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The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2006.
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become the first team to forfeit a Test match, after a protest concerning umpire
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are the 24th nation to play ODI cricket, losing by 38 runs to
England in Belfast.
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6 May: On the second day of the final Test between South Africa and New
Zealand,
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525:'s 71 in the second ODI against India in his 21st ODI innings sees him equal
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set a new record for highest ODI total, piling on 443 for four against
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by 49 runs to complete their first series win in the West Indies since
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4 July: After the first three Tests of the series have ended in draws,
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with only one win and one draw from nine international matches,
833:(3 Tests, December–January 2007) – South Africa win series 2–1.
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hitting the fastest ODI century for Australia, off 67 balls,
821:(5 Tests, November–January 2007) – Australia win series 5–0.
743:(3 Tests, December 2005-January) – Australia win series 2–0.
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retires from international cricket following New Zealand's
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announces his retirement from International and Domestic
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is appointed for his third stint as West Indies captain.
815:(3 Tests, November–December) – Pakistan win series 2–0.
749:(3 Tests, January–February) – Pakistan win series 1–0.
755:(2 Tests, February–March) – Sri Lanka win series 2–0.
700:, making 624 for Sri Lanka in the first Test against
791:(3 Tests, April–May) – South Africa win series 2–0.
502:complete a victory by an innings and 354 runs over
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win in the Twenty20 International with West Indies.
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to win the VB Series for the fourth successive year
933:fast bowler, first bowler to take 300 Test wickets
773:(3 Tests, March–April) – Australia win series 3–0.
779:(2 Tests, March–April) – Pakistan win series 1–0.
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809:(4 Tests, July–August) – England win series 3–0.
573:bats through nine and a half hours to make 201
767:(3 Tests, March) – New Zealand win series 2–0.
559:to play 100 Tests when taking to the pitch at
1013:"BBC Sport: Result U-turn for 2006 Oval Test"
803:(4 Tests, June–July) – India win series 1–0.
785:(2 Tests, April) – Australia win series 2–0.
827:(2 Tests, December 2007) – Series tied 1–1.
658:win the final Test of their series in the
18:Overview of the events of 2006 in cricket
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797:(3 Tests, May–June) – Series tied 1–1.
625:by three wickets in their first match.
617:become the 23rd team to play official
718:21 December – Australian spin bowler
414:win the third and final Test against
1019:from the original on 4 February 2009
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761:(3 Tests, March) – Series tied 1–1.
606:scores his 8000th Test run to join
13:
964:2005–06 West Indian cricket season
510:final. Their total of six for 900
14:
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960:2005–06 Australian cricket season
918:all-rounder and county president
407:will not play any Tests in 2006.
944:batsman, captain, and president
1015:. BBC Sport. 1 February 2009.
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726:at a press conference at the
599:to Australia and New Zealand.
589:International Cricket Council
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955:2006 English cricket season
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789:New Zealand in South Africa
437:win the third and deciding
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765:West Indies in New Zealand
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771:Australia in South Africa
741:South Africa in Australia
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117:Australian rules football
825:Sri Lanka in New Zealand
694:world record partnership
968:International cricket:
813:West Indies in Pakistan
783:Australia in Bangladesh
753:Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
514:is the 11th highest in
465:2006 Under-19 World Cup
619:One Day Internationals
597:2015 Cricket World Cup
593:2011 Cricket World Cup
544:resigns as captain of
542:Shivnarine Chanderpaul
536:12 April: Following a
831:India in South Africa
777:Pakistan in Sri Lanka
426:in the first innings.
819:England in Australia
801:India in West Indies
795:Sri Lanka in England
476:Muttiah Muralitharan
107:Association football
807:Pakistan in England
698:first-class cricket
538:tour of New Zealand
516:first-class cricket
696:for any wicket in
686:Mahela Jayawardene
630:Mahela Jayawardene
555:becomes the first
483:Records are broken
429:14 February: With
747:India in Pakistan
735:Test match series
644:Sanath Jayasuriya
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274:Paralympic sports
259:Modern pentathlon
249:Lumberjack sports
137:Canadian football
97:American football
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759:England in India
690:Kumar Sangakkara
595:to Asia and the
401:Zimbabwe Cricket
279:Precision sports
24:Years in cricket
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983:2005 in cricket
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571:Jason Gillespie
561:SuperSport Park
553:Stephen Fleming
523:Kevin Pietersen
403:announces that
394:Virender Sehwag
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341:Strength sports
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422:picking up a
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1021:. Retrieved
1007:
923:Fred Trueman
869:7 February:
854:22 January:
845:Geoff Rabone
843:19 January:
713:Darrell Hair
702:South Africa
608:Garry Sobers
527:Viv Richards
487:Johannesburg
450:Chris Cairns
420:Irfan Pathan
410:3 February:
399:18 January:
392:17 January:
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358:Table tennis
269:Orienteering
209:Field hockey
189:Dance sports
51:
50:
15:
912:Eric Bedser
877:spin bowler
866:seam bowler
849:New Zealand
720:Shane Warne
707:20 August:
675:Netherlands
660:West Indies
546:West Indies
463:clinch the
321:Rugby union
291:Racquetball
254:Mind sports
214:Flying disc
999:References
901:St Vincent
895:27 March:
871:Shujauddin
856:Alec Coxon
692:set a new
679:Amstelveen
651:whitewash.
621:, beating
591:award the
582:Brian Lara
580:26 April:
566:19 April:
551:15 April:
521:31 March:
500:Queensland
498:28 March:
481:12 March:
469:India U-19
373:Volleyball
264:Motorsport
239:Ice sports
234:Ice hockey
224:Gymnastics
132:Basketball
92:Air sports
1023:2 January
931:Yorkshire
880:9 March:
860:Yorkshire
851:cricketer
684:29 July:
671:Sri Lanka
635:13 June:
474:3 March:
443:Sri Lanka
439:VB Series
435:Australia
424:hat-trick
368:Triathlon
122:Badminton
112:Athletics
1039:Category
1017:Archived
949:See also
936:1 July:
921:1 July:
910:24 May:
875:Pakistan
709:Pakistan
669:4 July:
642:1 July:
628:5 June:
613:17 May:
533:wickets.
518:history.
512:declared
508:Pura Cup
504:Victoria
454:bowl-off
412:Pakistan
405:Zimbabwe
325:Snooker
311:Speedway
284:Shooting
244:Korfball
229:Handball
163:Cricket
147:Climbing
127:Baseball
978:2006–07
970:2005–06
927:England
905:England
892:batsman
890:England
864:England
724:Cricket
664:1970–71
637:Ireland
615:Bermuda
575:not out
506:in the
334:2006–07
329:2005–06
301:Sailing
204:Esports
184:Cycling
177:2006–07
167:2005–06
942:Surrey
940:, 91,
925:, 85,
916:Surrey
914:, 87,
907:bowler
903:-born
899:, 43,
884:, 90,
873:, 75,
858:, 90,
838:Deaths
623:Canada
387:Events
363:Tennis
353:Squash
306:Skiing
847:, 84
656:India
416:India
194:Darts
142:Chess
1025:2009
974:2006
929:and
888:and
862:and
688:and
646:and
219:Golf
172:2006
157:Sumo
68:2009
63:2008
58:2007
52:2006
46:2005
41:2004
36:2003
728:MCG
677:at
485:at
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