International cricket in 2009 explained
International cricket in 2009 is defined as the season of international cricket between May and August 2009 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2009 English cricket season.[1] [2] Matches between September 2008 and March 2009 are defined as belonging to the 2008–09 season, while matches between September 2009 and March 2010 will fall under the 2009–10 season.
Season overview
Pre-season rankings
| ICC ODI Championship 20 April 2009 |
|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
|---|
| 1 | | 34 | 4245 | 125 |
| 2 | | 37 | 4573 | 124 |
| 3 | | 50 | 6088 | 122 |
| 4 | | 35 | 3918 | 112 |
| 5 | | 31 | 3446 | 111 |
| 6 | | 33 | 3610 | 109 |
| 7 | | 43 | 4508 | 105 |
| 8 | | 28 | 2521 | 90 |
| 9 | | 38 | 1731 | 46 |
| 10 | | 32 | 736 | 23 |
| 11 | | 10 | 190 | 19 |
| 12 | | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Reference: ICC Official Rankings List, 20 March 2009 | |
April
ICC World Cup Qualifier
See main article: 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier is a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final qualification tournament for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[3]
The top four teams (Ireland, Canada, Kenya and Netherlands) qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and Scotland retained the One-day international, meanwhile Afghanistangained the ODI status for the following four years and also automatically qualify for the ICC Intercontinental Cup. The bottom two teams was relegated to 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. The final and the play-offs for third and fifth place was official ODIs.
Group stage
Team qualifies for Super Eights
Team moves into the 9th Place Playoff Semifinals
9th Place Playoffs
Super Eights
Team qualifies for 2011 Cricket World Cup and gains ODI status
Team gains ODI status
Team plays in the 7th place playoff
Playoffs
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
|---|
| 7th Place Playoff |
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| 7th Place Playoff | 19 April | | | | | | by 4 wickets |
| 5th Place Playoff |
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| ODI 2842 | 19 April | | | | | | by 89 runs |
| 3rd Place Playoff |
|---|
| ODI 2844 | 19 April | | | | | | by 6 wickets |
| Final |
|---|
| ODI 2843 | 19 April | | | | | | by 9 wickets | |
Final standings
Pakistan vs Australia in the United Arab Emirates
See main article: Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2009.
- This series was moved from Pakistan to UAE for security reasons.[5]
May
West Indies in England
See main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2009.
ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
Group stage
See main article: 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven.
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven will be held in May 2009 in Guernsey. The two leading teams of the tournament will be promoted to Division Six later the same year.[7]
| Group stage |
|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 ! | Team 2 | Captain 2 ! | Venue | Result |
|---|
| 1st | 17 May | | Yaser Sadeq | | Christian Rocca | | No result |
| 2nd | 17 May | | | | Stuart Le Prevost | | No result |
| 3rd | 17 May | | Shazam Ramjohn | | Wale Adeoye | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | Abandoned without ball bowled |
| 4th | 18 May | | Yaser Sadeq | | Shazam Ramjohn | | by 161 runs |
| 5th | 18 May | | Christian Rocca | | Stuart Le Prevost | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | by 4 wickets |
| 6th | 18 May | | Masaomi Kobayashi | | Wale Adeoye | | by 2 wickets |
| 1st (R) | 19 May | | Yaser Sadeq | | Christian Rocca | | by 137 runs |
| 2nd (R) | 19 May | | Stuart Le Prevost | | Masaomi Kobayashi | | by 7 wickets |
| 3rd (R) | 19 May | | Shazam Ramjohn | | Wale Adeoye | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | by 95 runs |
| 7th | 20 May | | Wale Adeoye | | Christian Rocca | | by 88 runs |
| 8th | 20 May | | Shazam Ramjohn | | Masaomi Kobayashi | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | by 8 wickets |
| 9th | 20 May | | Yaser Sadeq | | Styart Le Prevost | | by 25 runs |
| 10th | 21 May | | Yaser Sadeq | | Masaomi Kobayashi | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | by 196 runs |
| 11th | 21 May | | Christian Rocca | | Shazam Ramjohn | | by 39 runs |
| 12th | 21 May | | Stuart Le Prevost | | Wale Adeoye | | by 8 wickets |
| 13th | 23 May | | Yaser Sadeq | | Wale Adeoye | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | by 176 runs |
| 14th | 23 May | | Christian Rocca | | Masaomi Kobayashi | | by 29 runs |
| 15th | 23 May | | Stuart Le Prevost | | Shazam Ramjohn | | by 263 runs | |
Finals and play-offs
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 ! | Team 2 | Captain 2 ! | Venue | Result |
|---|
| Final | 24 May | | Stuart Le Prevost | | Yaser Sadeq | | by 3 wickets |
| 3rd Place | 24 May | | Wale Adeoye | | Masaomi Kobayashi | | by 68 runs |
| 5th Place | 24 May | | Shazam Ramjohn | | Christian Rocca | Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club, Port Soif | by 8 runs | |
Final Placings
June
ICC World Twenty20
See main article: 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
Group stage
Group A| Team | | | | | | | |
|---|
| (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.227 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.162 | 2 |
| (9) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.996 | 0 | |
Group B| Team | | | | | | | |
|---|
| (5) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.175 | 2 |
| (7) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.850 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −2.025 | 2 | |
Group C| Team | | | | | | | |
|---|
| (3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.626 | 4 |
| (8) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.715 | 2 |
| (2) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.331 | 0 | |
Group D| Team | | | | | | | |
|---|
| (4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.275 | 4 |
| (6) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.309 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −5.281 | 0 | |
Super Eights
Group E| Team | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.787 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.063 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.414 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.466 | 0 | |
Group F| Team | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.267 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.185 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.232 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.183 | 0 | |
Knockout stage
India in the West Indies
See main article: Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 2009.
