World Cricket Classic
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = Twenty20 World Cricket Classic
| image =
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| administrator =
| cricket format = Twenty20
| tournament format =
| host = Bermuda
| champions = {{cr|RSA}}
| count =
| participants = Australia, Bermuda, England, India
New Zealand, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, West Indies
| matches =
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = {{flagicon|RSA}} Gary Kirsten (255)
| most wickets =Pieter Strydom, Derek Crookes (7)
}}
The World Cricket Classic was a Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in Bermuda during April 2006. The participating players were all ex-cricketers with the exception of Bermuda who fielded their current squad. Four centuries were made in the tournament, one from Australian Ryan Campbell and South African Steven Jack, while Jack's opening partner Gary Kirsten passed 100 twice.
Squads
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! Australia {{flagicon|Australia}} ! Bermuda {{flagicon|Bermuda}} ! England {{flagicon|England}} ! India {{flagicon|India}} ! New Zealand {{flagicon|New Zealand}} | |||||
| valign="top" | * Ian Healy (c) | * Clay Smith (c)
| * Robin Smith (c)
| * Atul Bedade
| * Geoff Allott
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! South Africa {{flagicon|South Africa}} ! Sri Lanka {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} ! West Indies {{flagicon|West Indies}} | |||
| valign="top" | * Derek Crookes | * Aravinda de Silva (c)
| * Joel Garner (c)
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Qualifying games
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! Game !! Date !! Batting 1st !! Batting 2nd !! Result | ||||
| 1 | 23 April | Bermuda 5/174 | West Indies 8/116 (20) | {{flagicon|Bermuda}} Bermuda by 58 runs |
| 2 | 23 April | India 6/112 | England 5/113 (19) | {{flagicon|England}} England by 5 wickets |
| 3 | 24 April | South Africa 5/220 | Australia 137 (19.4) | {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa by 83 runs |
| 4 | 24 April | Sri Lanka 6/132 | New Zealand 6/133 (18) | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| 5 | 26 April | Bermuda 5/143 | England 6/138 (20) | {{flagicon|Bermuda}} Bermuda by 5 runs |
| 6 | 26 April | India 9/135 | West Indies 3/136 (20) | {{flagicon|West Indies}} West Indies by 7 wickets |
| 7 | 27 April | South Africa 3/249 | New Zealand 9/169 (20) | {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa by 80 runs |
| 8 | 27 April | Australia 3/218 | Sri Lanka 6/217 (20) | {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia by 1 run |
Plate Final
{{Limited overs international
| date = April 29, 2006
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 116
| score2 = 3/120 (12.5)
| team2 = {{cr|West Indies}}
| runs1 = Ian Healy 33
| wickets1 = Joel Garner 3/9
| runs2 = Stuart Williams 73 n.o
| wickets2 = Rodney Hogg 1/10
| result = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 7 wickets
| report =
| venue = National Sports Centre
| umpires = G Francis and C Mitchley
| motm =
}}
World Cricket Classic Final
{{Limited overs international
| date = April 29, 2006
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 5/266
| score2 = 169
| team2 = {{cr|BER}}
| runs1 = Steven Jack 109
Gary Kirsten 103
| wickets1 = Saleem Mukuddem 2/39
| runs2 = Janeiro Tucker 63
| wickets2 = Derek Crookes 3/29
| result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 97 runs
| report =
| venue = National Sports Centre
| umpires = R Julian and S Asani
| motm =
}}
External links
- [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/OTHERS/WORLD-20-20/ Cricinfo]
Category:International cricket competitions in 2006