Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[Starfighter]

One of Ian Pont rival Steffen Jones' latest instagram posts:

http://instagr.am/p/CEHhVZFH6rl/
You're preaching to the choir here Steffen. Admittedly it's a choir of one (me, I've thought for several years that fast bowling has significantly changed mechanically, and not necessarily for the better).

Also not sure he'd like the end of the old-timey kinematic sequence. Most bowlers then bent the front leg much more markedly than these days, and he's very against that.

 

[indiaholic]

The front foot no ball rule is terrible for your knees. I vote for getting back the backfoot rule.

 

[Victor Ian]

Deadset reckon I could play CPL, and I in no way rate myself as a cricketer. Christ it looks woeful

deadset, i reckon you've watched puberty blues recently.

 

[Chubb]

Noticed this when his name was raised in another thread.

Geoff Miller, the England offspinning allrounder from the late 70s-early 80s, passed fifty 74 times in his first-class career but only scored two hundreds. Is this the worst conversion rate in history?

I'm sure it wasn't entirely his fault as he probably ran out of partners a fair bit, but I've never seen a stat like that.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Meet the former Bangladesh cricketer who is also a rock star

Omar Khaled Rumi played cricket for Bangladesh in the '70s and '80s while also establishing a long legacy of rock music in the country

www.espncricinfo.com

A story that reminded me of @AndyZaltzHair but might be a good read for other posters too

 

[mr_mister]

Noticed this when his name was raised in another thread.

Geoff Miller, the England offspinning allrounder from the late 70s-early 80s, passed fifty 74 times in his first-class career but only scored two hundreds. Is this the worst conversion rate in history?

I'm sure it wasn't entirely his fault as he probably ran out of partners a fair bit, but I've never seen a stat like that.

Its not as bad and across 2 formats but Arjuna Ranatunga hit 87 international fifties yet only scored 8 tons. So passed fifty 95 times but only went onto 100 less than 10% of those times

 

[Daemon]

In ODIs Misbah has 42 50s and no hundreds

 

[Magrat Garlick]

i guess Miller played a type of cricket where you often needed quick runs. filled a role

If you go through the 1960s County Championship there might be some more. I found this guy with a browse on CricHQ https://www.crichq.com/players/1230107/statistics/career

 

[Chubb]

So I googled "geoff miller conversion rate cricket" and found a page from two cap England opener Steve James' book The Art of Centuries.

It states that Miller has the worst conversion rate of anyone who has scored more than 50 half centuries, at 2.75%.

 

[srbhkshk]

In tests Chetan Chauhan had 16 50s and 0 hundreds.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Testwise Warne has more runs than anyone without reaching triple figures. But of genuine batsman it is indeed Chauhan (RIP) though. Another opener of that era in Bruce Laird is second there.

Not strictly what was being asked, but semi relevant

 

[Burgey]

People might recall some time ago in the discussion as to the fastest bowlers to have played, TC (I think) mentioned the name Duncan Spencer, who played for WA and also Kent for a few years in the early 90s. Anyway, this is a link to an article on him - one of the great "what might have been" stories in cricket. well worth a read.

Below is his spell to Viv in the Sunday League - Viv's last FC match (aged 41). He said Spencer was the fastest bloke he'd ever faced. It's pretty scary stuff tbh.

 

[Daemon]

He's no Atul Sharma but that's some serious pace

 

[Burgey]

Also, Viv Richards is unquestionably the most Alpha bloke to have walked the earth. Not only did he birthday tweet to Wasim Akram that he wished he'd played against him when he in fact did ply against him, thereby insinuating Wasim wasn't worthy of being remembered; after being roughed up by Spencer in this spell and being caught top edging a pull shot from a no ball, he gets down the other end and pats Spencer on the head with a big grin on his face.

Alpha AF.

 

[Daemon]

Also, Viv Richards is unquestionably the most Alpha bloke to have walked the earth. Not only did he birthday tweet to Wasim Akram that he wished he'd played against him when he in fact did ply against him, thereby insinuating Wasim wasn't worthy of being remembered; after being roughed up by Spencer in this spell and being caught top edging a pull shot from a no ball, he gets down the other end and pats Spencer on the head with a big grin on his face.

Alpha AF.

He's no Atul Sharma but that's seriously Alpha

 

[GoodAreasShane]

There are a lot of superfast bowlers around then, both internationally and in AUS domestic cricket, even county cricket had a few, but Spencer was arguably the quickest and nastiest of the lot.

What might have been indeed

 

[Magrat Garlick]

There are a lot of superfast bowlers around then, both internationally and in AUS domestic cricket, even county cricket had a few, but Spencer was arguably the quickest and nastiest of the lot.

What might have been indeed

Andre van Troost knocking Jimmy Adams out of test cricket etc

 

[Starfighter]

I heard Viv elsewhere nominate Thomson as the fastest.

Don't think I've ever seen someone look quicker with the white ball (which always looks slower IMO) than in that video though. That's some absolutely searing pace.

but Spencer was arguably the quickest and nastiest of the lot.

Heard he was very nasty personality wise when he was playing in Perth too.

 

[Starfighter]

Andre van Troost knocking Jimmy Adams out of test cricket etc

Is there any footage of the guy bowling? Surely the BBC's gotta have something sitting around on a tape somewhere.

 

[mr_mister]

had never heard of Spencer, looked the goods. Was Wayne 'Cracker' Holdsworth also really quick? Or am I just thinking that coz his nickname makes him sound like a super express bowler