Team Australia: Five Time Cricket Champions
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Cricket is the most well liked sport in Australia. Its history is very old and Aussies are playing cricket since 1975. It is also called the national game of Australia. This game is popular in all formats like, Test matches, ODI, Local competitions and domestic cricket matches. Almost all of the people in Australia have craze to watch cricket matches physically in the stadium or at least on television.Australia is the best ever team from the period 1975 to till date. They have become five times world champions out of eleven.
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Captains of Team Australia
Team Australia has produces too many great captains in cricket. Some major captains are as follows:-
Dw Gregory
Australia’s 1st cricket captain was DW Gregory. He played as a captain from the period 1877 to 1879. He played only 3 matches of which 2 they got success in and lost in a single match.
RB Simpson
He played as captain from the period 1964 to 1978. In his career he has played total 39 matches of which in twelve they have lost and in twelve they got victory
IM Chappel
Chappel played as a captain from the period 1971 to 1975. He played total thirty international matches of which in 5 they have lost and got victory in fifteen matches. Ten matches were ended without any result.
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GS Chappel
GS Chappel played as a captain from the period 1975 to 1983. He played total 48 international matches of which in 13 they have lost and got victory in 21 matches. 14 matches were drawn.
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AR Border
Border played as a captain from the period 1984 to 1994. He played total 93 matches of which winning matches are 32 and lost matches are 22. One match was tied and 38 matches were drawn.
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MA Taylor
Taylor was the captain of the team from the period 1994 to 1999. He played total 50 matches of which in 26 they got victory and lost in just 13. 11 matches were drawn.
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SR Waugh
SR Waugh played as a captain from the period 1999 to 2004. He played total 57 matches of which in 9 they have lost and got victory in 41 matches. 7 matches were drawn. His winning percentage was very good.
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RT Ponting
Ponting played as a captain from the period 2004 to 2010. He played total 77 international matches of which 16 they have lost and got victory in 48 matches. Just 13 matches were drawn.
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MJ Clarke
Clarke played as a captain from the period 2011 to 2015. He played total 47 matches of which 16 they have lost and got victory in 24 matches. 7 matches were drawn.
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Team Australia in World Cup of cricket from 1975 to 2015
ODI World Cup
This is the only single team who has made the record of winning world cup of cricket of total five times and three times regularly which is still a world record. Their performance in all the world cup cricket matches is as follows:-
First World Cup of cricket 1975
The first ever world cup of cricket was scheduled in England in 1975. Total nine teams were take part in this tournament. Total five matches they have scheduled in this world cup. They got victory in 3 matches and lost in 2. They contain 2nd position and became a runner up team.
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Second World Cup of cricket 1979
Second world cup of cricket was also scheduled in England in 1979. There were eight teams take part in this world cup. In this tournament, the performance of Australian team was very poor. They have performed in total 3 matches only and lost in early 2 matches. They got success in only a single match. They contain 6th position out of 8.
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Third World Cup of cricket 1983
Third world cup of cricket was also scheduled in England in 1983. Total eight teams were take part in this world cup. Team Australia has played again very badly in this tournament. They have performed in total six matches and got success in only two. They have lost total four matches and got 6th position out of 8.
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Fourth World Cup of cricket 1987
Fourth world cup of cricket was scheduled in two countries, Pakistan and India in 1987. Total eight teams were take part in this tournament. In this world cup, the performance of Team Australia was too good. They have performed in total eight matches and got victory in seven matches. They have lost only single match. This is the first time they got success in world cup of cricket.
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Fifth World Cup of cricket 1992
Fifth world cup of cricket was scheduled in Australia. First time total nine cricket teams were take part in this tournament. Team Australia has played total 8 matches. Their performance in this world cup was 50/50. They got success in total four matches and lost in four also. Their position in that world cup was 5th out of 8.
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Sixth World Cup of cricket 1996
Sixth world cup of cricket was hosted by three countries, Pakistan, Srilanka and India. In this world cup of cricket, first time total twelve teams were take part. Team Australia has played total seven matches. Their performance in this world cup was out class and they successfully reaches in the final, but unfortunately they have lost the final match of world cup. They got success in total five matches and lost in only two. They got second position in this world cup of cricket.
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Seventh World Cup of cricket 1999
Seventh world cup of cricket was scheduled in England. In this world cup of cricket, total twelve teams were take part. Team Australia has played total ten cricket matches. In this world cup of cricket, the performance of Australian cricketers was mind blowing. With their out class performance, they got success in seven matches and lost in only two. Unfortunately one match was tied and finished without any result. They contain 1st position in this world cup and became the world champions 2nd time.
