Post Line-ups Cricket at the 1948 Olympics | Match 12 - What on earth happened back there?!

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
First Round, Match 6

at Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Argentina won the toss and chose to bat

ARGENTINA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
John Knox           c. †Winter     b. Anderson     19    23    2    0   82.6%
Dennet Ayling       c. Long        b. O'Neill       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Wilfred Cowes       c. †Winter     b. Mann         10    30    0    0   33.3%
Philip Foy          run out (Mann)                 42    65    2    1   64.6%
Kenneth Henderson   lbw            b. Holli'orth   12    12    1    0  100.0%
John Paul           c. †Winter     b. Anderson     28    56    2    0   50.0%
Harold Miles        c. †Winter     b. Holli'orth   25    43    1    1   58.1%
Arnold Jacobs†                     b. Mann          2     9    0    0   22.2%
Clem Gibson*        not out                        18    20    2    1   90.0%
Frank Bryans        run out (Woolley)               7    19    0    0   36.8%
Herbert Dorning     run out (Pitter)                0    13    0    0    0.0%

Total:  190/10      Overs:  46.3          Run Rate:  4.09      Extras:  27   
 
                                     -X-


UNITED STATES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
William O'Neill      10.0      1      33      1      3.30     3      0
Thomas Hollingworth  10.0      1      47      2      4.70     3      0
Robert Anderson       9.3      0      33      2      3.47     6      2
Edward Mann          10.0      0      37      2      3.70     0      2
Osmond Pitter         1.0      0       6      0      6.00     0      0
Thomas Logan          6.0      1      26      0      4.33     0      3

EXTRAS           Wides: 12     No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 0


Total: 190/10         Overs: 46.3         Run Rate: 4.09      Extras: 27

                                     -X-


ARGENTINA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Knox        D Ayling     þ                                          1 (3)
J Knox        W Cowes      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (35)
P Foy         W Cowes      þþþþþþþ                                   17 (28)
P Foy         Henderson    þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (27)
P Foy         J Paul       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (60)
H Miles       J Paul       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (64)
H Miles       A Jacobs     þþ                                         5 (10)
C Gibson      A Jacobs                                                0 (4)
C Gibson      F Bryans     þþþþþ                                     13 (28)
C Gibson      H Dorning    þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    1/1       28/2      45/3      70/4      110/5
                        153/6     158/7     158/8     171/9     190/10   


Total:  190/10      Overs:  46.3         Run Rate:  4.09     Extras:  27   
 
                                     -X-

Charles Winter, one of the last links to the Unites States' golden era as a cricket nation, remained brilliant as ever behind the stumps at the age of 38. He took 4 catches behind the stumps to go past Percy Sherwell's record of 15 dismissals in a career at the Olympics.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Harold Furness      lbw            b. Gibson        8    22    0    0   36.4%
William Long        c. †Jacobs     b. Foy          49    74    3    1   66.2%
Christy Morris      c. Henderson   b. Gibson        3     9    0    0   33.3%
Robert Anderson*    lbw            b. Ayling        4    12    0    0   33.3%
Cyril Woolley                      b. Dorning      15    22    2    0   68.2%
Charles Winter†     c. Knox        b. Dorning      11    16    1    0   68.8%
Thomas Hollingworth lbw            b. Ayling       31    68    2    0   45.6%
William O'Neill     c. Cowes       b. Bryans       35    44    4    0   79.5%
Edward Mann         c. †Jacobs     b. Miles         2     9    0    0   22.2%
Thomas Logan        not out                         3     7    0    0   42.9%
Osmond Pitter       st †Jacobs     b. Bryans        0     1    0    0    0.0%

Total:  182/10      Overs:  46.3          Run Rate:  3.91      Extras:  21   
 
                                     -X-


ARGENTINA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Clem Gibson          10.0      0      25      2      2.50     0      0
Philip Foy           10.0      0      44      1      4.40     2      2
Herbert Dorning      10.0      0      34      2      3.40     1      3
Dennet Ayling         5.0      0      26      2      5.20     0      2
Harold Miles          8.0      1      31      1      3.88     2      2
Frank Bryans          3.3      0      15      2      4.29     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 5      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 1


