Favourite Cricket Match

[Dick Rockett]

I've seen many great matches over the years but one has always stuck in the mind....

It was the 90/91 World Series Cup, Australia vs New Zealand at Hobart. To my youthful mind the world champion Aussies were nigh on unbeatable. Boon, Jones, Border, Waugh, McDermott, Reid, and so on.

New Zealand had a team consisting largely of young greenhorns after the great 80's players had largely retired.

We were supposed to get spanked - we reached 190-something after Bryan Young whacked 41 at the death, and then the Aussies collapsed.

Australia needed 2 to win, off 6 balls, 1 wicket remaining. Bruce Reid was facing Chris Pringle with Greg Matthews (I think) going crazy at the other end as Reid missed every ball. The over was a maiden - Bryan Young ran in and broke the stumps on the last ball as the batsmen were trying to run a bye that would have tied the game.

New Zealand won by 1 run. Ecstasy!!

 

[marc71178]

India v Zimbabwe at Faridabad (2002 I think) cue doug marillier..

This match - note the knock by India's heroic number 9 - 40* off 19 balls!!!

The highlights: 46.5 Khan to Marillier, FOUR, quick one on the pads, Marillier walks
right across his stumps, the fielders can only watch in dismay as
the cheeky batsman swats the ball over the fine leg fielder who is
ihnside the circle!


48.5 Khan to Marillier, (noball) FOUR, full and on the off, slower one,
Marillier waltzes across his stumps and scoops the ball straight
down past the keeper to the fence, amazing shot
48.5 Khan to Marillier, FOUR, and again! this man is amazing! Marillier
smacks the ball back over the keeper once more! what incredib

49.5 Kumble to Marillier, (noball) FOUR, short ball on the off, pull
played, no-ball called, all happening here, the ball races away to
the third man fence right over the keeper! Zimbabwe win!
Marillier!


Go Dougie!!!



Incidentally, Marillier used to play at Kenilworth (3 or 4 miles from me) with one of my mates. 6 months later he made his International debut.

5 Tests - 185 @ 30.83 and 11 wickets @ 29.27 yet he hasn't played one in over 2 years - seems strange with the current problems.

 

[Craig]

Sure is considering how poor Sibana and Matiskenyeri are.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Stuart Matsikenyeri? With 117 runs @ 38.66? I think you're being a bit too hard on him. Keep in mind that ODI's are not Tests and Marc's comment was in relation to Marillier's Test record.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The game Lara hit 150 and won it for Windies, bashing the Aussies to take a 2-1 lead. Aussies cam back to draw the series sadly, but this match was as nerve wracking and exciting as it gets. And the Lara inning was the best I have seen.

Check the score card here -

http://ind.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat..._IN_WI/SCORECARDS/AUS_WI_T3_26-30MAR1999.html

The best innings I've had the pleasure of seeing to date...

 

[Craig]

Stuart Matsikenyeri? With 117 runs @ 38.66? I think you're being a bit too hard on him. Keep in mind that ODI's are not Tests and Marc's comment was in relation to Marillier's Test record.

But tell me what Matiskenyeri has done to overtake Marillier in the Test XI?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

But tell me what Matiskenyeri has done to overtake Marillier in the Test XI?

Score at a higher average?

 

[Richard]

The best innings I've had the pleasure of seeing to date...

And it wouldn't have happened but for a missed run-out, and even after all the good work but for Healey putting down the simplest of chances the match would still have been lost.
One thing I've never heard was: was the run-out Lara's fault?

 

[Richard]

Stuart Matsikenyeri? With 117 runs @ 38.66? I think you're being a bit too hard on him. Keep in mind that ODI's are not Tests and Marc's comment was in relation to Marillier's Test record.

Matsikenyeri didn't do too badly in the one-day games, warm-up and the odd ODI, in England. I still don't think he's quite ODI class, but I've also seen worse.

 

[Richard]

But tell me what Matiskenyeri has done to overtake Marillier in the Test XI?

The stupid thing is that both have higher Test averages than Wishart and Carlisle, and while both are reasonable bats, neither I would rate as good as the aforementioned.

 

[Langeveldt]

This match - note the knock by India's heroic number 9 - 40* off 19 balls!!!

The highlights: 46.5 Khan to Marillier, FOUR, quick one on the pads, Marillier walks
right across his stumps, the fielders can only watch in dismay as
the cheeky batsman swats the ball over the fine leg fielder who is
ihnside the circle!


48.5 Khan to Marillier, (noball) FOUR, full and on the off, slower one,
Marillier waltzes across his stumps and scoops the ball straight
down past the keeper to the fence, amazing shot
48.5 Khan to Marillier, FOUR, and again! this man is amazing! Marillier
smacks the ball back over the keeper once more! what incredib

49.5 Kumble to Marillier, (noball) FOUR, short ball on the off, pull
played, no-ball called, all happening here, the ball races away to
the third man fence right over the keeper! Zimbabwe win!
Marillier!


