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Re: On This Day

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:18 am

Should have picked Jade Dernbach.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:13 pm

On this day in 1934 the England top order dominated proceedings on the first day of the third test.

In the two tests prior to this won, England had won one whilst the second test was drawn.

The day began positively with a dominant partnership between Fred Bakewell and Cyril Walters who managed a haul of 111 runs. Walters scored quickly and was out first whilst Bakewell took more time to push forward and try and consolidate his and his team's position.

The dominance of the day was somewhat undermined by a middle order wobble led by Amar Singh, who got 6 wickets in the day: 2 lbw, 2 bowled and 2 caught. This saw them move from 170-3 to 186-6.

Doug Jardine and Hedley Verity provided the stability as they held on in the afternoon session. They end the day on 44 and 31 respectively with England at 281/7.
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Re: On This Day

Postby GarlicJam » Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:43 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Hard luck you Aussies.

We (mostly) got over it.
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Re: On This Day

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:51 pm

I have a little party every year on that date.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:13 am

On this day in 1939 England ran through the Indian batting line up to feel confident on Day Two.

Yesterday's stabilising partnership of Doug Jardine and Hedley Verity continued their strong spell into Day Two. They accumulated another 25 runs together in the morning before they both fell within 12 runs of each other. The tail was wound up, yet again, by the excellence of Amar Singh who finished the innings with 7 wickets at an economy of 1.92.

The Indian innings was over in three quarters of a day. The highest score by an Indian batsmen was Vijay Merchant's 26. The highest partnership between any two batsmen was between Merchant and Yuvraj of Patiala for the 5th wicket. It was an innings that was ruined by the ineffectiveness (and injury) of the Indian openers.

Verity started the day with stoicism with the bat and ended it with dominance with the ball. He matched Singh's 7 wickets to destroy the Indian force.

The day ended with India all out and facing a deficit of 190.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:42 pm

On this day in 1934 (which I realise I typoed above) another day of England dominance with the bat further draws the match away from India.

The undisputed star from the English perspective was Cyril Walters. Having scored 59 in the first innings he went on to score 102 today and proved dynamic in what was a far from composed performance from the English perspective. Three of the five opening batsmen for England fell for single figures and, at 45-2, England looked humbled. Walters played comfortably and, with no score board pressure, was able to be expansive with his style of play. At the time he got out he had scored 59% of the runs for England.

India had a star man too in the form of Nazir Ali, who got four of the England wickets on what was not a torrid day for Indian bowlers.

India had a chance to bat again after England declared on 261, setting India a total of 451.

India's response started cheaply with the loss of Mushtaq Ali, however fellow opener and that rare creature of wicket keeper and opening batsman Dillaw Hussain managed to push on and India lost only one more wicket in the dying overs. Amar Singh who was sent in as nightwatchman did a fine job and managed to finish the day on 18* leaving his team on 65-2.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:05 am

On this day in 1934 India fell to a 202 run defeat, despite a number of defiant Indian performances.

The opener and nightwatchman partnership of Dillaw Hussain and Amar Singh proved a remarkably hard nut for England to crack. Together they put on another 54 runs before the more experienced batting partner broke up the 74 run partnership. Singh then fell the very next ball marking the start of a good spell for James Langridge.

Langridge also claimed the wicket of CK Nayudu which saw India collapse from 119-3 to 125-5.

The final batsmen to put up a fight for India was Yuvraj of Patiala who, just as in the first innings, put on a good partnership of 84 runs with Vijay Merchant. However when he fell for 60 to a Langridge delivery, India lost their fight. India were soon all out through another Langridge delivery and England had the series 2-0.
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Re: On This Day

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:43 pm

Historic series, India's first at home. First series anywhere as they only had a one off in uk. I thought only a couple of names were familiar for England, they would have sent b sides out. Four day Tests. It would have been an incredible experience to be at this. One for your Test match time machine. I guess England would still have had gentlemen and players.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:47 am

On this day in 2015 Australia humiliated England with a crushing defeat in the World Cup.

The star turn of the day was Aaron Finch's 135 off 158 balls which propelled the advantage to Australia from the outset.

Even when the more established batsmen higher up the order were back in the pavilion, Glen Maxwell still managed to make the England bowlers' lives difficult and extracted runs in the final overs.

The only solace for England was the James Taylor's 98 - the highest score at number 6 against Australia. A minor foot note goes to Steven Finn who managed a fivefer and a final over hat trick. Apart from that England's bowling, batting and fielding was all below par.

From the fielding perspective one has to look at missed opportunities. Centurion Finch was dropped in the first over. They should have packed up and gone home from there. Chris Woakes was the culpable fielder.

After the dismissal of Shane Watson for a duck, Australia were 57-2 and things looked manageable for England however Australia were in first gear. When the spinners came on Finch began to accelerate. His 100 came off 102 balls.

Another minus point for the fielding came when they could have dismissed Finch again on 123 but James Taylor missed a stumping. It wasn't to be the last fielding error. Jos Buttler dropped Maxwell on 42 which cost England a further 24 runs in those closing overs.