Total: 182/10         Overs: 46.3         Run Rate: 3.91      Extras: 21

                                     -X-


UNITED STATES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
H Furness     W Long       þþþþþþþ                                   18 (40)
C Morris      W Long       þ                                          4 (12)
R Anderson    W Long       þþþþþþþ                                   17 (23)
C Woolley     W Long       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (48)
C Winter      W Long       þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (31)
Holli'orth    W Long       þ                                          2 (5)
Holli'orth    W O'Neill    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ           71 (87)
Holli'orth    E Mann       þþþ                                        8 (23)
Holli'orth    T Logan      þþ                                         5 (7)
O Pitter      T Logan      þ                                          1 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    18/1      22/2      39/3      71/4      95/5
                        97/6      168/7     176/8     181/9     182/10   


Total:  182/10      Overs:  46.3         Run Rate:  3.91     Extras:  21   
 
 
                                     -X-

The Americans put up a good fight with the bat, but finished just 8 short of Argentina's total in the end. They finished without a medal for the third Olympic Games on the trot. Argentina on the other hand progressed to the quarter-finals with their heads held high.

ARGENTINA            190       46.3 overs
UNITED STATES        182       46.3 overs
   
Argentina won by 8 runs
 
Man of the match: Clem Gibson (Argentina)

@Sami Kumar @The Author​

 

[Aislabie]

Congratulations to Argentina; it's quite sad to see how the mighty USA have fallen.

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
First Round, Match 7

at Harry Elte Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: China won the toss and chose to bowl

SOUTH AFRICA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mick Commaille      c. Teik        b. Achong       22    31    2    0   71.0%
Herbie Taylor       c. †Wong       b. O'Hara       36    49    3    0   73.5%
Bob Catterall       c. Reddick     b. Hosie        31    47    3    1   66.0%
John Nicolson       not out                        65    95    3    3   68.4%
Nummy Deane*                       b. Poon          0     7    0    0    0.0%
Jock Cameron†       c. Teik        b. O'Hara        5    20    0    0   25.0%
Cyril Vincent       lbw            b. Oller'ssen   29    45    2    1   64.4%
Buster Nupen        lbw            b. Oller'ssen    2     8    0    0   25.0%
George Bissett      not out                        16    10    2    0  160.0%
Alf Hall                                         
Henry Promnitz                                   

Total:  232/7       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  4.64      Extras:  26   
 
                                     -X-


CHINA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
William O'Hara       10.0      0      51      2      5.10     1      0
Alexander Hosie      10.0      0      62      1      6.20     0      1
Tan Boon Beng         5.0      0      28      0      5.60     1      3
Donald Leach          1.0      0       8      0      8.00     1      0
Ellis Achong         10.0      0      33      1      3.30     5      0
Hunter Poon          10.0      1      33      1      3.30     4      0
Cecil Ollerdessen     4.0      1       8      2      2.00     0      1

EXTRAS           Wides: 12     No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 1


Total: 232/7          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 4.64      Extras: 26

                                     -X-


SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Commaille     H Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (50)
Catterall     H Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       46 (70)
Catterall     J Nicolson   þþ                                         6 (5)
N Deane       J Nicolson   þþþþ                                      10 (12)
J Cameron     J Nicolson   þþþþ                                      11 (26)
C Vincent     J Nicolson   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       81 (95)
B Nupen       J Nicolson   þþþþ                                      10 (21)
G Bissett     J Nicolson   þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (21)


     Fall of Wickets    43/1      89/2      95/3      105/4     116/5
                        197/6     207/7                                   


Total:  232/7       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  4.64     Extras:  26   
 
                                     -X-

Most of South Africa's batsmen struggled against China's spin trio of Ellis Achong, Hunter Poon and Cecil Ollerdessen, except for John Nicolson who scored an unbeaten 65 off 95 balls.

CHINA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tom Reddick         c. Vincent     b. Catterall     2    10    0    0   20.0%
Evan Wong†          c. †Cameron    b. Hall          4    20    0    0   20.0%
Eu Cheow Teik       c. Catterall   b. Nupen         7    18    0    0   38.9%
Donald Leach        c. Vincent     b. Hall          0     6    0    0    0.0%
Alexander Hosie                    b. Catterall     6    15    1    0   40.0%
Low Ah Lum          c. Catterall   b. Vincent       7    10    1    0   70.0%
Hunter Poon*                       b. Nupen         6    20    0    0   30.0%
William O'Hara      lbw            b. Vincent       1     8    0    0   12.5%
Tan Boon Beng       run out (†Cameron)              5    29    0    0   17.2%
Ellis Achong        lbw            b. Vincent       6    17    0    0   35.3%
Cecil Ollerdessen   not out                         7    10    1    0   70.0%

