Author Topic: The cricket... (Read 256714 times)

Peter · « **Reply #925 on:** 24 March, 2015, 10:22:00 am »

The monkey returns!

Jaded · « **Reply #926 on:** 17 April, 2015, 07:39:31 pm »

Four wickets to get.

Not looking likely at the moment...

hatler · « **Reply #927 on:** 17 April, 2015, 07:49:29 pm »

Yup. They're making heavy weather of it.

Peter · « **Reply #928 on:** 17 April, 2015, 10:57:07 pm »

Never mind! Well done, West Indies. That's proper Test cricket!

tonyh · « **Reply #929 on:** 18 April, 2015, 07:26:08 am »

Quote from: Peter on 17 April, 2015, 10:57:07 pm

Never mind! Well done, West Indies. That's proper Test cricket!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #930 on:** 18 April, 2015, 11:24:28 am »

I see Jimmy Anderson has broken Botham's England wicket-taking record. Botham's record was over 102 tests and 15 years, Anderson's 100 tests in 12 years. Perhaps Anderson's greatest achievement is remaining uninjured for that time. Botham was almost 37 when he played his last test. Anderson is 32.

Peter · « **Reply #931 on:** 18 April, 2015, 05:24:19 pm »

I don't think Ian Botham had the benefit of playing Bangladesh - and he also got a few run, though to be fair, Jimmy Anderson is very difficult to dislodge at 11. Botham is a colossal figure in English cricket but Anderson out-cools him by a factor of warp. Both have been great for the game.

Salvatore · « **Reply #932 on:** 18 April, 2015, 06:10:46 pm »

Never mind his wickets - that's a parochial English record. Anderson needs only another 31 test runs to become the player to take the longest time to reach 1000 runs in test cricket. Ever. From any country.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #933 on:** 18 April, 2015, 06:31:12 pm »

That really is a record worth Holding.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #934 on:** 18 April, 2015, 06:37:42 pm »

Botham blah blah blah Headingley blah rekindles Ashes blah walks on blah. Personally I think Bob Wilis' 8-43 had quite a lot to do with it

Wowbagger · « **Reply #935 on:** 18 April, 2015, 06:40:28 pm »

I think the greatest Headingley innings I have seen was Gooch carrying his bat to beat the West Indies in 199-something.

Peter · « **Reply #936 on:** 18 April, 2015, 06:45:55 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 18 April, 2015, 06:37:42 pm

Botham blah blah blah Headingley blah rekindles Ashes blah walks on blah. Personally I think Bob Wilis' 8-43 had quite a lot to do with it

Certainly agree with you.

bobb · « **Reply #937 on:** 24 April, 2015, 07:20:22 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 18 April, 2015, 06:37:42 pm

Botham blah blah blah Headingley blah rekindles Ashes blah walks on blah. Personally I think Bob Wilis' 8-43 had quite a lot to do with it

In the Australian 1st innings, Willis took no wickets. Botham took 6. There's also Botham's 50 in England's 1st innings and 150 (almost) in the 2nd. I'd say he had quite a lot to do with it!

Peter · « **Reply #938 on:** 24 April, 2015, 09:36:45 pm »

Certainly agree with that, too!

Jaded · « **Reply #939 on:** 25 April, 2015, 12:22:00 am »

It's a draw.

mattc · « **Reply #940 on:** 25 April, 2015, 06:18:36 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 25 April, 2015, 12:22:00 am

It's a draw.

Wish I'd posted earlier, but care to give me odds on that?!?

(they've got about 59 overs to score 143 runs. )

mattc · « **Reply #941 on:** 25 April, 2015, 06:33:33 pm »

Quote from: Salvatore on 18 April, 2015, 06:10:46 pm

Never mind his wickets - that's a parochial English record. Anderson needs only another 31 test runs to become the player to take the longest time to reach 1000 runs in test cricket. Ever. From any country.

Statt-ooh! Statt-oooh! /fantasyfootballleague

I like that.

Another one that has come-up is Joe Root's running - has anyone else been part of 3 runouts in an innings?

bobb · « **Reply #942 on:** 25 April, 2015, 09:35:48 pm »

Hooray!

Jaded · « **Reply #943 on:** 25 April, 2015, 11:14:44 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 25 April, 2015, 12:22:00 am

It's a draw.

Unless they win.

I was out doing football, so missed this, as bobbbbbbb says, Hooray!

Basil · « **Reply #944 on:** 25 May, 2015, 08:09:08 pm »

Watched the final session on the telly. (At a mate's BBQ)
So, there's me opining "Why the hell have they got a third man? Runs are not important. Put in a second gulley etc etc"

Ah.

Pancho · « **Reply #945 on:** 25 May, 2015, 08:41:08 pm »

I was at Lord's on Saturday and I certainly didn't feel optimistic when I headed home.

Jaded · « **Reply #946 on:** 25 May, 2015, 08:56:18 pm »

A friend was there to see 26 for 4 on the first day.

We sat watching the TV this afternoon with beers.

andyoxon · « **Reply #947 on:** 27 May, 2015, 11:02:13 am »

Watched the last three days highlights yesterday (without knowing the result)... Boys done good; nice to see Cook getting back on some form. Congrats to Ben Stokes for the fastest ever test 100 at Lords!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #948 on:** 30 May, 2015, 01:27:42 pm »

It seems that Cook is set to become England's most prolific test run scorer. He is only 30 and his career spans only 10 years, compared to Gooch's 21. Gooch is the current record holder, taking 118 tests. Cook is playing his 114th.

Jaded · « **Reply #949 on:** 30 May, 2015, 02:18:33 pm »

And he has reached it.