Greatest Tour Match of All Time?

[CricAddict]

Yeah this one is kinda famous

Mumbai v Australians at Mumbai (Brabourne), 24-26 February 1998

Yes, came here to mention this match. Set the tone for the series.

 

[AndrewB]

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

They lost at Scarborough against CI Thornton's XI (which was not far off being an England XI) - The Home of CricketArchive, but they'd also lost (more famously) at Eastbourne against Archie MacLaren's "England XI". (which was nowhere near being an England XI - for one thing, its star player was Aubrey Faulkner) - The Home of CricketArchive

 

[Julian87]

there's a story that after this game bradman turned to sid barnes and said 'well one of us has to play in every game now"

from the same tour, The Home of CricketArchive

700 runs in a day. miller got out on purpose

Yeah Miller shouldered arms first ball going on everything I've read. Didn't believe in unnecessary thrashings post WWII.

 

[TheJediBrah]

129 overs in a day? And were these 8 ball overs as well?

If so would be the equivalent of a team bowling like 170 overs in a day. What happened.

 

[Burgey]

I'm not sure but I think there may have been six ball overs back in England even then

 

[OverratedSanity]

Some of those old Philadelphia games would be crazy if they happened today. Bart King and co beating an Australian team consisting of the likes of Blackham, Giffen, Trumble,etc. by an innings:

The Home of CricketArchive

 

[the big bambino]

That Invincibles Essex game was 6 ball overs. Looks like a majority bowled by spin. Trevor Bailey played that game and was the bloke who bowled Miller. (Courtesy cricketarchive).