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 stretched into February 2007, and three A teams were also scheduled to tour the northwestern part of Australia in June and July 2006.
Season overview International tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI T20I — 5–0 — 1–1 0–5 0–1 0–1 4–1 — — 0–1 — — 0–1 — — 0–2 — 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 — — — 3–2 — — 0–3 — — 0–0 — Minor tours Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] First-class ODI — 0–2 — 0–2 Minor tournaments Dates Tournament Winners Triangular Series EAP Cricket Trophy European Championship Americas Championship African Championship
ICC Championship Tables in May 2006
ICC Test Championship Table at 7 May Pos Nation Points 1 131 2 113 3 111 4 109 5 101 6 97 7 95 8 72 9 27 10 3
ICC ODI Championship Table at 28 April Pos Nation Points 1 132 2 119 3 116 4 114 5 113 6 105 7 103 8 89 9 42 10 23 11 7
April 2006
EurAsia Cricket Series
This was a series held at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket 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.EurAsia Cricket Series 2006 , from CricketArchive, retrieved 8 May 2006 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.
Group A Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR India A220011+2.36 Pakistan A21107+0.89 Netherlands A20200–3.25 Group B Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR Sri Lanka A220011+0.8921107+1.16 Ireland A20200–2.06
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.
Group C Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR India A440023+2.24422012–0.05 Ireland A40401–1.56 Group B Table Team M W L NR Pts NRR Pakistan A431018+1.03 Sri Lanka A431018+1.13 Netherlands A40400–2.94
No. Group Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Result First Group Stage Match 1 B 22 April UAE Arshad Ali IRL A William Porterfield UAE by 8 wkts Match 2 A 23 April IND A Venugopal Rao NED A Jeroen Smits IND A by 202 runs Match 3 B 24 April IRL A William Porterfield SL A Avishka Gunawardene SL A by 87 runs Match 4 A 25 April PAK A Hasan Raza NED A Jeroen Smits PAK A by 123 runs Match 5 B 27 April UAE Arshad Ali SL A Avishka Gunawardene SL A by 2 wkts Match 6 A 28 April IND A Venugopal Rao PAK A Hasan Raza IND A by 34 runs Second Group Stage Match 7 D 29 April NED A Jeroen Smits SL A Avishka Gunawardene SL A by 157 runs Match 8 C 30 April IND A Venugopal Rao UAE Arshad Ali IND A by 126 runs Match 9 D 1 May NED A Jeroen Smits PAK A Hasan Raza PAK A by 6 wkts Match 10 C 2 May IND A Venugopal Rao IRL A William Porterfield IND A by 8 wkts Match 11 D 3 May PAK A Hasan Raza SL A Avishka Gunawardene PAK A by 8 wkts Match 12 C 4 May UAE Arshad Ali IRL A William Porterfield UAE by 31 runs Final Final 5 May IND A Venugopal Rao PAK A Hasan Raza PAK A by 36 runs
Zimbabwe in West Indies
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 fiveWICB confirm Zimbabwe and India dates, from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 March 2006
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 April Brian Lara Terry Duffin Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua by 5 wkts ODI 2369 30 April Brian Lara Terry Duffin Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua by 98 runs ODI 2369a 6 May Brian Lara Terry Duffin Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana No result ODI 2370 7 May Brian Lara Terry Duffin Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana by 82 runsODI 2371 10 May Brian Lara Terry Duffin Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia by 10 wktsODI 2372 13 May Brian Lara Terry Duffin Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad No resultODI 2373 14 May Brian Lara Terry Duffin Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad by 104 runs
May 2006
Sri Lanka in England
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 11–15 May Andrew Flintoff Mahela Jayawardene Lord's, London Match Drawn Test 1803 25–29 May Andrew Flintoff Mahela Jayawardene Edgbaston, Birmingham by 6 wkts Test 1805 2–6 June Andrew Flintoff Mahela Jayawardene Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 134 runs Twenty20 International Schedule T20I 7 15 June Andrew Strauss Mahela Jayawardene Rose Bowl, Southampton by 2 runs One-Day International Schedule ODI 2384 17 June Andrew Strauss Mahela Jayawardene Lord's, London by 20 runs ODI 2385 20 June Andrew Strauss Mahela Jayawardene The Oval, London by 46 runs ODI 2386 24 June Andrew Strauss Mahela Jayawardene Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street by 8 wkts ODI 2388 28 June Andrew Strauss Mahela Jayawardene Old Trafford, Manchester by 33 runs ODI 2389 1 July Andrew Strauss Mahela Jayawardene Headingley, Leeds by 8 wkts
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.
Team M W L NR Pts NRR220010+3.3721104–1.9720200–1.63
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Venue Result Group Stages ODI 2374 16 May John Davison Terry Duffin Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad by 143 runs ODI 2375 17 May Janeiro Tucker John Davison Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad by 3 wkts ODI 2376 18 May Janeiro Tucker Terry Duffin Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad by 194 runs Final ODI 2378 20 May Janeiro Tucker Terry Duffin Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad by 83 runs
India in West Indies
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result One-Day International Schedule ODI 2377 18 May Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica by 5 wkts ODI 2379 20 May Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica by 1 run ODI 2380 23 May Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts by 4 wkts ODI 2381 26 May Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad by 6 wkts ODI 2382 28 May Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad by 19 runs Test Match Schedule Test 1804 2–6 June Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua Match Drawn Test 1806 10–14 June Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St.Lucia Match Drawn Test 1807 22–26 June Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts Match Drawn Test 1808 30 June-4 July Brian Lara Rahul Dravid Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica by 49 runs
June 2006
England in Ireland
Ireland lost their debut One Day International, but England's win described by Cricinfo as "unspectacular",England's win fails to hide cracks, by Will Luke, published by Cricinfo, retrieved 30 July 2006 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"., by Richard Hobson, The Times, retrieved 30 July 2006 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 June Trent Johnston Andrew Strauss Stormont, Belfast by 38 runs
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 the 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 17–20 June Hamilton Masakadza Tushar Imran Mutare Sports Club, Mutare BAN A by 7 wkts FC 2 23–26 June Hamilton Masakadza Tushar Imran Mutare Sports Club, Mutare Match drawn FC 3 30 June-3 July Stuart Matsikenyeri Tushar Imran Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo ZIM A by 7 wkts One-Day Schedule OD 1 6 July Hamilton Masakadza Tushar Imran Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo BAN A by 26 runs OD 2 8 July Stuart Matsikenyeri Tushar Imran Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo BAN A by 4 wkts OD 3 9 July Stuart Matsikenyeri Tushar Imran Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo BAN A by 6 wkts OD 4 12 July Stuart Matsikenyeri Tushar Imran Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe ZIM A by 6 wkts OD 5 14 July Hamilton Masakadza Tushar Imran Kwekwe Sports Club BAN A by 58 runs
Pakistan in Scotland
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.ODI Partnership Records for Scotland, from Cricinfo, retrieved 31 July 2006 Their innings also doubled the number of ODI fifties scored for Scotland.ODI Career Highest Individual Scores, from Cricinfo, retrieved 31 July 2006
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result One-day International Schedule ODI 2387 27 June Ryan Watson Inzamam-ul-Haq Grange, Edinburgh by 5 wkts
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.ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region (EAP Cricket Trophy), from Cricinfo, retrieved 16 July 2006 Fiji went through the tournament unbeaten.
EAP Cricket Trophy. Teams: Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan. Winners: Fiji
Final Table Team M W L NR Pts440084130241302