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Devil Duckys World Cup Essentials

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
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22 February, England v Pakistan, Cape Town

Inzamam ul-Haq (Pakistan)

A single from Saeed Anwar brings Inzy on strike. James Anderson gets one to lift, Inzy can't keep it down, simple for Nick Knight. One ball - hardly worth the walk.
DD rating - 2 lilypads

Yousuf Youhana (Pakistan)

A superb delivery from James Anderson dislodges Youhana almost before he has begun - first ball. He'd have been out if he had just been defending a single stump. With 3 to aim at, the bowler gave him no chance. Beaten by pace, swing and just plain yorked.
DD rating - 7 lilypads

Rashid Latif (Pakistan)

Another Anderson victim - the bowler is fast becoming one of DDs players of the tournament. Latif lasted 4 balls - frankly, it was a relief when he did manage to edge one having been powerless to lay bat on ball for the first 3 deliveries he faced. An awesome duck just for persistence.
DD rating - 8 lilypads and joint second place.

Breadcrumb moment - Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
100.2 miles per hour - the fastest recorded ball in history - say no more! Just a shame that the rest of his bowling was rubbish today.

Breadcrumb moment - Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
Shoaib with the bat was on fire - so much so that Craig White was trying to give him a single just to get him to the other end. He managed it too - a little too late to save his bowling figures from the mincer. 4-6-0-4-6-1 - even pinched the bowling. A mammoth 21 from the over. Shoaib had already gone into the history books with the fastest ball in an ODI (and arguably in history) - now could we look forward to the fastest fifty, certainly by a Pakistani, possibly by anyone? Alas, it was not to be, but a valiant failure nevertheless. In the meantime, Shoaib should be satisfied with a record two breadcrumb moments in the same match.
 

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
<quack> coming to this thread on Monday, 24 February 2003 - The Ajit Agarkar Interview.

All you ever wanted to know about the winner of CW's inaugural 'Hero to zero to hero to zero etc etc' award.

Other interviews lined up in the near future...

Shane Warne
Richie Benaud
Mr Corrigan from Scarborough
 

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
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23 February, India v Namibia, Pietermaritzburg

Louis Jacobus Burger (Namibia)

Having already almost played on to Srinath, LJ later left one from Zaheer Khan which all but cleaned him up. It was a case of third time lucky a couple of balls later when the same bowler produced another guided missile, AKA 'The Yorker' which rattled the Namibian right down to his toes. Hardly surprising, but little entertainment value. There are only so many Burger puns a duck can get away with. A creditable full dozen balls faced for his empty scorecard, though, so a reasonable rating.
DD rating - 4.5 lilypads

Bryan Gavin Murgatroyd

'Heavens to Murgatroyd' goes the saying. Well, in this case it was a case of 'Harbhajan to Murgatroyd'. The 'Peril of Paarl' had transformed into the, er, 'something beginning with P of Pietermaritzburg'. Murgatroyd might as well have been practicing his 'I Spy with my little eye', because he certainly hadn't progressed as far as the letter 'B' - B is for BAT, Brian. Use it. P is for PAD, A is for APPEAL, U is for UMPIRE, O is for OUT, D is for DUCK. Six balls of total inertia.
DD rating - E is for 8 lilypads. A great effort.
 
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luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
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23 February, Canada v West Indies,

Austin Codrington (Canada)

Second duck on the trot for Austin - he's getting the hang of it now. Vasbert Drakes put it on the spot, a snick, Ridley Jacobs with the simplest of catches, thank you and goodbye. A solitary ball faced, but one of the poorest first-ball ducks you could ever hope to see - even if it was Vasbert bowling. So close, though. At the non-strikers end on the previous ball, he came within a coat of paint of being run out without facing a ball.
DD rating - 1 lilypad, but so nearly the perfect 10.

Barry Seebaran (Canada)

The only Canadian the Sri Lankans couldn't dismiss. All right, all right, so he didn't face a ball, being marooned at the non-strikers end - he still wasn't out. No disgrace, our Barry. What could Vasbert do to trouble him after carrying his bat so valiantly last week? Well, bowl to him for a start. Just once. P is for PAD er sorry, done that already.
DD rating - 3 lilypads

Breadcrumb moment - John Davison (Canada)

Mervyn Dillon to John Davison, just the 67th ball of his innings. Dillon, unused to the savagery which has been unleashed in his direction over the previous hour or so, whistles one in towards the batsmans wicket. A lofted drive back over the bowlers head - so sweet, the Canadians timing was today - and the ball thuds full pitch into the boundary boards for his fifth six. More to the point, it brought Davison past 100 for the first time in a one-day international. More to the point still, it was the joint fifth fastest of all time in ANY one-day international and the fastest ever in the World Cup. The Canadian guest commentator uttered two words - 'Holy Cow!' I second that. Breadcrumbs? Give him the whole loaf.
 
