World Cricket Classic

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Twenty20 World Cricket Classic
Cricket format Twenty20
Host(s) Bermuda
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Participants Australia, Bermuda, England, India
New Zealand, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, West Indies
Most runs Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Kirsten (255)
Most wickets Pieter Strydom, Derek Crookes (7)

The World Cricket Classic was a Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in Bermuda during April 2006. The participating players were all ex-cricketers with the exception of Bermuda who fielded their current squad. Four centuries were made in the tournament, one from Australian Ryan Campbell and South African Steven Jack, while Jack's opening partner Gary Kirsten passed 100 twice.

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Squads

Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bermuda Flag of Bermuda.svg England Flag of England.svg India Flag of India.svg New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
England squad member Peter Such Peter Such.jpg
England squad member Peter Such
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg

Qualifying games

GameDateBatting 1stBatting 2ndResult
123 April Bermuda 5/174 West Indies 8/116 (20) Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda by 58 runs
223 April India 6/112 England 5/113 (19) Flag of England.svg England by 5 wickets
324 April South Africa 5/220 Australia 137 (19.4) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa by 83 runs
424 April Sri Lanka 6/132 New Zealand 6/133 (18) Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand by 4 wickets
526 April Bermuda 5/143 England 6/138 (20) Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda by 5 runs
626 April India 9/135 West Indies 3/136 (20) WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies by 7 wickets
727 April South Africa 3/249 New Zealand 9/169 (20) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa by 80 runs
827 April Australia 3/218 Sri Lanka 6/217 (20) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia by 1 run

Plate Final

April 29, 2006
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
116
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
3/120 (12.5)
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies won by 7 wickets
National Sports Centre
Umpires: G Francis and C Mitchley

World Cricket Classic Final

April 29, 2006
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
5/266
v
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
169
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa won by 97 runs
National Sports Centre
Umpires: R Julian and S Asani