April 2005 in Sports - 8 April 2005

8 April 2005

  • Cricket:
    • The 2005 English cricket season officially starts, as the champion county, Warwickshire take on the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. (Wisden Cricinfo)
    • The first Test cricket match between New Zealand (561 and 238) and Sri Lanka (498 and 7/0) at Napier ends in a draw after bad light stops play on the fifth day. (BBC)

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