The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2005.
Events
2 January – Pakistani
Salman Butt scores his first Test century in a match against
Australia.
10 January – First
World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match between Asian XI and
ICC World XI is played. It is the first time a team representing more than one of the ICC member nations plays an ODI.
14 January –
Kenya's cricket association is dissolved by the government following allegations that it was misusing its funds.
17 February –
Australia (214 for 5) defeat
New Zealand (170) by 44 runs in the first ever international
Twenty20 cricket match.
17 February –
Kenya's Sports Ministry announces the formation of Cricket Kenya, a new governing body for the sport in the country.
6 March – Seven players, including
Brian Lara, are dropped from the
West Indies team over a sponsorship row.
24 March –
Sri Lanka's Sports minister Jeevan Kumaratunga dissolves Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and appoints a six-member interim board headed by Jayantha Dharmadasa to run cricket in the country.
25 May –
Tom Moody is employed as coach for Sri Lanka.
18 June – In the 2005 NatWest Series in England, world number ten
Bangladesh defeats the three-time
world champions and world number one
Australia by five wickets at
Sophia Gardens,
Cardiff.
Mohammad Ashraful scored a run-a-ball 100, only the second
century in Bangladeshi history, securing him the Man of the Match award.
2 July –
England come back from 33 for 5 to make 196 in the final of the NatWest Series, thus tying their match with
Australia.
13 July – West Indies begin their tour of Sri Lanka without ten first-team regulars due to a contract dispute, with only
captainShivnarine Chanderpaul remaining true to the side.
21 July –
Glenn McGrath pass 500 wickets with 5–21 on the first day of
the Ashes 2005, as Australia recover from being bowled out for 190 to set the English back to 92 for 7.
7 August – England complete the second-narrowest victory by runs in Test cricket, beating Australia by two runs to square the series at 1–1.
27 August – England bowl Australia out for 218 in the fourth Test at
Trent Bridge, and become the first team in seventeen years to ask Australia to
follow on. England go on to win the Test match and ensure at least a drawn series.
22 September –
Indianfast bowlerIrfan Pathan completes a 21-wicket haul for the two-Test series against
Zimbabwe, equalling the record for wickets taken in two-Test series. The win is India's first Test series victory in Zimbabwe.
5 October – the
ICC World XI make their international debut against Australia in the first of three ODIs in the
ICC Super Series. Australia win by 93 runs.
9 October – Australia complete a 3–0 series win in the Super Series ODIs, not losing a single match by fewer than 50 runs.
13 October – India name
Rahul Dravid as captain for the two home ODI series with
Sri Lanka and
South Africa, replacing
Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly does not play a single game in the series against Sri Lanka, despite being fit.
17 October – Australia beat the ICC World XI in the Supertest at the
SCG by 210 runs.
Stuart MacGill takes nine wickets for Australia, while
Matthew Hayden hits 111 and 77.
31 October – India
wicket-keeperMahendra Singh Dhoni hits 183
not out in India's six-wicket win over Sri Lanka at
Jaipur, setting a record for the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODIs. It is the sixth-highest innings in ODIs, and also the highest innings for a team batting second.
9 December –
New Zealand record the highest successful run chase ever in a
One Day International as they score 332 for 8 to beat
Australia by two wickets in
Christchurch. It is their first win in 19 years at Christchurch, after five matches there have been played without a Kiwi victory. However, Australia take the
Chappell–Hadlee Trophy after winning the series 2–1.
17 December –
Shane Warne takes his 86th Test wicket for the year, dismissing
Ashwell Princelbw, and breaks
Dennis Lillee's record of most Test wickets in a single year, set in 1981. Warne ends up with ten more wickets in the year, and the new record stands at 96.
Test match series
South Africa v
England – (5 Tests, December–January) – England win series 2–1
Australia v
Pakistan (3 Tests, December- January) – Australia win series 3–0.
