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The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, involving the Australia national cricket team and an opposing national team that is touring Australia during the southern summer.
The history of South Africa's Boxing Day Test traces back to 1913, with a match against England in Johannesburg. [1] The tradition became more established after South Africa's return to international cricket in the early 1990s, with the 1992 match against India being a notable milestone.
The inaugural Boxing Day Test took place in 1998 at Basin Reserve, featuring a match against India and highlighted by Simon Doull's bowling figures of 7-65. [2] [3]In 1999, New Zealand faced the West Indies in a Boxing Day Test, with Matthew Sinclair scoring a double century on his Test debut.
The honours board commemorating Test cricket centuries at the MCG. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an Australian sports stadium located in Melbourne. It was established in 1854 and has a capacity of approximately 100,000. [1] The MCG was the scene of the first ever Test match, which was played in 1877 between Australia and England. [2]
Steve Smith won his first toss and decided to bat on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test. David Warner (0) fell early with the score at 1/0. Chris Rogers (46*) and Shane Watson (40*) put on a 92-run stand and led Australia out of trouble as they reached 1/92 at lunch.
The 1986–87 Ashes series was a series of five Test cricket matches that were contested between England and Australia for The Ashes.The series was played at five venues across Australia, starting on 14 November 1986 in Brisbane and concluding on 15 January 1987 in Sydney.
Australia secured victory in the first Ashes Test after a nail-biting contest went deep into the final day at Edgbaston. After four days of fluctuating action, the start was delayed due to rain ...
The third Test match was the traditional Boxing Day Test played at Melbourne. India got off to a good start, with Virender Sehwag scoring 195, and ended the first day at 4–329. But in the first session on the second day, wickets fell quickly and India were bowled out for 366.