**Official** West Indies in South Africa Thread

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

If I weren't a big fan of Jacques Kallis I'd be really really hating him right now. :P

He was awesome! That said, he was helped by an informative clinic from Vasbert Drakes on bowling crap.

Well bowled Hurley and Gayle though and Collymore was good as usual.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

You wonder if Lara remembers that he has a bat at his disposal!

LBW b Nel 2 without playing a shot... for the second consecutive time.

It looked high though...

 

[Neil Pickup]

Nel strikes again! 21-3!

Nel's in my Fantasy team

 

[Rich2001]

Liam will be in hiding for a month now

41/6 (16.3 Overs)

 

[Arrow]

Windies are capitulating as usual

 

[Rich2001]

Sorry I typed to quick.....it's now

West Indies 43/7 (17.2 Overs)

 

[Arrow]

You mean you cant keep up lol

 

[Pratters]

Is this the same Gibbs who dropped the world cup? O my what a catch!

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Anyone know what the lowest score in an ODI by a full ODI team is? WI are certainly trying for the record...

 

[Neil Pickup]

All Scores Under 60 in ODIs

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ODIS/TEAM/ODI_LOWEST_TEAM_TOTALS.html

36 (18.4 overs) Canada v Sri Lanka Paarl 2002/03
38 (15.4 overs) Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2001/02 (Vaas 8-19)
43 (19.5 overs) Pakistan v West Indies Cape Town 1992/93 (Zahid Fazal 21)
45 (40.3 overs) Canada v England Manchester 1979
45 (14 overs) Namibia v Australia Potchefstroom 2002/03
54 (23.2 overs) West Indies v South Africa Cape Town 2003/04
54 (26.3 overs) India v Sri Lanka Sharjah 2000/01 (Vaas 5-14)
55 (28.3 overs) Sri Lanka v West Indies Sharjah 1986/87 (Walsh 5-1)

 

[Neil Pickup]

This is the largest margin of defeat by runs for the West Indies beating the 138 vs Pakistan at Sharjah in 1999/2000

This is the lowest total made by the West Indies beating their previous total of 87 vs Australia at Sydney in 1992/93

This is the largest margin of victory for South Africa beating their previous best of 208 vs Kenya at Newlands in 2001/02

This is the lowest total against South Africa beating the previous total of 98 by Sri Lanka at Colombo-RPS in 1993/94

 

[Neil Pickup]

Last seven wickets fell for 16 runs.

4-38 RL Powell c Boucher b Klusener 12
5-40 DR Smith c Boucher b Klusener 1
6-40 RR Sarwan lbw b Ntini 5
7-43 RO Hurley c Kallis b Klusener 2
8-49 VC Drakes c Gibbs b Ntini 1
9-53 M Dillon c Boucher b Ntini 1
10-54 CD Collymore run out (Gibbs/Boucher) 0

SM Pollock 6-2-9-1
A Nel 6-1-18-2
M Ntini 6-1-15-3
L Klusener 5.2-2-9-3

The Gibbs catch according to Cricinfo: 20.5 Ntini to Drakes, OUT: unbelievable catch from Gibbs at backward point, I'm willing to nominate that as catch of the year right now, flying off the outter half as he drove at it and was taken inches off the ground diving full length with his whole body horizontal..

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Ah well...

Tragic Windies collapse to humiliating defeat

If it wasn't so sad it would have been funny - the West Indies collapsed to a humiliating 209-run defeat at the hands of South Africa in the first ODI of five today. In true Shakespearean fashion it was a tragedy. The West Indians looked hopeless at the crease chasing a 265 to win, yet the way with which they manufactured their dismissals was almost comedic.

Click for details (Warning: Not for the feeble of heart.]

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Capitulation to humiliation

Short blog entry...

Mr Mxyzptlk's Weblog

 

[Ford_GTHO351]

The performance by the West Indies was nothing short of disgraceful.

 

[Langeveldt]

One VERY happy SA fan!

1/ Laras LBW decision was a very poor one

2/ Kallis and Rudolphs partnership was one of the best I have ever seen in an ODI

3/ The Newlands pitch was very slow

4/ Good to see the Zulu warrior back and in the fold.. He has gained some pace, and changed his action a bit, looks revitalized.

5/ In that SA XI, Peterson was nearly the worst choice for a pinch hitter that could have been chosen, against a different opposition, it could have cost SA the match... Thank god he didnt bowl.. I didnt fancy Collymore and Drakes knocking the runs off with overs to spare...

6/ Gibbs's catch was the second best catch I have ever seen. The Slo Mo's they showed did not do it justice at all.

Rock on!!!!!

 

[Langeveldt]

Quote of the Season came from Lee Ervine


"Well I suppose that can be expected from an inexperienced side"

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

It should have been Rudolph.

Why use a pinch hitter? South Africa's strength is depth of batting and late order hitting. What use is Klusener at #9?

probably just for show.

I dont support any of these teams,but klusener at #9 is a worse desician then Mcgrath opening the Australian Batting.

anyway,54? us kiwis are gonna have a tough time:O

although we should have astle and bond,and fleming..pure class those 3.

 

[Tim]

I don't know whether the South Africans have been sensational or whether the West Indies have just been extremely poor, but yes New Zealand will have to be close to their very best to beat South Africa at the moment going by recent results in South Africa.

 

[PY]

although we should have astle and bond,and fleming..pure class those 3.

Unfortunately, IMO Lara, Sarwan and Chanderpaul add up to more than those three and they still got done over bigtime.