Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
Australia Cricket Players
David Boon
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1994
David Clarence Boon (Born December 29, 1960, in Launceston, Tasmania) was a stocky right-hand batsman who fielded at short leg.
Making his Test debut against the West Indies in Brisbane in 1984, he went on to be one of Australia's most prolific runscorers. Currently he is a member of the Cricket Australia selection panel that selects the Australian Cricket Team for international matches.
The popularity of the stocky, moustached batsman extended beyond the pitch, where he became something of a cult figure for his drinking exploits and singing of team songs. He famously vomited on the hallowed Adelaide Oval turf in a WSC game in 1988 before a live nationwide TV audience of millions (he went on to make 122 and win Man Of The Match).
More recently he became the face of Victoria Bitter (VB) beer for its 2005/06 summer advertising campaign, called Boonanza. Part of the promotion was the sale of a talking David Boon figurine with purchases of beer, which would make comments when prompted by Channel Nine commentary. Boon played himself in the television advertisements. This was a controversial choice, as Boon achieved much fame and notoriety for consuming 52 cans of beer on a flight between London and Sydney before the victorious Ashes tour that saw Australia regain the trophy after five years of English dominance.
Following Boon's retirement from international cricket, Tasmania proclaimed November 14, 1996 David Boon Day, and an all-star testimonial match was held in his honour..
Boon is currently a member of the Cricket Australia selection board, along with fellow colourful cricketer Merv Hughes.
Full name : David Clarence Boon
Born : December 29, 1960, Launceston, Tasmania
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm offbreak
Test debut : Australia v West Indies at Brisbane - Nov 23-26, 1984
Last Test : Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide - Jan 25-29, 1996
ODI debut : Australia v West Indies at Melbourne - Feb 12, 1984
Last ODI : West Indies v Australia at Kingstown - Mar 15, 1995
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
