Cricket related stuff that doesn't really deserve a thread

[StephenZA]

Wonder if they've ever replayed the 1999 semi final

Actually they do... just a bit less of a tradition and more self flagellation..

 

[zorax]

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112782/when-abdv-graced-the-northern-irish-league

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

My interest in cricket from pre-WWII has been given a booast after having a dream this week of being at the SCG for McCabe's ton.

A few days after someone here posted something on the 'Timeless' test match.

Also, I saw Bradman practicing his batting using a stump and a golf ball...and his fielding/catching using the golf ball and a fence/scantling.

 

[Shady Slim]

i know that belarusian soccer is one of the ongoing sports leagues in the world still... i wonder if there's any obscure cricket league going on somewhere still

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

66 years ago today, the great Sir Garry Sobers made his test debut at the age of 17.

He made 14* and 26; match figures of 4 for 81

 

[AndrewB]

66 years ago today, the great Sir Garry Sobers made his test debut at the age of 17.

He made 14* and 26; match figures of 4 for 81

And impressed Jim Swanton: "Sobers made an excellent impression. He is a slim young man who runs lightly up to the wicket and the arm almost touches the ear as it comes over... It will be surprising if we do not come to know his name well in the years ahead" and "Sobers played easily and with no small power for one of his years".

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

And impressed Jim Swanton: "Sobers made an excellent impression. He is a slim young man who runs lightly up to the wicket and the arm almost touches the ear as it comes over... It will be surprising if we do not come to know his name well in the years ahead" and "Sobers played easily and with no small power for one of his years".

In essence, a freak.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Just a random stat which I find interesting.

58 of Terry Alderman's 170 test wicket were LBW. That's over a third (34.1%).

Gooch- 5 out of 7 times
Gatting 4 out of 4 times
Logie 2 out of 2 times.

 

[CricAddict]

Didn't know where to put this.

One half of the Duckworth-Lewis method inventors, Tony Lewis, passed away today aged 78. RIP.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...-duckworth-lewis-rain-rules-fame-dies-aged-78

 

[_Ed_]

https://twitter.com/AdyMirf/status/1245616075011547136

Fair effort, that.

 

[Starfighter]

Does anyone know record for lbw's in a match? I was watching highlights of West Indies vs Pakistan 1st test 1993 today. There were seventeen. If that's not a record it's gotta be close.

Brilliant innings by Haynes too, carrying his bat for 143* in the second innings.

 

[zorax]

I have found NUFAN on Instagram:

https://instagram.com/daily_peter_siddle_hatrick?igshid=toa1tf72ry4b

 

[honestbharani]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29014288/australia-control-ball-tampering-scandal-ian-gould


I mean, that is pretty horrific when one of the universally well regarded umpires talks about an international team like this:

"I didn't realise what the repercussions would be. If you look back on it now, Australia were out of control probably two years, maybe three years, before that, but not in this sense. Maybe - behavioural, chatty, being pretty average people,"

Of course, its not like it had been called out or anything here in CW before.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I wonder if any of them were racists

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, its not like they were coached by a guy who once called Sri Lankan players one of the most obvious racial slurs in the history of the game or anything.. Would love to see how TJB defends this one.

 

[TheJediBrah]

haha actually a good come back from you. First time for everything I guess.

But yeah not really any new info here. Aus cricket team have been (with some exceptions tbf) a pack of assholes for decades now

 

[Burgey]

If only Gunner had some role in the game which allowed him to influence player behaviour.

 

[Starfighter]

If only Gunner had some role in the game which allowed him to influence player behaviour.

Too busy with the paperwork I suspect.

 

[Shady Slim]

interesting that the latest article from that gould book on cricinfo's saying that the umpires suspected something about australia well before newlands

i thought it was a sting by the saffer television crew but apparently it was ump-backed

 

[honestbharani]

Also the umpires from the first two tests had left the officials for the next ones a message about this, apparently.