This is a Timeline of cricket which contains notable cricket-related events that have occurred both on or off the field. It attempts to list the Test debuts of certain cricketers, controversial events that have occurred, records set out by peopl e and other important events in the form of a chronological timeline. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... This is a history of cricket from its origins up to the time when it became a major English sport at the end of the 17th Century. ... By the end of the 17th century, cricket had progressed to the point where it was ready to break its bounds as a village pastime and enter the age of great matches. ... See also: History of cricket; History of cricket to 1696; History of cricket 1697 - 1725 This is a stub that will expand into a history of cricket through its years of great development from the end of the 17th Century to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. ... For more coverage of cricket, see the cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, see the cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The history of the West Indian cricket team begins in the 1890s, when the first representative sides were selected to play visiting English sides. ... Barry Richards International cricket in South Africa between 1971 and 1981 consisted of 4 private tours arranged by English sports promoter Derrick Robins, 2 tours by a private team called the International Wanderers, and one womens Test match. ... The International Cricket Council organise international cricket This article discusses International cricket in the 2005 season. ... This article contains information on International cricket in the 2005-06 cricket season, as defined by Cricinfo - mainly containing the results and schedules of tours from September 2005 until May 2006. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... This is a list of Test cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Test cricket. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Note: This timeline attempts to provide a brief list of events, not a full list. Example: 2004 in cricket. This list also contains many off-field cricket events, not just on-field events See also: 2003 in cricket, other sporting events of 2004, 2005 in cricket Events February 15 - March 5 - Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004 in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Pakistan beat West Indies by 25 runs. ...

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• Pakistani Salim Malik and Indian Mohammed Azharuddin are banned from cricket for life.
• South African Hansie Cronje is banned from cricket for life.
• Dennis Lillee famously kicks Javed Miandad from behind. 1981

Salim Malik (born April 16, 1963) is a former Pakistani cricketer, who is now banned from cricket because of his involvement in betting and match-fixing. ... Mohammed Azharuddin. ... Wessel Johannes Hansie Cronje (September 25, 1969 - June 1, 2002) was a South African cricketer (all-rounder) and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan (born June 12, 1957), known in the Cricketing World as Javed Miandad, was born in Karachi, Pakistan. ...

The 1300s

• 1300s - Written evidence exists for a sport known as "creag" being played by Prince Edward, the son of Edward I.

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The 1600s

• 1600s - Oliver Cromwell banned Cricket. The game was played illegally until 1748, when the Court of Kings Bench decided that it was a legal sport.

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The 1700s

• September 23, 1771 - Thomas "Shock" White of Ryegate used a bat fully as wide as a wicket against the Hambledon Club.
• 1774 - First codification of the Laws of Cricket by the Star & Garter Club of London.

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The 1800s

• 1844 - The first ever game played between teams representing their nations was played the USA and Canada.
• 1864 - Overarm bowling becomes legal in cricket.
• March 15, 1877 - The first Test cricket was played. The match between Australia and England.
• 1882 - It is the first time that Australia beat England in Test cricket in England, which begun The Ashes legend.

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The 1900s

1900s

• 1900 - In the 1900 Olympics, cricket made its first and only appearance in it. Britain beat France (The French team consisted of people from the British embassy).
• 1909 - The Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) is formed to administrate world cricket.

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1920s

• 1929 - Statistically without doubt, the greatest batsmen ever Sir Don Bradman makes his Test debut.

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1930s

• 1933 - England cricket team's Bodyline tour.
• November 21, 1934 - MCC introduces lbw (N) rule which allows a batsman to be leg before wicket to a ball coming in from outside off stump. This law is later seen by many as responsible for negative bowling that in the 1950s and 1960s reduced the public appeal of first-class cricket.
• June 24, 1938 - Test Match Cricket is broadcast on television for the first time, with coverage of the second Test of The Ashes series between England and Australia being shown live from Lord's Cricket Ground on the BBC Television Service.

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1970s

See also: International cricket in South Africa (1971 to 1981) Barry Richards International cricket in South Africa between 1971 and 1981 consisted of 4 private tours arranged by English sports promoter Derrick Robins, 2 tours by a private team called the International Wanderers, and one womens Test match. ...

• January 5, 1971 - The first One-day International was played. The match was between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• June 7, 1975 - June 21, 1975 - The first ICC Cricket World Cup is held in England. The West Indies won after beating Australia by 17 runs.
• 1977 - Centenary Test in Melbourne
• June 9, 1979 to June 23, 1979 - The ICC Cricket World Cup is once again held in England. Defending champions the West Indies won after thrasing England by 92 runs.
• 1979 - Dennis Lillee attempts to bat with a metal bat instead of a willow one.

