2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 6th match: South Africa v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka were unable to catch South Africa, finishing only a few runs behind. Sri Lanka needed 68 off 60 balls, but South Africa bowled a very good length near the end. The South Africans did very well in the last ten overs.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 8th match: Australia v Sri Lanka, 29 January
Adam Gilchrist struck a century in his home stadium as Australia overtook the target with nine overs to spare.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 9th match: Sri Lanka v South Africa
Graeme Smith was Man of the Match due to his all-round efforts, dismissing Jehan Mubarak, Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene to take the first three wickets for South Africa and help them bowl out Sri Lanka for 221. He then hit 41 in a 70-minute partnership with Boeta Dippenaar, worth 84.


2005–06 VB Series, Group stage matches, 10th Match: Australia v South Africa
Andrew Symonds and Mike Hussey shared a sixth-wicket stand worth 109 in the last thirteen overs, which gave Hussey Man of the Match honours. Defending a total of 281, Brett Lee took four wickets including Graeme Smith in the first over, and South Africa were limited to 201 as Australia grabbed a win and the bonus point.


2005–06 VB Series, Finals, 1st final: Australia v Sri Lanka
The Australians panicked conceding 5 run outs (4 to Dilshan) and a late rally from Michael Clarke couldn't save them. The Sri Lankan fielding was described as being "" and "".


2005–06 VB Series, Finals, 2nd final: Australia v Sri Lanka
Australia had a bad start losing with Vaas taking 3 early wickets to reduce Australia to 3 for 10. Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds, after a period of consolidation, combined to provide Australia with its highest One Day International total among 7 other records set that day. Sri Lanka were then bowled all out for 201 in 36 overs as the asking rate was simply too high. Notable during this game was a very fast outfield (called a "lightning-fast SCG outfield" ), with both teams hitting balls which easily went for four.


2005–06 VB Series, Finals, 3rd final: Sri Lanka v Australia
Opening batsmen Gilchrist and Katich gave Australia a huge start in the second innings. Gilchrist was bowled out and replaced by Ricky Ponting. Simon Katich scored his first century in a one-day match in this game. Gilchrist scored his hundred off 67 balls, the fastest ever century in the history of the series.


2005–06 VB Series, Gallery
Australia are in trouble at 3/10 when Ricky Ponting decides to smash a couple of sixes. He went on to make 124 – his highest score in an ODI at the SCG. 2nd Final of the VB Series – Australia v Sri Lanka.


2005–06 VB Series, Gallery
Muttiah Muralitharan bowls to Adam Gilchrist in a one-day international at Brisbane. Gilchrist went on to hit a century off 67 balls. Muralitharan finally bowled him for 122.


2005–06 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2005–06 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association.


2005–06 Valencia CF season
During the 2005–06 Spanish football season, Valencia CF competed in La Liga.


2005–06 Valencia CF season, Season summary
Valencia opened a new chapter in its history with the appointment of Spanish high-rated coach Quique Sánchez Flores, who had been successful managing Getafe. The most significant player during the season was new striker David Villa, signed from Real Zaragoza in the summer, who netted 25 goals over the full season but losing the topscoring battle of La Liga to Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o with 26 strikes, which was a near low-record. Valencia ended a league season finished 3rd place, just a single point behind Real Madrid and secured UEFA Champions League third qualifying round in the following season. To make matters worse, Valencia had endured a worst UEFA Intertoto Cup run, being beaten 1–0 later eliminated in the final UEFA Intertoto Cup by German club Hamburg and thus failed to qualify for UEFA Cup. This was only their earliest exit from European competitions for the first time.


2005–06 Valencia CF season, Season summary
Most notable new players also include Dutch veteran Patrick Kluivert, Spanish young defence starlet Raúl Albiol, Brazilian Edu and Juan Mora.


2005–06 Valencia CF season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Valencia CF season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 36th NHL season.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season
In the first season after the lockout, the Canucks were expected to fare as well, if not better, than the previous season, where they captured the Northwest Division title. However, as the season went along, several key players were hampered by injuries and the team failed to meet expectations, ultimately missing the playoffs. As a result, coach Marc Crawford was fired, and the team underwent numerous changes over the summer.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Skaters
*Denotes player traded by Vancouver midway through the season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm teams, Manitoba Moose
AHL affiliate that is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and their home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since 2000.


2005–06 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm teams, Columbia Inferno
ECHL affiliate that is based in Columbia, South Carolina and their home arena is the Carolina Coliseum. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since 2001.


2005–06 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 2005–06 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Caracas.


2005–06 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season
The 2005–06 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season (Spanish: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional or LVBP) was won by the team Leones del Caracas.


2005–06 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season
The 2005-06 Vermont Catamounts season was their first in Hockey East. Led by head coach Dennis Miller, the Catamounts had 3 victories, compared to 29 defeats and 2 ties. Their conference record was 1 victory, 19 defeats and 1 tie. On October 29 and 30, the Catamounts competed in the Nichols Tournament, held in Buffalo, New York.


2005–06 VfL Bochum season
The 2005–06 VfL Bochum season was the 68th season in club history.


2005–06 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg's Volkswagen-funded attack on the established Bundesliga top teams nearly ended in tears, with the side only staying up due to a draw in a directly decisive fixture at home to Kaiserslautern. Cédric Makiadi and Diego Klimowicz turned a 0-1 deficit around within just minutes during the second half, before an equaliser from Marcel Ziemer five minutes from time made for a nervy conclusion. But with no further goals scored, Wolfsburg just stayed up following a nightmare season.


2005–06 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Vicenza Calcio season
The 2005–06 season was the 104th season in the existence of Vicenza Calcio and the club's fifth consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Vicenza participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Season summary
The 2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 2nd season in the ECHL. After a disappointing inaugural season that posted 15 wins, the Salmon Kings looked to improve in the 2005-06 season. Although the Salmon Kings improved its win total to 26 it was still not enough to clinch their first playoff berth. Their inability to show any signs of improvement midway through the season caused the organization to fire general manager and head coach, Bryan Maxwell who was then replaced by new general manager, Dan Belisle and new head coach, Troy Ward.


2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Season summary
The few bright spots for the Salmon Kings was Adam Taylor and defensemen, Steve Lingren who were both named starters on the National Conference ECHL All-Star team. Taylor led the team with 57 points, while Lingren scored a team leading 15 power play goals and tied for the team lead with 22 goals, alongside Lanny Gare.


2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2005–06 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Victoria. Stats reflect time with the Salmon Kings only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Salmon Kings only.


2005–06 Vijay Hazare Trophy
The 2005–06 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the fourth season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested between 27 domestic cricket teams of India, starting in February and finishing in April 2006. In the final, Railways beat Uttar Pradesh by 20 runs to win their maiden title.


2005–06 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. This team is typically credited with re-establishing Villanova as a national powerhouse after nearly two decades of underwhelming performances.


2005–06 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Villanova, led by head coach Jay Wright, spent most of the season competing with Duke and Big East rival Connecticut for possession of the top spot in the college basketball rankings. Utilizing a starting lineup that consisted of four guards (seniors Randy Foye and Allan Ray, junior Mike Nardi, and sophomore Kyle Lowry) and a center (junior Will Sheridan), Villanova played a fast-paced style of basketball that became a common topic of intrigue among analysts. Villanova entered the NCAA tournament as a number one seed and made an Elite Eight appearance before losing to eventual champion Florida.


2005–06 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Three players from the 2005-06 Villanova Wildcat team currently play in the NBA: Randy Foye, Kyle Lowry, and Dante Cunningham.


2005–06 Villarreal CF season
During the 2005–06 Spanish football season, Villarreal CF competed in La Liga.


2005–06 Villarreal CF season, Season summary
Villarreal reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, being knocked out by eventual runners-up Arsenal 1-0 on aggregate, with Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann saving a last-minute Juan Román Riquelme penalty, in the second leg, that would have taken the tie to extra time in front of Villarreal's home support.


2005–06 Villarreal CF season, Season summary
Despite Villarreal's excellent form in Europe, the continental success was not translated to the domestic stage. Villarreal finished seventh, consigning them to Intertoto Cup football.


2005–06 Villarreal CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Villarreal CF season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005–06 Villarreal CF season, Competitions, Champions League, Quarter-finals
Internazionale 2–2 Villarreal on aggregate. Villarreal won on away goals.


2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
This was the final season Virginia played at University Hall, as the John Paul Jones Arena opened for the 2006–07 season.


2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Last season
The Cavaliers had a record of 14–15, with a conference record of 4–12. At the end of the season, head coach Pete Gillen stepped down from the position. On April 16, DePaul head coach Dave Leitao was announced to take over at Virginia.


2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Seth Greenberg and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in ACC play to finish a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Virginia 56–60.