July
Pakistan in Sri Lanka
See main article: Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009.
Canada in Scotland
See main article: Canadian cricket team in Scotland in 2009.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|
| ODI series |
|---|
| ODI 2856 | 7 July | | | | by 6 wickets |
| ODI 2857 | 8 July | | | | by 5 wickets | |
Scotland and Canada also played an
Intercontinental Cup match.
See main article.Kenya in Ireland
See main article: Kenyan cricket team in Ireland in 2009.
Kenya and Ireland also played an
Intercontinental Cup match.
See main article.Australia in England
See main article: Australian cricket team in England and Scotland in 2009.
Bangladesh in the West Indies
See main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in the West Indies in 2009.
Canada in the Netherlands
See main article: Canadian cricket team in the Netherlands in 2009.
Canada and the Netherlands also played an
Intercontinental Cup match.
See main article.New Zealand in Zimbabwe
New Zealand were due to tour Zimbabwe for a series of three One Day Internationals in 2009 but the tour was cancelled due to political and security reasons, and the New Zealand Cricket discussed possible fixtures in 2010 but made no definitive decisions.[11]
August
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe
See main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2009.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|
| ODI series |
|---|
| ODI 2869 | 9 August | | | | by 8 wickets |
| ODI 2871 | 11 August | | | | by 49 runs |
| ODI 2872 | 14 August | | | | by 69 runs |
| ODI 2873 | 16 August | | | | by 4 wickets |
| ODI 2874 | 18 August | | | | by 5 wickets | |
Kenya in Canada
See main article: Kenyan cricket team in Canada in 2009.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|
| ODI series |
|---|
| ODI 2875 | 19 August | | | | won by 9 wickets |
| ODI 2875a | 21 August | | | | Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
| ODI 2877 | 21 August | | | | No result |
| ODI 2877b | 23 August | | | | Match abandoned without a ball bowled | |
Kenya and Canada also will play an
Intercontinental Cup match.
See main article.New Zealand in Sri Lanka
See main article: New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009.
| No. | Date | Home Captain | Away Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|
| Test Series[12] |
|---|
| Test 1930 | 18–22 August | | | | by 202 runs |
| Test 1932 | 26–30 August | | | | by 96 runs |
| T20I Series |
|---|
| T20I 120 | 2 September | | | | by 3 runs |
| T20I 121 | 4 September | | | | by 22 runs | |
Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and India will play in a tri-series during this time.
In the T20I No. 120 Jacob Oram took the second hat-trick in Twenty20 International[13]
Afghanistan in Zimbabwe
See main article: Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2009.
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe XI played an Intercontinental Cup match. See main article.
Ireland in Scotland
See main article: Irish cricket team in Scotland in 2009.
Ireland and Scotland also played an
Intercontinental Cup match.
See main article.England in Ireland
See main article: English cricket team in Ireland in 2009.
Afghanistan in the Netherlands
See main article: Afghan cricket team in the Netherlands in 2009.
Afghanistan and the Netherlands also played an
Intercontinental Cup match.
See main article.ICC World Cricket League Division Six
See main article: 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six.
Group stage
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six will be held in August and September 2009 in Singapore. The two leading teams of the tournament will be promoted to Division Five in 2010.
