kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
I'll let the rest of you do the Tests, but here's a discussion I don't think we've had: which player has put in the greatest effort to ensure that his side loses a match?
As fellow ODI fans understand, it is possible to lose a ODI match by scoring too slowly because one has a limited number of deliveries and therefore every dot ball is a win for the bowler, as is every single when the RRR is over 6.
A few stand out for me. This one is Michael Bevan with the bat:
3rd ODI: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne (Docklands), Aug 20, 2000 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Coming in at 31 for 2 in a chase of only 207, Bevan soaks up 80 balls for only 33 runs and Australia lose by 8 runs. He managed only one boundary in the entire innings. If a Pakistani had played this innings he would be banned for life for match-fixing.
This one is Daryl Tuffey with the ball:
3rd ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 26, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Tuffey opens the bowling, concedes 25 runs from 2 overs including one 14-ball over, then is taken out of the attack and New Zealand are forced to bowl 19 overs of Astle and McMillan to a team containing Gilchrist, Ponting, Clarke and Hussey. Needless to say, Aussie scored too many runs for us to chase and we lost.
Again, imagine if Mohammed Amir bowled a 14-ball over in an ODI - you'd never hear the end of it. Probably Tuffey would have helped his team if he injured himself just after the teams had been named but before the start of play.
As fellow ODI fans understand, it is possible to lose a ODI match by scoring too slowly because one has a limited number of deliveries and therefore every dot ball is a win for the bowler, as is every single when the RRR is over 6.
A few stand out for me. This one is Michael Bevan with the bat:
3rd ODI: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne (Docklands), Aug 20, 2000 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Coming in at 31 for 2 in a chase of only 207, Bevan soaks up 80 balls for only 33 runs and Australia lose by 8 runs. He managed only one boundary in the entire innings. If a Pakistani had played this innings he would be banned for life for match-fixing.
This one is Daryl Tuffey with the ball:
3rd ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 26, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Tuffey opens the bowling, concedes 25 runs from 2 overs including one 14-ball over, then is taken out of the attack and New Zealand are forced to bowl 19 overs of Astle and McMillan to a team containing Gilchrist, Ponting, Clarke and Hussey. Needless to say, Aussie scored too many runs for us to chase and we lost.
Again, imagine if Mohammed Amir bowled a 14-ball over in an ODI - you'd never hear the end of it. Probably Tuffey would have helped his team if he injured himself just after the teams had been named but before the start of play.