Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[SillyCowCorner1]

55 days until Test cricket makes a triumphant return...

But, it's gonna be England in June though!

 

[TheJediBrah]

Text just in from a very old mate who was having lunch with S.Waugh and David Boon today:

I finally have closure. In 2001 NZ played Oz in Perth and were winning. On 5th day Waugh got a big nick and was given not out.
Today I asked point blank if he hit it and he said ''yeah I hit it"
That was the winning of the test but with the oz umpire and no drs we were stuffed.
I needed to know.

Would have traded that for reversing Warne getting out on 99 from a no-ball in the same game. Poor umpiring and no DRS cost us in the game and the great man from what would have been his only Test hundred

 

[TheJediBrah]

Also I do recall there was talk after that game that if Gilchrist had come in earlier instead of Waugh Australia probably win the game. Giving Waugh out may not have turned the game the way you think (though it would've have felt so at the time, before we saw Gilchrist come out and dominate)

 

[ashley bach]

Also I do recall there was talk after that game that if Gilchrist had come in earlier instead of Waugh Australia probably win the game. Giving Waugh out may not have turned the game the way you think (though it would've have felt so at the time, before we saw Gilchrist come out and dominate)

I'll give you old mates phone number and you can discuss these issues with him

Edit: I do remember Warne getting 99 but memory couldn't match it being the same game he was referring.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'll give you old mates phone number and you can discuss these issues with him

I already have Fuller Pilch for this purpose

 

[cnerd123]

shady slim of "five all out" fame's going to play against the chinese national cricket team next week lol

so how was it. scorecard link if you have it plz

 

[Shady Slim]

so how was it. scorecard link if you have it plz

they pulled the game because the physio said they needed a “rest day”

they’re here to play cricket! don’t stop them from playing!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Just in case you’re wondering, today is the 25th anniversary of Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman’s 281

and

that partnership with Dravid

 

[honestbharani]

India. Australia. Chennai. 2001

An unforgettable series, an incredible final day. Relive it through the eyes of those who were there

www.thecricketmonthly.com

I remember this so well as I was doing my high school leaving exams then. Chemistry after the Eden test, Physics maybe on day 3? And Computer Science after the Chennai test. And I attended all 5 days of the Chennai test, each day from a different stand. Man the roar when Bhajji squeezed that yorker (amazingly good shot to win the test tbh).... Got the best marks in Computer Science too having not spent a minute studying and instead watching the game every day through the 3 days of prep leave we had.


Saw that Mark Waugh catch from the best vantage point possible and boy, if its not the greatest catch and greatest piece of fielding I have had the good fortune of seeing live. Dighe back cutting boundaries off Miller was awesome too.

I love this part coz its sooo true too.

One of the batsmen left was Nilesh Kulkarni, slotted in at No. 11 and set for a decisive role in his comeback Test. What he hadn't accounted for was the unsolicited advice from those around him.
"In those days Chennai had only a partial fencing between the players' enclosure and the members' enclosure," Kulkarni says, "and as I sat there, I heard what the members were saying - and many were even trying to talk to me."
Some of the words he overheard:
Nilesh, don't make this another tied Test.
Incidentally, that time the last man in was Maninder Singh, another left-arm spinner.
In that Test also, there was a double-hundred by an Australian batsman.
Nilesh, you should just block and support your partner.
"We all know the Chennai crowd is a hardcore Test-loving crowd. They are very knowledgeable. I was the last man in. So it was adding to all the pressure. The moment Zaheer got out, it felt like my legs weighed 50 kgs."

I remember in 2004 Warney actually threw down his gloves and put on headphones of his walkman coz the crowd noise and chatter was too much for him from the other side of the small partition to the dressing room. He got out for a golden duck or something, obviously.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Watching Hamilton Masakadza bossing a random ‘Legends’ league at the moment.

I barely know anyone besides him and Amla in this match.

Oh, Rajat Bhatia too…KKR legend

 

[Hungry Llama]

SL-Afghan series in UAE just been cancelled. Where are the Afghans gonna play now that the UAE is a warzone? Cant play in Pakistan cos theyr at war with them too.

 

[Sunil1z]

SL-Afghan series in UAE just been cancelled. Where are the Afghans gonna play now that the UAE is a warzone? Cant play in Pakistan cos theyr at war with them too.

Noida in India . They have played many of their matches here.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

14 years ago, this was a heartbreak

 

[icyman]

SL-Afghan series in UAE just been cancelled. Where are the Afghans gonna play now that the UAE is a warzone? Cant play in Pakistan cos theyr at war with them too.

I dunno why they cannot take such games to somewhat established centres like Singapore and Malaysia. In the 1990s, singapore hosted a couple of tri-nations at Kallang. Malaysia hosted the U-19 World Cup in 2008. My guess being that these upcoming boards might be asking for a fair bit of money for hosting such games.

That said, the logical option for Afghanistan to host their games would be in India. Pretty sure the BCCI would give them a couple of stadiums to host other countries.

 

[Daemon]

I dunno why they cannot take such games to somewhat established centres like Singapore and Malaysia. In the 1990s, singapore hosted a couple of tri-nations at Kallang. Malaysia hosted the U-19 World Cup in 2008. My guess being that these upcoming boards might be asking for a fair bit of money for hosting such games.

That said, the logical option for Afghanistan to host their games would be in India. Pretty sure the BCCI would give them a couple of stadiums to host other countries.

the kallang ground is gone after the lease expired. none of the other grounds are fit for a proper game other than the padang i guess. malaysia has some nice grounds.

 

[Heboric]

 

[SeamUp]

Ooops

 

[howitzer]

Ooops

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They seem to have deleted it now so can't see the op. Seems pretty disrespectful to Crowe and Ponting from them though, given they actually played for Somerset. Particularly Crowe with some of his first 20 actually being for Somerset.

 

[SeamUp]

They seem to have deleted it now so can't see the op. Seems pretty disrespectful to Crowe and Ponting from them though, given they actually played for Somerset. Particularly Crowe with some of his first 20 actually being for Somerset.

They were obviously very chuffed with young Rew but they need to be more professional & get some proper historian/stats guy involved

 

[Spikey]

i'll blame it on AI