Review of the Year 2006

[Skater]

I have just written this article:

For some people, 2006 will be a year to remember. For other people, it will be a year to forget. Examples of these people are Ian Bell, a player that came back into his national team and scored three centuries in as many matches, and Inzaman-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain that saw his team accused of ball tampering, changing their captains, having their staff resign and having two of their players accused of taking drugs.

In many ways, it has also been a landmark year. The first ever Twenty20 match was played in the West Indies, with the Stanford 20/20 tournament in Antigua. The much anticipated Ashes contest resumed late on in the year as well, but the less said about the start of the series from an England perspective the better.

Not forgetting the record breaking one-day international between South Africa and Australia at Johannesburg, where the home team scored 438 in under fifty overs to miraculously beat the tourists.

The contraversial ICC Champions Trophy tournament was held again in India, and won for the first time in it's history by arguably the best side in the world, Australia. England remained fantastically consistent in this form of the game with a group stage exit.

In a round up of 2006, few could leave out Jason Gillespie's fairy tale like double century against Bangladesh at Chittagong in April. This is a bowler who couldn't take a wicket for money in 2005, back in the team and he scores 201*. May I emphasise the word 'bowler'.

Looking back, this year won't particularly stick in your mind. There are a few moments though, like those above, that will stick there for many years to come.

 

[evertonfan]

It's a decent article but it's a bit brief isn't it?

 

[Skater]

It's a decent articel but it's a bit brief isn't it?

Yes.

 

[Chimp132]

enjoyed reading that short and breif but gd points

 

[Skater]

It's a decent article but it's a bit brief isn't it?

To expand on my previous comment, I didn't intend on writing a novel and it's not going anywhere special.

 

[Kelp]

What about Mohammad Yousafs Record?

 

[nightprowler10]

What about Mohammad Yousafs Record?

Yeah, quite possibly the event of the year, and that's not just my biased opinion.

 

[James_W]

First Twenty20 match was certainly not in 2006. :S

 

[The Spin]

First Twenty20 match was certainly not in 2006. :S

He said the first Twenty20 match in the West Indies was held, to paraphrase

 

[sohum]

I think it'll definitely go down as one of the more controversial years in international cricket. It had the works--fines, suspensions, terminations, drugs; if only Warnie had been a little more 'active' this year, we could have had some sex and would miss just rock and roll.

 

[evertonfan]

...we could have had some sex and would miss just rock and roll.

Mark Ramprakash had an affair and Brett Lee is part of a rock band.