Durham County Cricket Club County Cricket Club wished to return to a more traditional arrangement and have insisted on a smart dress code including jackets for gentlemen at all games. During the 2007 season the club won its first major trophy, the Friends Provident Trophy, by beating the 2005 winners Hampshire Hawks in a game which started on 18 finishing a day later due to rain. The toss between Dale Benkenstein and Shane Warne was won by the latter who sent Durham into bat. Fellow Aussie Michael Di Venuto and wicket-keeper Phil Mustard opened the batting. Mustard looked strong from ball 1 but Di
History of Australian cricket from 1985–86 to 2000 History of Australian cricket from 1985–86 to 2000 This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1985-86 season until 2000. This was a period in which Australian cricket recovered from the disruption caused by World Series Cricket to create arguably the strongest Test team in history. Allan Border was an inspirational figure during the recovery period in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, Australia's team included such great players as Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. In 1999, the Australian Cricket Board announced a four-year sponsorship deal with Pura Milk which included renaming