Go Dougie!!!



Incidentally, Marillier used to play at Kenilworth (3 or 4 miles from me) with one of my mates. 6 months later he made his International debut.

5 Tests - 185 @ 30.83 and 11 wickets @ 29.27 yet he hasn't played one in over 2 years - seems strange with the current problems.

All this coming from a guy who was involved in an awful car crash in Harare.. Smashed both his legs and he was told he would never walk again....

Anyone looking for a role model?

 

[marc71178]

All this coming from a guy who was involved in an awful car crash in Harare.. Smashed both his legs and he was told he would never walk again....

Anyone looking for a role model?

I remember meeting my mate in a pub having not seen him for 12 months or so.

I asked if he remembered Dougie, and he said yes, and I told him he was now an International - he was gobsmacked!

 

[Bouncer]

Best Test Match...India Vs Pakistan Chenni 1999.....Test Cricket between two countries after 9 Yrs..... Capacity Crowd on all five days....Typical Indian Batting wicket...no total is safe.....India take the First innings lead....playing his first test match in India Inspires Shahid afridi to stay for about 5 hours and score 141 runs...(about 110 runs more than what everybody expected from him....)...pak late order collapses......India had to chase 271...in about 190+ ovars.......Waqar, bowling in full rhythem.....gets both Openers....Total 6...Tendular come on to bat, crowd goes wild......tendulkar survives....Big In swing from Waqar.....loud shout.....crowd silent....and Umpire gives him Not out........Tendulkar plays the cover drive of the game to get after mark off waqar.........4th day.....Akram furious...and is not shy of displaying it when Dravid is given not out on a LBW shout......Gets his man next Ball.... clean bowled Dravid plays down the right line, ball pitches about 3 inches out side leg stup....but balls moves inthe air at the very last minute and hits the Off stump. (for many people second best dismissal of Indo-Pak cricket after Imran's dismissal of vishvanath).......India lose Dravid, Azhar, Gangualy.....but a partnership between Mongia and Sachin takes india close......New ball taken....Mongia goes for a pull.....waqar gets under the ball at Mid Off...and takes the catch......Sunil Joshi., smashes saqlain over long On ....six as big as afridi's...... Moin misses stumping oppertunity and Missed catch of the same ball......Of Sachin.........Sachin gets 4 boundries in that ovar........... 17 runs 4 wickets in hand......India had it in sight
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sachin attempts a slog off a Dosraa by saqlain.....leading edge...akram takes a hard catch under great pressure.....
Akram comes to ball...gets Anil Kumble....plumb infront....Next over Saqlain gets Joshi........and after that...its Parassad falls to Saqi.....END OF GAME.....
Pakistani Team takes a victory Lap.....Crowd on their feet.....seeing the crowd HErsha Bhogla says that " i have never seen a stronger statement in favor of sport than this".....



What a Test Match...
Does anybody dissagree....?

 

[NikhilN]

Odi:India vs Australia that was on sunday and India won.India vs Australia that was last night,India vs Pakistan wc 2003,England vs Pakistan Natwest final 2003

Tests-India vs Australia 2nd test 2003. India vs Australia 4th test 2004.India vs pakistan in some year i dont remember sharja in canada. india winning 3 of the 4 tests or something like that

 

[raju]

The stupid thing is that both have higher Test averages than Wishart and Carlisle, and while both are reasonable bats, neither I would rate as good as the aforementioned.

Why is that stupid?

 

[raju]

In no order:

Headingley '81
WI (chasing 308, Lara 158*) v Aus, 1999.
Worcs v Lanky, 2003 C&G s-f.
Eng v India 2002 one day series final.
Edgebaston '85 (pivotal game in that series).
SA v Aus wc s-f '99.
SL v Aus '96 wc final
India v WI '83 wc final

Worst cricket match:
Worcs v Lanky '95 B&H s-f...(a great game but what a choker for the home support...only revenged last season).

OTHER SPORTS.
Palace 4 Liverpool 3, '90 fa cup s-f.
Barca 4 MU 0, '94.
game 6 of the '86 world series (mets v red sox).
higgins v white, '82 sf.
any Ryder Cup when Europe win.
keith dellar '83
moscow flyer (last 2 years at cheltenham)

 

[Richard]

Barca 4 MU 0, '94.

What a ludicrousy placing this in amongst that lot.
That wasn't a good game at all - it was two mismatched teams.
Gary Walsh made two glaring errors and that was all that made the score as emphatic as it was - and there have been plenty of higher-scoring games anyway.

 

[Richard]

Why is that stupid?

RTFP.
I did mention why then.
If you dispute the validity of my reasoning, dispute it, don't question my putting it there.

 

[marc71178]

What a ludicrousy placing this in amongst that lot.

I agree, Chelsea 5 Manure 0, Newcastle 5 Manure 0 and Southampton 6 Manure 3 were all much better!

 

[Richard]

Maybe, but none were anywhere near as good as 6-1 against Gooners in 2001\02 or a few others.