Cricket World Cup 2007

History - Facts - Teams - Winners

Australia National Cricket Team

• The Australian national cricket team of Australia is the equal oldest team in Test cricket, being active since 1877
• The current Australian cricket team is widely regarded as the strongest cricket team in the world
• Australia has won the Cricket World Cup in four different occasions; 1987, 1999, 2003 & 2007
• As of March 2007 the Australian team has won 320 of its 687 Test matches

Important facts

• November, 1868: Aboriginal Cricket tour of England
• 15 March, 1877: Test debut
• 1882: First Ashes Series
• 28 December 1934: Women's Test team debut
• 5 January 1971: ODI Debut
• 23 June 1973: Women's ODI team debut
• 8 November 1987: Australia claims it's first Cricket World Cup
• 5 January 2007: Australia completes first 5-0 "whitewash" of the Ashes in 86 years
• 16 February 2007: Australia suffer their first ever 10 wickets defeat in an ODI against New Zealand at Wellington
• 18 February 2007: Australia loses world #1 ODI ranking for the first time
• 27 February 2007: Australia becomes the first team in ODIs to score 6 consecutive 300+ scores
• 28 April 2007: Australia wins the World Cup for the fourth time (3 times in a row)

2007/08 contracted players