2005–06 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, Last season
The Hokies finished the 2004–05 season 16–14, 8–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated 54–73 by Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Temple in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Memphis.


2005–06 Vyshcha Liha
The 2005–06 Vyshcha Liha season was the fifteenth since its establishment.


2005–06 Vyshcha Liha, Summary
The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with an equal number of points, it was decided to conduct a decisive game between them, which was named as the Golden Match. The game took place soon upon the conclusion of the regular season on May 14. The winner of the championship final became Shakhtar Donetsk that managed to defeat Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 and for the first time winning its second consecutive title and third over all. The top scorers competition was also tied between two foreigners Brandão from Brazil and Emmanuel Okoduwa from Nigeria. Both players won their individual award scoring 15 goals.


2005–06 Vyshcha Liha, Summary
Both Shakhtar and Dynamo lost only once Shakhtar at home to Dynamo, while Dynamo lost its only game at home to Dnipro. Both Shakhtar and Dynamo also finished 30 points away from the closest trailing team in the standings. A good season had FC Illichivets Mariupol tying for the fourth together with FC Metalist Kharkiv and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Also could be left unnoticed the big return of the Odessa sailors that finally earn their next set of medals for the first time since returning to premiers. Out of the newly promoted teams a good performance showed FC Stal Alchevsk that were just a point shy to stay among the top 10.


2005–06 Vyshcha Liha, Summary
Both clubs from the Western Ukraine, FC Volyn Lutsk and FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, were forced into relegation due to their poor performance.


2005–06 Vyshcha Liha, Teams, Promoted
Notes: FC Arsenal Kharkiv was reinstated in the Ukrainian Second League.


2005–06 Vyshcha Liha Reserves
The 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 season are competitions between the reserves of Ukrainian Premier League Clubs and the Under 19s.


2005–06 Vyshcha Liha Reserves
The events in the senior leagues during the 2004–05 season saw Borysfen Boryspil Reserves and Obolon Kyiv Reserves be relegated with Stal Alchevsk Reserves and Kharkiv Reserves entering the competition.


2005–06 Vysshaya Liga season
The 2005–06 Vysshaya Liga season was the 14th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 28 teams participated in the league. Traktor Chelyabinsk, Krylya Sovetov Moscow, and Amur Khabarovsk were promoted to the Russian Superleague.


2005–06 WHL season
The 2005–06 WHL season was the 40th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72-game schedule. The Vancouver Giants won the President's Cup.


2005–06 WHL season, League notes
The WHL  that it would adopt many of the new rules put in place by the NHL this season to increase scoring. They are:


2005–06 WHL season, League notes
It is worth noting that the WHL did not move the goal and blue lines to increase the size of the offensive zones like the NHL, as the league felt that the teams did not have enough time to modify their arenas. Thus, only the Calgary Hitmen, who share an arena with the Calgary Flames play using the new alignment. The new standard will be employed by the remaining teams beginning in 2006–07.


2005–06 WHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


2005–06 WHL season, Regular season, Goaltending leaders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2005–06 WHL season, ADT Canada-Russia Challenge
On November 30, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 9–2 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 5,572.


2005–06 WHL season, ADT Canada-Russia Challenge
On December 1, Team WHL defeated the Russian Selects 3–1 in Regina, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 4,662.


2005–06 WHL season, ADT Canada-Russia Challenge
The WHL has an all-time record of 6–0 against the Russian Selects since the tournament began in 2003–04.


2005–06 WHL season, 2006 Bantam draft
The 2006 WHL Bantam Draft took place in Calgary, Alberta on Thursday May 4. It was the 17th annual draft to take place.


2005–06 WNBL season
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2005–06 WNBL season
The 2005–06 WNBL season was the 26th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.


2005–06 WNBL season
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00 PM at every standard time in Australia.


2005–06 WNBL season
Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.


2005–06 WWHL season
The 2005–06 WWHL season  was the second season of the Western Women's Hockey League. The Calgary Oval X-Treme enjoyed an undefeated season and claimed the WWHL Champions cup.


2005–06 WWHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season
The 2005–06 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2005–06 Washington Capitals season
Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Alexander Ovechkin played his first game with the Washington Capitals on October 5, 2005, scoring two goals in a 3–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. In a shootout against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal in a 5–4 win. The Capitals finished the 2005–06 season in fifth and last place of the Southeast Division with a 29–41–12 campaign, having 12 more points than the 2003–04 season, good for 27th out of the 30 NHL teams.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season
Yet the team played close in every game, playing in 42 one-goal games, although losing two-thirds of those games. A notable first was that Washington area native Jeff Halpern was named captain of the hometown Capitals. At the 2006 trade deadline, March 8, Witt was traded to the Nashville Predators. Several Capitals achieved career highs in several offensive categories, including Matt Pettinger and Dainius Zubrus, who both achieved career highs in all offensive categories. Jeff Halpern set a new career high in assists for the second consecutive season.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Off-season, NHL Draft
Washington's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Regular season
Many longtime Capitals had career years, with Dainius Zubrus netting 57 points, Halpern having a career-best 33 assists, Matt Pettinger putting in a career-best 20-goal, 38-point effort and seven others on the relatively young team topping 20 points for the first time. Two notable landmarks were also hit by Capitals, as the team's longest tenured Capital, Olaf Kolzig, won his 250th game in goal and Andrew Cassels became the 204th player to play 1,000 games, although he did not finish out his season with the team.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Regular season
The Capitals were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 550 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most power-play goals, with 116, and the most short-handed goals, with 18.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Alexander Ovechkin
Ovechkin's rookie season exceeded the hype, as he led all 2005-06 NHL rookies in goals, points, power-play goals and shots. He finished third overall in the NHL in scoring and tied for third in goals; and his 425 shots not only led the league, but also set an NHL rookie record and was the fourth-highest total in NHL history. Ovechkin's rookie point total was the second-best in Washington Capitals history, and his goal total was tied for third in franchise history. He had 21 power play goals and a plus-minus rating of plus 2. Ovechkin won the Calder Memorial Trophy, beating out Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby and Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2005–06 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The Capitals missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.


2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In head coach Lorenzo Romar's 4th season at the University of Washington, the Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–5 in Pac-10 play and finished second in the Pac–10 regular season's final standings behind UCLA.


2005–06 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
They earned a 5 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated 12th seeded Utah State in the 1st round, 4th seeded Illinois in the second round and eventually falling 98–92 in overtime to the region's 1 seed, UConn, in the Sweet 16. This was the 3rd straight season that the Huskies had appeared in the NCAA Tournament and 2nd straight year that they made it to the Sweet 16.


2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Bennett, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 4–14 in conference play, last in the standings.


2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Seeded tenth in the conference tournament, the Cougars met seventh seed Oregon in the opening round. The Ducks had swept the regular season series and won the tournament game by eleven points.


2005–06 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Bennett stepped down as head coach after the season and was succeeded by son Tony.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season
The 2005–06 Washington Wizards season was the team's 45th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 45-37 output from the previous season. They came up three games short of matching it, finishing 42-40, but qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season. In January 2006, the MCI Center's name was changed to Verizon Center, which lasted until 2017.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Draft picks
wizards first time drafting two russian basketball players ever in history


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS1	Gilbert Arenas	24	80	80	3384	746	1668	.447	199	540	.369	655	799	.820	59	221	280	484	161	25	297	286	2346


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
2	Antawn Jamison	29	82	80	3288	660	1494	.442	147	373	.394	217	297	.731	167	598	765	158	90	12	137	189	1684


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
3	Caron Butler	25	75	54	2708	494	1086	.455	41	120	.342	289	332	.870	114	352	466	186	127	18	175	238	1318


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
4	Antonio Daniels	30	80	17	2283	230	550	.418	23	101	.228	284	336	.845	19	153	172	284	52	8	89	96	767


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
5	Brendan Haywood	26	79	70	1879	222	432	.514	0	0		131	224	.585	200	267	467	46	30	104	97	232	575


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
6	Jared Jeffries	24	77	77	1951	187	415	.451	16	50	.320	 99	168	.589	164	215	379	148	58	50	99	223	489


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
7	Etan Thomas	27	71	9	1121	131	246	.533	0	0		75	125	.600	99	180	279	14	20	68	51	148	337


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
8	Jarvis Hayes	24	21	13	516	77	183	.421	17	47	.362	25	30	.833	19	57	76	27	16	1	22	38	196


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
9	Chucky Atkins	31	28	2	552	66	174	.379	33	92	.359	22	31	.710	12	33	45	69	14	0	30	58	187


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
10	Donell Taylor	23	51	1	465	53	136	.390	4	17	.235	30	43	.698	16	37	53	45	30	4	34	47	140


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
11	Michael Ruffin	29	76	4	1010	34	77	.442	0	2	.000	37	74	.500	122	149	271	27	33	31	38	179	105


