: गणेश चतुर्थी) (Ganesh Festival) is a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu and as Chathaa (चथा) in Nepal Bhasa. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). Typically the day falls sometime between August 20 and September 15. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Ananta Chaturdashi.
Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is widely worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
While held all over India, it is at its most elaborate in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and other areas which were former states of the Maratha Empire. Outside India, it is celebrated by Newars in Nepal.
A ganesh idol costing Rs 7 crore (2007) is presented at GSB Mandal Ganpati in Wadala, Mumbai.
Contents[hide]
1 Rituals
2 History
3 Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations in India
3.1 Ganesh Festival In Pune
4 Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations Outside of India
4.1 Ganesh Festival In Scandinavia (September 15 2007)
5 Rooted in Tradition
6 Problems
7 Environmental impact
8 References
9 Pictures
10 See also
11 External links
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[edit] Rituals
During the Ganesha festival, a household worships a statue of Shri Ganesha. The worship lasts an odd number of days (from 1 to 11 days, sometimes 13).
This festival starting with the installation of beautifully engraved (sculptured) Ganesh idols in colorfully decorated homes and mantapas (pandals). The mantapas has been depicted by religious themes or current events. The idols are worshipped with families and friends.
The main sweet dish during the festival is the modak ([modagam]or [modakam] in South India). A modak is a dumpling made from rice flour/wheat flour with a stuffing of fresh or dry-grated coconut, jaggery and some other condiments. It is either steam-cooked or fried. Another popular sweet dish is the karanji ([karjikai]in Kannada) which is similar to the modak in composition and taste but has the shape of the 4th day moon.
Public celebrations of the festival are hugely popular, with local communities (mandalas) vying with each other to put up the biggest idol. The festival is also the time for cultural activities like songs, dramas and orchestra.
Today, the Ganesh Festival is not only a popular festival - it has become a very critical and important economic activity for Maharashtra. Many artists, industries, and businesses survive on this mega-event. Ganesh Festival also provides a stage for budding artists to present their art to the public.
For the year 2007 in the Western Calendar, Ganesha Chaturthi has commenced on Saturday, September 15th and its attributed festival of ganesha's mother, gowri (a form of parvathi), gowripuja comes on 13th (the day before) [1].
[edit] History
Vinayaka Chaturthi Celebrations at home as per Telugu traditions
Traditional stories tell that Lord Ganesha (or Ganapati) (the names mean "Lord [isha] or [pati] of Shiva's hosts [gana]") was created by goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva. Parvati created Ganesha out of sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. She then set him to stand guard at her door while she bathed. However, while she bathed, Lord Shiva returned and as Ganesha didn't know him, he didn't allow him to enter. Lord Shiva became enraged and severed the head of the child and entered his house. After realizing that he had beheaded his own son, Lord Shiva fixed the head of an elephant in place of Ganesha's head. In this way, Lord Ganesha came to be depicted as the elephant-headed God.
To know more about this deity, please read Ganesha.
[edit] Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations in India
[edit] Ganesh Festival In Pune
There are five "Ganpati of Honour." They are as follows: First Ganpati of Honour - Kasba Ganpati; Second Ganpati of Honour - Tambadi Jogeshwari; Third Ganpati of Honour - Guruji Talim; Fourth Ganpati of Honour - Tulsibaug Ganpati; and Fifth Ganpati of Honour - Kesariwada Ganpati. Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandal and Akhil Mandai Mandal are also worshipped by crores of people across globe.
During the festival, people sing prayers called "bhajans" & perform rituals called Aartis. They visit the homes of their friends and relatives who have Ganesh idols at their homes.
[edit] Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations Outside of India
[edit] Ganesh Festival In Scandinavia (September 15 2007)
Vinayaka Chaturthi Celebrations at home in Roskilde as per Telugu traditions
Vinayaka Chaturthi Celebrations at home in Skovde as per Telugu traditions
The indian hindu communities in Roskilde and Skovde celebrated the occasion by offering prayers to the pure clay dieties (homemade with clay soil collected locally). Attached are the photos of 100% environmental aware Lord Ganesha in clay.
