International series
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Rose Bowl : Australia Women beat New Zealand Women 5–0 in 5-ODI series.
Champions Trophy : Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in the final.
Ashes : Australia beat England 5–0 in 5-Test Match series.
Commonwealth Bank Series : Australia finished first in pool table, but lost to England, who finished second in the pools, 2–0 in Best of 3 ODI Finals Series.
Chappell–Hadlee Trophy : New Zealand won 3–0 in 3 Match ODI Series.
2007 Cricket World Cup : Australia beat Sri Lanka in the final, undefeated throughout the tournament.
Domestic tournaments
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International tours and tournaments
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The 2006–07 cricket series between Australia and England for the Ashes was played in Australia between 23 November 2006 and 5 January 2007. The five Test matches were at Brisbane , Adelaide , Perth , Melbourne and Sydney . Australia won the series 5–0, the first whitewash victory in 86 years, and regained the ashes that were held by England after its win in 2005. Australia also won the Twenty20 International.
Commonwealth Bank Series
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Australia was a clear winner in the round robin stage, with 7 wins and only 1 loss, but lost against England in the best-of-3 series final.
Chappell–Hadlee Trophy
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3 ODI matches between Australia and New Zealand to be held in New Zealand.
The premier One Day International tournament was held in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April. Australia topped their group in the competition, defeating Scotland , the Netherlands and South Africa along the way. They remained undefeated throughout the Super 8 stage of the competition and again topped the group table. They defeated South Africa in the semi-final and went on to complete an unbeaten tournament with victory over Sri Lanka in a rain-affected final.
Domestic competitions
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For an explanation of the points system for the Pura Cup, please see Pura Cup#Points system .
Legend:
W: Outright win
DWF: Draws when first innings won
DLF: Draws when first innings lost
LWF: Losses when first innings won
L: Losses
Fixtures during the 2006–07 season[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Date
Home team
Away team
Ground
Competition[ 4]
Result
October
11 October
Queensland Bulls
Tasmanian Tigers
Gabba
FRC
Bulls by 9 wkts
13,14,15,16 October
Queensland Bulls
Tasmanian Tigers
Gabba
Pura
Tigers by 7 wkts
13 October
Western Warriors
Victorian Bushrangers
WACA
FRC
Warriors by 11 runs
15,16,17,18 October
Western Warriors
Victorian Bushrangers
WACA
Pura
Draw
15 October
New South Wales Blues
Southern Redbacks
North Sydney Oval
FRC
Redbacks by 5 wkts (D/L )
16 October
Queensland Fire
New Zealand Women
Peter Burge Oval
Women's OD
NZ by 45 runs
17,18,19,20 October
New South Wales Blues
Southern Redbacks
SCG
Pura
Draw
18 October
Australia Women
New Zealand Women
Allan Border Field
Women's T20
Tied
18 October
Australia
West Indies
Brabourne Stadium (Ind )
CT 1
WI by 10 runs
20 October
Australia Women
New Zealand Women