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
12	Andray Blatche	19	29	0	175	26	67	.388	3	13	.231	10	12	.833	12	26	38	10	5	7	12	36	65


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
13	Calvin Booth	29	33	2	250	20	47	.426	1	2	.500	5	9	.556	19	33	52	12	9	9	8	44	46


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
14	Awvee Storey	28	25	1	116	16	41	.390	3	7	.429	8	14	.571	8	14	22	4	3	1	5	22	43


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Season
15	Billy Thomas	30	17	0	131	13	40	.325	10	30	.333	2	2	1.000	5	9	14	9	10	1	6	19	38


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS1	Gilbert Arenas	24	6	6	284	65	140	.464	20	46	.435	54	70	.771	7	26	33	32	13	4	20	21	204


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
2	Antawn Jamison	29	6	6	253	42	99	.424	10	32	.313	21	27	.778	9	34	43	18	6	2	11	23	115


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
3	Caron Butler	25	6	6	262	42	101	.416	3	14	.214	24	29	.828	16	47	63	16	12	4	14	31	111


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
4	Antonio Daniels	30	6	0	216	28	52	.538	3	11	.273	20	22	.909	2	15	17	20	3	1	10	4	79


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
5	Jared Jeffries	24	6	6	215	17	43	.395	1	7	.143	13	17	.765	20	17	37	9	1	7	11	19	48


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
6	Brendan Haywood	26	6	6	155	15	22	.682	0	0		13	25	.520	7	12	19	5	2	11	7	22	43


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
7	Etan Thomas	27	3	0	18	2	5	.400	0	0		2	4	.500	2	4	6	0	2	2	0	3	6


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
8	Billy Thomas	30	3	0	14	0	7	.000	0	4	.000	2	4	.500	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	2


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
9	Michael Ruffin	29	6	0	70	1	2	.500	0	0		0	2	.000	6	10	16	4	1	2	2	10	2


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics, Playoffs
10	Donell Taylor	23	1	0	3	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	0	0		0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
Transactions listed are from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
August 2, 2005- Traded Kwame Brown and Laron Profit to the Los Angeles Lakers for Chucky Atkins and Caron Butler. Signed Antonio Daniels as a free agent.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
September 7, 2005- Signed Calvin Booth as a free agent.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
October 3, 2005- Signed Awvee Storey as a free agent. Signed Billy Thomas as a free agent.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
November 10, 2005- Signed Donell Taylor as a free agent.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
February 24, 2006- Signed Billy Thomas to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.


2005–06 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
June 28, 2006- Drafted Oleksiy Pecherov in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft. Drafted Vladimir Veremeenko in the 2nd round (48th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.


2005–06 Watford F.C. season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League Championship.


2005–06 Watford F.C. season, Season summary
Against the odds, Watford managed to gain promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs, defeating Leeds United 3–0 in the play-off final to return to the top flight after an absence of six years. Crucial to Watford's promotion was striker Marlon King, who was the Championship's top scorer. Striker Darius Henderson and young winger Ashley Young also chipped in with 15 and 14 league goals respectively; between them, the three scored 51 of the club's 77 goals scored in the league.


2005–06 Watford F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2005–06 Watford F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2005–06 Welsh Alliance League
The 2005–06 Welsh Alliance League is the 22nd season of the Welsh Alliance League, which is in the third level of the Welsh football pyramid.


2005–06 Welsh Alliance League
The league consists of sixteen teams and concluded with Prestatyn Town as champions and promoted to the Cymru Alliance. Cemaes Bay were relegated to the Gwynedd League and Penmaenmawr Phoenix were relegated to the Clwyd League.


2005–06 Welsh Alliance League, Teams
Bodedern Athletic were champions in the previous season. They were replaced by Cemaes Bay who were relegated from the Cymru Alliance and Nefyn United who were promoted from the Gwynedd League.


2005–06 Welsh League Cup
The 2005–06 Welsh League Cup season was won by Total Network Solutions, beating Port Talbot Town in the final. It was the second victory for Total Network Solutions in the competition, and the first appearance by Port Talbot Town in the final. The final took place at Park Avenue, in Aberystwyth, Wales. The match was refereed by Ray Ellingham.


2005–06 Welsh Premier League
The 2005–06 Welsh Premier League was the 14th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment as the League of Wales in 1992. It began on 27 August 2005 and ended on 22 April 2006. The league was won for the second consecutive season by Total Network Solutions, their third title overall.


2005–06 Wessex Football League
The 2005–06 Wessex Football League was the 20th season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the second time in their history were Winchester City, who were promoted to the Southern League along with runners-up Thatcham Town and third-placed Andover. The extra promotions were because of the pyramid reorganisations that took place in 2006.


2005–06 Wessex Football League
There was a full programme of promotion and relegation between the three Wessex League divisions. Promotion from the lower divisions was largely based on ground grading, rather than league finishing positions. This was protested by Division Two champions Locks Heath and Division Three champions Paulsgrove, but the league stuck with their decision to promote lower-placed clubs with better facilities.


2005–06 Wessex Football League
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Sydenhams Wessex League.


2005–06 Wessex Football League, League tables, Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Lymington & New Milton were promoted to the Isthmian League, Downton were relegated and two new clubs joined:


2005–06 Wessex Football League, League tables, Division Two
Division Two also consisted of 22 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Lymington Town and Poole Town were promoted to Division One, A.F.C. Aldermaston were relegated to Division Three, and three new clubs joined:


2005–06 Wessex Football League, League tables, Division Three
Division Three consisted of 17 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after DC, Ludgershall Sports, RS Basingstoke and Yateley Green left the league, and Hayling United and Farnborough North End were promoted to Division Two. One new club joined:


2005–06 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
During the 2005–06 season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the FA Premier League.


2005–06 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Season summary
Despite attaining FA Premier League survival on the final day of the previous season, this time West Brom were unable to repeat their "great escape" and were relegated to the Championship. West Brom had spent much of the season just ahead of the relegation zone, but Portsmouth's late run of good form – in addition to West Brom failing to win any of their final 13 fixtures – dragged the Midlanders into the relegation places.


2005–06 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Kit
West Brom retained their kit manufacturing agreement with Diadora, who introduced a new kit for the season. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.


2005–06 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2005–06 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2005–06 West Ham United F.C. season
During the 2005–06 season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League, following promotion from the Football League Championship the previous season.


2005–06 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham had barely scraped into the top six of the Championship the previous season before gaining promotion via the play-offs, so few gave the Hammers much hope of Premiership survival. However, West Ham surprised their naysayers to stand fourth at the end of October after 11 points from their opening six games. A run of mediocre form saw West Ham fall to tenth, before a run of five straight wins between January and February, including a 3–2 win at Arsenal, which saw the Hammers become the last side to beat Arsenal at Highbury, saw them rise to sixth.


2005–06 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
Alan Pardew won the Manager of the Month award for February. Several more good results, including a 2–1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the season that denied the North London side Champions League qualification, saw West Ham finish in ninth, above Everton, Middlesbrough and Manchester City.


2005–06 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham's best form came in the FA Cup, where they overcame Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough to reach the FA Cup final – their first since 1980 – against a Liverpool side that were the reigning European champions and finished third in the Premiership. In spite of the odds, West Ham took a 2–0 lead within the first half-hour and also led 3–2 before a Steven Gerrard equalised at the end of normal time. Extra time proved goalless and a penalty shoot-out was required. Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, who had made several errors in the match, saved from Bobby Zamora, Paul Konchesky and Anton Ferdinand to give Liverpool a 3–1 win. However, as Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, West Ham qualified for the UEFA Cup.


