The England Cricket Team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. On 9th July 1939, an “All-England” team was formed that comprised of eleven players from various parts of England excluding Kent. This is the first example of a team that claimed to represent England. The England Cricket Team had a match against Kent, which was regarded as the “Unconquerable County,” and lost very narrowly. Such matches were repeated on numerous occasions in the past.
An All-England Eleven was created by William Clarke in 1846, which finally played against a United All-England Eleven, and there were yearly matches from 1857 to 1866. England visited New Zealand in 1863–64, with the tour being the first to be organized by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC).
England Test Match resumed after the Second World War. There were many test match series held between 1950 and 1980, but these matches were not considered first-class and were organized purely for commercial reasons. Keith Fletcher took over and lost a desperately dull series in India 1 - 0 in 1981/82. Bob Willis was then appointed as captain, leading the England Cricket Test team to a 1 - 0 victory over India and a handsome 2 - 1 win over Pakistan in 1982. They unfortunately lost the Ashes at 2 - 1 on the 1982/3 tour, even after a 3-run win in Melbourne. The England Cricket Team lost in the semi-finals to India in the 1983 World Cup, who then went on to win the finals.
| Country |
England
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| Founded | 1877 |
| Captain | Benjamin Andrew Stokes |
| Coach | Brendon McCullum |
| Website | www.ecb.co.uk |
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In the 1990s, English cricket went on a slide. They were often beaten badly during the Ashes series, being spellbound by Shane Warne and later Glenn McGrath. They were declared the unofficial worst side in the world after the 1999 home series loss to New Zealand.
During the period between 2000-2007, the England Cricket Team experienced many ups and downs. Nasser Hussain was captain when they lost to Zimbabwe in South Africa in 2000. The very next summer, the England Cricket Test Team managed to win some matches, continuing their spree for the next three test series. This brought them a historic first victory in 32 years against the West Indies, along with a well-deserved win against Pakistan, where Graham Thorpe and Hussain helped lead the team to victory in the dark in Karachi, securing a 2-1 defeat of Sri Lanka.
In 2004, immediately after the first test match against South Africa out of the total of five test series that ended in a draw, Michael Vaughan replaced Nasser Hussain as captain. Under Vaughan’s captaincy, the series ended in a draw after an Oval Test match. This 2-2 draw was one of the greatest matches England had seen since the 1981 Headingley Test.
Major Achievements
- Highest team test total: England Cricket Test team achieved 903 for 7 against Australia at The Oval in 1938.
- Highest team ODI total: The England ODI team achieved 391 for 4 (50 overs) against Bangladesh at Nottingham in 2005.
- 2019 50-over World Cup winners
- 2009 T20 World Cup winners