| Group Stage |
|---|
| Match No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
|---|
| 1st match | 29 August | | Omar Ali | | Zaheer Ashiq | | by 19 runs |
| 2nd match | 29 August | | Chetan Suryawanshi | | Stuart Le Prevost | | by 7 wickets |
| 3rd match | 29 August | | Yaser Sadeq | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | by 2 runs |
| 4th match | 30 August | | Yaser Sadeq | | Stuart Le Prevost | | Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
| 5th match | 30 August | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | Zaheer Ashiq | | Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
| 6th match | 30 August | | Omar Ali | | | | Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
| 4th Match(R) | 31 August | | Yaser Sadeq | | Stuart Le Prevost | | by 62 runs |
| 5th match(R) | 31 August | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | Zaheer Ashiq | | by 9 wickets |
| 6th match(R) | 31 August | | Omar Ali | | Chetan Suryawanshi | | by 55 runs |
| 7th match | 1 September | | Omar Ali | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | No result |
| 8th match | 1 September | | Yaser Sadeq | | Chetan Suryawanshi | | by 7 wickets (D/L) |
| 9th match | 1 September | | Zaheer Ashiq | | Stuart Le Prevost | | No result |
| 10th match | 2 September | | Zaheer Ashiq | | Chetan Suryawanshi | | by 8 wickets |
| 11th match | 2 September | | Yaser Sadeq | | Omar Ali | | by 69 runs |
| 12th match | 2 September | | Stuart Le Prevost | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | by 4 wickets |
| 7th match(R) | 3 September | | Omar Ali | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | by 8 wickets |
| 9th match(R) | 3 September | | Zaheer Ashiq | | Stuart Le Prevost | | by 47 runs |
| 13th match | 4 September | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | Chetan Suyawanshi | | by 4 wickets |
| 14th match | 4 September | | Stuart Le Prevost | | Omar Ali | | by 25 runs |
| 15th match | 4 September | | Yaser Sadeq | | Zaheer Ashiq | | by 232 runs | |
Finals and play-offs
| Match No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
|---|
| Final | 5 September | | Chetan Suryawanshi | | Yaser Sadeq | | by 68 runs |
| 3rd Place Playoff | 5 September | | Suhan Alagaratnam | | Stuart Le Prevost | | by 2 runs |
| 5th Place Playoff | 5 September | | Omar Ali | | Zaheer Ashiq | | by 23 runs | |
Final Placings
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
Season summary
Result Summary
| Test[15] | ODI[16] | T20I[17] |
|---|
| Matches | Wins | Loss | Draw | Tied | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | No result | Matches | Wins | Loss | Tied | No result |
|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| No Matches | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | No Matches | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| No Matches | No Matches | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | ODI | T20I |
|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | No Matches |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | No Matches |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | No Matches |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | No Matches |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | No Matches |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No ODI Status | No T20I Status | |
Stats Leaders
Test
ODI
T20I
Milestones
ODI
Test
- Andrew Strauss reached 5,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 8 July. (75th in All time)
Ricky Ponting reached 11,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 9 July.[28] (4th in All time)
Mohammad Yousuf reached 7,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 20 July. (34th in All time)- Kumar Sangakkara reached 7,000 runs scored in Test, vs on 24 July.[29] (35th in All time)
Daniel Vettori reached 3000 test runs and 300 Test wickets in Test, vs on 26 August.[30] (8th in All time)
Notes and References
- Web site: Matches/Series Archive. ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2009.
- Web site: Season 2009. CricketArchive. 10 October 2008.
- Web site: 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier . Yahoo Cricket . 20 April 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090725075524/http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/ . 25 July 2009 .
- Web site: Australia v Pakistan ODI series, 2009. ESPNcricinfo.
- Web site: Australia and Pakistan to play five ODIs in UAE. ESPNcricinfo. 27 February 2009.
- Web site: West Indies tour of England, 2009. ESPNcricinfo. 1 May 2009.
- Web site: World Cup 2015 qualification starts now. ESPNcricinfo. 22 April 2009.
- Web site: India tour of West Indies, 2009. ESPNcricinfo. 28 April 2009.
- Web site: Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka. ESPNcricinfo. 14 May 2009.
- Web site: Bangladesh tour of West Indies 2009. ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 2009.
- News: New Zealand Tour of Zimbabwe Postponed To 2010. 25 February 2009. Cricket World. 2009-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090914103327/http://www.cricketworld.com/internationalcricketnews/article/?aid=19483. 14 September 2009. dead.
- Web site: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2009. ESPNcricinfo. 22 June 2009.
- Web site: Fighting NZ overcome Dilshan blitz. Alter. Jamie. ESPNcricinfo. 2009-09-03.
- Web site: England tour of Ireland 2009. ESPNcricinfo. 22 June 2009.
- Web site: Test: team records. ESPNcricinfo. 30 August 2009.
- Web site: ODI: team records. ESPNcricinfo. 1 September 2009.
- Web site: Twenty20 Internationals: team records. ESPNcricinfo. 2 September 2009.
- Web site: Bermuda lose ODI status after defeat. ESPNcricinfo. 8 April 2009.
- Web site: Afghanistan achieve ODI status. ESPNcricinfo. 17 April 2009.
- Web site: Batting Records. ESPNcricinfo. 30 August 2009.
- Web site: Bowling Records. ESPNcricinfo. 30 August 2009.
- Web site: Batting Records. ESPNcricinfo. 22 September 2009.
- Web site: Bowling Records. ESPNcricinfo. 22 September 2009.
- Web site: Batting Records. ESPNcricinfo. 4 September 2009.
- Web site: Bowling Records. ESPNcricinfo. 4 September 2009.
- Web site: Netherlands take third, Afghanistan win again. ESPNcricinfo. 19 April 2009.
- Web site: Collingwood stars in comfortable win. ESPNcricinfo. 19 April 2009.
- News: Brett . Oliver . Aussie batsmen dominate England . . 9 July 2009 . 9 July 2009 .
- Web site: Records | Test matches | Batting records | Most runs in career | ESPNcricinfo.com . Stats.cricinfo.com . 2022-08-17.
- Web site: Vettori joins 300-wicket club. Jamie Alter. ESPNcricinfo. 26 August 2009.
Yuvraj Singh reached 7,000 runs in ODI, vs West Indies on 28 June. (28th in All time)