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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.
The first modern Boxing Day Test was held at St George's Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth in 1992. [1] Two years later, in 1994, the venue shifted to Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban. Durban's Kingsmead remained the predominant venue for the event until 2011, when the Test was hosted at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. [4]
The inaugural Boxing Day Test took place in 1998 at Basin Reserve, featuring a match against India and highlighted by Simon Doull's bowling figures of 7-65. [2] [3]In 1999, New Zealand faced the West Indies in a Boxing Day Test, with Matthew Sinclair scoring a double century on his Test debut.
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 ...
The MCG was the scene of the first ever Test match, which was played in 1877 between Australia and England. [2] The ground also hosted the first One Day International (ODI), which took place in 1971 between Australia and England. [3] Charles Bannerman became the first Test centurion at the
The highest first class team score in history was posted at the MCG in the Boxing Day match against New South Wales in 1926–27. ... 373,691 (2024 Boxing Day Test, ...
Australia defeat India by 184 runs in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a match that is described as a "an all-time classic." [262] Pat Cummins is named the player of the match. [262] The 2025 Brisbane International tennis tournament commences, which includes the long awaited return of Nick Kyrgios. [259]
In December 2024, during first test match of the two-match test series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan which was played in Bulawayo (as the start of day's play began coinciding with the Boxing Day), Bennett notched up his maiden Test century, albeit in a dramatic cinematicesque fashion by launching a six to reach the triple figures. When ...