2005–06 West Ham United F.C. season, First-team squad
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2005–06 West Ham United F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2005–06 West Indian cricket season
The 2005–06 West Indian cricket season includes all domestic cricket matches played by senior teams with first-class status in the West Indies between October 2005 and March 2006, and also the international feats of the West Indies team, who is not scheduled to play any home games during this period but are to play home matches during April, May and June 2006.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season
The season began on 2005-10-03 with the first matches of the one-day KFC Cup and is scheduled to last until 2006-03-19 when England A depart after their tour which will include one-day and first-class matches against the West Indies A team. The West Indies will not play any home Tests during their home season, but they have toured Australia (losing the 3-Test series 0–3), and toured New Zealand in February and March, immediately after the conclusion of the 2005-06 Carib Beer Cup, the first-class competition.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season
In domestic cricket, Guyana won the KFC Cup on home soil after going unbeaten through the group stage, though the final result was determined on the Duckworth-Lewis method. The Carib Beer Series began on 25 November with a replay of the KFC Cup final between Guyana and Barbados. The first four matches all ended in draws, and rain caused one round to be delayed until February – which also delayed the Carib Beer Challenge part of the competition until April.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season
Trinidad and Tobago were the first teams to record a win, beating Jamaica in January, but successive wins from Barbados put them twelve points ahead of second-placed Trinidad and Tobago with the game against T&T left. However, Trinidad and Tobago won by 264 runs, drawing level with Barbados in the table but winning on the head-to-head result.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Domestic competition tables
For an explanation of the points system, please see the Carib Beer Cup#Current structure.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Domestic competition tables
For an explanation of the points system, please see KFC Cup#Current structure.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday One, 3 October
Before the tournament began in Barbados, the Guyana Chronicle claimed that "no team...[had] distinguished itself as an odds-on favourite in the competition." The tournament did not have a brand name sponsor until 5 October, when KFC agreed to a deal worth 3,000,000 US dollars, and the opening round was played with the tournament still named the President's Trophy.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday One, 3 October
Guyana recorded an opening win over Barbados, gaining a three-run win on the Duckworth-Lewis method, after West Indies Test batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan hit 106 not out before bad light stopped play with Guyana two ahead of their target score of 204, with their opponents Barbados making 244.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday One, 3 October
The Windward Islands defeated reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago, in a victory described as "remarkable" by the Guyana Chronicle, with captain Rawl Lewis scoring 30 and taking three for 32 to become Man of the Match as Trinidad and Tobago fell from 56 for 0 to 176 all out chasing a total of 190. The Leeward Islands went top, however, after bowling Jamaica out for 145 before Runako Morton put on 133 with Junie Mitchum in a nine-wicket win that gave the Leewards a bonus point.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Two, 4 October
The following day, Guyana and the Leewards faced each other, and the Leewards became the first - and only - team to avoid defeat against the Guyanese in this year's tournament. After Leewards captain Sylvester Joseph sent Guyana in to bat, and after half-centuries from Narsingh Deonarine (52 with five fours and two sixes), and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (off 44 balls, ending with 52), along with another century from Sarwan, Guyana made a total of 291 for 5 in conditions described as "excellent" for batting by the Guyana Chronicle.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Two, 4 October
The Leewards then struck three half-centuries from the top - Runako Morton was dropped twice on 0 before going on to make 68 - and they needed nine off the final over, getting eight off the first five balls before Carl Simon edged the final delivery to the wicket-keeper.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Two, 4 October
The other matches ended in the Windwards chasing down Jamaica's 230 in 40.1 of 43 allotted overs to go top of the table with eight points - one ahead of the Leewards and two more than Guyana - while reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago lost to Barbados and were the joint bottom of the table after two games.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Three, 6 October
5 October saw no matches, but the following day the Leewards went top of the table and became the first team to qualify for the Final Four after a victory described as "miraculous" by the Guyana Chronicle. Their opponents Trinidad and Tobago were chasing 245 to win and needed three off the last over with a wicket in hand and West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin at the crease on 48, facing the first ball from Gavin Tonge (who had bowled nine overs for 60 previously).


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Three, 6 October
A fast, full-length ball saw Ramdin play across the line, missing the ball as it hit him on the pad, and the umpire gave him lbw. With no more wickets remaining, the Trinbagonians had lost by two runs. Guyana went second in the table after their seven-run win over Jamaica, with Sarwan missing out on a third successive century but still making 63 off 59 balls in a total of 219, and Jamaica then lost four wickets for 20 runs at the death to need 22 off the last eight balls; they could only get 14.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Three, 6 October
The Windward Islands also went down for the first time of the season, losing to Barbados after needing seven runs off the final over. They had needed 92 with four wickets in hand in the 34th over, but Rawl Lewis and Liam Sebastien put on 81 in 14.1 overs, and Sebastien was batting with the number 10 Mervyn Matthew. He was bowled on the first ball from substitute Corey Collymore, and Alvin LaFeuille could only make four off the final five balls as the Windwards closed one run short of a tie.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Four, 7 October
The Leeward Islands were toppled from the top of the table on 7 October, after losing to Barbados in a match where Collymore took his first five-for in regional one-day competitions to become Man of the Match.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Four, 7 October
Barbados had batted first, making 229 before their number 11 Tino Best was run out with seven balls remaining, but Collymore took three of the first four wickets as the Leewards were 27 for 4. 73 from captain Sylvester Joseph took them close, but Collymore returned to end with five for 27 from ten overs, helping Barbados to limit the Leewards to a total of 212 for 9 which meant that Barbados had qualified for the semis.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Four, 7 October
Guyana took over the ascendancy, qualifying for the Final Four after bowling the Windward Islands out for 197 to take a 55-run win and a bonus point to boot, while Jamaica and Trinidad/Tobago - the only teams without a win in the competition - faced off at Wildey. In a match shortened to 20 overs after heavy morning rain, Jamaica bowled out the Trinbagonians for 101, with five bowlers getting wickets, before opening batsman Danza Hyatt hit 47 not out and Jamaica took a bonus point, also eliminating Trinidad and Tobago in the process. With five points, they were still fifth in the table, three points behind the Windwards.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Five, 9 October
After a rest day, Guyana beat Trinidad and Tobago as the former finished unbeaten and the latter without a win, but the fight for the last place was between Jamaica and the Windward Islands.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, League Stage, Matchday Five, 9 October
Jamaica did their part of the job, chasing 209 against Barbados with six overs to spare after 75 from opener Brenton Parchment (who was dropped off Collymore on 28 - Collymore ended with four overs for 10 with the scalp of Hyatt), but in the islands battle, the Windwards dismissed the Leewards for 144 after three wickets from captain Lewis, and West Indies opener Devon Smith hit 59 in the chase as the Windwards went past the target with 7.3 overs to spare, sending them into the Final Four.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Semi-Final One: Guyana v Leeward Islands, 12 October
Guyana beat the Leeward Islands by seven wickets to qualify for the KFC Cup Final


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Semi-Final One: Guyana v Leeward Islands, 12 October
The four qualifying teams arrived in Guyana on 10 October, with the first semi-final played two days later. All three matches were played at the Bourda ground, and Guyana's Ramnaresh Sarwan became the first player to score three centuries in a domestic limited-overs tournament season, making an unbeaten 113 in a chase of a target of 242 set by the Leeward Islands in the first semi-final. Sarwan also passed Keith Arthurton's eight-year-old record tournament aggregate of 408 runs in a tournament. Earlier, Runako Morton and Wilden Cornwall had hit half-centuries as the Leewards made 241 for 8 in 50 overs, but the second-wicket partnership between opener Sewnarine Chattergoon and Sarwan was worth 109 runs, and Sarwan pushed on to make it to the target.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Semi-Final Two: Barbados v Windward Islands, 14 October
Barbados beat Windward Islands by 41 runs (D-L method) to qualify for the KFC Cup Final


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Semi-Final Two: Barbados v Windward Islands, 14 October
The other semi-final was played two days later in overcast conditions, and the bad light conditions brought Duckworth-Lewis into play. Barbados had made 270 for 7, with Dwayne Smith hitting 96 off 81 balls amid Kenroy Peters' three-wicket-haul, and Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw added 67 for the last wicket as Barbados accumulated 270 for 7. Corey Collymore took two early wickets, but the Windwards recovered to 100 for 3 in the 25th over when play was stopped. 12 overs were lost, and the Windwards set a target of 217 - they lost five wickets in the process, and could only get 75 of the 117 runs required, losing by 41 runs.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Final: Guyana v Barbados, 16 October
Guyana beat Barbados by seven runs (D-L method) to win the KFC Cup


