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| England
Squad
|
|
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Team
Allocations |
|
England
Pool-A
|
Note:
Matches played at Newlands and Kingsmead
(shown depicted in Bold) are to be staged as
Day/Night matches. |
| Date/Days |
Match
No. |
|
v |
Team |
Venue |
|
13
Feb, Thursday
|
9
|
England
|
v
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
Sports Club, Harare
|
|
16
Feb, Sunday
|
14
|
England
|
v
|
Holland
|
Buffalo
Park, East London
|
|
19
Feb, Wednesday
|
17
|
England
|
v
|
Namibia
|
St.
George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
|
|
22
Feb, Saturday
|
22
|
England
|
v
|
Pakistan
|
Newlands,
Cape Town
|
|
26
Feb, Wednesday
|
29
|
England
|
v
|
India
|
Kingsmead,
Durban
|
|
02
Mar, Sunday
|
37
|
England
|
v
|
Australia
|
St.
George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
|
|
|
Country
Information |
| Official
Name |
United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| History |
UK
formed in Nineteenth century when Great Britain
and Ireland were legally joined. |
| Religion |
Predominantly
Christian |
| Language |
English |
| Area |
244,100km2 |
| Population |
58,144,000 |
| Capital |
London |
| Other
Major Cities |
Birmingham,
Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff,
Belfast, Leeds, Nottingham |
| Local
Time |
GMT
(summer GMT + 1 hour) |
| Money |
Pound
= 100 pence |
| Weather |
Temperate
with cool summers and mild winters. |
|
|
Cricket
Stats |
|
|
England
and Wales Cricket Board |
|
|
1877 v
Australia |
|
|
1971 v
Australia |
|
|
Graham
Gooch 8900 |
Highest
Test Wicket Taker
|
Ian
Botham 383 |
|
|
Graham
Gooch 4290 |
|
|
Darren
Gough 168 |
|
Major
Grounds |
Birmingham
London - Middlesex
London - Surrey
Nottingham
Leeds
Manchester |
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