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1980s

• The 1980s were statistically the golden period for the West Indian cricket team.
• February 1, 1981 - The Australian captain, Greg Chappell ordered the bowler (his brother, Trevor Chappell) to bowl underarm in fear of the possibility that New Zealand batsman Brian McKechnie would score a six from the last ball to tie the match. As a direct result of the incident, underarm bowling was banned by the International Cricket Council as not within the spirit of the game.
• June 9, 1983 to June 25, 1983 - The ICC Cricket World Cup is once again (for the third consecutive) time held in England. The West Indies was expected to win but their poor batting (unusual for a then cricket power) caused them to lose to India (an underdog in the tournament) who won by 43 runs in the finals.
• October 9, 1987 to November 8, 1987 - The ICC Cricket World Cup is held for the first time outside England, it is now co-hosted by India and Pakistan. Australia edged England by just 7 runs to win the World Cup.
• November 15, 1989 - Indian Sachin Tendulkar then just 16 and Pakistani Waqar Younis made their Test debuts in the same Test match. Coincidentally, Tendulkar was bowled by Waqar in that very match.

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1990s

• August 9, 1991 - The most famous 'Hit wicket', that of Ian Botham after failing an attempt to hook Curtly Ambrose and falling on his own stumps.
• February 22, 1992 to March 25, 1992 - The first ICC Cricket World Cup is co-hosted between Australia and New Zealand. Pakistan beat England by 22 runs.
• June 4, 1993 - During the Ashes series, Australian Leg-spinner Shane Warne bowls the "Gatting ball" during the ashes series a delivery spun furiously to bowl Mike Gatting.
• December 26, 1995 - Sri Lankan Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is no-balled 7 times by Australian umpire Darrell Hair. Sir Donald Bradman quoted as saying it "was the worst example of umpiring (he had) encountered".
• February 14, 1996 to March 17, 1996 - The ICC Cricket World Cup is co-hosted between India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka defeated Australia to win the title. The semifinal between Sri Lanka and India at Calcutta was abandoned and awarded to Sri Lanka due to crowd disputions with India on the verge of a defeat.
• May 14, 1999 to June 20, 1999 - The ICC Cricket World Cup is held in England. Bangladesh registered their first win over a Test Playing Nation, defeating Pakistan by 64 runs. Australia became the World Champions by beating Pakistan in the final.

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The 2000s

• 2000 - Bangladesh becomes the 10th Test Nation
• October 10, 2003 - Matthew Hayden surpasses Brian Lara's world record (375) for the highest individual with a score of 380 against Zimbabwe.
• 2003 - Shane Warne is banned from cricket for a period of 1 year after testing positive to deuretics.
• February 9, 2003 to March 24, 2004 - The ICC Cricket World Cup is held in South Africa, Defending champions Australia won. Sachin Tendulkar was caught and bowled by Glenn McGrath after attempting to pull the ball to leg side.
• January 6, 2004 - After almost 20 years in International cricket. Steve Waugh retires from cricket, in his final Test (which he played at the Sydney Cricket Ground) he scored 80 and was caught by Tendulkar off the bowling of Pathan.
• January 19, 2004 - Former Australian batsmen and Victorian coach David Hookes dies in hospital. Zdravko Micevic, a security guard at the hotel in which Hookes was at, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Hookes died at the age of 48.
• 2004 - The Doosra (Off-Spinners leg-break) of Muttiah Muralitharan is banned. Which was later reinstated at a later in that year. This was due to a study that stated that 99% of bowlers (except for Ramnaresh Sarwan) throw the ball.
• April 12, 2004 - Brian Lara scores a world record 400 not out to break Matthew Hayden's 380 who in turned broke Lara's record of 375 in 1994.
• 2004 - The broadcasting rights of cricket in England is transferred to Sky Sports.
• December 26, 2004 - Bangladesh defeats India by 15 runs in an ODI. It was their first win on their homeland and against India. See scorecard: Bangladesh vs. India - 26/12/04
• January 10, 2005 - An One-day International is played between a ICC XI and an Asian XI to raise funds for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
• June 18, 2005 - In the 2005 NatWest Series in England, Bangladesh cause a big upset by defeating Australia by 5 wickets at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. See Scorecard: Bangladesh vs. Australia - 18/06/05
• October 5, 2005 Australia take on the World XI in the ICC Super Series 2005. This is the first official series recognised by the ICC which is played between a country and a team comprising of many nationalities.
• January 2006 Ricky Ponting becomes the first player to score centuries in both innings of their 100th test match.
• 2007 - The ICC Cricket World Cup is due to be held in the West Indies.

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See also

• History of cricket
• 2004 in cricket