Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
What would be your chosen field of 8 players to take part in a single wicket knockout contest using the old rules used by Alfred Mynn and the like.
Rules
2 innings per player
Runs can only be scored in front of the wicket
2 other fielders in addition to keeper and player
To score a run the batsman had to get to the bowler's end and back
A batsman can not leave his crease before making a stroke
For background
The last great single-wicket contest | Regulars | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com
Social conditions made games of this sort popular: before the arrival of a national railway network in the 1840s and 1850s, it was easier to get two top players to a ground than 22 of them. The games were often slow, with the bowler allowed up to a minute between deliveries. In lengthy contests, exhaustion was a real possibility. What's more, with runs hard to come by because of the strict rules, long periods with no scoring were common.
My Draw
Kallis vs Sanath
Bravo vs Flintoff
Shakib Al Hasan vs Swann
Tendulkar vs Afridi
I think I will back Afridi to win it all. Dont ask me why, mainly based on the fact that being the only bowler could kill a seamer.
Rules
2 innings per player
Runs can only be scored in front of the wicket
2 other fielders in addition to keeper and player
To score a run the batsman had to get to the bowler's end and back
A batsman can not leave his crease before making a stroke
For background
The last great single-wicket contest | Regulars | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com
Social conditions made games of this sort popular: before the arrival of a national railway network in the 1840s and 1850s, it was easier to get two top players to a ground than 22 of them. The games were often slow, with the bowler allowed up to a minute between deliveries. In lengthy contests, exhaustion was a real possibility. What's more, with runs hard to come by because of the strict rules, long periods with no scoring were common.
My Draw
Kallis vs Sanath
Bravo vs Flintoff
Shakib Al Hasan vs Swann
Tendulkar vs Afridi
I think I will back Afridi to win it all. Dont ask me why, mainly based on the fact that being the only bowler could kill a seamer.
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