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Final: Guyana v Barbados, 16 October
On Sunday 16 October the tournament was rounded off with the Barbados v Guyana final. Barbados were inserted by the Guyana captain Chanderpaul, and though they lost no wickets in their opening 25 overs, they scored at a rate below four an over as they were 90 for no loss midway through their innings.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Final: Guyana v Barbados, 16 October
Guyana spinners Mahendra Nagamootoo then got the first breakthrough, dismissing Kurt Wilkinson for 43, and though Martin Nurse went on to hit 63 and Ryan Hinds and Floyd Reifer also hit scores in excess of 30, Nagamootoo and Neil McGarrell shared six wickets in their 18 overs, and Barbados lost four wickets for 16 to end with a total of 249 for 8.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Final: Guyana v Barbados, 16 October
Chasing, Guyana started with a 92-run opening partnership between Sewnarine Chattergoon and Krishna Arjune before Bradshaw and Collymore broke through for Barbados, dismissing Arjune and their West Indies team partners Sarwan and Chanderpaul, leaving Guyana at 119 for 3. TV replays indicated to Guyana Chronicle writer Allan La Rose that Chanderpaul had not hit the ball when he was given out caught behind, but in the end it mattered little - Chattergoon put on a further 90 with Deonarine, as Guyana reached 209 for 4 with 55 balls remaining, but when Deonarine was dismissed another three Guyanese followed, including Chattergoon, bowled by Fidel Edwards for 119.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, KFC Cup, Final Four, Final: Guyana v Barbados, 16 October
He later rated the innings the "best of his life". At the end of Edwards' over, the umpires offered the light to the batsmen, but McGarrell and Darwin Christian chose to bat on to make sure of the victory. They lost no further wicket in the next three overs before they were offered the light again, requiring three to win off the final over, which was not bowled; instead, Guyana were declared seven-run winners on the Duckworth-Lewis method.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in Australia
The West Indies cricket team travelled to Australia in November, playing three Tests against the Australian team for the Frank Worrell Trophy. After a 0–5 whitewash on the last tour of Australia five years ago, the West Indies were hoping for a better result, but they never ran Australia closer than seven wickets in a Test match.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in Australia
Australia were inserted in the first Test, and after a spell after lunch yielded three wickets for Corey Collymore and Australia were 111 for 4, Ricky Ponting put on a century stand with Adam Gilchrist, and double-digit contributions from the rest of the order (excluding the number 11 Glenn McGrath) gave Australia a total of 435. West Indies were then rolled over twice, for 210 and 129, with Australia batting to 283 for 2 declared in between, as they lost by 379 runs. The second Test saw the West Indies win the toss, bat, and surrender a 257-run first-innings lead.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in Australia
Dwayne Bravo hit a career-best 113 in the second innings, sharing a 182-run seventh-wicket stand which set a target of 78 for the Australians, but they still won by nine wickets. Brian Lara made an unbeaten double ton on the first day of the third Test, ending on 226 to set a Test career record with his 11,204 runs at the end of the match.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in Australia
However, Australia made 428 when they batted, Shane Warne took six for 80 and helped take the West Indies apart to 204 in the second innings, and Matthew Hayden's 87 not out gave Australia victory on the final day. The West Indies Cricket Board later lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council, regarding the umpiring decisions in the series, asking for video assessment of the decisions made. The ICC general manager Dave Richardson later acknowledged that errors had been made.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series
The Carib Beer Cup, the league stage of the domestic first class cricket tournament of the West Indies, lasted from 25 November to 5 February. The four top teams then qualified for the Carib Beer Challenge, a direct knock-out tournament which was moved to April due to rain cancelling one of the rounds.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Guyana v Barbados, 25–28 November
Barbados and Guyana met for the third time in two months, this time at the Everest Cricket Club in Georgetown, Guyana, and once again Barbados failed to win, though they did gain a first innings lead and the lead in the table. After Guyana batted to a total of 241 on the first day, with Barbados bowler Ian Bradshaw taking five for 50 including top-scorer Travis Dowlin, opening batsmen Dale Richards made 127 for Barbados, as they took a first innings lead on day two.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Guyana v Barbados, 25–28 November
Alcindo Holder was there on 5, and he added a further 78 before he was caught behind off Nagamootoo, being last out at 394. Guyana batted out the remaining day and a half, closing on 309 for 9 to draw the match, with Guyana's Narsingh Deonarine named Man of the Match after an unbeaten 136 in the second innings.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Leeward Islands, 25–28 November
Jamaica were criticised by the fans after this match, with their spectators voicing their concerns after Jamaica had accepted the umpires' offer of going off and taking the points for a draw in a finish described as "enthralling" by the Jamaica Observer. Jamaica had won the toss and decided to field, and half-centuries from Runako Morton and Shane Jeffers had sent the Leewards to 159 for 2 before slow left arm bowler Nikita Miller got two wickets in four balls.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Leeward Islands, 25–28 November
The Leewards added 26 before tea, but the post-tea session lasted 8.4 overs, yielded 11 runs, and the Leewards lost their remaining six wickets. Andrew Richardson, returning from a back injury sustained in 2003–04, took five of the wickets for four runs in his four overs, while Miller got the last wicket of Adam Sanford. On the second day, Jamaica lost five wickets for 13 runs to go to 193 for 9, but Richardson and Jerome Taylor ensured first innings points with a 30-run last-wicket stand.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Leeward Islands, 25–28 November
The Leewards openers caught up with that lead, however, and thanks to Jeffers' 88 they passed 200 in their second innings on a rain-hit third day. They ended on 242, setting a target of 216 for Jamaica, who lost Brenton Parchment and Denza Hyatt for single-digit scores to be 20 for 2. More wickets followed, as no Jamaican batsmen made it past 50, and after Carl Simon and Sanford had taken three wickets each Jamaica were at 187 for 9.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Leeward Islands, 25–28 November
The last-wicket pairing of Odean Brown and Jerome Taylor then added 25 for the last wicket, and with 7.3 overs remaining and four runs to get they were offered to go off by the umpires. With Brown's elbow damaged, their captain Tamar Lambert agreed to the offer, to end the match in a draw.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Windward Islands, 2–5 December
After Jamaica had won the toss and chosen to bat, they made 204 in the first innings, which was cut in two by the rain. Six Jamaican batsmen made scores between 23 and 30 in the first innings, while Windwards bowler Kenroy Peters bowled 11 maiden overs to end with bowling figures of 20–11–18–3. The Windwards batted to 56 for one at the close, rain interrupting their innings as they were, according to a Caribbean Media Corporation report, "looking to take control".


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Windward Islands, 2–5 December
However, the last nine Windwards wickets fell for 71, after seamers Dave Bernard, Andrew Richardson and Nikita Miller had taken five wickets for 13 and the Windwards were at 86 for 6. Leading by 60, Jamaica added a further 188 before declaring midway through the fourth morning with number three Shawn Findlay on 70 not out. Bernard then took three wickets, helping Jamaica to take the first six wickets for 88, but Junior Murray and Rawl Lewis shared 35 for the eighth wicket in a little over an hour to halt the Jamaicans. The hosts could not force a win, as the Windwards ended on 144 for 8, but took the lead in the Carib Beer Series table.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 December
The first day's play was entirely washed out, and the second day's play cut to 51 overs, as rain and bad light had a say in this match at Anguilla ending in a draw. Leeward Islands won the toss, and concluded their innings 20 overs into the third morning when Mervyn Dillon removed Adam Sanford, and the Leewards closed on 171. All the Trinidad bowlers got wickets, Dave Mohammed taking the most with three, and also bowling the most.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 December
Omari Banks snared two wickets for the Leewards, and Trinidad were 146 for 6 before captain Darren Ganga was joined by Richard Kelly. Both completed their half-centuries, sharing a stand of 75 before Ganga smacked a full toss from Banks to Sylvester Joseph to be out for 65 - enough to be named Man of the Match. Trinidad and Tobago were eventually bowled out for 274 midway through the morning session on day four, and the Leewards were 26 for two just before lunch, but a stand of 105 between Austin Richards and Sylvester Joseph ensured that the Leewards ended on 131 for three.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 December
The games scheduled for the next weekend, from 9 to 12 December, were postponed due to rain and set back to February.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica, 6–9 January
Trinidad and Tobago (12pts) beat Jamaica (0pts) by 282 runs


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica, 6–9 January
Trinidad and Tobago batted first, and after spinner Gareth Breese took four wickets on the first day, the hosts were 135 for 5, but the hosts' captain Daren Ganga hit 93 in 283 minutes before he was lbw with the score on 181. Breese got four for 44 in 18 overs on the first day, but his 19 overs on the second yielded one more wicket for 52 runs, as Dinesh Ramdin and Richard Kelly added 100 for the seventh wicket.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica, 6–9 January
Ramdin pressed on, his innings totalling 125 as he was left not out, and Trinidad and Tobago had made 386. Jamaica made it to 82 for 1, but Dwayne Bravo and Dave Mohammed shared seven of the last nine wickets, which fell for 111 runs. Marlon Samuels was the only batsman to pass 30 for Jamaica, ending with 63 before he was caught behind off Bravo. The hosts batted for 41 third-day overs, making 178 for 7 declared as Kelly top-scored with 43 not out, and declared 371 ahead overnight.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica, 6–9 January
Trinidad and Tobago had a day to bowl Jamaica out; they spent three hours, after Rayad Emrit took the first three wickets, all bowled, to end figures of 10–3–13–3 and Dave Mohammed's left arm spin yielded five for 41 to bowl Jamaica out for a total of 89. The title holders Jamaica thus fell eight points behind Trinidad and Tobago, who were the new leaders in the league