Allan Border Field
1st Women's ODI
Aus by 1 run
21 October
Australia
England
Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Ind)
CT 2
Aus by 6 wkts
22 October
Australia Women
New Zealand Women
Allan Border Field
2nd Women's ODI
Aus by 1 wkt
22,23,24,25 October
Western Warriors
Tasmanian Tigers
WACA
Pura
Tigers by 6 runs
24 October
Australia Women
New Zealand Women
Allan Border Field
3rd Women's ODI
Aus by 5 runs
25 October
Queensland Bulls
New South Wales Blues
Gabba
FRC
Bulls by 65 runs
26 October
Australia Women
New Zealand Women
Allan Border Field
4th Women's ODI
Aus by 85 runs
27,28,29,30 October
Queensland Bulls
New South Wales Blues
Gabba
Pura
Blues by 74 runs
27,28,29,30 October
Southern Redbacks
Victorian Bushrangers
Adelaide Oval
Pura
Bushrangers by 215 runs
27 October
Western Warriors
Tasmanian Tigers
WACA
FRC
Tigers by 43 runs
28 October
Australia Women
New Zealand Women
Allan Border Field
5th Women's ODI
Aus by 4 wkts
29 October
India
Australia
PCA Stadium (Ind)
CT 3
Aus by 6 wkts
November
1 November
New Zealand
Australia
PCA Stadium (Ind)
CT SF
Aus by 34 runs
3,4,5,6 November
Southern Redbacks
New South Wales Blues
Adelaide Oval
Pura
Blues by 2 wkts
4 November
Tasmanian Tigers
Queensland Bulls
Bellerive Oval
FRC
Tigers by 5 wkts
5 November
West Indies
Australia
Brabourne Stadium (Ind)
CT Final
Aus by 8 wkts (D/L )
8 November
Southern Redbacks
New South Wales Blues
Adelaide Oval
FRC
Blues by 4 wkts
10 November
Prime Minister's XI
England XI
Manuka Oval
Tour
PM's XI by 166 runs
11 November
Southern Scorpions
Western Fury
Centennial Park, Nuriootpa
NCL
Scorpions by 12 runs
12,13,14 November
New South Wales Blues
England XI
SCG
Tour
Draw
11 November
Southern Scorpions
Western Fury
Centennial Park, Nuriootpa
NCL
Abandoned
12,13,14,15 November
Western Warriors
Queensland Bulls
WACA
Pura
Bulls by inns&16 runs
12 November
Victorian Bushrangers
Tasmanian Tigers
MCG
FRC
Bushrangers by 55 runs
14,15,16,17 November
Victorian Bushrangers
Tasmanian Tigers
MCG
Pura
Draw
17,18,19 November
Southern Redbacks
England XI
Adelaide Oval
Tour
Draw
17 November
Western Warriors
Queensland Bulls
WACA
FRC
Warriors by 81 runs
18 November
New South Wales Breakers
Victoria Spirit
Sydney Cricket Ground
NCL
Breakers by 3 wkts
19 November
Tasmanian Tigers
New South Wales Blues
Bellerive Oval
FRC
Blues by 7 wkts
19 November
New South Wales Breakers
Victoria Spirit
Sydney Cricket Ground
NCL
Spirit by 6 wkts
22 November
New South Wales Blues
Western Warriors
SCG
FRC
Blues by 1 run
23,24,25,26,27 November
Australia
England
Gabba
1st Test
Aus by 277 runs
24,25,26,27 November
New South Wales Blues
Western Warriors
SCG
Pura
Draw
24,25,26,27 November
Victorian Bushrangers
Queensland Bulls
MCG
Pura
Bushrangers by 90 runs
29 November
Victorian Bushrangers
Queensland Bulls
MCG
FRC
Bushrangers by 8 runs
December
1,2,3,4,5 December
Australia
England
Adelaide Oval
2nd Test
Aus by 6 wickets
2 December
Queensland Fire
New South Wales Breakers
Allan Border Field
NCL
Fire by 36 runs
3 December
Tasmanian Tigers
Southern Redbacks
NTCA Ground
FRC
Tigers by 8 wickets
3 December
Victorian Bushrangers
Western Warriors
MCG
FRC
Bushrangers by 4 wickets
3 December
Queensland Fire
New South Wales Breakers
Allan Border Field
NCL
Fire by 6 wickets
