Cricket: Competitions and Trophies
World Cup
Year |
Host Nation(s) |
Winners |
Runners–Up |
1975 |
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England |
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West Indies |
|
Australia |
1979 |
|
England |
|
West Indies |
|
England |
1983 |
|
England |
|
India |
|
West Indies |
1987 |
|
India / Pakistan |
|
Australia |
|
England |
1992 |
|
Australia / New Zealand |
|
Pakistan |
|
England |
1996 |
|
Pakistan / India / Sri Lanka |
|
Sri Lanka |
|
Australia |
1999 |
|
England / Wales |
|
Australia |
|
Pakistan |
2003 |
|
South Africa |
|
Australia |
|
India |
2007 |
|
West Indies |
|
Australia |
|
West Indies |
2011 |
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India / Sri Lanka / Bangladesh |
|
India |
|
Sri Lanka |
2015 |
|
Australia / New Zealand |
|
Australia |
|
New Zealand |
2019 |
|
England / Wales |
|
England |
|
New Zealand |
2023 |
|
India |
|
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ICC T20 World Cup
Year |
Host Nation(s) |
Winners |
Runners–Up |
2007 |
|
South Africa |
|
India |
|
Pakistan |
2009 |
|
England |
|
Pakistan |
|
Sri Lanka |
2010 |
|
West Indies |
|
England |
|
Australia |
2012 |
|
Sri Lanka |
|
West Indies |
|
Sri Lanka |
2014 |
|
Bangladesh |
|
Sri Lanka |
|
India |
2016 |
|
India |
|
West Indies |
|
England |
2021 |
|
UAE / Oman
|
|
Australia |
|
New Zealand |
Future tournaments, host nations:
2022 |
|
Australia |
2024 |
|
West Indies / USA |
2026 |
|
India / Sri Lanka |
2028 |
|
Australia / New Zealand |
2030 |
|
England / Wales / Ireland / Scotland |
International (Other)
The Ashes are really of (not English cricket, but ... ) |
|
A pair of bails |
Tests between England and the South Africa: played (since 2004–5) for the |
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Basil D'Oliveira Trophy |
Tests between England and the West Indies: played for the |
|
Wisden Trophy |
Tests between West Indies and Australia: played for the |
|
Sir Frank Worrell Trophy |
English
Sponsors of the County Championship:
1977–83 |
|
Schweppes |
1984–98 |
|
Britannic Assurance |
1999–2000 |
|
AXA ppp Healthcare |
2001 |
|
Cricinfo |
2002–5 |
|
Frizzell (Insurance) |
2006–15 |
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Liverpool Victoria (LV= – parent company of Frizzell since 1996) |
2016– |
|
Specsavers |
The first inter–county one–day trophy (40 overs):
1963–80
|
|
Gillette Cup
|
1981–2000 |
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NatWest Trophy |
2001–2006 |
|
C&G Trophy (League from 2006) |
2007–9 |
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Friends Provident Trophy |
Sunday League:
1969–86
|
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John Player Special League
|
1987–91 |
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Refuge Assurance League |
1992 |
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No sponsor |
1993–8 |
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Axa Equity & Law League |
1999–2005 |
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Norwich Union National League |
2006–9 |
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NatWest Pro40 |
The Hundred
2021 |
|
Men's winners |
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Southern Brave |
|
Women's winners |
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Oval Invincibles |
2022 |
|
Men's winners |
|
Trent Rockets |
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Women's winners |
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Oval Invincibles |
Other
1972–2002: 55 overs, later 50, League format leading to knockout |
|
Benson & Hedges Cup |
40–over competition, 2010–13: 3 leagues of 7 teams, leading to a 4–team knockout –
replaced the Pro40 (formerly the Sunday League) and the Friends Provident (formerly the Gillette / Natwest/ C&G) |
|
ECB40 |
Sponsored by Clydesdale Bank 2010–12, Yorkshire Bank (a subsidiary of the Clydesdale) in 2013 |
Replaced the ECB40 in 2014: 50 overs, League format (North and South, 9 teams in each) then a knockout |
|
Royal London One–Day Cup |
Knockout has been six teams since 2017, with the top team in each league going straight through to the
semi–finals and the second and third playing each other in the quarter–finals |
A Twenty20 tournament was introduced in 2003. It was sponsored by Friends Provident in 2010, Friends Life from 2011 to 2013, NatWest from
2014 to 2017, and Vitality from 2018 (for four years initially). Originally known as the Twenty20 Cup, it became known as the
t20 Blast under the sponsorship of NatWest.
Domestic – Other Countries
South Africa
Inter–provincial trophy (1889–1990) |
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Currie Cup |
1990–7 |
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Castle Cup |
1997 onwards (after a sports TV channel) |
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SuperSport Series |
Australia
Inter–state red–ball, multi–day competition (trophy) |
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Sheffield Shield |
From 1999 to 2008, the Sheffield Shield was known (following the introduction of sponsorship) as the |
|
Pura Cup |
From 2008–9 to 2010–11, the Sheffield Shield was sponsored by (breakfast cereal) |
|
Weet–bix |
In the 2011–12 season, the Sheffield Shield was sponsored by |
|
Bupa |
West Indies
Regional four day competition: 1965–87 |
|
Shell Shield |
1987–98 |
|
Red Stripe Trophy |
Later sponsors |
|
Busta (soft drink), Carib Beer |
Most successful team (19 wins to 2011) |
|
Barbados |
Next most successful (11 wins to 2011) |
|
Jamaica |
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