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  1. stumpski

    MCC v Rest of the World: Lord's, Saturday 6 July

    Couldn't see a thread for this but if there is one please merge. Lord's Bicentenary Match being shown live on Sky and the line-ups look mouthwatering. Just to see Lara bat again will be quite something. Will Tino be trying to knock him over? Even the weather forecast is good. They were just...
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    Graham Stevenson

    Nothing on Cricinfo yet, but the BBC site reported earlier that the former Yorkshire and England quick has died at the age of 58: BBC Sport - Graham Stevenson: Former Yorkshire and England player dies Remembered primarily for hitting a 100 at number 11, putting on a big stand with Boycott, and...
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    Cricket obituaries

    I don't recall ever seeing one of these on here ... old (and some not so old) cricketers are slipping away all the time, and not all of them are headline stories on Cricinfo, so they can go unnoticed. There've been a few interesting ones this year though: Neil McCorkell - the Hampshire batsman...
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    ***Official*** Zimbabwe in West Indies, 2013

    Three ODIs (all at St Georges, Grenada) 22, 24, 26 Feb Two T20s (both at North Sound, Antigua) 2 and 3 March Two Tests (Bridgetown, Barbados and Roseau, Dominica) 12-16 and 20-24 March First - and only - warm-up on Wednesday 20 Feb. I don't expect the Zims to win more than the odd one-dayer...
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    Who will be James Anderson's 300th Test wicket?

    He's all set to do it in New Zealand, and will be only the fourth England bowler to the landmark - and the first for more than 25 years. Because I don't know which of the NZ batsmen are likely to be picked (even Taylor's out of the side now, isn't he?) I'm going with a bowler - Tim Southee.
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    When great careers overlap

    I found this match, from 1974, in which Sobers and Botham were on opposite sides. The former WI great dismissed the future England star in the second innings (and somehow, Notts were unable to get a target of 17 in two overs! Why didn't Sobers open?). Any other examples of a great player right...
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    Things you used to get in old-time cricket ...

    ... and don't anymore. I'd better specify what I mean by that: I'm not talking about curved bats, underarm bowling, gentlemen playing in three-cornered hats, or members of the gentry putting 100 guineas on their team to win. I meant more stuff which (some of) you might remember from 20-30 years...
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    New Zealand Women in England

    I'm sure I can't be the only one watching the 2nd T20 game. Quite a good contest with England needing 30 off the last four overs having been 30-4 at one stage. Sarah Taylor holding it all together atm. One more T20 and five ODIs to follow - no Tests (don't think NZ play them anymore).
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    *Official* Bangladesh in West Indies

    Not a series that's going to capture the imagination admittedly (first Test starts on the same day as Cardiff's), but there should be a thread really. Bangs playing in some unglamorous venues but at least their warm-up game is on a major Test ground, Kensington Oval. First Test July 9-13, St...
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    Your country's 'One Caps Wonders' XI

    This may have been done before, but a few new names have entered the mix since then perhaps. The idea for this came to me when I was reminded that former Surrey paceman Matt Nicholson played once for Australia, against Stewart's team in 1998-99. Can we get a decent one caps side for each of the...
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    New series starting on BBC2 tonight

    Looks promising, to say the least ... BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Empire of Cricket, England If nothing else, could be the perfect antidote to a month of Twenty20. On a bit late for me, so some at least may have to be recorded.
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    Taking a punt

    I've noticed that when Michael Holding was picked for the Australian tour of 1975-76, he'd taken just 16 first-class wickets at more than 50 apiece, and had never managed more than three in an innings. On that tour he paid out more than 60 for each of his ten Test wickets, yet the selectors kept...
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    Darrell Hair quits

    http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/365890.html He's actually standing today, in the match between Canada and West Indies, but as Tests are likely to be few and far between in future he's decided to take up an alternative offer. Remains on the elite panel until...
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    County cricket: winter signings

    Just thought it might be an idea to have a thread where news of players retiring and changing counties could be posted. Some Surrey news: Ian Salisbury has been released, so they've shed three spinners this year following Doshi and Hamilton-Brown. Saqlain Mushtaq returns for a third spell at the...
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    Botham's England Test record

    Fifteen years after his last Test, Ian Botham, with 383, is still comfortably England's highest wicket-taker in Tests. Yet in the same period six of the other seven 'major' Test sides have seen a new name at the top of their wicket-taking list. The exception being New Zealand who...
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    Can you help? WCM '81 Christmas Quiz

    I recently bought a job lot of issues of Wisden Cricket Monthly from 1981 - Botham's Ashes still has an irresistible appeal, the only mystery is why I didn't buy them (or the Cricketer) at the time - and the December issue has a 25 question quiz, some of which I know the answers to but many of...
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    How to send PMs?

    I just wanted to clarify something from the cricket books thread. Why can't I send PMs on here? I looked up in FAQ how to do it and it says that you can click on the 'Send PM' icon on each post, but I've never seen one - just 'Quote', 'Multi-quote' and 'QR'. The 'Send e-mail'' icon isn't there...
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    Warne to play on German passport?

    Latest: report. My first thought was "this can't be serious", but on reflection, I hope he's successful - it will show the system up for the nonsense it is. Thoughts?
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    ***Official*** England v New Zealand Women

    Yeah yeah I know, women's cricket, but it is the only international cricket being played today, and hell, if 'South African Women in Holland' merits a thread, shouldn't there be one for our own ladies? One-day series starts today at Taunton. Live coverage on SS2. Being a relatively new Skyster...
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    How many grounds have you watched cricket at?

    I don't mean your local club, village or school team - just Test, ODIs, FC or List A matches. I can do twelve: Lord's, Oval - too many times to mention Canterbury - about 10-12 times Guildford, Maidstone - 3 or 4 times each Whitgift School, Croydon - 3 times Arundel, Chelmsford, Hove, Tunbridge...

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