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8th World Cup of cricket 2003
8th world cup of cricket was scheduled in South Africa. In this world cup of cricket, first time total fourteen teams were take part. Team Australia has played total eleven cricket matches and once again their performance was too good. With their massive performance in this world cup they got success in all the eleven matches. They got success in this world cup of cricket 3rd time and 2nd time in a row.
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9th World Cup of cricket 2007
9th world cup of cricket was scheduled in West Indies. In this world cup of cricket, first time total sixteen teams were take part. Team Australia has played total eleven cricket matches and they have continue their previous performance. All the team players have performed very well and once again they got success in all the eleven matches. They have become the world champions for the 4th time. By winning this world cup of cricket, they have also made a hat-trick.
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10th World Cup of cricket 2011
10th world cup of cricket was scheduled in total three countries, Srilanka, Bangladesh and India. In this world cup of cricket, total fourteen teams were take part. Team Australia has played total seven cricket matches. Their performance in this world cup was fair. They got success in total four cricket matches and lost in two. Unfortunately one match was finished without any result due to rain. They contain 6th position out of fourteen.
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11th World Cup of cricket 2015
11th world cup of cricket was scheduled in their home grounds of Australia. In this tournament, total fourteen teams were take part. Team Australia has played total nine cricket matches. Their performance in this world cup of cricket was awesome. They got success in total seven cricket matches and lost in only two. One match was finished without any result due to rain. They have become the world champions for the fifth time.
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Twenty-20 World cup
Twenty-20 world cup of cricket has been played of total five times. Team Australia has never won any T-20world cup. Their position in T-20 world cup is as follows:-
First world cup of cricket in 2007
First T-20 world cup of cricket was scheduled in South Africa. Total twelve teams take part in this world cup. Team Australia has played total six matches. They got success in 3 matches and lost in two. They contain 3rd position out of 12.
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Second world cup of cricket in 2009
Second T-20 world cup of cricket was scheduled in England. Total twelve teams take part in this world cup. Team Australia has played total two matches. Their performance in this world cup was very poor. They have lost in early two matches and knocked out from the tournament. They contain 11th position out of 12.
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Third world cup of cricket in 2010
Third T-20 world cup of cricket was scheduled in West Indies. Total twelve teams take part in this tournament. Team Australia has played total seven matches. They have performed in very well in this tournament. They got success in total six matches and lost in only one and successfully reaches in the final match.. Unfortunately they have lost the final match and became the runners up team.
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Fourth world cup of cricket in 2012
Fourth T-20 world cup of cricket was scheduled in Srilanka. Total twelve teams take part in this world cup. Team Australia has played total six matches. Their performance in this world was good and they got success in total four matches and lost in only two. They have lost in the semi finals and got 3rd position out of twelve.
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Fifth world cup of cricket in 2014
Fifth T-20 world cup of cricket was scheduled in Bangladesh. In this world cup, first time total sixteen teams were take part. Team Australia has played total four matches. They have performed in very badly in this tournament. They got success in only single match and lost in three matches. They contain 8th position out of sixteen.
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Team Australia in Champions Trophy
Champion’s trophy has been played of total seven times. Team Australia has won this championship twice. In 1998 Bangladesh and 2000 Kenya, they were knocked out from the tournament. In 2002 Srilanka and 2004 England, they reach in the semi finals. They got success in this championship in 2006 scheduled in India and 2009 scheduled in South Africa. In 2013 champion’s trophy, they have lost in the early two matches and knocked out from the tournament.
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International Cricket grounds of Australia
There are total nineteen cricket grounds in Australia for Test matches, Twenty-20 matches and ODI matches which are used for international cricket. Their names and location is as follows:-
- Melbourne cricket stadium situated in Melbourne
- Sydney cricket stadium located in Sydney
- Adelaide Oval ground located in Adelaide
- Brisbane cricket stadium located in Brisbane
- Wacca cricket stadium located in Perth
- Bellerive Oval groun located in Hobart
- Barisban Exhibition located in Barisban
- TIO cricket stadium located in Darwin
- Cazaly cricket stadium located in Cairns
- TCA cricket stadium located in Hobart
- NTCA cricket stadium located in Launceston
- Devonport Oval ground located in Devonport
- Harrup Park ground located in Mackay
- Eastern Oval ground located in Ballarat
- Manuka Oval ground located in Canberra
- Berri Oval ground located in Berri
- Lovington sports stadium located in Albury
- Ethiad ground situated in Melbourne
- ANZ cricket ground located in Sydney
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