Total:  57/10       Overs:  26.3          Run Rate:  2.15      Extras:  6   
 
                                     -X-


SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alf Hall              4.0      0       6      2      1.50     1      0
George Bissett        5.0      0      13      0      2.60     1      1
Bob Catterall         4.0      0       8      2      2.00     0      0
Buster Nupen          4.0      1       9      2      2.25     0      0
Henry Promnitz        4.0      0       8      0      2.00     2      0
Cyril Vincent         5.3      1      12      3      2.18     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 4      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0


Total: 57/10          Overs: 26.3         Run Rate: 2.15      Extras: 6

                                     -X-


CHINA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Reddick     E Wong       þþ                                         5 (19)
E Teik        E Wong       þþþþ                                      11 (23)
E Teik        D Leach                                                 0 (4)
A Hosie       D Leach      þþ                                         6 (15)
A Hosie       L Lum        þ                                          2 (9)
H Poon        L Lum        þþþ                                        7 (13)
H Poon        W O'Hara     þþ                                         6 (17)
T Beng        W O'Hara                                                0 (7)
T Beng        E Achong     þþþþ                                      10 (30)
T Beng        Oller'ssen   þþþþ                                      10 (22)


     Fall of Wickets    5/1       16/2      16/3      22/4      24/5
                        31/6      37/7      37/8      47/9      57/10     


Total:  57/10       Overs:  26.3         Run Rate:  2.15     Extras:  6   
 
 
                                     -X-

As it turned out, Nicolson ended up outscoring the entire Chinese side. They were bowled out for a woeful 57 off 26.3 overs with none of their batsmen making it into double figures. Among the wreckers was Cyril Vincent, who finished with figures of 3 for 12 from 5.3 overs.

SOUTH AFRICA         232/7     50.0 overs
CHINA                57        26.3 overs
   
South Africa won by 175 runs
 
Man of the match: John Nicolson (South Africa)

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[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
First Round, Match 8

at Harry Elte Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Ireland won the toss and chose to bat

IRELAND innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Thomas MacDonald    lbw            b. Wenman       20    21    1    2   95.2%
Louis Bookman       c. Somerville  b. Wenman        3    13    0    0   23.1%
George McVeagh      lbw            b. Loney         3     6    0    0   50.0%
Leslie Kidd         lbw            b. Wookey       18    38    2    0   47.4%
Tom Jameson*        c. †Snyder     b. Mix          14    24    2    0   58.3%
James MacDonald     c. Seagram     b. Wookey        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Finlay Jackson      c. Somerville  b. Wookey        2    10    0    0   20.0%
Jacko Heaslip                      b. Somerville   36    93    1    0   38.7%
Jim Ganly           c. †Snyder     b. Somerville   40    83    3    0   48.2%
Augustine Kelly†    not out                         6     9    1    0   66.7%
Thomas Dixon        not out                         1     4    0    0   25.0%

Total:  160/9       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  3.20      Extras:  17

                                     -X-


CANADA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Herbert Wookey        7.0      0      30      3      4.29     2      0
Escott Loney         10.0      1      31      1      3.10     0      0
Charles Seagram       9.0      0      31      0      3.44     0      2
John MacFarlane      10.0      0      33      0      3.30     1      3
Reg Wenman            1.0      0       7      2      7.00     0      0
Archie Mix            8.0      0      15      1      1.88     1      2
Sandy Somerville      5.0      1       7      2      1.40     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 4      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 1


Total: 160/9          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 3.20      Extras: 17

                                     -X-


IRELAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
MacDonald     L Bookman    þþþþþþþ                                   18 (32)
MacDonald     G McVeagh    þþþ                                        7 (4)
L Kidd        G McVeagh    þþþ                                        9 (14)
L Kidd        T Jameson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (50)
L Kidd        MacDonald                                               0 (3)
F Jackson     MacDonald    þ                                          1 (3)
F Jackson     J Heaslip    þþþ                                        8 (19)
J Ganly       J Heaslip    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ        79 (154)
J Ganly       A Kelly      þþ                                         6 (16)
T Dixon       A Kelly      þ                                          2 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    18/1      25/2      34/3      64/4      64/5
                        65/6      73/7      152/8     158/9        


Total:  160/9       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  3.20     Extras:  17

                                     -X-

Some brilliant bowling from Herbert Wookey had seen Ireland slump to 73/7. They were rescued by Jim Ganly and Jacko Heaslip who shared in a 79-run stand for the 8th wicket, and finished with 160.

