He also introduced coloured clothing and night games.
#KERRY PACKER CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA SERIES#
Kerry Packer (Australia) – revolutionising cricket in the 70′s with his breakaway World Series cricket.Shane Warne (Australia) – the man who made leg spin bowling ‘sexy’ while everyone else realised how difficult an art it was.His average of 99.4 dwarfs everyone else in the history of the game. Don Bradman (Australian) – not only the best batsman but easily the best player of all time.We’ve been blessed with some incredible talent on our shores, and while we can’t name them all, in no particular order, four of our favourites are: The top 4 cricketing legends from down under So, what is it about this historic bat and ball sport that our nations love so much? Here, we take a closer look at what’s behind our passion for cricket. The Boxing Day Test match is another significant event for homegrown cricketers – born in 1950 and running annually ever since the test features Aussies’ finest cricketers pitted against an opposing national team – this year, we’ll see South Africa take on Australia. This was the beginning of the English and Australian rivalry and the most famous contest of them all, The Ashes.
In 1876, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) hosted its first-ever match between England and Australia. Once it hit our shores, Australia and New Zealand took to the game like a duck to water. By the middle of the 19th century, its popularity had spread far and wide.
The first-ever international cricket match took place in 1844 between teams from the United States and Canada. Dating all the way back to 14th century medieval England, what started as a children’s game, quickly became a globally recognised sport. A game so deeply ingrained in our history, it’s now a pillar of our culture.
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