Greatest Tour Match of All Time?

[AndrewB]

Another West Indies example, when they were 12-9 against Ireland: The Home of CricketArchive

 

[Furball]

Another West Indies example, when they were 12-9 against Ireland: The Home of CricketArchive

Haha that's amazing.

 

[Howe_zat]

Haha that's amazing.

the legend goes that the Irish team took them out the night before.

 

[Gnske]

Also remember something about the WI flag at the ground being flown upside down that day.

Classic.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Learie Constantine v Middlesex in 1928: The Home of CricketArchive

Damn, that's a badass performance.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Another West Indies example, when they were 12-9 against Ireland: The Home of CricketArchive

Haha I had heard about this but didn't know the likes of Lloyd and Walcott were in the team.

 

[91Jmay]

link?

Australian XI v England XI at Hobart, Dec 19-22, 1998 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[NZTailender]

Another West Indies example, when they were 12-9 against Ireland: The Home of CricketArchive

That's the one I was thinking of. Thanks

 

[mr_mister]

Australian XI v England XI at Hobart, Dec 19-22, 1998 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

haha wow, pretty much Atherton's only runs all tour

 

[Prince EWS]

Corey Richards WAG.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah the bowlers were furious he declared and mailed it in apparently

 

[AndrewB]

Haha I had heard about this but didn't know the likes of Lloyd and Walcott were in the team.

To be fair to him, Walcott was the tour manager and had retired from first-class cricket a few years earlier.

 

[fredfertang]

It's a great story, and captured on film as well

 

[Howe_zat]

It's a great story, and captured on film as well

nice article, though the denial of the aforementioned legend is a little disappointing - you can ruin anything with facts

 

[fredfertang]

nice article, though the denial of the aforementioned legend is a little disappointing - you can ruin anything with facts

Sorry

 

[Burgey]

Tour Match: Nottinghamshire v Australians at Nottingham, Jun 25-27, 1921 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Apparently Macartney had the ****s and as he walked out to bat said "Some Cove's going to cop it today". Seems he was right.

 

[the big bambino]

Glocs v Australians 1930: A tie. Google it and see for yourself.

 

[Midwinter]

Was thinking about the 1921 Scarbrough Festival game between Australian and an Invitational eleven that was the only game lost on the tour.

 

[Adders]

I honestly don't know if it is true or one of these urban myths, but I do recall hearing that England once lost a tour match over in Western Australia against a team of farmers.

Anyone know anything about it?

 

[fredfertang]

Wales beat Australia in the 60s as often as England did and, unlike England, weren't beaten by them in the whole decade

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