Stamps on Sports – Guernsey 1986
Guernsey issued a set of six stamps on Sports on 24 July 1986. The Sports featured on stamps are
10p – Bowling 14p – Cricket 22p – Women’s Squash
28p – Women’s Field Hockey 31p – Swimming 34p- Rifle Shooting.
Stamps on Cricket – Nepal 2007
Nepal issued a stamp on 28 Apr 2007 on Cricket. A FDC is listed.
Stamp Booklets of India – Sachin Tendulkar – Silipex 2014
A Stamp booklet was issued by North Bengal & Sikkim Region in Feb 2014. It was issued during Silipex 2014 and features Sachin Tendulkar on its Cover. The back cover features Kanchenjunga Stadium. It is a multi-purpose stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal having a capacity of 40,000 and was built in the 1980s.
Summertime Events on Stamps – Great Britain 1994
Come Summer and a whole lot of sporting events take place in Great Britain which are captured on a set of five stamps issued by Great Britain on 02 Aug 1994. The Wimbledon with strawberries and Lord’s Cricket Test Match are great summertime events in Great Britain.
A First Day Cover is listed.
19p – Royal Welsh Agricultural Show Llanelwedd
25p – All England Tennis Championships Wimbledon.
30p – Cowes Week, Yacht Regatta
35p – Cricket Test Match at Lord’s
41p -Scottish Highland Games
2018 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
The 2018 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be played from 09 Nov to 24 Nov 2018 in West Indies .It will be the sixth edition of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and second to be hosted by West Indies (after 2010 edition).10 teams will feature in 23 matches to be played. Eight teams (Australia,England,India,Pakistan,New Zealand ,South Africa ,Sri Lanka and Hosts West Indies ) qualified automatically and Bangladesh and Ireland qualified through the qualifiers.
The Matches on First day (09 Nov ) are
India vs New Zealand at Guyana
India beat New Zealand by 34 runs
The Indian Women’s T 20 Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored a fantastic Century in T 20 Women’s World Cup vs New Zealand in West indies a Few minutes ago. She is first Indian to score a T 20 Century and only third in the World. A Great innings sets a tough task for New Zealand. It is the first match of the tournament .She played 51 balls to score 103 which included seven 4s and eight sixes at a strike rate of over 201.00.
Australia vs Pakistan at Guyana
Australia beat Pakistan by 52 runs.
West Indies vs Bangladesh at Guyana
West Indies beat Bangladesh by 60 runs.
Stamps on Genoa Football & Cricket Club – San Marino
Genoa Football and Cricket Club commonly known as Genoa is a professional Italian Football and Cricket Club based in the city of Genoa.It was established on 07 Sep 1893.It is Italy’s First official football team. Genoa has won Italian Football Championships nine times and has mostly played in Serie A and B of Italian league. Its Cricket Club plays in Serie A of Italian Cricket League.
San Marino issued a stamp on 13 April 2013 to commemorate 120th Anniversary of Genoa Cricket and Football Club.
India’s Historic 500th Cricket Test Match-Special Cover India 2016
India played its historic 500th Test Match on 22 Sep 2016 at Green Park Kanpur.It was played between India and New Zealand. A Special Cover was issued at Bengaluru on 24 Sep 2016 to commemorate this historic occasion.