CANADA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arthur Inglis       lbw            b. Dixon         7    17    0    0   41.2%
Reg Wenman          c. McVeagh     b. Ganly        34    72    2    0   47.2%
Sandy Somerville    c. Bookman     b. Heaslip       1     2    0    0   50.0%
Clarke Bell         lbw            b. Dixon         1     6    0    0   16.7%
Billy Bell          c. †Kelly      b. Heaslip       2     9    0    0   22.2%
Escott Loney        c. Bookman     b. J MacDonald  20    39    2    0   51.3%
John MacFarlane     c. Kidd        b. Ganly         7    11    0    0   63.6%
Murray Snyder†      c. Kidd        b. Jameson       5    23    0    0   21.7%
Archie Mix          c. †Kelly      b. J MacDonald   9    27    0    0   33.3%
Herbert Wookey*                    b. Dixon        12    28    1    0   42.9%
Charles Seagram     not out                         5    13    0    0   38.5%

Total:  120/10      Overs:  40.5          Run Rate:  2.94      Extras:  17

                                     -X-


IRELAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Thomas Dixon         10.0      0      30      3      3.00     0      3
Jacko Heaslip        10.0      0      30      2      3.00     0      1
Tom Jameson           4.0      0       7      1      1.75     0      2
Jim Ganly            10.0      0      27      2      2.70     0      3
James MacDonald       5.5      0      15      2      2.57     0      0
Leslie Kidd           1.0      0       5      0      5.00     2      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 2      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 0


Total: 120/10         Overs: 40.5         Run Rate: 2.94      Extras: 17

                                     -X-


CANADA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Inglis      R Wenman     þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (38)
Somerville    R Wenman     þ                                          3 (6)
C Bell        R Wenman     þ                                          3 (8)
B Bell        R Wenman     þ                                          2 (12)
E Loney       R Wenman     þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (53)
MacFarlane    R Wenman     þþþþþ                                     12 (20)
M Snyder      R Wenman     þþþþþþþ                                   18 (34)
M Snyder      A Mix        þ                                          3 (11)
H Wookey      A Mix        þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (41)
C Seagram     A Mix        þþþþ                                      11 (22)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      23/2      26/3      28/4      57/5
                        69/6      87/7      90/8      109/9     120/10


Total:  120/10      Overs:  40.5         Run Rate:  2.94     Extras:  17


                                     -X-

Ganly also bowled a very tidy spell whilst bagging the crucial wicket of Reg Wenman, Canada's top-scorer. The Irish emerged victorious by 40 runs.

IRELAND              160/9     50.0 overs
CANADA               120       40.5 overs

Ireland won by 40 runs

Man of the match: Robert Fowler (Ireland)

@The Author @Trident​

 

[Aislabie]

Truly peeved by only scoring 100 with so many good batsmen, only to be relieved by finding that we bowled them out for still fewer

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
First Round, Match 9

at Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Egypt won the toss and chose to bat

EGYPT innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Geoffrey Rawson     lbw            b. Griffith     19    37    2    0   51.4%
Evelyn Wellings     c. Challenor   b. Browne        3     8    0    0   37.5%
Basil Clarke*       c. †Nunes      b. Francis       1     4    0    0   25.0%
Philip Pank                        b. Const'tine   11    28    0    0   39.3%
Richard More        c. Scott       b. Griffith     12    24    1    0   50.0%
Maurice O'Brian     c. Scott       b. Francis      17    30    1    0   56.7%
James Leaf†         c. Roach       b. Browne       13    45    0    0   28.9%
Ronald Joy          c. †Nunes      b. Griffith      5    20    0    0   25.0%
Percy Organ         c. Martin      b. Griffith      6    26    0    0   23.1%
Harold Hinde        c. †Nunes      b. Browne        8    24    0    0   33.3%
Godfrey Firbank     not out                         3     1    0    0  300.0%