[edit] Rooted in Tradition
[Source: The Times of India]
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak brought Ganesha as a deity out on the streets. It was a unique move by this freedom fighter, which he achieved with the Ganpati visarjana or immersion procession, wherein the mass output of several Ganesh mandals is taken out on a parade on the final day of the Ganesh festival and taken to be immersed. This process was started in 1893 and is now prevalent virtually all over Maharashtra, with special emphasis on Mumbai and Pune. Lokmanya Tilak attached this mass celebration to increase national awareness about the Freedom movement. Herein, neighborhood Ganeshas are worshiped and brought to immersion sites, where huge crowds gather to bid him an emotional and frenzied farewell.
In Pune, as the sun sets over darkening rivers, the images are taken out in boats and as each one is immersed, a cry is raised asking him to return the next year. It is an emotional and public farewell to their beloved god as parthiva (of the earth), who will rise once again the following year.
The first day commemorates certain events connected with Ganesha. It is the day on which he materialised as Mayureshwara, to kill the demon Sindhu, who had acquired extraordinary powers through the worship of Surya. Mayureshwara is also one of the ashtavinayakas (the eight forms of Ganesha). This is also the birth that Shiva has chosen to celebrate in Kailasa.
A special puja is performed for Ganesha. The worship of the deity involves getting a corner ready to receive the god. The puja begins with special chantings and offerings like the Panchamrut (five nectars), which include milk, curd, ghee, honey and jaggery. The God is bathed in these, cleansed & dried.
Ganesha is then given a red garment and the sacred thread - saying it is silver. He is then smeared with red sandal paste and offered red or yellow flowers. A lamp is lit, bells chime and food is offered in six symbolic mouthfuls - not to the god's body, but to his five panchapranas or 'vital breaths' and the one beyond - the absolute.
During the festival, puja is performed twice every day - once in the morning and again in the evening. Ganesha is offered special leaves and flowers, 21 of each and white durva grass. The murti is formally installed on the first day. Touching the murti with blades of durva grass, he is brought to life step by step and made to go through 15 of the 16 rites of passage that each Hindu goes through in his lifetime. (The sixteenth one, which is for death, is omitted.)
The Ganesha mantra is chanted, followed by a Ganesha prayer. Ganesha is called by his 108 good names. The last puja done, the family or congregation gathers around and rice grains are placed on the head of the murti, which is moved, symbolically unseating him.
[edit] Problems
In recent times there have been few incidents of tensions between Hindus and Muslims during the visarjan. This happens when the Ganesh procession uses routes that passes through places inhabited by minorities. However, there are examples of Muslims involved in Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, such as the Shri Sarvajanik Ganesh Mitra Mandal at Shri Sunder Kamala Nagar, King's Circle. As of 10th September 2005, a Muslim heads this particular Ganesh mandal (a small group that organises the local celebrations), which was founded by Wilson Brooks (a Christian) some 24 years ago. news item on the Mid-day website.
[edit] Environmental impact
The most serious impact of the Ganesh festival on the natural environment is due to the immersion of idols made of Plaster of Paris into lakes, rivers and the sea. Traditionally, the Ganesh idol was sculpted out of earth taken from nearby one’s home. After worshipping the divinity in this earth idol, it was returned back to the Earth by immersing it in a nearby water body. This cycle represented the cycle of creation and dissolution in Nature.
However, as the production of Ganesh idols on a commercial basis grew, the earth or natural clay (shaadu maati in Marathi) was replaced by Plaster of Paris. Plaster is a man made material, easier to mould, lighter and less expensive than clay. However, plaster takes much longer to dissolve and in the process of dissolution releases toxic elements into the water body. The chemical paints used to adorn these plaster idols, themselves contain heavy metals like mercury and cadmium.
On the final day of the Ganesh festival thousands of plaster idols are immersed into water bodies by devotees. These increase the level of acidity in the water and the content of heavy metals. [1] The day after the immersion, shoals of dead fish can be seen floating on the surface of the water body as a result of this sudden increase.
