The 'Do you know' thread-Cricket tidbits

[Sidhoni]

MSD averages over 100 in successful chases!

[GautiMaan]

When was the last time Msd played his scoop shot?

[StatsRock]

Not really... Vivek Razdan took a fifer in just his second and eventually last test innings (http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63516.html) and never played again! And that too a fifer against Pakistan in 89!

In 1990-91, he once suffered an injury while posting a letter into the post box. :haha:

[maniac]

In 1990-91' date=' he once suffered an injury while posting a letter into the post box. :haha:[/quote'] :cantstop: Is that for real?

[maniac]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-Author of Sherlock Holmes,has one First class wicket credited to his name ,and that too of none other than the legendary W.G.Grace

While living in Southsea, Doyle played football as a goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football Club, an amateur side, under the pseudonym A. C. Smith.[20] (This club, disbanded in 1896, had no connection with the present-day Portsmouth F.C., which was founded in 1898.) Conan Doyle was also a keen cricketer, and between 1899 and 1907 he played 10 first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). His highest score, in 1902 against London County, was 43. He was an occasional bowler who took just one first-class wicket (although one of high pedigree—it was W. G. Grace).

The source here is Wikipedia which is not always reliable but most of us have already heard this legend and currently this is on the WIKI page of Sir Arthur Doyle.

[StatsRock]

:cantstop: Is that for real?

Yep. The slot into which you drop the letter was a little mangled and bruised him badly. He was out of action. This was reported in the Sportstar around the same time that PT usha got married, 1991. The article also mentioned that Wes Hall once walked into a glass door that shattered and injured him :(

[StatsRock]

Oct 1969: NZ were on top in the 3rd test and were a couple wickets away from winning the series. The crowd were pissed at India's inept batting(89 all out and 76-7). Rain delayed play on the last day with India struggling to avoid defeat. The ground staff delayed mopping up operations. NZ skipper Dowling himself involved himself in draining the water. The pissed off crowd ran into the ground and helped to mop up the wet patches trying to get the game going for NZ to win. Unfortunately, India drew.

[maniac]

Something for us to look back in the future......Chris gayle became the first man to hit the first ball of a test match for 6 today when he hit Bangladeshi off spinner sohag gazi for a 6 during the 1st test between wi and ban

[Dinx - the Jinx]

Oct 1969: NZ were on top in the 3rd test and were a couple wickets away from winning the series. The crowd were pissed at India's inept batting(89 all out and 76-7). Rain delayed play on the last day with India struggling to avoid defeat. The ground staff delayed mopping up operations. NZ skipper Dowling himself involved himself in draining the water. The pissed off crowd ran into the ground and helped to mop up the wet patches trying to get the game going for NZ to win. Unfortunately, India drew.

Was it played in India or NZ? If it was in India, why the crowd wanted to see India lose? If it was in NZ, why the ground staff were delaying the mopping up? I want to set up an enquiry commitee on this, to find out how India still managed to draw?

[Dinx - the Jinx]

Something for us to look back in the future......Chris gayle became the first man to hit the first ball of a test match for 6 today when he hit Bangladeshi off spinner sohag gazi for a 6 during the 1st test between wi and ban

Did they open the bowling with a spinner? Jeez?

[Trichromatic]

Controversy on the second day of the first Test against England at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad in February 1974

Alvin Kallicharran was 142 not out, with West Indies having scored 274 for 6, well ahead of England's first innings score of 131. His partner, Bernard Julien, was defending the last ball of the day, bowled by Derek Underwood. Julien played a safe forward defensive stroke, and Kallicharran walked up the pitch towards the pavilion, assuming the day's play was over. However, Tony Greig, fielding close to the bat at silly point, picked the ball up and, seeing Kallicharan out of his ground at the non-striker's end, threw down the stumps. Sang Hue hesitated, but he had not called "time", and adjudged Kallicharran run out. Controversy raged, because Alan Knott had whipped off the bails and uprooted a stump at the striker's end before Greig threw the ball: some argued that play had therefore ended before Kallicharran was run out, even if "time" had not been called. The scoreboard, having been changed to show seven wickets down, reverted to showing six. Sang Hue stood by his decision, and police were called to control the volatile spectators. After a 2½ hour meeting between the captains, the umpires, and West Indies Cricket Board representatives, the official decision was to reinstate Kallicharran, with Greig's appeal "withdrawn". After the rest day, Greig and Kallicharran shook hands in the middle of the pitch before play resumed on the third day.

[SLICKR392]

^ Sort of similar to the Ian Bell issue.

[maniac]

Oct 1969: NZ were on top in the 3rd test and were a couple wickets away from winning the series. The crowd were pissed at India's inept batting(89 all out and 76-7). Rain delayed play on the last day with India struggling to avoid defeat. The ground staff delayed mopping up operations. NZ skipper Dowling himself involved himself in draining the water. The pissed off crowd ran into the ground and helped to mop up the wet patches trying to get the game going for NZ to win. Unfortunately, India drew.

Thanks....thats a good one....Found the Scorecard http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63047.html

[maniac]

Dhaka has a unique distinction of being the 1st home venue for 2 different countries..... It was the 1st venue for Pakistan's 1st home test, still as a part of East Pakistan. The match was played between India and Pakistan on 1st Jan 1955 It was also the 1st venue for Bangladesh's 1st home test(infact overall test debut in this case) The match was played between India and Bangladesh on Nov10 2000

[maniac]

Also Tech Geeks here.....can you find info about Hot Spot Technology....because from what I heard it was initially intended for Military purposes due to which bringing in the equipment for TV Coverage would be a challenge due to the rules from country to country I am getting blogs etc but is there a more reliable source for this....can any of you shed more light on this?

[Sooda]

In a similar vein to the factoid about the guy who took a 5-fer in his last ODI... Relatively well known one: Rodney Redmond (NZ) and Andy Ganteaume (WI)... both made a 100 in the only test they played in Redmond got 107 and 56. Ganteaume 112 in his only innings. Both never played again for different reasons .. Ganteaume because of the strength of the WI batting, he was a Wk bat. Redmond poor guy had problems with his contact lenses on a tour of Eng and struggled after making a ton on debut vs Pak

[Sooda]

Men who scored tons in their first and last tests: RA Duff Australia 1st Test 32 and 104 v England at Melbourne 1901-02 Last Test 146 v England at The Oval 1905 (his 22nd Test match) WH Ponsford Australia 1st Test 110 and 27 v England at Sydney 1924-25 Last Test 266 and 22 v England at The Oval 1934 (his 29th Test match) GS Chappell Australia 1st Test 108 v England at Perth 1970-71 Last Test 182 v Pakistan at Syney 1983-84 (his 87th Test match) M Azharuddin India 1st Test 110 v England at Calcutta 1984-85 Last Test 9, 102 v S Africa at Bangalore 1999-00 (his 99th Test match) Note: Chappell and Azhar are the only batsmen to do in their first and last innings.