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Windward Islands v Barbados, 6–9 January
This was the fifth of six drawn matches thus far in the tournament, as rain and bad playing conditions curtailed play enough to prevent a result. Barbados batted first, and closed on 365 just before the close of play on day two, with Alcindo Holder top-scoring with 84 in his second first-class match. Windwards captain Rawl Lewis took six for 105, but coming in at eight with the total 202 for 6, he only made 17 with the bat as the Windwards were bowled out early on the fourth day, with Barbados dropping "several chances" on the third. Barbados hit 109 in 23 overs before declaring, but after Ryan Austin and Ryan Nurse shared four wickets and the Windwards lost their first five for 52, Junior Murray and Darren Sammy batted out the last fifty minutes to secure the draw.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Barbados v Jamaica, 13–16 January
Last year's champions Jamaica suffered their second loss on their mini-tour of the Lesser Antilles, after Barbados fast bowler Fidel Edwards removing the first three batsmen to see Jamaica to seven for three after they were inserted by Barbados captain Ryan Hinds. Barbados bowled Jamaica out for 129 and took a 290-run lead on first innings after four half-centuries, with a top score of 94 from Dwayne Smith, and though Jamaica replied with 319 in the second innings, Edwards dug out another four wickets and the openers reached the target of 30 after 22 deliveries. The win put Barbados back on top of the table, but with one game more than Trinidad and Tobago in second place.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Leeward Islands v Guyana, 13–16 January
Guyana batted to a total of 547 for 8 declared at Saint Martin, with Krishna Arjune and Travis Dowlin hitting centuries, and though they gave up batting shortly before the end of the second day Guyana could not force a win. Narsingh Deonarine took five for 94 in the second innings, but the Leewards still batted into the morning session on day four to make 349. Guyana did not enforce the follow on, and after the Leewards got two wickets thanks to Adam Sanford, Deonarine and Shiv Chanderpaul hit half-centuries to secure the draw.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana, 20–23 January
Guyana made 346 after being put in to bat at Guaracara Park, with West Indies player Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scoring with 122, but Trinidad and Tobago responded with a 159-run third wicket stand between Brian Lara and Daren Ganga. Esuan Crandon took three wickets, of Ganga, Dwayne Bravo and Sherwin Ganga, and Trinidad and Tobago were 215 for 5, needing a further 132 to gain a first innings lead. Lara continued, however, and after 270 minutes he brought up his fifth hundred at this ground.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana, 20–23 January
He continued to make 153, which left Trinidad and Tobago close at 332 for 8 when he was caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul off the bowling of Crandon; Rayad Emrit took them into the lead with a half-century, and the hosts closed on 398. The last day saw some rain, and Guyana eventually closed on 159 for 3; Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga said afterwards that "We always knew that this game was a first innings affair and we achieved the result we wanted.". Trinidad now stood level with Barbados in the standings.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, 20–23 January
The scheduled match at Mindoo Philip Park was abandoned after rain left the pitch and outfield under water.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Guyana, 27–30 January
Scores of 75 from both Sewnarine Chattergoon and Shivnarine Chanderpaul took Guyana to 260 for 5 at Chedwin Park, Jamaica, as the hosts used eight bowlers in the second innings but still only got four wickets on the first day. Six on the second took Guyana out for 314, but Reon King took four of Guyana's six on the second day, and Jamaica fell to 48 for 6. Wavell Hinds and Gareth Breese added two short of that figure for the seventh wicket, and Jamaica eventually totalled 144, 20 short of the follow on target, which was not enforced.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Jamaica v Guyana, 27–30 January
Guyana closed the third day on 114 for 6, and the Jamaica Observer claimed Jamaica needed an extraordinary effort to make it through. On the final day, Guyana were bowled out for 163, setting Jamaica 334 to win in 69 overs. Marlon Samuels spent 99 balls for his 81, as Jamaica attempted to score at the required five an over, but four wickets from Narsingh Deonarine helped bowl Jamaica out for 282, Reon King taking the last wicket by bowling Daren Powell for 57. Jamaica, champions of both the league stage and the cup stage last season, were thus eliminated with 12 points from five games.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Leeward Islands v Barbados, 27–30 January
Barbados took a twelve-point lead on the Carib Beer Series table with a round to play after twin centuries from captain Ryan Hinds, who also took four wickets to become Man of the Match. Hinds had opted to bat first after winning the toss, and after Leewards bowler Adam Sanford took the first four wickets at St Thomas, Hinds built partnerships with Alcindo Holder (65 for the fifth wicket) and Ian Bradshaw (141 for the seventh, the highest seventh-wicket partnership in this season's tournament.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Leeward Islands v Barbados, 27–30 January
Barbados ended on 360, and after a 104-run fourth-wicket partnership between Austin Richards and Sylvester Joseph, the Leewards lost seven wickets to Ian Bradshaw and Ryan Austin. Leading by 102, Barbados built onwards, with Dwayne Smith retiring hurt on 20 but returning to make 48 and Ryan Hinds once again top-scoring with 150. The Leewards were set 409 to win in well over a day, and despite the second half-century in as many matches from Steve Liburd, Barbados bowled them out for 236 to win the match. With one game left, against Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados would secure the Carib Beer Cup title by avoiding defeat.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, 27–30 January
Windward Islands (12pts) beat Trinidad and Tobago (0pts) by 86 runs


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, 27–30 January
The Windward Islands won their first game of the season, thwarting Trinidad's hopes of keeping up with Barbados in the league table, with Deighton Butler named Man of the Match after three wickets in the second innings. The Windwards batted first, with Hyron Shallow scoring 63 in a first innings worth 218; however, Trinidad and Tobago were reported by the Trinidad Express to have dropped eight catches. Trinidad were 36 for 4 in reply after three wickets from Rawl Lewis, but a 52-run seventh-wicket stand between Denesh Ramdin and Richard Kelly helped them post 162.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, 27–30 January
More dropped catches – the Trinidad Express counted five  – helped the Windwards add 77 by the close of day three, and a further 41 on day four before they were bowled out. Despite the dropped catches, seven of the Windwards batsmen were dismissed caught, with the remaining three stumped by Ramdin. Set 175 to win, only captain Daren Ganga passed 20 for Trinidad and Tobago, and they had fallen from 19 for 1 to 37 for 7 before Rayad Emrit and Dave Mohammed helped Ganga build two partnerships past 20. It was not enough, however; Mohammed was left not out on 13 and Dennis George could take the final wicket as the Windwards won by 86 runs and qualified for the semi-final stages.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 February
Trinidad and Tobago (12pts) beat Barbados (0pts) by 264 runs


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 February
Trinidad and Tobago were coming off a loss in the Windward Islands three days earlier, and needed a win on both first innings and overall to wrest the Cup title from Barbados, who had a 12-point gap at the top of the table. Trinidad were put in to bat after the hosting captain won the toss, and immediately lost Imran Khan to Fidel Edwards, with the opening partnership worth seven runs. However, half-centuries from Lendl Simmons, Brian Lara and Denesh Ramdin took Trinidad and Tobago to 172 for 3, and 28 runs from Rayad Emrit helped them past 200.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 February
Edwards took three wickets, but was also the most expensive bowler, costing 87 in 17 overs. Barbados were then called in to bat for the last 45 minutes of the first day, losing four wickets for fifteen runs by stumps, with Mervyn Dillon taking a wicket in his first over and ending the day with figures of 5–2–6–2. Floyd Reifer and Ryan Austin then added 86 for the fifth wicket, but five Trinidad bowlers then got wickets to round Barbados up for 167.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 February
Trinidad and Tobago then made 145 for 1 before the close of day two, continued onwards to 287 for 2 before Daren Ganga and Brian Lara went off for lunch. Ganga never returned, having been hit on the forearm by a ball from Edwards, and Barbados took the last seven wickets for 32 as Trinidad and Tobago were all out for 319.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, 2–5 February
Chasing what would have been a record first class target in the West Indies, with 412, no Barbadian batsman managed to pass 35, as Dillon and Dave Mohammed shared three wickets each on the third day and Dillon added two more on the fourth morning to bowl Barbados out for 147 and win the Carib Beer Cup title for Trinidad and Tobago. Brian Lara described it as "literally taking the Cup off their shelf" and said the win gave him "an amazing feeling". It was Barbados' worst loss by runs since the tournament began in 1966.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Windward Islands v Guyana, 2–5 February
After choosing to bat, the Windward Islands were bowled out for 189 on the first day at Grenada, with spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo taking five for 48 off his 28 overs. Guyana lost one wicket on the first day, and were 147 for 7 in reply, but Ramnaresh Sarwan made a century and shared a 96-run eighth-wicket stand with Rayon Griffith. Guyana totalled 276 to secure the first innings lead.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Cup, Windward Islands v Guyana, 2–5 February
Rain then interrupted play on the third day for nearly two hours, and Devon Smith made 63 to take the Windwards to 148 for 2, and play on the fourth day was delayed until past lunch due to a waterlogged outfield. Hyron Shallow joined Smith in the list of half-centurions as the Windwards ended on 283 for 5, Nagamootoo once again bowling the most and taking the most wickets (two for 71).