Several non governmental and governmental bodies have been addressing this issue. Amongst the solutions proposed by various groups some are as follows:
Return to the traditional use of natural clay idols and immerse the idol in a bucket of water at home.[2]
Use of a permanent idol made of stone and brass, used every year and a symbolic immersion only.
Recycling of plaster idols to repaint them and use them again the following year.
Ban on the immersion of plaster idols into lakes, rivers and the sea. [3]
Creative use of other biodegradable materials such as paper mache to create Ganesh idols.
Encouraging people to immerse the idols in tanks of water rather than in natural water bodies.[4]
To handle religious sentiments sensitively, some temples and spiritual groups have also taken up the cause. [5]
[edit] References
^ M. Vikram Reddy, A. Vijay Kumar (December 2001). "Effects of Ganesh-idol immersion on some water quality parameters of Hussainsagar Lake".
^ The Ecosensitive Ganesh Festival campaign
^ Ganesh immersions ruled unlawful
^ Green Ganesh
^ Ganesh immersion : temple’s campaign finds many takers
[edit] Pictures
Ganesh Festival 2005
Dagdusheth Ganpati
Mandai Ganpati
Babugenu Ganpati
GrahakPeth Ganpati
JunyaJaicha Ganapati
Khajinavihir Ganpati
Tulshibag Ganpati
[edit] See also
Hindu festivals
[edit] External links
Discovering Ganesh: a multi-media cultural project about Ganesh, The Ganesh Festival, and Ganesh in the Indian Diaspora
The Ecosensitive Ganesh Festival campaign
Photos of Ganesh Festival
Ganesh Chaturthi on about.com
Ganesh Chaturthi Presentation
Ganesha Chaturthi in Maharashtra
ganesh chathurthi celebrations and poojas
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Information @ Tajonline
How Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in India
Pictures of Ganesh Festival
Ganesh Chathurthi Puja procedure
Shree Ganesha -Birth Story,Ashtavinayak Temples,108 Names & Festival Pictures
Ganesh Chathurthi clebration photos in india
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twenty-20 cricket
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), in 2003. Both teams have a single innings and bat for a maximum of 20 overs.
A Twenty20 game is completed in about three hours, with each innings lasting around 75 minutes, thus bringing the game closer to the timespan of other popular team sports such as football. It was introduced to create a lively form of the game which would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television and as such has been very successful. The ECB did not intend that Twenty20 would replace other forms of the county game and these have continued alongside it.
The game has spread around the cricket world (although in India so far only to a minor extent) and there have also been some Twenty20 internationals, with all Test-playing nations having played at least one game. The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship will be contested in South Africa in 2007.
Contents |
Rules
The Laws of cricket apply to Twenty20 with some exceptions:
- Should a bowler deliver a no ball by overstepping the popping crease, it costs 2 runs and his next delivery is designated a free-hit, from which the batsman can only be dismissed through a run out, for hitting the ball twice, obstructing the field or handling the ball, as is the case for the original "no ball".
- Bowlers may bowl a maximum of only 4 overs per innings.
- Umpires may award 5-run penalty runs at their discretion if they believe either team is wasting time.
- If the fielding team do not start to bowl their 20th over within 75 minutes, the batting side is credited an extra 6 runs for every whole over bowled after the 75 minute mark; the umpire may add more time to this, if he considers the batting team is wasting time.
- The following fielding restrictions apply:
- No more than 5 fielders can be on the leg side at any time.
- During the first 6 overs, a maximum of 2 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle.
- After the first 6 overs, a maximum of 5 fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
- If the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a bowl-out (similar to a penalty shoot-out in football), with 5 bowlers from each side delivering 2 balls each at an unguarded wicket. If the number of wickets is equal after the first 10 balls per side, the bowling continues and is decided by sudden death.
Impact
So far, Twenty20 has proved very popular with the public.
On July 15, 2004, Middlesex vs. Surrey (the first Twenty20 game to be held at Lord's) attracted a crowd of 26,500, the largest attendance for any county cricket game other than a one-day final since 1953.
