Any one? Elgar must be close to the record if not holding it already.As Elgar has been on the pitch for the entire match as we approach tea on Day 4, what's the record for that kind of thing?
How to play spin the Stiaan van Zyl way:Furball was surely referencing his hackness in India recently
tbh I think most very good batsman would probably have got the foot across and been hit on the pad outside the line of off stumpWow, that nipped back in quite a bit!
I guess many a very good batsman would been done in by that.
People have already answered recent longer examples if you read up thread.Any one? Elgar must be close to the record if not holding it already.
It turns out that Bumble was on the pitch for the whole of this test match.Any one? Elgar must be close to the record if not holding it already.
I remember Alastair Cook being on the pitch for the whole match a couple of years back. But that match might very well not have lasted until tea on day 4.Any one? Elgar must be close to the record if not holding it already.
43.3 overs on day 4.It turns out that Bumble was on the pitch for the whole of this test match.
3rd Test: England v India at Birmingham, Jul 4-8, 1974 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
But it was over at some point in Day 4, when a total of 267 overs had been bowled. Elgar has so far been out there for 297 overs.
I'll have to see how many overs Dravid and Cook lasted.
Yeah, this one: 3rd Test: England v India at Birmingham, Aug 10-13, 2011 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN CricinfoI remember Alastair Cook being on the pitch for the whole match a couple of years back. But that match might very well not have lasted until tea on day 4.
Geoff Boycott trumps that with 470 overs in this match, unless he was off injured at any point.Cook was there for around 415 overs or so which has to be the record..
Was good wasn't it? Getting out my box of tissues.Well mr Amla, that was not exactly the shot of a man out of form!