Total:  106/10      Overs:  40.5          Run Rate:  2.60      Extras:  8  

                                     -X-


WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
George Francis        9.0      1      17      2      1.89     0      0
Learie Constantine    9.0      1      22      1      2.44     0      0
Snuffy Browne         8.5      1      25      3      2.83     0      0
Tommy Scott           4.0      1       9      0      2.25     1      0
Herman Griffith      10.0      1      28      4      2.80     1      1

EXTRAS           Wides: 2      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 4


Total: 106/10         Overs: 40.5         Run Rate: 2.60      Extras: 8

                                     -X-


EGYPT Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Rawson      E Wellings   þþþ                                        7 (15)
G Rawson      B Clarke     þ                                          1 (6)
G Rawson      P Pank       þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (53)
G Rawson      R More       þ                                          2 (5)
M O'Brian     R More       þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             31 (43)
M O'Brian     J Leaf       þþ                                         5 (16)
R Joy         J Leaf       þþþþþþ                                    15 (49)
P Organ       J Leaf       þ                                          2 (9)
P Organ       H Hinde      þþþþþ                                     12 (41)
G Firbank     H Hinde      þþ                                         5 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    7/1       8/2       34/3      36/4      67/5
                        72/6      87/7      89/8      101/9     106/10  


Total:  106/10      Overs:  40.5         Run Rate:  2.60     Extras:  8  

                                     -X-

The West Indies' four-man pace attack consisting of George Francis, Learie Constantine, Herman Griffith and Snuffy Browne proved too much for Egypt. They were bundled out for 106, as the mismatches between Test playing nations and amateurs from other parts of the world continued.

WEST INDIES innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
George Challenor    lbw            b. Pank         36    56    2    1   64.3%
Clifford Roach      not out                        37    58    5    0   63.8%
George Headley      lbw            b. More         14    14    2    0  100.0%
Karl Nunes*†        not out                         0     4    0    0    0.0%
Freddie Martin      
Teddy Hoad          
Learie Constantine  
Tommy Scott        
Snuffy Browne      
Herman Griffith    
George Francis      

Total:  108/2       Overs:  21.5          Run Rate:  4.95      Extras:  21  

                                     -X-


EGYPT Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harold Hinde          7.0      0      27      0      3.86     1      2
Richard More          4.5      0      26      1      5.38     0      4
Percy Organ           1.0      0       7      0      7.00     0      0
Godfrey Firbank       4.0      0      16      0      4.00     0      1
Evelyn Wellings       1.0      0       1      0      1.00     0      0
Philip Pank           4.0      0      21      1      5.25     0      3

EXTRAS           Wides: 1      No Balls: 10     Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 4


Total: 108/2          Overs: 21.5         Run Rate: 4.95      Extras: 21

                                     -X-


WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Challenor     C Roach      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       81 (105)
G Headley     C Roach      þþþþþþþþþ                                 23 (22)
K Nunes       C Roach      þ                                          4 (4)


     Fall of Wickets    81/1      104/2                        
                                                                        


Total:  108/2       Overs:  21.5         Run Rate:  4.95     Extras:  21  


                                     -X-

Clifford Roach played some impressive shots during his unbeaten 37 which guided the West Indies to a comprehensive 8-wicket victory.

EGYPT                106       40.5 overs
WEST INDIES          108/2     21.5 overs
  
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 169 balls remaining)

Man of the match: Herman Griffith (West Indies)

@Asham @Samuels @zwarrior​

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
First Round, Match 10

at Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Ceylon won the toss and chose to bowl

NETHERLANDS innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ernst Schill                       b. CH Gunas'ra   7    20    0    0   35.0%
Willem van den Bosch               b. Brindley      5     6    0    0   83.3%
Hugo van Manen                     b. Brindley     24    32    3    0   75.0%
Tonny de Beus*†                    b. CH Gunas'ra  12    51    0    0   23.5%
Bill Glerum         c. CH Gunas'ra b. Inman        25    40    2    0   62.5%
Huibert Boumeester  c. †Brooke     b. Kelaart       8    18    0    0   44.4%
Ernst Neuerburg                    b. Brindley     12    29    1    0   41.4%
Marc Jansen         c. †Brooke     b. Kelaart       6    18    0    0   33.3%
Jan Koeleman        c. †Brooke     b. Kelaart       9    42    0    0   21.4%
Friedrich Rincker   not out                        26    38    3    0   68.4%
Jan Grootmeyer      not out                         4    10    0    0   40.0%

