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Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread
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Victor Ian
International Coach
Next batsman for NSW shield?
Aidan11
International Vice-Captain
He needs to ignore the advice of Homer Simpson and try and win friends with salad.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Ashwin touched by Rohit's 'beautiful' gesture in Rajkot: 'I'd give my life for him on the field'
India allrounder opens up on what happened during those 48 hours when he had to leave the team in the middle of a Test to visit his mother in hospital
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Some stories just make you happy. This is one of those.
@Prince EWS Who's the better bowler, Head or Wade?
Prince EWS
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Head > Wade > Robinson
SillyCowCorner1
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Copy and pasting this because this was one of the best innings I remembered growing up...it triumphs so many others of the day,
On This Day:
22 Years ago; The Cleanest hitting of the Red Cherry happened at Christchurch
Nathan Astle; came to bat at 119/3 & in next 4 hours he smashed 222 runs in just 168 balls with 28 Fours & 11 Sixes in 4th inning while chasing the Target of 550
Now allow me to give some insights about this already celebrated inning:
After 81 overs,Score was 315/8 & Nasser Hussain took the new ball & 89 runs were smashed in next 6 overs, in which one over was wicket maiden!
Astle scored 70 runs in 20 balls after new ball taken & went from 100 to 200 in just 39 balls...
Chris Cairns was not supposed to bat as he was injured but as per Stephen Fleming; Astle was in such a mood that they just wanted to see what else he can do & Cairns came to bat at the score of 333/9
118 runs were added for the last wicket in...10.5 Overs!
Hoggard who picked up 7 wickets in 1st inning got smashed for 41 runs in his 2 overs...
Caddick who picked up 6 wickets in 2nd inning got even worse hammering as his 7 consecutive balls went for 38 runs(4 6 6 4 6 6 6)
Third man, Extra Cover,Midwicket & Down the ground straight, every corner of the ground Astle just smashed it...
England tried even negative tactics to stop Astle as out of 168 balls he faced, 38 were pitched outside leg;But he was unstoppable...
During this onslaught;Astle hit the new ball onto the roof of the Stand No. 2 stand where it was lost... The ball that was taken in his place was again hit by him onto the roof of the Stand No. 1 & again got lost.
As Nasser Hussain himself said: "When every ball was disappearing out of the ground & I'm at mid-off, they are looking at me as if to say, "Skip, what do we do here, this doesn't usually happen."
Anyone who watched that innings will always remember the horror looks on the faces of Nasser Hussain & English players...
New Zealand lost this game by 98 runs when Astle finally dismissed but the way Astle was batting that day; it was matter of just extra half an hour ...
On This Day:
22 Years ago; The Cleanest hitting of the Red Cherry happened at Christchurch
Nathan Astle; came to bat at 119/3 & in next 4 hours he smashed 222 runs in just 168 balls with 28 Fours & 11 Sixes in 4th inning while chasing the Target of 550
Now allow me to give some insights about this already celebrated inning:
After 81 overs,Score was 315/8 & Nasser Hussain took the new ball & 89 runs were smashed in next 6 overs, in which one over was wicket maiden!
Astle scored 70 runs in 20 balls after new ball taken & went from 100 to 200 in just 39 balls...
Chris Cairns was not supposed to bat as he was injured but as per Stephen Fleming; Astle was in such a mood that they just wanted to see what else he can do & Cairns came to bat at the score of 333/9
118 runs were added for the last wicket in...10.5 Overs!
Hoggard who picked up 7 wickets in 1st inning got smashed for 41 runs in his 2 overs...
Caddick who picked up 6 wickets in 2nd inning got even worse hammering as his 7 consecutive balls went for 38 runs(4 6 6 4 6 6 6)
Third man, Extra Cover,Midwicket & Down the ground straight, every corner of the ground Astle just smashed it...
England tried even negative tactics to stop Astle as out of 168 balls he faced, 38 were pitched outside leg;But he was unstoppable...
During this onslaught;Astle hit the new ball onto the roof of the Stand No. 2 stand where it was lost... The ball that was taken in his place was again hit by him onto the roof of the Stand No. 1 & again got lost.
As Nasser Hussain himself said: "When every ball was disappearing out of the ground & I'm at mid-off, they are looking at me as if to say, "Skip, what do we do here, this doesn't usually happen."
Anyone who watched that innings will always remember the horror looks on the faces of Nasser Hussain & English players...
New Zealand lost this game by 98 runs when Astle finally dismissed but the way Astle was batting that day; it was matter of just extra half an hour ...
Chubb
International Regular
Don’t know if we have a general obituary thread but Essex and England legspinner Robin Hobbs passed away today. He had been ill for a long time.
He was the last legspinner to play for England until Ian Salisbury and famously slogged one of the fastest hundreds ever in a tour match against Australia.
I met him a few times as he played at my family’s club in Essex and he was friends with my grandparents. My mum was au pair for his son. Everyone seemed to like him. He had a real old fashioned professional vibe. Grandad said he was one of the best bowlers he ever played with or against.
He was the last legspinner to play for England until Ian Salisbury and famously slogged one of the fastest hundreds ever in a tour match against Australia.
I met him a few times as he played at my family’s club in Essex and he was friends with my grandparents. My mum was au pair for his son. Everyone seemed to like him. He had a real old fashioned professional vibe. Grandad said he was one of the best bowlers he ever played with or against.
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SillyCowCorner1
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Player of the final- PSL 2024
Daemon
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Just staying true to his sponsor fart lights
Hypocrisy of the highest order. Had no moral issue to play Afghanistan when they needed a win to stay in the WC a few months ago. But morals magically click into place when it comes to bilateral series...
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CA postpones T20I series against Afghanistan due to 'human rights' issues
CA says they did so because "conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse"
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As the article says, CA has no control over ICC eventsHypocrisy of the highest order. Had no moral issue to play Afghanistan when they needed a win to stay in the WC a few months ago. But morals magically click into place when it comes to bilateral series...
CA postpones T20I series against Afghanistan due to 'human rights' issues
CA says they did so because "conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse"
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
They can withdraw from the match on principle, though it would go down as a forfeit.
Only people being penalised in that case are Australian cricketers as game will be ruled a forfeit