6,7,8,9 December
Tasmanian Tigers
Southern Redbacks
Bellerive Oval
Pura
Draw
6 December
New South Wales Blues
Queensland Bulls
SCG
FRC
Bulls by 24 runs
8 December
Queensland Bulls
Victorian Bushrangers
Gabba
FRC
Bushrangers by 32 runs
9,10 December
Western Warriors
England XI
WACA
Tour
Draw
10 December
New South Wales Blues
Victorian Bushrangers
Manuka Oval
FRC
Bushrangers by 8 wickets
13 December
Southern Redbacks
Queensland Bulls
Adelaide Oval
FRC
Redbacks by 3 wickets
14,15,16,17,18 December
Australia
England
WACA
3rd Test
Aus by 206 runs
15,16,17,18 December
Southern Redbacks
Queensland Bulls
Adelaide Oval
Pura
Bulls by 280 runs
15,16,17,18 December
Victorian Bushrangers
New South Wales Blues
MCG
Pura
Bushrangers by an inns and 63 runs
16 December
New South Wales Breakers
Western Fury
Hurstville Oval
NCL
Breakers by 6 wickets
16 December
Queensland Fire
Southern Scorpions
Allan Border Field
NCL
Scorpions by 1 run (D/L )
17 December
Tasmanian Tigers
Western Warriors
Bellerive Oval
FRC
Warriors by 9 runs
17 December
New South Wales Breakers
Western Fury
Hurstville Oval
NCL
Breakers by 2 wickets
17 December
Queensland Fire
Southern Scorpions
Allan Border Field
NCL
Scorpions by 7 wickets
19,20,21,22 December
Tasmanian Tigers
Western Warriors
Bellerive Oval
Pura
Warriors by 3 wickets
20 December
Victorian Bushrangers
New South Wales Blues
MCG
FRC
Bushrangers by 9 wickets
23 December
Southern Redbacks
Victorian Bushrangers
Adelaide Oval
FRC
Bushrangers by 29 runs
26,27,28,29,30 December
Australia
England
MCG
4th Test
Aus by an inns and 99 runs
January
1 January
Queensland Bulls
Tasmanian Tigers
Gabba
T20
Bulls by 38 runs
1 January
Southern Redbacks
Victorian Bushrangers
Adelaide Oval
T20
Bushrangers by 34 runs
1 January
Western Warriors
New South Wales Blues
WACA
T20
Warriors by 26 runs
2,3,4,5,6 January
Australia
England
SCG
5th Test
Aus by 10 wickets
4 January
Western Warriors
Southern Redbacks
WACA
T20
Warriors by 55 runs
5 January
Queensland Bulls
New South Wales Blues
Gabba
T20
Bulls by 9 runs
5 January
Tasmanian Tigers
Victorian Bushrangers
Bellerive Oval
T20
Match abandoned
6 January
Western Fury
Victoria Spirit
Aquinas College Memorial Oval
NCL
Spirit by 5 wickets
7 January
New South Wales Blues
Southern Redbacks
No. 1 Sports Ground
T20
Redbacks by 8 runs
7 January
Tasmanian Tigers
Western Warriors
Bellerive Oval
T20
Tigers by 85 runs
7 January
Victorian Bushrangers
Queensland Bulls
MCG
T20
Bushrangers by 88 runs
7 January
Western Fury
Victoria Spirit
Aquinas College Memorial Oval
NCL
Spirit by 5 wickets
9 January
Australia
England
SCG
T20 Int'l
Aus by 77 runs
10 January
New South Wales Blues
Tasmanian Tigers
Telstra Stadium
T20
Tigers by 37 runs
10 January
Southern Redbacks
Queensland Bulls
Adelaide Oval
T20
Redbacks by 19 runs
10 January
Victorian Bushrangers
Western Warriors
MCG
T20
Bushrangers by 5 wickets
12 January
Australia
England
MCG
ODI 1
Aus by 8 wickets
13 January
Victorian Bushrangers
Tasmanian Tigers
MCG
T20 Final
Bushrangers by 10 runs
13 January
Southern Scorpions
New South Wales Breakers
University Oval
NCL
Breakers by 50 runs
13 January
Victoria Spirit
Queensland Fire
Central Reserve
NCL
Spirit by 57 runs
14 January
Australia
New Zealand
Bellerive Oval
ODI 2
Aus by 105 runs
14 January