The following is a list of important cricket related events which occurred in the year 2005.
Events
2 January – Pakistani
Salman Butt scores his first Test century in a match against
Australia.
10 January – First
World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match between Asian XI and
ICC World XI is played. It is the first time a team representing more than one of the ICC member nations plays an ODI.
14 January –
Kenya's cricket association is dissolved by the government following allegations that it was misusing its funds.
17 February –
Australia (214 for 5) defeat
New Zealand (170) by 44 runs in the first ever international
Twenty20 cricket match.
17 February –
Kenya's Sports Ministry announces the formation of Cricket Kenya, a new governing body for the sport in the country.
6 March – Seven players, including
Brian Lara, are dropped from the
West Indies team over a sponsorship row.
24 March –
Sri Lanka's Sports minister Jeevan Kumaratunga dissolves Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and appoints a six-member interim board headed by Jayantha Dharmadasa to run cricket in the country.
25 May –
Tom Moody is employed as coach for Sri Lanka.
18 June – In the 2005 NatWest Series in England, world number ten
Bangladesh defeats the three-time
world champions and world number one
Australia by five wickets at
Sophia Gardens,
Cardiff.
Mohammad Ashraful scored a run-a-ball 100, only the second
century in Bangladeshi history, securing him the Man of the Match award.
2 July –
England come back from 33 for 5 to make 196 in the final of the NatWest Series, thus tying their match with
Australia.
13 July – West Indies begin their tour of Sri Lanka without ten first-team regulars due to a contract dispute, with only
captainShivnarine Chanderpaul remaining true to the side.
21 July –
Glenn McGrath pass 500 wickets with 5–21 on the first day of
the Ashes 2005, as Australia recover from being bowled out for 190 to set the English back to 92 for 7.
7 August – England complete the second-narrowest victory by runs in Test cricket, beating Australia by two runs to square the series at 1–1.
27 August – England bowl Australia out for 218 in the fourth Test at
Trent Bridge, and become the first team in seventeen years to ask Australia to
follow on. England go on to win the Test match and ensure at least a drawn series.
22 September –
Indianfast bowlerIrfan Pathan completes a 21-wicket haul for the two-Test series against
Zimbabwe, equalling the record for wickets taken in two-Test series. The win is India's first Test series victory in Zimbabwe.
5 October – the
ICC World XI make their international debut against Australia in the first of three ODIs in the
ICC Super Series. Australia win by 93 runs.
9 October – Australia complete a 3–0 series win in the Super Series ODIs, not losing a single match by fewer than 50 runs.
13 October – India name
Rahul Dravid as captain for the two home ODI series with
Sri Lanka and
South Africa, replacing
Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly does not play a single game in the series against Sri Lanka, despite being fit.
17 October – Australia beat the ICC World XI in the Supertest at the
SCG by 210 runs.
Stuart MacGill takes nine wickets for Australia, while
Matthew Hayden hits 111 and 77.
31 October – India
wicket-keeperMahendra Singh Dhoni hits 183
not out in India's six-wicket win over Sri Lanka at
Jaipur, setting a record for the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODIs. It is the sixth-highest innings in ODIs, and also the highest innings for a team batting second.
9 December –
New Zealand record the highest successful run chase ever in a
One Day International as they score 332 for 8 to beat
Australia by two wickets in
Christchurch. It is their first win in 19 years at Christchurch, after five matches there have been played without a Kiwi victory. However, Australia take the
Chappell–Hadlee Trophy after winning the series 2–1.
17 December –
Shane Warne takes his 86th Test wicket for the year, dismissing
Ashwell Princelbw, and breaks
Dennis Lillee's record of most Test wickets in a single year, set in 1981. Warne ends up with ten more wickets in the year, and the new record stands at 96.
Test match series
South Africa v
England – (5 Tests, December–January) – England win series 2–1
Australia v
Pakistan (3 Tests, December- January) – Australia win series 3–0.