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Semi-final: Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, 7–10 April
Trinidad and Tobago beat Windward Islands by 391 runs and qualified for the final


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Semi-final: Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, 7–10 April
Trinidad and Tobago got revenge for their loss in the league stage, though they lost their first five wickets for 42 after opting to bat at Guaracara Park. Deighton Butler and Jean Paul took two wickets each in the morning session, but failed to take any more, and Jason Mohammed put on 124 with Richard Kelly for the sixth wicket. Four wickets then fell for five runs, but the last-wicket stand of 84 between Mohammed and Amit Jaggernauth took Trinidad and Tobago past 250.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Semi-final: Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands, 7–10 April
Jaggernauth then took four wickets, as no Windwards batsman passed 30, and with spinner Dave Mohammed also grabbing three Trinidad and Tobago earned a lead of 124. Daren Ganga's 161 then helped Trinidad and Tobago to a total of 416, and Dave Mohammed rounded off with seven for 48, his best first class figures.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Semi-final: Barbados v Guyana, 7–10 April
Match drawn; Barbados qualified for the final on first innings result


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Semi-final: Barbados v Guyana, 7–10 April
Krishna Arjune and Sewnarine Chattergoon put on 106 for Guyana's first wicket after they were inserted by Barbados' captain Ryan Hinds, but this was more than all the other nine partnerships combined, as Dwayne Smith's seamers yielded three for 17 and five bowlers got wickets. In reply, Barbados were 101 for 6 after three wickets from spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo, but half-centuries from Ian Bradshaw (81) and captain Hinds (52) helped Barbados get a first innings lead.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Semi-final: Barbados v Guyana, 7–10 April
Guyana replied with 316 for 9 declared, with both Chattergoon and Neil McGarrell scoring 82, but they needed to bowl out Barbados to win the match and proceed to the final. Floyd Reifer hit 101 for Barbados to help them earn a draw on the final day, though Guyana did peg them back from 172 for 2 to 261 for 7 after wickets from Nagamootoo and McGarrell. It was not enough, and Barbados thus had the opportunity to get revenge for the crucial league defeat to Trinidad and Tobago.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Final: Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, 15–19 April
Trinidad and Tobago won by 125 runs and won the Carib Beer Challenge


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Final: Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, 15–19 April
Brian Lara had returned to the side for the final game, which was played at Guaracara Park, Pointe-à-Pierre. Daren Ganga, T&T's captain, won the toss and chose to bat, and Trinidad/Tobago lost eight wickets on the first day. According to Trinidad Guardian correspondent Naz Yacoob, "almost all the batsmen were out to soft dismissals", and they were described as being in "a spot of bother" at the end of the day, with the total on 223 for 8. Pedro Collins took three wickets, including Lara lbw for 2, and Ryan Hinds and Ian Bradshaw picked up a couple each.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Final: Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, 15–19 April
Rayad Emrit and Dave Mohammed then added 102 to the overnight ninth-wicket stand of 20, and though Corey Collymore and Pedro Collins managed to dismiss the two for 112 (Emrit) and 50 (Mohammed), the final Trinidad/Tobago total stood at 340. Barbados replied with 130 for 5 to close out the second day, with Emrit taking two wickets; four of the top five batsmen made double figures, but captain Hinds' score of 25 was the highest.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Final: Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, 15–19 April
That changed on the third day, however, as former West Indies U–19 player Kirk Edwards, on debut for Barbados, converted his overnight total of 18 to a top score of 64 before substitute fielder Sherwin Ganga held a catch off Dave Mohammed's bowling. Thanks partly to Edwards' efforts, the last five Barbados partnerships added 165, however, 60 more than the top five, as Patrick Browne (No. 7), Ian Bradshaw (No. 8) and Ryan Austin (No. 9) all passed 25, and Barbados closed their innings trailing by 70.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Final: Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, 15–19 April
During their third day outing, Trinidad and Tobago lost five wickets for 99 runs, including two run outs, but Richard Kelly shared a 77-run stand with Rayad Emrit across the third and fourth day to boost their lead, and eventually made 93, the second highest score of the match and the highest first class score of his career thus far. Trinidad/Tobago totalled 262 in their second innings, setting Barbados 333 to win in a day and a half, and the openers Dale Richards and Wayne Blackman cut 86 off that target.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, Carib Beer Series, Carib Beer Challenge, Final: Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados, 15–19 April
However, Barbados lost four wickets for 13 runs to Kelly and Amit Jaggernauth, and closed out the day on 110 for 4. On the final day, Trinidad/Tobago's spinners ensured that there would be no repeat of the lower order outscoring the top; Mohammed took four and Jaggernauth two, and after the 40-run sixth-wicket stand between Hinds and Browne, the last four wickets fell for 41 runs to secure the double title for Trinidad and Tobago. Emrit's efforts of 140 runs and three wickets was enough to give him Man of the Match honours.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand
February and March consisted of nine matches against New Zealand for the West Indies team – they played one Twenty20 match, five One Day Internationals, and three Tests. The tour gave poor results for the West Indies, who won one solitary match, and that was the fifth of the One Day Internationals when they were already 0–4 down in the series. They also drew one of the Tests to avoid the whitewash, and lost the Twenty20 match on a bowl out. It was not quite as poor as the tour in 1999–2000, when New Zealand won the ODIs 5–0 and the Tests 2–0, but it nevertheless meant that West Indies fell further adrift in the international rankings.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand
The U-19 team went to Sri Lanka in February, playing in the U-19 World Cup. After defeating South Africa and the United States, West Indies fell in both play-off matches, and shared seventh place with Zimbabwe.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand, Twenty20 and ODIs
In the Twenty20 match, West Indies had totalled 126 for 7, and New Zealand had only made 110 for 8 in their first 19 overs, with an over still to go. However, James Franklin hit the first ball of the over for six, and Shane Bond hit a four to tie the scores. Bond then broke the stumps twice in the bowl out, which New Zealand won 3–0.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand, Twenty20 and ODIs
Two days later, New Zealand totalled 288 for 9 in the first ODI, which was enough to secure victory; Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with 56 but took 83 balls, more than below the required run rate, and West Indies were bowled out for 207. 76 from Wavell Hinds was the highlight of the second match for the West Indies, but the total of 200 for 9 was overcome by New Zealand in 42 overs, though they were 13 for 4 after two wickets each from Fidel Edwards and Ian Bradshaw.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand, Twenty20 and ODIs
In the third match, Nathan Astle hit a century, and though Sarwan hit his second half-century on tour West Indies were bowled out for 255, with Jeetan Patel taking three wickets. The win secured the series for New Zealand, but they weren't done; 102 from Lou Vincent helped them make a total of 324 for 6 in 50 overs, and though Runako Morton scored a century, he took 155 balls to make 110. West Indies closed on 233 for 8, well short of the required total.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand, Twenty20 and ODIs
However, Dwayne Smith helped turn the final match West Indies' way; he took five for 45 at Eden Park as New Zealand were bowled out for 233, and though West Indies made six runs from their first six overs (and still lost the wicket of Chris Gayle) they made it to the target with three wickets and two balls to spare. However, writer Vaneisa Baksh claimed "the win did nothing for anyone, not even for New Zealand."


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand, Test Matches
West Indies lost the first two Tests, but in the final Test at Napier only 78.1 of the scheduled 450 overs were bowled, and West Indies drew to avoid recording the longest streak of Test defeats by any team apart from Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. However, after three days of the first Test, Cricinfo reported that West Indies went in "with more than just a sniff of their first overseas win against opponents other than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in six years."


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand, Test Matches
New Zealand had taken a lead of 18 on first innings after an unbeaten 103 and two for 23 from Scott Styris, while Dwayne Bravo had built partnerships of 89 (with Ramnaresh Sarwan) and 58 (with Dwayne Smith) to take West Indies back after being at 90 for 5. New Zealand were then 146 for 7 in reply, Bradshaw and Edwards taking out the top order, but 74 from Brendon McCullum helped New Zealand set a target of 291 in what was described as a "see-saw match". In reply, West Indies were 148 for no loss, but Nathan Astle broke the opening stand and Shane Bond picked up four wickets as the team fell to 263 and a 27-run defeat. Brian Lara was bowled by Bond for a golden duck.


2005–06 West Indian cricket season, West Indies in New Zealand, Test Matches
The next match was also won by New Zealand, whose first innings total of 372 was the highest all series; West Indies' two totals of 192 and 218 were the two lowest in completed innings. Despite lacking Shane Bond, New Zealand's bowlers got the twenty wickets required, with James Franklin taking seven including a first-innings five-for and Kyle Mills six. With New Zealand helped by half-centuries from Peter Fulton, Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle then defied Fidel Edwards, who got five for 65, and New Zealand made it to a series-clinching ten-wicket win after 23 not out from Hamish Marshall. In the third Test, West Indies made it to 256 for 4 in the 78.1 overs possible on the first two days, and the other three were rained off as the match ended in a draw.


2005–06 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 2005–06 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 106th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire. It has three divisions, the highest of which is the Premier Division, which sits at step 6 of the National League System, or the tenth level of the overall English football league system.