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luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
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23 February footnote - fabulous innings today by Lara, Hinds, Ganguly and Tendulkar but no limelight for you guys - this day belongs to John Michael Davison - and he isn't sharing the breadcrumbs with anyone.
 

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
Not in a World Cup, he didn't.

In fact, in 9 innings in World Cup, Shahid Afridi has scored a total of 100 runs.
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
hmm, well people fail to see his bowling and fielding element...

Ill add Shahid Afridi to people I think get too much slating from the fans for what they do...

My current list

Ajit Agarkar
Shahid Afridi
Mornantau Hayward
 

Cloete

International Captain
add hogg to that as well. despite all his gr8 performances english fans keep putting him down but continuosly talk about their gr8 players who made a duck in the last game!:!( :!( :!( :!(
 

Rik

Cricketer Of The Year
Cloete said:
add hogg to that as well. despite all his gr8 performances english fans keep putting him down but continuosly talk about their gr8 players who made a duck in the last game!:!( :!( :!( :!(
So who exactly is one of our great players who made a duck in the last game? ;)

Guess what...no English player got a duck in the last game ;)
 

Cloete

International Captain
lol. i meant that as a generalisation. lol no not really. let's just say STOP PUTTING HOGG DOWN. ;)
 

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
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24 February, Zimbabwe v Australia, Bulowayo

To be known throughout history as "The Brad Hogg Match" - dedicated to Cloete, Brisbane

Douglas Marillier (Zimbabwe)

A first-baller for Doug, eager to make his mark having been recalled in place of Mark Vermeulen, dismissed by the very good indeed nice Mr Brad Hogg whom everyone has nothing but the utmost respect for. A nice, flighted delivery and Doug Marillier, playing more like Doug Mountjoy, cue-ends the ball straight to Ricky Ponting at midwicket. Worth a brown, no, a red followed by a yellow and another red. Makes four either way.
DD rating - 4 lilypads

Breadcrumb moment - The Flowers (Zimbabwe) - that runout

We turn up the volume again on the DevilDucky stump-mic(pat pending) to find out what really happened.

<Grant> (tap-tap prod-prod) Right, Andy. We've seen off Brett Lee. What are we going to do now?
<Andy> (scratch-scratch) Not sure, bro. I mean, they might actually bring someone good on next.
<Grant> Shame. That might mean we're going to have to work for the runs.
<Andy> Yeah. Brett's a bit of a ***** really, nowadays. I think he's lost a yard of pace.
<Grant> Field's changing. They're going on the attack - looks like it's one of the strike bowlers again.
<Both> Oh no..... It's Brad.
<Andy> Watch for his wrong-un watch for his wrong-un (tap-tap) watch for his wrong-un. Ah, leg side. easy one
(turns ball to fine leg)
<Grant> Come one
(both batsmen make their ground easily, then turn to consider the second. Andy is heading towards the danger end)
<Andy> Yesssssssss!
<Grant> Pardon? I've had this problem with my hearing for the last couple of days. I think my ears need syringing.
<Andy> Run, you prune. Come on. Bevan's picking it up.
<Grant> Devon's sticking a pup? Oh, run!!! OK. No problem, bro, I'm going to the non-danger end
(Andy makes his ground at the wicket keepers end just as the ball thuds into Gillys gloves)
<Andy> Phew - made it.
(Churchy hurls the stumps down at the bowlers end)
<Aussies> HOWZAAAAATTTTTT?
<Grant> Pardon?
<Umpire> Out
<Grant> Sprout?

Breadcrumb moment - Arnoldus Mauritius Blignaut (Zimbabwe)

Over 42 Andy decides that Jason Gillespie is the man to attack. Four fours off the over. He's only warming up.
Over 43 Brad Hogg with the ball in his hand. Surely Blignaut has met his match here. Taibu gets a single. Hogg is really difficult to pick today. Three superb balls, Andy Blignaut shuts his eyes and swings wildly across the line. On each occasion, the ball turns viciously, right to where the middle of the Zimbabwean's smearing blade is. A lucky six, a lucky four, a lucky six. Fifty in 24 balls. Brad did him in the flight on each occasion. A moral victory for the Australian.
Over 45 sees the return of Brett Lee and we turn up the DevilDucky stump-mic(pat pending)
<Brett> How do you reckon I ought to bowl to this guy, Brad?
<Brad> Heat, Brett. See if you can get one above medium pace.
<Brett> But but but
<Brad> I know what I'm talking about. I've already softened him up for you.
(ball three of the over, the slow-medium of Brett Lee has the desired effect. A full-toss is carted straight back to the bowler who takes a fine return catch without knowing it.)
<Brett> Thanks, Brad.
 
