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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.
Since 1975, there has been an official Player of the Match named in each Boxing Day Test. Since 2020, the man of the match has received the Mullagh Medal, named in honour of Indigenous Australian cricketer Johnny Mullagh. [4] [5] A panorama of the MCG for day one of the 2024 Boxing Day Test.
Boxing Day Test (South Africa), a cricket match held in South Africa This page was last edited on 28 December 2023, at 14:20 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Yes, Boxing Day is a public or bank holiday recognized in the U.K. and other countries. It was made an official U.K. holiday in the 1800s. If Dec. 26 falls on a weekend, it is recognized on the ...
By my reckoning there are 106 Test matches which have had play on the day - Australia (52 - at MCG 48, Adelaide 3, Sydney 1), South Africa (38 - Durban 14, Johannesburg 13, Port Elizabeth 6, Centurion 5), New Zealand (8 - Wellington 5, Christchurch 2, Mount Maunganui 1), India (4 - Kanpur 1, Delhi 1, Madras 1, Calcutta 1), Pakistan (2 - Karachi ...
Couple shopping on Boxing Day. Despite the name, Boxing Day has little to do with packaging or a jab-cross-hook combo. The holiday, most famously celebrated in the U.K. and its commonwealth, has ...
2024 schedule. The BBC is not responsible for any changes to dates and fixtures. 21 December. Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury 2 (WBA, WBO & WBC heavyweight titles)
First Test: 16–20 November 1995: South Africa v England: Last Test: 26–29 December 2024: South Africa v Pakistan: First ODI: 11 December 1992: South Africa v India: Last ODI: 15 September 2023: South Africa v Australia: First T20I: 29 March 2009: South Africa v Australia: Last T20I: 26 March 2023: South Africa v West Indies: First WODI: 13 ...