On January 12, 2005, Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the WACA ground between the Western Warriors and the Victorian Bushrangers. It drew a sellout crowd of 20,700.
On February 17, 2005, Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner - both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair styles popular in the 1980s taking part in a competition amongst themselves for best retro look, at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously - Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.
The first Twenty20 international in England was played between England and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire on the 13th June 2005, which England won by a record margin of 100 runs. On January 9, 2006, Australia and South Africa met in the first international Twenty20 game in Australia. In a first, each player's nickname appeared on the back of his uniform, rather than his surname. The international match drew a crowd of 38,894 people at the The Gabba. Australia convincingly won the match with man of the match Damien Martyn scoring 96 runs.
On February 16, 2006, New Zealand defeated West Indies in a tie-breaking bowl-out 3-0; 126 runs were scored apiece in the game proper. The game was the last international match played by Chris Cairns - NZC handed out life-size cardboard masks of his face to patrons as they entered the ground.
Starting July 11, 2006, 19 West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event has been financially backed by billionaire Allen Stanford, who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money. West Indies legends also backed the programme, and several "looked after" the teams during their stay in and around the purpose built ground in Antigua. It is intended that the tournament will be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets.[1] The top prize for the winning team was US$1,000,000, but other prizes were given throughout the tournament, such as play of the match (US$10,000) and man of the match (US$25,000).[2]
On January 5, 2007, Queensland Bulls played the New South Wales Blues at The Gabba, Brisbane. A crowd of 11,000 was expected based on pre-match ticket sales. However, an unexpected 16,000 turned up on the day to buy tickets, causing disruption and confusion for surprised Gabba staff as they were forced to throw open gates and grant many fans free entry. Attendance reached 27,653.[3][4]
Statistics and Rankings
With Twenty20 still in its infancy, statistics are of limited interest. There is an unofficial ranking of all domestic teams around the world, known as the Bartercard Power Rankings. The ratings are said to be based on factors including runs scored, totals chased the loss of wickets and margins of victory, though no details of the calculations are in the public domain. The whole area of statistics and rankings is likely to move forward rapidly with the increased exposure expected from the World Championship in September 2007.
Another set of rankings available is one released by the popular cricket website www.holdingwilley.com. While these rankings aren't official either, they rate the performances of both, International Twenty20 teams and players. For the players, there are two sets of rankings, one based on their performances in domestic Twenty20 cricket, and the other based on their performances in the international circuit. Although, again, no details are available, the ranking pages provide a guide to how the teams and players are evaluated and the parameters involved. These broadly include strike rate, average and frequency of 50+ innings for the batsmen, and economy rate, average and number of wickets taken for the bowlers, each factor assigned weightages according to their importance in the 20 over format.
A key factor these rankings involve is the value added by the player to his team's overall performance, which is done by relating his individual stats in a parameter to his team's stats in the corresponding parameter.
Twenty20 International Teams
The nations are listed below with the date of each nation's Twenty20 International debut shown in brackets.