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luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
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24 February, Kenya v Sri Lanka, Nairobi

Ravindu Shah (Kenya)

A single on the board, the Kenyan opener faces his first ball from Chaminda Vaas, one of the players of the tournament so far. The Kenyans have looked a little brittle throughout this tournament, so obviously a steady start was needed. The big inswinger (come on Chaminda, you're getting very predictable), the all-too familiar rap on the pad, the dreaded finger.
DD rating - 3 lilypads (ho hum)

Breadcrumb moment - Kennedy Otieno Obuya (Kenya)

The compact opener surveys the scene, determined to go down fighting. Eyeing up the leg side at the start of the seventh over, he proceeds to dump Chaminda Vaas into the crowd. Four overs later, same combination, same result. Just a different grandstand to hit the ball into. The Kenyans have been watching the Canadians. Twentieth over, Otieno nudges Murali for a single. His fifty has taken a creditable 65 balls against one of the more potent attacks in the World Cup. When Murali eventually pouches a catch at square leg to dismiss him for 60, the Kenyans have made 112-4. They go on to make 210-9. Surely the Sri Lankans would have little trouble with such a modest total against a fairly toothless attack?

Breadcrumb moment - Collins Obuya (Kenya)

There's not much pace in the wicket. The Kenyan spinners are bowling line and length, forcing the Sri Lankans to put the pace on the ball themselves. Obuyas best figures in ODIs are a modest 2-46 against Canada, so the 21-year-old leggie is hardly going to offer much of a problem to the former world champions, is he? Well, we reckon without the most powerful weapon in cricket - the self-destruct button. The Sri Lankan thumbs have been super-glued to it.
For instance : Obuya to Tillakaratne. Good length ball, heaved to deep midwicket where Tony Suji takes a good catch on the boundary. Careful - there's no pace in the wicket. Obuya 1-4
And then there's : Obuya to Jayawardene. Full toss, the batsman plays about a week too early and only succeeds in prodding the ball back to the bowler off the leading edge. You know, there's not much pace in the wicket. Obuya 2-12
Followed shortly by : Obuya to Sangakkara. Good length ball, another inconspicuous smear to leg. This time, wicket keeper Otieno charges forward, dives and takes a great catch. These things happen when there's not much pace in the wicket. Obuya 3-17
Later still : Obuya to Aravinda de Silva. Short, turning back into the batsman. Far too close to cut, so he cuts anyway. A feather and Otieno takes the catch. Such a shame that there's not much pace in the wicket. Obuya 4-18
And finally : Obuya to Chaminda Vaas. Tossed up, held back, the batsman, trapped like a rabbit in the headlights, goes through with his premeditated drive, but he doesn't realise that there's not much pace in the wicket - nobody told him. Obuya 5-23 (finishes 5-24)
 

luckyeddie

Cricket Web Staff Member
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25 February, Pakistan v Netherlands, Paarl

Inzamam ul-Haq (Pakistan)

Inzy watched most of his first over at the wicket from the non-strikers end. Facing the last ball, he is rapped on the pad - not out, probably a bit of bat involved. The next over, bowled by Tim de Leede, Abdul Razzaq makes a huge mistake - takes a single, allowing our man back on strike again to face his second ball. This time, there is no mistake - Inzamam makes sure the bat is nowhere near his pad. The decision is predictable. A better knock than his innings against England - just.
DD rating - 6 lilypads

Nick Statham (Netherlands)

Nicks biggest asset is supposed to be his 'stickability'. Well, today was no exception. He stuck around for 8 minutes and nine balls, then stuck his bat in the way af a regulation length ball from Wasim - only to discover that he'd stuck it right back on his stumps. Well, Nick, you've stuck your way right into the record books by becoming Wasim Akrams 500th ODI victim.
DD rating - 8.5 lilypads (0 for the duck, 8.5 for the historical significance)

Jacob-Jan Esmeijer (Netherlands)

My mum always used to say 'If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well'. JJ Esmeijer has worked hard on his batting - and it shows. Today, he played every bit as well as Inzy. Same number of balls faced, same method of dismissal, only he contrived to get out to the very occasional slow left arm of Saeed Anwar which makes it a far better duck. My mum would have been proud (actually, she might have done as well).
DD rating - 7 lilypads

Breadcrumb moment - Extras (Netherlands)

The ever-reliable 'sundries' today comfortably top-scored for the Dutch with a well-constructed 40. Not bad, to say that the innings only lasted for 39.3 overs. Star man - certain to retain his place for the rest of the tournament.

Breadcrumb moment - Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

No mickey-taking here. The world - and Cricket Web - salute Wasim Akram for becoming the first bowler ever to take 500 wickets in one-day internationals. Nick Statham is the batsman immortalised in the record books - bet he didn't see that coming before the World Cup. Well done, Wasim. On to 600.
 

Bazza

International 12th Man
luckyeddie said:
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And then there's : Obuya to Jayawardene. Full toss, the batsman plays about a week too early and only succeeds in prodding the ball back to the bowler off the leading edge. You know, there's not much pace in the wicket. Obuya 2-12
Obviously not much pace in the atmosphere either? :lol:
 

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