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Re: On This Day

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:46 am

Bit of a blow for England that loss, at the end of a demoralising tour.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:02 am

On this day in 2015 AB De Villiers tore the record book apart with a destructive ODI display with the bat versus West Indies.

Whilst De Villiers will grab the headlines it is best to remember that there were three centurions in this match with Rilee Roussow and Hashim Amla both getting hundreds. In this respect De Villiers century was the very thick icing on an already sweet cake. The statistics about his hit beggar belief. He banged 16 sixes, the most by a South African and the joint-highest number of sixes overall in an ODI innings, and dominated a 192-run second-wicket stand with Amla which lasted just 67 deliveries and in which runs were scored at 17.12 to the over. His 50 came up in 16 balls, the first world record, before he raced to 100 after facing just 15 more.

Roussow's century was the one most keenly felt due to the fact that his international career has been less than easy up to this point. He was ably assisted by Amla and South Africa had there hundred up by the end of the twentieth over.

It was with a fair air of demoralisation that West Indies came into bat and, despite two half centuries from Dwayne Smith and Denesh Ramdin, they never got close. 291 was a decent score but was overshadowed by the De Villiers show.

There was no issues with the pitch in this game. It was a pure case if one team outclassing the other.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:33 am

It seems fitting to share that on this day in 2014 an Indian team lost to a team from Australasia despite one of their number scoring a century.

It was Corey Anderson, in at six, that impressed for New Zealand with a 69 ball 68. This was indicative of how the New Zealand attack came in wave after wave. After an impressive display between Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor, it was left for Anderson and Brendon McCullum to push the envelope in the closing overs. Even after they fell the unlikely form of Luke Ronchi helped himself to 30 runs including two fours and two sixes.

The Indian chase started unimpressively with Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina all falling for just 53 runs but then Kohli took it upon himself to force the Indian run rate up. Just like at the weekend, Kohli's tonne couldn't hold back the opponents who combined better as a team to take the win. It looked like things were going a bit wrong for New Zealand; Kohli was dropped and the already depleted bowling attack lost Adam Milne. When Dhoni joined Kohli at the crease it seemed like everything was going India's way. The equation ended up being 56 required off 35 when they lost Kohli and a number of tail enders fell for single figures.

This result, when looked at through the prism of this weekend's result, is a further indication of how the team efforts of sides like New Zealand are far greater than a number of far better players working on their own.
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Re: On This Day

Postby GarlicJam » Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:54 am

365notout wrote:On this day in 2014 some stunning rearguard action snatched victory away from England in the second ODI of, what has been, a dismal tour for England.

In the clamour inspired by James Faulkner at the death many will be excused for forgetting that Eoin Morgan bagged a century in this match and rescued an innings that appeared to be drifting into obscurity. The scale of Morgan's century was impressive, reaching his fifty off 24 balls and his century in 94. Morgan inspired England from 171-5 to their total of 300.

Australia's chase started disappointingly with Aaron Finch gone for a duck and David Warner and Michael Clarke both gone for less than twenty. Shaun Marsh held the opening overs together with a effective half century.

James Faulkner came in at 206/7 when it seemed Australia were unraveling. There was even more light at the end of the tunnel when Australia lost two more batsmen to Tim Bresnan, leaving the last pair, Faulkner and Clint McKay, to make up a 56 run deficit.

The manner of Faulkner's play was smash and grab - as is underlined by the fact he ended the contest with three boundaries. Faulkner's unbeaten 69 here was the third-highest score by a No. 9 in ODIs and his stand with McKay was the second-highest tenth-wicket partnership to win a match

One of the greatest one day innings I have seen. Incredibly exciting for an Australia fan.

As it happens, Geoff Lemon has written an article on Faulkner's tag of "The Finisher", which started from that innings. A taster:
Take a minute to digest the following sentences. Chew them over. Savour them.

In the 15 ODI run chases that he's batted in, James Faulkner averages 119.

Of Faulkner's 15 run chases, Australia has won 11.

In those 11 winning chases, Faulkner averages 287.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:34 am

On this day in 1921 the 3rd Test of The Ashes was wrapped up.