- Australia (17th February, 2005)
- New Zealand (17th February, 2005)
- England (13th June, 2005)
- South Africa (21st October, 2005)
- West Indies (16th February, 2006)
- Sri Lanka (15th June, 2006)
- Pakistan (28th August, 2006)
- Bangladesh (28th November, 2006)
- Zimbabwe (28th November, 2006)
- India (1st December, 2006)
Records
International
- Highest Team Score: Australia 221/5 vs England (9th January 2007)
- Highest Winning Margin (Runs): England – 100 vs Australia (13th June 2005)[1]
- Highest Winning Margin (Wickets): South Africa – 10 vs Pakistan (2 February 2007)
- Best Bowling Figures: Paul Collingwood (England) – 4-22 vs Sri Lanka (15th June 2006)[2]
- Highest Individual Score: Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 98 vs New Zealand (17th February 2005)[3]
- Highest Partnership: Graeme Smith & Loots Bosman (1st Wicket, South Africa) – 132 vs Pakistan (2 February 2007)
- Highest Number of Sixes hit: Australia – 14 vs England (9th January 2007)[4]
- Lowest amount of runs scored off an over: England vs Pakistan - Mohammed Asif - 2 Wicket maiden. (28 August 2006)
Domestic
Domestic trophy winners
England (Twenty20 Cup)
- 2003: Surrey Lions
- 2004: Leicestershire Foxes
- 2005: Somerset Sabres
- 2006: Leicestershire Foxes
- 2007: Kent Spitfires
[edit] Pakistan (Twenty20 Cup)
- 2004-05: Faisalabad Wolves
- 2005-06: Sialkot Stallions
- 2006-07: Sialkot Stallions
South Africa (Pro20 Series)
- 2003-04: Goodyear Eagles
- 2004-05: Nashua Titans
- 2005-06: Gestetner Eagles
- 2006-07: Highveld Lions
Sri Lanka (Twenty20 Cup)
- 2004: Chilaw Marians CC
- 2005-06: Sinhalese SC
Australia (KFC Twenty20 Big Bash)
New Zealand State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament
- 2006-07: Auckland defeated Otago by 60 runs
- 2005-06: Canterbury defeated Auckland by 6 wickets
West Indies (Stanford 20/20)
- 2006: Guyana defeated Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets
[edit] India (Twenty20 Ranji Trophy)
- 2007: Tamil Nadu beat Punjab by 1 wicket.
Indian Cricket League
List of Men's Twenty20 International games
- The next scheduled matches:
- The 1st Twenty20 World Championship in September 2007 in South Africa.
The results of various teams are listed below:
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
 Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.6% |
 England | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% |
 India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
 Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
 Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.6% |
 South Africa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
 West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
List of Women's Twenty20 International games
| No. | Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 August 2004 | New Zealand defeated England by 9 runs | County Ground, Hove |
| 2 | 2 September 2005 | Australia defeated England by 7 wickets | County Ground, Taunton |
| 3 | 5 August 2006 | India defeated England by 8 wickets | County Ground, Derby |
| 4 | 18 October 2006 | Australia tied with New Zealand, (Australia won bowl-out 2-1) | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| 5 | 19 July 2007 | Australia defeated New Zealand by 1 run | Gardens Oval, Darwin |
| 6 | 10 August 2007 | New Zealand defeated South Africa by 97 runs | Taunton Cricket Ground |
| 7 | 10 August 2007 | England defeated South Africa by 86 runs | Taunton Cricket Ground |
| 8 | 12 August 2007 | England defeated New Zealand by 20 runs | Bath Cricket Ground |
| 9 | 13 August 2007 | England defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets | Bath Cricket Ground |
| 10 | 16 August 2007 | New Zealand defeated England by 38 runs | Taunton Cricket Ground |
See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/int/stats/margins.asp
- ^ http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/int/stats/bowling.asp
- ^ http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/int/stats/batting.asp
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6240497.stm
- ^ http://stats.cricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=7;type=team]
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- cricket20
- ICC World Twenty20 2007, official site
- Twenty20 Cricket in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), in 2003. Both teams have a single innings and bat for a maximum of 20 overs.
A Twenty20 game is completed in about three hours, with each innings lasting around 75 minutes, thus bringing the game closer to the timespan of other popular team sports such as football. It was introduced to create a lively form of the game which would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television and as such has been very successful. The ECB did not intend that Twenty20 would replace other forms of the county game and these have continued alongside it.
The game has spread around the cricket world (although in India so far only to a minor extent) and there have also been some Twenty20 internationals, with all Test-playing nations having played at least one game. The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship will be contested in South Africa in 2007.
Contents
Rules
England batsman Andrew Strauss batting for Middlesex against SurreyThe Laws of cricket apply to Twenty20 with some exceptions:
- Should a bowler deliver a no ball by overstepping the popping crease, it costs 2 runs and his next delivery is designated a free-hit, from which the batsman can only be dismissed through a run out, for hitting the ball twice, obstructing the field or handling the ball, as is the case for the original "no ball".
