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Greatest limited overs match ever
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Not an accurate analogy IMO. Would you downplay one that finished 8-7 because of such a thing?
I would, personally.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
.Where did you hear this tripe? Hadlee was a great ODI player.
5th all-time best economy rate
12th all-time best average
Oh and Dean Jones was Hadlee's little pet bunny rabbit
Welcome back.
Don't indeed know how anyone could suggest Hadlee wasn't one of the best bowlers of the older ODI age.
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
1997\98.
jot1
State Vice-Captain
On the other hand, if you didn't watch it live and/or are not a fan of either side, no way can you judge the intensity and tension of the match.
I did and I am. It was truly mind-blowing.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
The only gripe I can have with that match was that it was no contest bat-and-ball wise.
To say it lacked tension would be mind-blowing. But IF South Africa had won that Edgbaston semi it'd be the favourite of mine between the two easily. Especially if there'd been a further twist - say, Gilchrist letting the ball slip through his gloves and legs, and Donald making his ground.
To say it lacked tension would be mind-blowing. But IF South Africa had won that Edgbaston semi it'd be the favourite of mine between the two easily. Especially if there'd been a further twist - say, Gilchrist letting the ball slip through his gloves and legs, and Donald making his ground.
Fiery
Banned
Thanks Rich. Agreed
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Yeah, fair point. 4-3 is a far more common scoreline than 438-434.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Surely the 1999 final was shown too? I remember watching it, anyway.I still find that WC99 semi to have been a better game, even though the more recent one had the right result and that semi had the wrong one.
But there have been many awesome ODIs. Nonetheless, I don't really think it's surprising that in this country there is far, far more memorable stuff in Test cricket. It says a fair bit - not least that there hasn't been a live ODI on terrestrial TV over here for 8 years. The last, you may be surprised to hear, was in fact that very WC99 semi-final.
Incedible to think that none of the subsequent games have been shown on terrestrial TV though.
gunner
U19 Cricketer
theres biasm there,On the other hand, if you didn't watch it live and/or are not a fan of either side, no way can you judge the intensity and tension of the match.
I did and I am. It was truly mind-blowing.
cos south africa won and a world record total was chased you feel inclined to point to that match
Jamee999
Hall of Fame Member
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
May have been now I think about it.
What a shame if so! Wouldn't that semi just have been a better way to finish than that letdown.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Dire, wasn't it, and easily forgotten.
jot1
State Vice-Captain
Sorry, there is no way you know what I feel inclined to do. I did not say it was the best match.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It was a good game, but since it had no effect on the semi-finals I don't think it will be rated that highly.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Indeed, I thought our Lanka game was far more of a thriller. Might have had a bit to do with the fact I was semi-delirious watching the WIndies game, and fully fit when watching the other.
Wonder whether Jamee would rate the Lanka game better if Ravi had connected with the last ball...
Wonder whether Jamee would rate the Lanka game better if Ravi had connected with the last ball...
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
The Lanka game was pretty dull for a lot of it though. It was a more exciting finish, for the simple reason that it mattered whether we won or lost. If the Windies game had been live, it would be remembered as one of the great WC matches. As it is, it was just an exciting ODI.