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South Australian Cricket Affiliation

The last twenty years before the First World War have been known as the "Golden Age of cricket". It is a nostalgic name prompted by the collective sense of loss ensuing from the warfare, however the period did produce some nice players and memorable matches, particularly as organised competition at county and Test level developed. Glenn Maxwell scored 48 runs from 39 balls to tempo Australia to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Friday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The swashbuckling batsman, a white-ball star, has scored three,047 runs together with eight centuries in forty three Tests since making his debut in 2013. First-class cricket in England is performed for the most half by the 18 county golf equipment which contest the County Championship. The concept of a champion county has existed since the 18th century but the official competitors was not established till 1890. Mithali Raj of India, is the one player to surpass the 6,000 run mark in Women's One Day Inter