One Last Sight

[Jager]

John Warr once said "if one were granted one last wish in cricket, it would be the sight of Ray Lindwall opening the bowling in a Test match."

If you were granted one final sight in cricket, what would you choose to see?

 

[fredfertang]

Is this fantasy or something that did happen?

If the former Douglas Jardine batting against Lillee and Thomson in 74/75

If the latter Stan McCabe's batting in the first Test of the Bodyline series

 

[benchmark00]

Lillee and Thomson both coming off the fence.

 

[Stumpcam]

Andrew Strauss holding up the Urn at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2011, after England won the Ashes in Australia for the first time in about 20 million years.


Pictures: Ashes 5th test day 5 Sydney 2011 | SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Andrew Strauss of England and the rest of the England team pose with the Ashes urn afetr winning the test and the series during day fiveof the Fifth Ashes Test match between

 

[Jager]

ff, I was more referring to an actual event but both are interesting. Would have loved to have seen Trumper bat myself. Hammond's off-side play springs to mind too

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

That bouncer of Thomson that hit the screen on volley

 

[MrPrez]

Steyn having an incredibly fiery spell against a batsman. Kind of Donald-Atherton - style.

Oh, and Jacques Kallis in an aggressive mood.

 

[Eds]

Real Life:
Bodyline series. Are we allowed an entire series?

Fantasy:
An attack of Marshall-Ambrose-Khan-Warne-Muralitharan bowling to Hobbs-Hutton-Bradman-Tendulkar-Richards-Sobers-Gilchrist.

 

[doesitmatter]

1) Kapil Dev 175*(odi) and 120 odd(tc) in SA
2) Viv's 153 vs Aus(odi)..

I hope i can see an entire innings

3) WG Grace replacing the bail(s) after getting bowled waiting to face the next ball(no not a fantasy)

 

[fredfertang]

Actually on reflection if I had one cricketing wish it would be to umpire, with Zaremba obviously, a single wicket competition involving benchmark00, GIMH, sledger, furball, grecian, brumbers, Richard and Sylvester Clarke

 

[weldone]

Sachin Tendulkar and Garry Sobers batting against Wasim Akram and Clarrie Grimmett.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Waqar, Wasim, Imran and Akhtar on a reverse swinging minefield against the Indian batting greats of the 90's.

 

[smash84]

I think India had better batting greats in the 80s and 00s rather than the 90s didn't they?

I would like to see Bradman Wasim, Waqar, and Imran have a go at Bradman with a reverse swinging old ball

 

[benchmark00]

I think India had better batting greats in the 80s and 00s rather than the 90s didn't they?

I would like to see Bradman Wasim, Waqar, and Imran have a go at Bradman with a reverse swinging old ball

Bowling his little leggies?

 

[Biryani Pillow]

That I did see:

The 2005 Ashes
David Gower batting
Dennis Lillee bowling

That I didn't see:

The last 2 Tests of the 1902 Ashes
The Australia v West Indies Tied Test
Tom Richardson bowling
Jack Hobbs and Victor Trumper batting

 

[doesitmatter]

Waqar, Wasim, Imran and Akhtar on a reverse swinging minefield against the Indian batting greats of the 90's.

1989 India vs Pak 4 test series ..India the team of the 90's and Pak with 3 of the 4 bowlers you have mentioned and Qadir were there..India did not lose a match..Now add Dravid , Ganguly and Laxman to this team and result probably would have been same..

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's probably a cliche, but I'd love to have been in the crowd at the Adelaide Oval when Jardine set this leg theory field after Woodfull had been hit over the heart.

One imagines that must be as close as cricket gets to warfare.

 

[smash84]

1989 India vs Pak 4 test series ..India the team of the 90's and Pak with 3 of the 4 bowlers you have mentioned and Qadir were there..India did not lose a match..Now add Dravid , Ganguly and Laxman to this team and result probably would have been same..

emm Imran was at the end of his career. Waqar just started. Only Wasim was reaching his prime.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Has to be Bodyline and any other series of Bradman.

Imagine if you got a bunch of England fans back at Bodyline singing Barmy Army songs.

 

[doesitmatter]

emm Imran was at the end of his career. Waqar just started. Only Wasim was reaching his prime.

Imran was the 2nd highest wicket taker in that series. 92 he was at the end of his career... Young Waqar was at his pacy reverse swinging best. 1st 11 matches 50+ wickets and from 89-94 was at his absolute peak. He might have "started" but he was already at his better-best. Wasim is Wasim.

For argument sake in the same token Indian MO had young guns like a certain SRT, Manjrekar, Azhar(with 3 yrs of experience)