Southern Scorpions
New South Wales Breakers
University Oval
NCL
Breakers by 8 wickets
14 January
Victoria Spirit
Queensland Fire
Central Reserve
NCL
Spirit by 80 runs
16,17,18,19 January
New South Wales Blues
Victorian Bushrangers
SCG
Pura
Bushrangers by 3 wickets
16 January
England
New Zealand
Bellerive Oval
ODI 3
Eng by 3 wickets
17 January
Western Warriors
Southern Redbacks
WACA
FRC
Warriors by 1 wicket
19,20,21,22 January
Tasmanian Tigers
Queensland Bulls
Bellerive Oval
Pura
Tigers by 8 wickets
19,20,21,22 January
Western Warriors
Southern Redbacks
WACA
Pura
Warriors by an inns and 55 runs
19 January
Australia
England
Gabba
ODI 4
Aus by 4 wickets
21 January
Australia
New Zealand
SCG
ODI 5
Aus by 2 wickets
23 January
England
New Zealand
Adelaide Oval
ODI 6
NZ by 90 runs
24 January
New South Wales Blues
Tasmanian Tigers
Telstra Stadium
FRC
Tigers by 3 wickets
25 January
Queensland Bulls
Western Warriors
Gabba
FRC
Bulls by 2 runs (D/L )
26,27,28,29 January
Victorian Bushrangers
Southern Redbacks
MCG
Pura
Bushrangers by 3 wickets
26 January
Australia
England
Adelaide Oval
ODI 7
Aus by 9 wickets
26 January
Victoria Spirit
New South Wales Breakers
Central Reserve
NCL Final 1
Breakers by 1 wicket
27 January
Victoria Spirit
New South Wales Breakers
Central Reserve
NCL Final 2
Spirit by 8 wickets
28 January
Victoria Spirit
New South Wales Breakers
Central Reserve
NCL Final 3
Breakers by 3 wickets
27,28,29,30 January
New South Wales Blues
Tasmanian Tigers
SCG
Pura
Blues by an inns and 165 runs
28,29,30,31 January
Queensland Bulls
Western Warriors
Gabba
Pura
Warriors by an inns and 45 runs
28 January
Australia
New Zealand
WACA
ODI 8
Aus by 8 runs
30 January
England
New Zealand
WACA
ODI 9
NZ by 58 runs
31 January
Victorian Bushrangers
Southern Redbacks
MCG
FRC
Bushrangers by 7 wickets
February
2 February
Australia
England
SCG
ODI 10
Eng by 92 runs
3 February
Southern Redbacks
Western Warriors
Adelaide Oval
FRC
Redbacks by 3 wickets
4 February
Australia
New Zealand
MCG
ODI 11
Aus by 5 wickets
6 February
England
New Zealand
Gabba
ODI 12
Eng by 14 runs
7 February
Western Warriors
New South Wales Blues
WACA
FRC
Warriors by 8 wickets
9,10,11,12 February
Queensland Bulls
Southern Redbacks
Gabba
Pura
Draw
9,10,11,12 February
Western Warriors
New South Wales Blues
WACA
Pura
Blues by 188 runs
9 February
Australia
England
MCG
ODI Final 1
Eng by 4 wickets
11 February
Australia
England
SCG
ODI Final 2
Eng by 34 runs (D/L )
12,13,14,15 February
Tasmanian Tigers
Victorian Bushrangers
Bellerive Oval
Pura
Tigers by 3 wickets
13 February
Australia
England
Adelaide Oval
ODI Final 3
Match cancelled
14 February
Queensland Bulls
Southern Redbacks
Gabba
FRC
Redbacks by 7 wickets
16 February
New Zealand
Australia
Westpac Stadium (NZ)
1st ODI
NZ by 10 wickets
17 February
Tasmanian Tigers
Victorian Bushrangers
Bellerive Oval
FRC
Bushrangers by 143 runs
18 February
New Zealand
Australia
Eden Park (NZ)
2nd ODI
NZ by 5 wickets
20 February
New Zealand
Australia
Seddon Park (NZ)
3rd ODI
NZ by 1 wicket
21 February
Southern Redbacks
Tasmanian Tigers
Adelaide Oval
FRC
Redbacks by 3 wickets
25 February
Victorian Bushrangers
Queensland Bulls
MCG
KRC Final
Bulls by 21 runs
March
1,2,3,4 March
New South Wales Blues
Queensland Bulls
SCG
Pura
Draw
1,2,3,4 March
