Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
How long yo' been living over there?Never been to a proper cricket match.
-
Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.
The greatest match you've attended
- Thread starter cover drive man
- Start date
Barney Rubble
International Coach
The Oval, 12th September 2005. Without equal. 
PathanPower
Banned
Ashes 01, 5th test, day 1, Oval. 
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Haha, you must have been away during the period when I rubbed it in on anyone and everyone.Haha, WTF? I never knew that.
Jammy sod...
(I thought you might have mentioned that game where Ashley Giles showed what a good attacking bowler he could be, too...)
I don't know whether you already knew this or not - I assume you did, 'cause if not, it's a massive coincidence - but I did go to one of Giles' better Tests, at Lord's in 2004 when he got 9-fer in the match. Suppose you could say I went to two of his better Tests, seeing as I was also witness to that 59 at the Oval.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
SW\BLE has actually attended a game?
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Yep - absent between July 2005 and February 2006.Haha, you must have been away during the period when I rubbed it in on anyone and everyone.
I did know, remember? You mentioned it and I ribbed you about it during our little chat after The Racism Affair Of '06.I don't know whether you already knew this or not - I assume you did, 'cause if not, it's a massive coincidence - but I did go to one of Giles' better Tests, at Lord's in 2004 when he got 9-fer in the match. Suppose you could say I went to two of his better Tests, seeing as I was also witness to that 59 at the Oval.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You lucky lad.I suppose mine was my first game due to the teams/players involved, the historical significance and my own involvement.
http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991/WI_IN_ENG/WI_ENG_T1_06-10JUN1991.html
Firstly it was Englands first test win against the West Indies at home since 1969.A huge monkey to get off Englands back and was a big deal.
Ramprakash and Hick made their Test debuts and it was an exciting time to watch what we believed to be the future debut in front of us.
There were quality players everywhere you looked GA Gooch, MA Atherton, GA Hick, AJ Lamb, MR Ramprakash, RA Smith, RC Russell, DL Haynes, RB Richardson, CL Hooper, IVA Richards, PJL Dujon, MD Marshall, CEL Ambrose, CA Walsh, BP Patterson.
It was a stacked Test match in terms of players.
Also I celebrated my 15th birthday during the Test and it felt like a honour to be that young and do 'Test Match Duty' ie Bowling with the bowlers at the batsmen in the nets before play for both England and WI, catching with the baseball mit during fielding sessions etc Great experience. Also as I was there during the day in the pavilion I got to chat with a few guys. For that Test Lara was 12th man and everytime he took gloves or a drink out he would sit next to me on the bench and we would have a chat.
So basically an important game for English cricket, full of great players and a great personal experience interacting and netting with the players.
PathanPower
Banned
Regularly, and my standing within the game would boggle your mind.SW\BLE has actually attended a game?
This whole persona is just a release...the confusion/ anguish it causes you, amuses me.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Aha, yes. You've got a bloody good memory, TBH. I regularly have to remind the guy I went to that game with of the fact that we were actually there.Yep - absent between July 2005 and February 2006.
I did know, remember? You mentioned it and I ribbed you about it during our little chat after The Racism Affair Of '06.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Haha, well put.
Burgey
Request Your Custom Title Now!
That ODI in Sydney when Bevan hit Harper for four from the last ball to win the match after Australia had been 6/30 odd.
An ODI in 1979-80 where WI needed about 15 to win with 4 wickets in hand and plenty of time, Australia took four cheap wickets and rolled them by 8 runs.
The best day's play I've seen, though was day 1 of the Ashes Test in Sydney when Australia made 300+, Mark waugh got a ton, Steve Waugh got 90, England took 10 wickets and Darren Gough finished the day with a hat trick. Best all-round day's play I've ever seen.
Most emotional was easily Steve waugh's ton against England 4 years later. Just the sheer will of the man was indomitable. Amazing
Worst day ever was Sydney Test v SA in 1993-94 when Australia laboured scoring about 180 in a whole day. My dear, late grandfather was there with me (last time we went together) and he said as we walked in that the last time he saw SA play they'd scored about 160 in a day and it was horrible, so Australia then went out and did their best to top them. An exorable day's play.
An ODI in 1979-80 where WI needed about 15 to win with 4 wickets in hand and plenty of time, Australia took four cheap wickets and rolled them by 8 runs.
The best day's play I've seen, though was day 1 of the Ashes Test in Sydney when Australia made 300+, Mark waugh got a ton, Steve Waugh got 90, England took 10 wickets and Darren Gough finished the day with a hat trick. Best all-round day's play I've ever seen.
Most emotional was easily Steve waugh's ton against England 4 years later. Just the sheer will of the man was indomitable. Amazing
Worst day ever was Sydney Test v SA in 1993-94 when Australia laboured scoring about 180 in a whole day. My dear, late grandfather was there with me (last time we went together) and he said as we walked in that the last time he saw SA play they'd scored about 160 in a day and it was horrible, so Australia then went out and did their best to top them. An exorable day's play.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Haha, yeah, you're actually Shane Warne, then?
Haha!
Confusion, anguish! If you only knew, sonny, if you only knew.I actually like your continued returns and seeing you exposed - and not always by me. It's become sort of one of those regrettable-but-pretty-much-inevitable things - like rain and bad light. I'd almost be disappointed if you stopped returning, really. Though naturally it was that much more fun when I could post that pic on-forum. And it'd be even more fun if I could get shot of you once you actually started to get on my nerves.
Last edited:
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
10 years in August. I was actually in Lahore when the '96 final took place, but the political riots were bad enough for my parents to keep my ass home (I was 13 at the time).
_Ed_
Request Your Custom Title Now!
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I really enjoyed the 2001 test against Australia for India at Chennai. Also, the 98 test against Pakistan at Chennai. But hard to beat the tied test of 1987, even though I was only like 3 and a half years old at that time and didn't have much idea of what was going on, except that Maninder Singh was booed off at the end.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
I haven't been to that many great matches either. I was there the day that Graham Thorpe hit a really good hundred in 1994 (actually, that test started on Christmas Eve, rather than Boxing Day) in Melbourne.
Also, went to every day of the Boxing Day test vs South Africa, but the excitement in that wasn't really on the field for me.
Also, went to every day of the Boxing Day test vs South Africa, but the excitement in that wasn't really on the field for me.