Boxing Day is not only limited to football bus has also been a big word for cricket too, so here we below we discuss about the meaning boxing day test match cricket
Cricket is basically played on a 22 yard pitch with wickets at each end and is played between two teams containing 11 players each. Basically cricket includes three formats name T20’s, One Day Matches and Test Match and is governed by International Cricket Council (ICC) which has over 100 members, Twelve of which are full members who also compete in Test matches.
Explained Boxing Day Meaning, History And Significance
In the United Kingdom it is a tradition for all top tier leagues in football namely Premier League, Scottish Premiership and NIFL Premiership. Not only in football but also it is considered same for rugby and the main part of it was the matches are held between rival nations so that the fans do not have travel a long distance. It is also among the popular days when several ice hockey events are held and in some African Commonwealth countries like Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania professional boxing contests are organized.
Explained Meaning Of Boxing Day Test Match In Cricket
In Cricket , a Boxing Day Test Match is a test match held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that involves the Australian Cricket competing against another national side during the southern summers. Its usually occurs between 26th Of December to 30th December in the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground.
From a long time a match between Victoria and New South Wales is played the MCG Ground as a tradition since 1865. Also in December,2019 CA (Cricket Australia) announced a medal each year to be awarded to the Best Player Of The Boxing Day Test Match from 2020, in the name of famous Australian Cricketer Johnny Mullagh. So far as concerned, Australia has dominated in most of the test matches played at the Boxing Day.
Besides from this on December 26,1989 an ODI was organized between the Australian and the Sri Lankan side at the MCG in which the home side was acknowledged with victory in front of more than 45,000 people.