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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1600 on: 13 June, 2018, 11:57:43 am »
Astonishing game in Division 2:  Durham (Oceania, South Africa, USA) beat Derbyshire (South Africa, Oveania) by about 100 runs, having been behind by 100 on the first innings.  More amazingly, Extras (71) was second top scorer for Durham in the second innings.  Overseas cricket is alive and well - and over here!  Necotiations should be underway to offer Extras a contract.

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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1601 on: 13 June, 2018, 02:02:15 pm »
I recall a match at Chalkwell Park when the first innings was restricted to 100 overs in which Essex set a new record by scoring 499. I think the opponents were Worcestershire. There were two memorable events during the Essex innings: Graham Gooch's 139 was at the time his highest first class score; and there was a significant round of applause when Extras reaches 50.

Essex's record score for 100 overs didn't last long, if it ever existed: during the same first day's play Hampshire notched up 502, probably courtesy of Barry Richards and Gordon Greenidge.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57400.html indicates it must have been 1976.

Edit: Ah. Wrong again! Gooch scored 136. http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1976/ENG_LOCAL/CC/ESSEX_WORCS_CC_10-13JUL1976.html
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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1602 on: 13 June, 2018, 06:54:18 pm »
It's a great game, isn't it?!

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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1603 on: 13 June, 2018, 10:26:03 pm »
A delicious mix of rounders and chess.
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« Reply #1604 on: 14 June, 2018, 08:05:33 am »
.... and farce, don't forget the farce!

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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1605 on: 17 June, 2018, 12:44:31 am »
Rather fun, eventually...



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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1606 on: 17 June, 2018, 11:21:45 am »
JD, that top picture is great - can I copy it for my dartboard?

I wonder how sandpaper sales are going in Oz at the moment; they lost at rugger, soccer and cricket on the same day, yesterday.  That won't happen very often.  But they'll be back - and guess who'll cop for it?  We always do!

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« Reply #1607 on: 17 June, 2018, 11:37:59 am »
Definitely! What pixel size would you like  ;D
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« Reply #1608 on: 17 June, 2018, 02:03:42 pm »
Probably wall-sized - my eyes are not as good as they used to be!

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« Reply #1609 on: 17 June, 2018, 02:36:24 pm »
 ;D
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« Reply #1610 on: 19 June, 2018, 10:47:57 pm »
I wonder how sandpaper sales are going in Oz at the moment; they lost at rugger, soccer and cricket on the same day, yesterday.  That won't happen very often.  But they'll be back - and guess who'll cop for it?  We always do!

Not today though. Oof.
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« Reply #1611 on: 20 June, 2018, 08:54:55 am »
A fair few ODI records right there.   :thumbsup:
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« Reply #1612 on: 20 June, 2018, 09:21:57 am »
Yes, to add to Saturday’s, which was the top five wicket partnerships being 50 or over. The commentator said this was the first time this had ever happened, and then the next ball was a wicket.
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« Reply #1613 on: 20 June, 2018, 01:14:36 pm »
Astonishing stuff (not the commentator-hex, that's fairly common, which is not so surprising when a team is as average as England have been of late).  It's really nice to bask in this, and I do, but as an Englishman you would expect me to have reservations!  This Australian team is virtually unrecognisable, a transition team if you like.  Australian transitions are usually pretty brief, whereas England's go on for years, sometimes decades!

But great stuff!

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« Reply #1614 on: 22 June, 2018, 12:43:52 pm »
Astonishing game in Division 2:  Durham (Oceania, South Africa, USA) beat Derbyshire (South Africa, Oveania) by about 100 runs, having been behind by 100 on the first innings.  More amazingly, Extras (71) was second top scorer for Durham in the second innings.  Overseas cricket is alive and well - and over here!  Necotiations should be underway to offer Extras a contract.

And Durham are at it again - just lost their last 6 wickets for 9 runs, with Extras hardly featuring (possibly holding out for a better deal).

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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1615 on: 24 June, 2018, 05:48:34 pm »
A whitewash and a thrilling finish...
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« Reply #1616 on: 24 June, 2018, 05:52:38 pm »
A whitewash and a thrilling finish...

 :thumbsup:   Listened to the last 30mins - a tad tense.
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« Reply #1617 on: 24 June, 2018, 09:11:22 pm »
Cricket is fabulous.

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Re: The cricket...
« Reply #1618 on: 25 June, 2018, 06:46:30 pm »
Just got tickets in the Ballot for next Year's Cricket World Cup.  :thumbsup:
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« Reply #1619 on: 25 June, 2018, 06:49:43 pm »
Polish those lenses!

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« Reply #1620 on: 25 June, 2018, 07:12:47 pm »
 ;D
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« Reply #1621 on: 07 July, 2018, 08:56:33 am »
The lens got an outing yesterday. With the result never in doubt, it was much fun...  :o





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« Reply #1622 on: 07 July, 2018, 09:11:10 am »
Good bail flying pic.   :)

edit.  Series Level!
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« Reply #1623 on: 07 July, 2018, 12:35:47 pm »
Good shots!  I like the last one:  "What do we reckon, then - ball or meteorite?".

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« Reply #1624 on: 02 August, 2018, 12:01:25 pm »
Interesting match developing at Edgbaston.

I'm looking forward to Lords next week. Going on Day 1 as a members Guest  :thumbsup:
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