Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[vcs]

Vaguely remember him posting something along those lines, my memory isn't the most reliable though

 

[OverratedSanity]

He bowled an over or two with a tennis ball for a laugh. Not that it dis-counts the Bevan innings entirely or anything but still.

 

[mr_mister]

Wasn't it the very first ball of the innings? Not an actual full over when the game was in the balance


I'm not sure though I haven't seen full highlights

 

[OverratedSanity]

Was early in the innings I think yeah not sure Bevan even faced it.

 

[TheJediBrah]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA8ssXVt2Qw

wasn't too hard to find

edit: looks like it was just the first ball?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Bevan's highlights for reference:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=RIgQbQGHr2s&usg=AOvVaw1XOV2Rwj_6jhvayDTELLNy

looked like quality bowling

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah thought so. So it wasn't even counted as a legal delivery. OS made it seem like Bevans side got to face a couple of legit overs from a tennis ball in the heat of the contest

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think they might have still counted it as the first ball of the innings. Don't think it really matters either way though.

Bigger discrepancy is how Nantie Nayward, Andy Caddick, Neil Johnson and Franklin Rose were playing in a "World XI"

 

[_Ed_]

Johnson was pretty good around that time tbf (had a superb '99 World Cup), but the others are bizarre selections.

 

[Daemon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA8ssXVt2Qw

wasn't too hard to find

edit: looks like it was just the first ball?

What a joke. Should be regarded as no more than a warm up imo.

Still yet to be convinced Bevan isn’t vastly overrated.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Almost certainly didn't have quite the same sort of pressure as a genuine international match, but it shows that Bevan was capable of that kind of innings.

On the subject of that game though, pretty impressive that the Asian XI managed to pull together such a strong side. Wasim, Vaas, Murali, Kumble as bowlers, Jayasuriya, Tendulkar, Ganguly, de Silva batting. Indians and Pakistanis playing together.

Ajay Jadeja probably the odd man out there

 

[stephen]

Seeing Bevan's emotion at the end says anything but it being the highest quality contest.

Still, I don't count that game as anything other than showing what he would have been capable of in the modern game. His greatness is built around his numerous march winning performances in the 90s, many in low scoring encounters with strong bowling units on pace friendly wickets.

 

[mr_mister]

Almost certainly didn't have quite the same sort of pressure as a genuine international match, but it shows that Bevan was capable of that kind of innings.

On the subject of that game though, pretty impressive that the Asian XI managed to pull together such a strong side. Wasim, Vaas, Murali, Kumble as bowlers, Jayasuriya, Tendulkar, Ganguly, de Silva batting. Indians and Pakistanis playing together.

Ajay Jadeja probably the odd man out there

Considered quite gifted in ODIs was Jadeja. Good WC record for sure

 

[Daemon]

Seeing Bevan's emotion at the end says anything but it being the highest quality contest.

Still, I don't count that game as anything other than showing what he would have been capable of in the modern game. His greatness is built around his numerous march winning performances in the 90s, many in low scoring encounters with strong bowling units on pace friendly wickets.

Bevan has been not out in a successful chase 6 times in his career. Thats just sad.

His career strike rate is 7% below the average SR of the games he played in. Was just slow and relied on others.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Bevan has been not out in a successful chase 6 times in his career. Thats just sad.

His career strike rate is 7% below the average SR of the games he played in. Was just slow and relied on others.

Just because he wasn't not out at the end doesn't mean he didn't win the game tho.

Strike rate was exactly what it needed to be to win games.

Here outside India, player's goals are more inclined to the whole "winning games" thing than the "I want good average and lots of personal achievements" thing

 

[Daemon]

Just because he wasn't not out at the end doesn't mean he didn't win the game tho.

Strike rate was exactly what it needed to be to win games.

Here outside India, player's goals are more inclined to the whole "winning games" thing than the "I want good average and lots of personal achievements" thing

Yeah, gotta give that to the Australians. They never let pesky things like rules get in the way of them winning.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah, gotta give that to the Australians. They never let pesky things like rules get in the way of them winning.

Who do you think cares more about rules? The country that excessively bans multiple players for a year when one is caught tampering, or the country that refuses to accept a 1 match ban and threatens to leave a tour unless an official is fired when a player is caught tampering?

 

[mr_mister]

Bevan has been not out in a successful chase 6 times in his career. Thats just sad.

His career strike rate is 7% below the average SR of the games he played in. Was just slow and relied on others.

first stat a little unfair. Two of his most important knocks came in the 1st innings of the '96 and '99 WC SFs. Repaired the innings after a collapse each time, both times got dismissed but still had turned the tide

 

[Daemon]

Who do you think cares more about rules? The country that excessively bans multiple players for a year when one is caught tampering, or the country that refuses to accept a 1 match ban and threatens to leave a tour unless an official is fired when a player is caught tampering?

That's the first proper action Australia has taken to address systemic cheating that has been often celebrated by Australians. In order to reverse this culture of cheating they had to do something significant and over the top. Time will tell if it has worked.

Agree on your other point. Not going to defend the BCCI or certain Indian players actions.

 

[Daemon]

first stat a little unfair. Two of his most important knocks came in the 1st innings of the '96 and '99 WC SFs. Repaired the innings after a collapse each time, both times got dismissed but still had turned the tide

They are his two most important knocks, not two of his most important knocks, because lets face it there was nothing much else worth writing about.