Southern Redbacks
Tasmanian Tigers
Adelaide Oval
Pura
Tigers by 8 wickets
1,2,3,4 March
Victorian Bushrangers
Western Warriors
MCG
Pura
Draw
8,9,10,11 March
Queensland Bulls
Victorian Bushrangers
Gabba
Pura
Bulls by 101 runs
8,9,10,11 March
Southern Redbacks
Western Warriors
Adelaide Oval
Pura
Redbacks by 61 runs
8,9,10,11 March
Tasmanian Tigers
New South Wales Blues
Bellerive Oval
Pura
Tigers by 7 wickets
14 March
Australia
Scotland
Warner Park Stadium (St Kitts )
WC A 1
Aus by 203 runs
18 March
Australia
Netherlands
Warner Park Stadium (St Kitts)
WC A 2
Aus by 229 runs
19,20,21,22,23,24 March
Tasmanian Tigers
New South Wales Blues
Bellerive Oval
Pura Final
Tigers by 421 runs
24 March
Australia
South Africa
Warner Park Stadium (St Kitts)
WC A 3
Aus by 83 runs
27,28 March
Australia
West Indies
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (Antigua )
WC S8 1
Aus by 103 runs
31 March
Australia
Bangladesh
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (Antigua)
WC S8 2
Aus by 10 wickets
8 April
Australia
England
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (Antigua)
WC S8 3
Aus by 7 wickets
13 April
Australia
Ireland
Kensington Oval (Barbados )
WC S8 4
Aus by 9 wickets
16 April
Australia
Sri Lanka
Queen's Park (Grenada)
WC S8 5
Aus by 7 wickets
20 April
Australia
New Zealand
Queen's Park (Grenada)
WC S8 6
Aus by 215 runs
25 April
Australia
South Africa
Beausejour Stadium (St Lucia )
WC SF
Aus by 7 wickets
28 April
Australia
Sri Lanka
Kensington Oval (Barbados )
WC Final
Aus by 53 runs (D/L )
VICTORIA [ 5]
Cricket Australia Contracts
State Contracts
Rookie Contracts
NEW SOUTH WALES [ 6]
Cricket Australia Contracts
State Contracts
Rookie Contracts
QUEENSLAND [ 7]
Cricket Australia Contracts
State Contracts
Rookie Contracts
SOUTH AUSTRALIA [ 8]
Cricket Australia Contracts
State Contracts
Rookie Contracts
WESTERN AUSTRALIA [ 9]
Cricket Australia Contracts
State Contracts
Rookie Contracts
TASMANIA [ 10] [ 11]
Cricket Australia Contract
State Contracts
Rookie Contracts
Additional training squad members
^ Pura Cup fixtures , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ One-day Domestic Cup fixtures , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ Australian Twenty20 Competition, 2006/07 , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ Abbreviations used:
CT = Champions Trophy
FRC = Ford Ranger Cup
NCL = Women's National Cricket League
Pura = Pura Cup
OD = One-day match
ODI = One-Day International
T20 = Twenty20 Big Bash
Tour = Tour match
WC = World Cup
^ Victoria make major squad changes , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ NSW name spin-friendly contract squad , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ Kruger wins on Queensland contract list , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ Redbacks rely on local products , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ Brad Williams dropped from Western Australia squad , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ Hilfenhaus enjoys eventful ride , Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006
^ Tasmanian Cricket Association Archived 20 August 2006 at archive.today . Retrieved 28 September 2006
Playfair Cricket Annual 2007
Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2007