- Bowlers may bowl a maximum of only 4 overs per innings.
- Umpires may award 5-run penalty runs at their discretion if they believe either team is wasting time.
- If the fielding team do not start to bowl their 20th over within 75 minutes, the batting side is credited an extra 6 runs for every whole over bowled after the 75 minute mark; the umpire may add more time to this, if he considers the batting team is wasting time.
- The following fielding restrictions apply:
- No more than 5 fielders can be on the leg side at any time.
- During the first 6 overs, a maximum of 2 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle.
- After the first 6 overs, a maximum of 5 fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
- If the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a bowl-out (similar to a penalty shoot-out in football), with 5 bowlers from each side delivering 2 balls each at an unguarded wicket. If the number of wickets is equal after the first 10 balls per side, the bowling continues and is decided by sudden death.
Impact
So far, Twenty20 has proved very popular with the public.
On July 15, 2004, Middlesex vs. Surrey (the first Twenty20 game to be held at Lord's) attracted a crowd of 26,500, the largest attendance for any county cricket game other than a one-day final since 1953.
On January 12, 2005, Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the WACA ground between the Western Warriors and the Victorian Bushrangers. It drew a sellout crowd of 20,700.
On February 17, 2005, Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner - both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair styles popular in the 1980s taking part in a competition amongst themselves for best retro look, at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously - Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.
The first Twenty20 international in England was played between England and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire on the 13th June 2005, which England won by a record margin of 100 runs. On January 9, 2006, Australia and South Africa met in the first international Twenty20 game in Australia. In a first, each player's nickname appeared on the back of his uniform, rather than his surname. The international match drew a crowd of 38,894 people at the The Gabba. Australia convincingly won the match with man of the match Damien Martyn scoring 96 runs.
On February 16, 2006, New Zealand defeated West Indies in a tie-breaking bowl-out 3-0; 126 runs were scored apiece in the game proper. The game was the last international match played by Chris Cairns - NZC handed out life-size cardboard masks of his face to patrons as they entered the ground.
Starting July 11, 2006, 19 West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event has been financially backed by billionaire Allen Stanford, who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money. West Indies legends also backed the programme, and several "looked after" the teams during their stay in and around the purpose built ground in Antigua. It is intended that the tournament will be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets.[1] The top prize for the winning team was US$1,000,000, but other prizes were given throughout the tournament, such as play of the match (US$10,000) and man of the match (US$25,000).[2]
On January 5, 2007, Queensland Bulls played the New South Wales Blues at The Gabba, Brisbane. A crowd of 11,000 was expected based on pre-match ticket sales. However, an unexpected 16,000 turned up on the day to buy tickets, causing disruption and confusion for surprised Gabba staff as they were forced to throw open gates and grant many fans free entry. Attendance reached 27,653.[3][4]
[edit] Statistics and Rankings
With Twenty20 still in its infancy, statistics are of limited interest. There is an unofficial ranking of all domestic teams around the world, known as the Bartercard Power Rankings. The ratings are said to be based on factors including runs scored, totals chased the loss of wickets and margins of victory, though no details of the calculations are in the public domain. The whole area of statistics and rankings is likely to move forward rapidly with the increased exposure expected from the World Championship in September 2007.
Another set of rankings available is one released by the popular cricket website www.holdingwilley.com. While these rankings aren't official either, they rate the performances of both, International Twenty20 teams and players. For the players, there are two sets of rankings, one based on their performances in domestic Twenty20 cricket, and the other based on their performances in the international circuit. Although, again, no details are available, the ranking pages provide a guide to how the teams and players are evaluated and the parameters involved. These broadly include strike rate, average and frequency of 50+ innings for the batsmen, and economy rate, average and number of wickets taken for the bowlers, each factor assigned weightages according to their importance in the 20 over format.
A key factor these rankings involve is the value added by the player to his team's overall performance, which is done by relating his individual stats in a parameter to his team's stats in the corresponding parameter.