England had a first innings lead of nearly one hundred but Australia's huge total of 582 gave Australia a 489 run lead.

The day began with England 66/1 with Hobbs still in - and he was their hope for the last day. He built on his total of 50 from the night before tenaciously and soon got his century. He was bowled by Jack Gregory just after lunch time with the score at 183-3. His innings, which stretched over two hours and a half, was one of the finest he played during the tour. Frank Wooley fell for a duck and the onus was left on Patsy Hendren.

He struggled to find a consistent partner until he found Jack Russell who he formed 58 runs with. Russell then ran with the torch and bagged another half century partnership with Johnny Douglas.

Despite this succession of decent partnerships and half centuries nobody could push on and consolidate into a century as three of the Australian batsmen had done. This most have been disappointing in the era of the timeless test. If they had just played for time and ground out a few runs they might have saved the match and kept the series alive. They didn't and the Ashes went to Australia.

Arthur Mailey was the star man for Autralia with a five-fer including the wickets of both Hendren and Russell.

IF YOU DON'T WANT THE 1921 ASHES SPOILED FOR YOU DON'T READ ON

This was the last result of the series. The last two were drawn and Australia waltzed off to the sub continent with the urn.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:29 am

On this day in 2015 South Africa sealed the ODI series against West Indies with a big win.

It didn't start brightly for the Windies when they soon found themselves at 52-5.

The star man for West Indies was Marlon Samuels; the top scorer for West Indies with a measly 26 and his team were bowled out for, an equally measly 122. Imran Tahir was the main danger with the ball bagging 4 wickets for just 28 runs.

The only disappointment for South Africa was the loss of Rilee Rossouw for 7, in what has been a less than impressive performance for him. Hashim Amla and Faf Du Plessis then powered their way through the rest of the total to seal the series for South Africa.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:21 am

On this day in 1883 the eleventh test match was completed in just three days in Melbourne. England trounced Australia in the 1st test of the series.

The day opened with the Australian second innings in an embryonic form after they were forced to follow on after a deficit of 180 runs after the first innings. Australia did better than they did in the first innings but it was still wrapped up by the end of the day.

George Bonnor was the only Australian batsman who managed to plunder anything over 19 in a run chase that averaged 14.

Billy Bates was the star of the day and the star of the match. He claimed 6 wickets today, taking his total to 14 in the test. Such is the embryonic stage of the game at this stage that landmarks were reached all over the place. Bates was the first player to score a fifty and take ten or more wickets in the same Test match. This was also the first victory by an innings margin in a Test match.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Sat Jan 23, 2016 4:26 pm

On this day in 1948 a powerful Australian side set India a massive target on day one of the 4th test of India's tour of Australia.

Thus far in this series Australia had dominated India and today was only different in sheer magnitude. At 20-1, after the loss of Arthur Morris, India may have felt fairly pleased with themselves. They did not bank on the partnership of Sid Barnes and Don Bradman. Between them these two batsmen scored 313 in 502 balls. Neither of them are still in for day two but their figures will cast a shadow over proceedings.

Bradman's sheer power with the bat completely destroyed the already tattered Indian morale as he tore strips off their bowlers. The fact he managed to get in, form two century partnerships, score a double century himself and get out all in one day meant he thorough deserved his dinner that night. The day ended with Australia on 370/3, Lindsay Hasset on 39, Keith Miller on 4.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Sun Jan 24, 2016 9:13 pm

On this day in 1948 Australia pushed an already insurmountable total even further out of India's grasp with bat and ball.

Yesterday left Lindsay Hassett on 39 after he had played the foil to Don Bradman's swashbuckling performance. On day two it was clear it was Hassett's turn to prove he could swash a few buckles himself.

This time it Keith Miller who acted as the foil as he and Hassett put on 142, before Miller fell for 62 off Commandur Rangachari.

This was the last substantial partnership for Australia as Rangachari ran through the tail claiming four wickets in the day. Despite this Hassett was still there dispatching the chances offered to him. He eventually ran out of batsmen and finished on 198* - his high score. India had been set a total of 674.

