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Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries. A cricket match is contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each1 and is played on a grass field in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20 m) long called a pitch. A wicket, usually made of wood, is placed at each end of the pitch and used as a target.
The object of each team is to score more "runs" than the other team and so win the game.
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Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976, Shotley Bridge, Durham), is an English cricketer. He is vice-captain of Durham County Cricket Club and plays Test and One-day International cricket for England.
Collingwood is an all-rounder, combining natural strokeplay with reliable medium-pace bowling. Described as a "natural athlete", he is also a highly skilled fielder and is regarded as one of the finest of his contemporaries. In 2005, Collingwood made the best all-round performance in a One-day International, with 112* and 6/31 against Bangladesh.
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This list shows all instances in which the Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar has scored 100 runs or more in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches, organised by the International Cricket Council. Tendulkar has scored a total of 40 centuries in Test matches and 42 centuries in ODIs, each of which is a world record. He is yet to score a century in a Twenty20 international cricket match.
List of Test cricket centuries
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On this day in cricket
- Australia
- 2006 - Paul Collingwood scores 206 for England in the second Ashes Test at Adelaide, the first English double-century in Australia in 70 years. But Australia still win the match by six wickets.
- South Africa
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.
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Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side.
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One Day International cricket is the form of cricket played over 50 overs, with one innings per side. ICC ODI Championship ranking
Australia 28 3658 131 South Africa 25 2938 118 England 27 3142 116 New Zealand 24 2714 113 India 36 4051 113 Pakistan 25 2752 110 Sri Lanka 27 2838 105 West Indies 21 1994 95 Bangladesh 30 1420 47 Ireland 10 190 19 Zimbabwe 17 259 15 Kenya 5 69 14
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