From the batting perspective the character that highlights England's despondency best is Eoin Morgan who, yet again, fell for a duck. This took his cumulative score for England over his last 6 innings to two runs.

The chief destroyer of England's batting cause was Mitchell Marsh who claimed 5 for 33. After dismissing Ian Bell and Joe Root in successive balls he couldn't claim the final scalp immediately but did go on to take Morgan and Buttler. After Marsh's fivefer England were 92-6. Taylor put a gloss on the score with his dynamic batting whic
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:12 pm

On this day in 2015 an assured Indian performance puts them on top against Pakistan in their first World Cup game.

Indian superstar Virat Kohli helped himself to a century to force India to a total of 300 against their fierce rivals.

India did not have it all their own way, however. India were initially restricted through the bowling of Mohammed Irfan and Sohail Khan. Rohit Sharma, always a danger, was for 15 out and was Khan’s first scalp. This saw Kohli come in at a respectable 34-1.

Pakistan would be rueing their chances in the field when Kohli was dropped twice; first on 3 and then again on 76. How different the game may have been without a Kohli century. Kohli began to motor and targeted Yasir Shah – claiming 11 runs off of his first over.

They then went on to lose their last 4 batsmen for the total of a mere 7 runs. Khan was the principle exponent of pain for the Indians as he ended up with figures of 5-55 – including the key wickets of Kohli and Suresh Raina. This took the sting out of the Indian tail which would have taken the total even further out of Pakistan’s grasp.
Pakistan’s batsmen were unsure of themselves and Misbah-ul-Haq, who top scored with 76, was the only Pakistani player to show any desire for sticking around.

This is not to say that the Indian bowling was not of a strong standard. The bowling attack was marshalled perfectly, MS Dhoni selecting the right bowler at the right time to extract the maximum pain for their rivals.

Pakistan were outplayed and outclassed at every turn.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:29 am

On this day in 1966 the Ashes tournament finished with another draw.

In a year best known for the England football team's successes in the Summer, it is often forgotten that the England cricket team travelled to Australia to contest the Ashes. It is a not oft remembered tournament however as three of the five tests, including the one that finished 50 years ago today, ended in a draw. When it is remembered though, it is remembered for this day.

The previous day had been a wash out and had frozen the Australian first innings at 333/3 with the impressive Bob Cowper on 159. Australia were chasing, a now arbitrary, 485. Cowper had only just been recalled into the squad for this last game and with nothing to play for Cowper was able to hit for fun - and hit for fun he did. His first 100 occupied five hours, ten minutes, his second three and three-quarter hours, and altogether he batted seven minutes over twelve hours for 307, a monumental innings where he hit twenty 4's and no 6s. He was last man out off the bowling of Barry Knight. Despite the fact that scores were meaningless with one session left in the day, Australia had a lead of 58.

The second innings for England did not go their way either. The day, and therefore the series, was wound up at 69-3. All 3 wickets were taken by Graham McKenzie who ended with figures of 3-16.

Hindsight Watch- Cowper's 307 was the first Test triple century to be made in Australia and at 727 minutes the longest. It was his highest Test and First Class score and remains the highest and longest Ashes century down under though Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe in 2002-03 is now the highest Test century.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:22 am

On this day in 2005 the very first T20 International game was played between New Zealand and Australia.

The joint effort of Ricky Ponting with the bat and Michael Kasprowicz with the ball led Australia to an inaugural victory.

The first over of cricket proved all the fun of the fair with a wide, a stunning dropped catch by Craig McMillan, a back-foot six from Michael Clarke and a wicket.

With the new format came a number of experienced batsmen who were inexperienced in the format who tried to hit big and instead hit out. Adam Gilchrist and Clarke went for a total of 8 runs as they hit and missed. If it were not for Ponting this game could have been much closer. Ponting began his innings tentatively but soon found his rhythm and began to knock the ball around Eden Park with ease. He finished with eight fours and five sixes from 55 balls. Ponting was initially helped by Andrew Symonds, with whom he made a partnership of 25, and then by Simon Katich, with whom he did the most damaged and claimed 83 runs.

In the chase New Zealand found themselves needing 11 runs an over before the introduction of Kasprowicz who put an end to any hope of their success. Kasprowicz took the scalps of Stephen Fleming and Matthew Sinclair first - but then went on to send Brendon McCullum and Chris Cairns back. This left New Zealand on 92-5. Scott Styris made it interesting with his 66 but New Zealand were still left in need of 44 runs at the end of the game.
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Re: On This Day

Postby GarlicJam » Wed Feb 17, 2016 11:22 am

So, at one stage, Australia were the Number One ranked T20 side in the world?


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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Wed Feb 17, 2016 2:16 pm

Actually you were sporadically first for a while.

You were first from 17/2/05 until England beat you on the second T20I on the 13/07/05.

You then claimed it back after the fourth on the 9/2/2006 and had it until the 16/2/2006 where New Zealand beat West Indies to go level at 2 wins each.
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Re: On This Day

Postby GarlicJam » Wed Feb 17, 2016 8:03 pm

Sorry to let you down here, 365, but the Aus Cricket Team didn't call on my skills for these games.
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