By the end of play on that day India had eaten 6 runs into that total and lost two batsmen. It was Miller who claimed both wickets. On any other day Miller would have been the star man but the spell of defiance from Hassett knocks him into second position.
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Re: On This Day

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:34 am

Great name Commandur Rangachari. Bet he had a moustache.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:56 pm

On this day in 1948 there was a rest day between Australia and India so let's share some of the facts about this series.

India had only been independent for two months prior to this series. Despite the fact that results were substandard there was a great sense of pride in India at the fact that their team were flying the Indian flag abroad for the first time as an independent nation. In fact many believed this was the strongest performance India had mustered for a while - plaudits going to many of their batsmen for individual achievement.

Many could draw parallels between this Indian side and the one that is touring Australia now. Many centurions and half centuries for India but a lack of unity that has proved their fatal flaw. For Rohit Sharma, read Vijay Hazare.

This series was Bradman's last ever in Australia and his second to last ever. His astonishing score of Day One belying his forty years.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:26 pm

On this day in 1948 the day began with Indian expectations very low. Their team was 6-2 chasing a total of 674.

The day began to warm up as Vinoo Mankad and Lala Amarnath stuck around to form a partnership of 63 runs - by no means a feat of great cricketing prowess, but it did put an end to the fact that India might collapse. Amarnath was caught by Don Bradman off the bowling of Ian Johnson , one of the tighter bowlers in the Australian attack.

This then brought in the batsman who would turn out to be the star man for India on Day Three; Vijay Hazare. The Indian vice-captain had scored modestly thus far in the tournament and had been more masterful with the ball, especially in the second test. Today was his day with the bat. He formed a partnership of 55 with Mankad that boosted India's total to 124-4, by no means their least impressive score of the tour and far better than the situation looked at 6-2.

Ian Johnson, the most successful bowler for Australia today, struck again soon after the dismissal of Mankad, which allowed Dattu Phadkar and Hazare to contribute the best partnership of the day through the last two sessions of the day.

Hazare played masterfully hitting 14 fours whereas Phadkar made up for lost time and struck fifteen to soon be on the verge of catching his partner up. They end this third day on 299-5. A huge day for India.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:43 am

On this day in 1948 India's big hitters did not do enough to stop Australia enforcing the follow on.

Vijay Hazare, the star of yesterday, fell early doors for India, for the addition of just 8 more runs. This brought an end to the 188 run partnership between Hazare and Dattu Phadkar that took 133/5 to 321/6. Despite this Phadkar managed to push on and get a huge personal score for himself, accumulating 123. Phadkar could not find anyone to mount a late partnership with though as the tail were wrapped up for just 20 runs.

The follow on was enforced.

India thought that they had got off to a bad start in their first innings when they were at 6-2, this time out they had two men out for no runs scored, both through wickets from Ray Lindwall. Soon enough it was 33-3 as the partnership between Chandu Sarwate and Hazare was ended.

It was then, again, that Hazare took hold of a flagging Indian innings and took it within his control. Hazare was the spine of five partnerships on this fourth day, his most impressive that of 66 with Gul Mohammed. The fact that this was the highest partnership of the middle order shows the lack of support offered to Hazare in the chase.

The day ended with Hazare on 102 and Hemu Adhikari on 18 with India on 188/6.
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Re: On This Day

Postby The Professor » Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:25 pm

On this day in 1948 Vijay Hazare's heroics could not stop an innings Australian win.

Despite being just the 14th batsmen, and first Indian, to record a century in both innings, Hazare could not force India into batting for a second time in Melbourne.

Whereas, undoubtedly, Hazare is the star of the test, Ray Lindwall was the star of India's second innings. He ended the day with a career best 7 wickets for 38 runs to add to his one from the previous innings. It was Lindwall who got the prize wicket of Hazare, clean bowled for 145.

After that the spirit left India and only 6 more runs were scored for the loss of three wickets.

Despite the loss Hazare received numerous plaudits from both the Indian and the Australian camp. Don Bradman described Hazare as "the most graceful batsman it has been my pleasure to watch." Praise indeed from a legend of cricket.
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Re: On This Day

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:05 pm

Don't know if this is a spoiler, so I'll just post the link. I was interested to see when India first beat Australia.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62869.html
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