[edit] Twenty20 International Teams
The nations are listed below with the date of each nation's Twenty20 International debut shown in brackets.
- Australia (17th February, 2005)
- New Zealand (17th February, 2005)
- England (13th June, 2005)
- South Africa (21st October, 2005)
- West Indies (16th February, 2006)
- Sri Lanka (15th June, 2006)
- Pakistan (28th August, 2006)
- Bangladesh (28th November, 2006)
- Zimbabwe (28th November, 2006)
- India (1st December, 2006)
[edit] Records
[edit] International
- Highest Team Score: Australia 221/5 vs England (9th January 2007)
- Highest Winning Margin (Runs): England – 100 vs Australia (13th June 2005)[1]
- Highest Winning Margin (Wickets): South Africa – 10 vs Pakistan (2 February 2007)
- Best Bowling Figures: Paul Collingwood (England) – 4-22 vs Sri Lanka (15th June 2006)[2]
- Highest Individual Score: Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 98 vs New Zealand (17th February 2005)[3]
- Highest Partnership: Graeme Smith & Loots Bosman (1st Wicket, South Africa) – 132 vs Pakistan (2 February 2007)
- Highest Number of Sixes hit: Australia – 14 vs England (9th January 2007)[4]
- Lowest amount of runs scored off an over: England vs Pakistan - Mohammed Asif - 2 Wicket maiden. (28 August 2006)
Domestic
Domestic trophy winners
England (Twenty20 Cup)
- 2003: Surrey Lions
- 2004: Leicestershire Foxes
- 2005: Somerset Sabres
- 2006: Leicestershire Foxes
- 2007: Kent Spitfires
Pakistan (Twenty20 Cup)
- 2004-05: Faisalabad Wolves
- 2005-06: Sialkot Stallions
- 2006-07: Sialkot Stallions
[edit] South Africa (Pro20 Series)
- 2003-04: Goodyear Eagles
- 2004-05: Nashua Titans
- 2005-06: Gestetner Eagles
- 2006-07: Highveld Lions
[edit] Sri Lanka (Twenty20 Cup)
- 2004: Chilaw Marians CC
- 2005-06: Sinhalese SC
[edit] Australia (KFC Twenty20 Big Bash)
[edit] New Zealand State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament
- 2006-07: Auckland defeated Otago by 60 runs
- 2005-06: Canterbury defeated Auckland by 6 wickets
[edit] West Indies (Stanford 20/20)
- 2006: Guyana defeated Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets
[edit] India (Twenty20 Ranji Trophy)
- 2007: Tamil Nadu beat Punjab by 1 wicket.
List of Men's Twenty20 International games
- The next scheduled matches:
- The 1st Twenty20 World Championship in September 2007 in South Africa.
The results of various teams are listed below:
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.6% |
| England | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.6% |
| South Africa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Lit of Women's Twenty20 International games
| No. | Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 August 2004 | New Zealand defeated England by 9 runs | County Ground, Hove |
| 2 | 2 September 2005 | Australia defeated England by 7 wickets | County Ground, Taunton |
| 3 | 5 August 2006 | India defeated England by 8 wickets | County Ground, Derby |
| 4 | 18 October 2006 | Australia tied with New Zealand, (Australia won bowl-out 2-1) | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| 5 | 19 July 2007 | Australia defeated New Zealand by 1 run | Gardens Oval, Darwin |
| 6 | 10 August 2007 | New Zealand defeated South Africa by 97 runs | Taunton Cricket Ground |
| 7 | 10 August 2007 | England defeated South Africa by 86 runs | Taunton Cricket Ground |
| 8 | 12 August 2007 | England defeated New Zealand by 20 runs | Bath Cricket Ground |
| 9 | 13 August 2007 | England defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets | Bath Cricket Ground |
| 10 | 16 August 2007 | New Zealand defeated England by 38 runs | Taunton Cricket Ground |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/int/stats/margins.asp
- ^ http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/int/stats/bowling.asp
- ^ http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk/db/int/stats/batting.asp
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6240497.stm
- ^ http://stats.cricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=7;type=team]
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