2005–06 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2005–06 Western Football League
The 2005–06 season was the 104th in the history of the Western Football League.


2005–06 Western Football League
The league champions for the ninth time in their history, and the fourth time in five seasons, were Bideford. The champions of Division One were Dawlish Town.


2005–06 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division
The Premier Division was increased from 20 to 21 clubs after Bridport and Clyst Rovers were relegated to the First Division. Three clubs joined:


2005–06 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division
The First Division was increased from 20 to 22 clubs after Calne Town, Radstock Town and Willand Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division and five clubs joined:


2005–06 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 2005–06 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Anthony Winchester. The team won the East Division Championship and finished 2nd in the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament. They participated in the National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated by eventual champion, South Carolina. Winchester and future NBA player Courtney Lee were named to the All SBC team. Elgrace Wilborn and Winchester made the SBC All-Tournament team.


2005–06 Wichita Thunder season
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2005–06 Wichita Thunder season
The 2005–06 Wichita Thunder season was the 14th season of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
The 2005–06 Wigan Athletic season was the club's 28th season in the Football League and their inaugural season in the Premier League, following their promotion from the Championship the season before.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
Despite starting the season as one of the favourites for relegation, Wigan managed to exceed expectations with a nine-match unbeaten run early in the season. The club eventually finished the season in tenth place.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
Wigan also reached the final of the League Cup, the club's first ever appearance in a major cup final. They lost the match 4–0 to Manchester United.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Background
Prior to the club's promotion to the Premier League, Wigan were a team that had spent the majority of their history in the third and fourth tier of English football since the club's election into the Football League in 1978. In 1995, when the club was playing football in Division Three and struggling due to financial difficulties and declining attendances, Wigan was taken over by local businessman Dave Whelan, who ambitiously proclaimed that Wigan would be playing Premier League football within ten years.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Background
With the help of Whelan's financial backing, the club rapidly rose through the divisions, gaining promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time in 2003, and culminating with their promotion to the Premier League on the final day of the 2004–05 Championship season. Despite this success, the club was predicted by many to be relegated straight back down to the Championship, including The Times, who suggested Wigan "will need a miracle if they are to survive".


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Pre-season
On 7 July, Greater Manchester Police issued the club with a court summons over an unpaid bill of approximately £270,000 for policing the club's football matches. The police had also threatened to withdraw their services if the club failed to settle the debt before 1 August. Chairman Dave Whelan later agreed to pay the bill to prevent the cancellation of fixtures in the club's first Premier League season, but would continue to resolve the matter in court.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Pre-season
The squad began their pre-season preparations with a training camp in Denmark. They played two friendlies against local opposition behind closed doors, and won both games 5–0. Midfielder Jimmy Bullard also agreed a new three-year contract with the club, ending speculation that he would leave before the end of the transfer window.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Premier League, August
Wigan's opening league game was at home against reigning Premier League champions Chelsea. The home side played well and despite missing opportunities to score themselves, it looked as though they would manage an impressive draw, but were denied by a spectacular injury time winner from Hernán Crespo. After losing 1–0 to Charlton Athletic on 20 August, Wigan's next game was a crucial home match against relegation rivals Sunderland. Wigan won the match 1–0, their first ever Premier League win, with Jason Roberts scoring the goal – a penalty which had been awarded within the first 15 seconds of the game.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Premier League, September
On 10 September, Wigan came from behind to beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1, claiming their first Premier League win away from home, and scoring their first Premier League goals from open play. Following a draw in the next game against Middlesbrough, Wigan played their first cup game of the season against AFC Bournemouth in the League Cup, winning the match 1–0. On 24 September, Wigan extended their unbeaten run with a 1–0 away against Everton. As a result of the club's impressive form, manager Paul Jewell received the September Manager of the Month award.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, League Cup
Wigan entered the League Cup in the second round and were drawn against AFC Bournemouth. Manager Paul Jewell made 11 changes to the side, with several players making their debuts. Bournemouth, suffering from an injury crisis, could only name four substitutes, but held Wigan until Jason Roberts broke the deadlock four minutes from time to send his team into the next round. Wigan played Watford in the third round, and the game was taken to extra time with neither side able to score after 90 minutes.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, League Cup
Ryan Taylor scored the opening goal from the penalty spot in the 98th minute before Andreas Johansson sealed the victory with two goals late in the second half of extra time. In the fourth round, Wigan were drawn at home against Newcastle United, but despite being drawn against stronger opposition, Jewell reiterated that he would continue to use his fringe players in the cup, as Premier League survival was still the main priority for the club.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, League Cup
Wigan beat their opponents 1–0 through a penalty from David Connolly late in the game, with Newcastle manager Graeme Souness conceding that Wigan were "totally dominant". The club then met local rivals Bolton Wanderers in the quarter-final, where Roberts' two goals late in the first half were enough to take Wigan to their first ever major cup semi-final.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, League Cup
Wigan's next opponents were Arsenal, with the first match of the two-legged tie to be played at the JJB Stadium. Wigan won the match 1–0 against a weakened Arsenal side, with debutant Paul Scharner scoring the goal. The attendance of 12,181, the lowest figure for a League Cup semi-final for almost ten years, was criticised by several media outlets, but club officials argued that the poor attendance was caused by a busy fixture list – the match was Wigan's fifth home game in the space of three weeks.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, League Cup
Arsenal fielded their "strongest available line-up" for the return leg at Highbury, but struggled to beat Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt, who made "a string of outstanding saves", including a first-half penalty against José Antonio Reyes. Arsenal made their first breakthrough around the halfway point of the second half, with Thierry Henry scoring the goal to tie the game on aggregate. The game went into extra time, and Arsenal took a 2–1 aggregate lead through a Robin van Persie free kick, before Wigan's Jason Roberts scored in the final two minutes to clinch a place in the cup final on the away goal rule.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, League Cup
The final was played at the Millennium Stadium against Manchester United, with Wigan going into the final as "huge underdogs". Mike Pollitt, a former youth player at Manchester United, picked up an injury early in the first half and was replaced by John Filan. Although Manchester United finished the game as comfortable 4–0 winners, Paul Jewell was "proud" of his players and felt the team "didn't get the breaks" they needed to beat their opponents.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Transfers
After initially struggling to attract players to the club, Mike Pollitt became the club's first signing of the summer. This was followed by the signing of little-known French right-back Pascal Chimbonda, Ryan Taylor of Tranmere Rovers and experienced defender Stéphane Henchoz. Nicky Eaden and Ian Breckin, who both featured regularly in the previous season's promotion winning side, were sold to Nottingham Forest. On 6 August 2005, Wigan signed Senegalese international Henri Camara for £3 million, smashing the club's previous record transfer fee of £2 million paid for striker Jason Roberts.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Transfers
Former player Arjan de Zeeuw also returned to the club after being signed from Portsmouth, and was made the club's captain. Just before the start of the season, West Bromwich Albion made a £3 million bid for previous season's Championship top goalscorer Nathan Ellington. This met the minimum fee release clause in the player's contract, meaning the bid had to be accepted, and Ellington completed the move a few days later. Wigan signed David Connolly for a fee of £2 million as a replacement for Ellington on transfer deadline day.


2005–06 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Transfers
Wigan strengthened the side further during the January transfer window with new signings Paul Scharner and David Thompson, as well as bringing in Neil Mellor and Reto Ziegler on loan. In April, Fulham had a £2.5 million bid accepted for Jimmy Bullard after the offer had triggered the player's release clause, and a deal was agreed which would be officially completed after the season had finished. After the final match against Arsenal, Pascal Chimbonda almost immediately handed in a transfer request, resulting in a transfer saga that would last for the entire duration of the summer transfer window. Henchoz and Thompson, whose contracts were due to expire, were both released.


2005–06 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
The 2005–06 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented The College of William & Mary during the 2005–06 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Shaver's third season at William & Mary. The Tribe competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Kaplan Arena. They finished the season 8–20, 3–15 in CAA play and lost in the preliminary round of the 2006 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to VCU. They did not participate in any post-season tournaments.


2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference.


2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes
This Wisconsin team was off to a very promising and exciting start to the season, beginning 14-2, and 4-0 in Big-Ten play. The Badgers rose to #15 in the AP Poll and #13 in the Coaches Poll. Then they went 5-8 over their final 13 regular season games before bowing out in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and NCAA tournament to finish with a record of 19-12.


2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes
The beginning of the end came in the 17th game of the season with a loss at Ohio State on January 18, 2006. This marked the first game Wisconsin played without freshman Marcus Landry and sophomore Greg Stiemsma, who were each ruled academically ineligible for the second semester. Then the next game, Wisconsin had their 27-game home non-conference winning streak snapped in a shocking upset, as North Dakota State won, 62-55, at the Kohl Center.