Total:  149/9       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  2.98      Extras:  11  

                                     -X-


CEYLON Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
William Brindley     10.0      0      33      3      3.30     3      0
Churchill Gunasekara  6.0      3      13      2      2.17     1      2
Harry Inman           8.0      0      26      1      3.25     0      0
Edward Kelaart        9.0      2      30      3      3.33     0      0
Cecil Horan          10.0      0      21      0      2.10     0      1
Erroll Sinclair       7.0      0      22      0      3.14     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 4      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1


Total: 149/9          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 2.98      Extras: 11

                                     -X-


NETHERLANDS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
E Schill      W Bosch      þþþ                                        7 (13)
E Schill      H Manen      þþþþþþ                                    14 (23)
T Beus        H Manen      þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (34)
T Beus        B Glerum     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            34 (66)
Boumeester    B Glerum     þþ                                         6 (18)
Boumeester    Neuerburg    þþþ                                        9 (22)
M Jansen      Neuerburg    þþþþþþ                                    14 (28)
M Jansen      J Koeleman   þ                                          4 (9)
F Rincker     J Koeleman   þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (72)
F Rincker     Grootmeyer   þþþþþþ                                    14 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    7/1       21/2      45/3      79/4      85/5
                        94/6      108/7     112/8     135/9              


Total:  149/9       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  2.98     Extras:  11  

                                     -X-

The Dutch batsmen had a terrible time facing Ceylon's wily seam bowlers and miserly spinners. They could manage only 149 after having batted out their full quota of 50 overs. The 50-year old Friedrick Rincker top-scored from No 10 with an unbeaten 26.

CEYLON innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Alistair Blair      c. Glerum      b. Koeleman      7    13    1    0   53.8%
Francis Brooke†     c. van Manen   b. Koeleman      2    10    0    0   20.0%
Churchill Gunas'ra*                b. Rincker      23    29    1    1   79.3%
Fred van Geyzel     lbw            b. Grootmeyer   36    50    3    0   72.0%
Chippy Gunasekara                  b. Rincker       9    17    1    0   52.9%
Harry Inman         lbw            b. Bosch         2    14    0    0   14.3%
William Brindley    lbw            b. Neuerburg     8    13    1    0   61.5%
Cecil Horan                        b. Bosch        15    32    1    0   46.9%
Edward Kelaart      c. Bosch       b. Neuerburg    13    31    0    0   41.9%
Carl van Geyzel     run out (Neuerburg)             3     5    0    0   60.0%
Erroll Sinclair     not out                         2     4    0    0   50.0%

Total:  132/10      Overs:  36.0          Run Rate:  3.67      Extras:  12  

                                     -X-


NETHERLANDS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Jan Koeleman          8.0      0      27      2      3.38     0      0
Friedrich Rincker     7.0      0      19      2      2.71     0      0
Marc Jansen           6.0      0      32      0      5.33     0      2
Ernst Neuerburg       9.0      0      26      2      2.89     1      2
Jan Grootmeyer        4.0      0      16      1      4.00     1      0
Willem van den Bosch  2.0      0       6      2      3.00     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 2      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 0


Total: 132/10         Overs: 36.0         Run Rate: 3.67      Extras: 12

                                     -X-


CEYLON Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Blair       F Brooke     þþþþ                                      10 (21)
Gunasekara    F Brooke     þ                                          3 (3)
Gunasekara    F Geyzel     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (46)
Gunasekara    F Geyzel     þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (37)
H Inman       F Geyzel     þþþ                                        8 (21)
W Brindley    F Geyzel     þþþ                                        9 (11)
W Brindley    C Horan      þþþ                                        9 (13)
E Kelaart     C Horan      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (49)
E Kelaart     C Geyzel     þ                                          4 (7)
E Sinclair    C Geyzel     þ                                          2 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    10/1      13/2      48/3      73/4      81/5
                        90/6      99/7      126/8     130/9     132/10  


Total:  132/10      Overs:  36.0         Run Rate:  3.67     Extras:  12  


                                     -X-

With Frederick van Geyzel timing the ball well, Ceylon had the match well within their grasp. But panic set in following his dismissal for 36, and in the end the home side were able to edge them out by just 17 runs. The ageless Freidrich Rincker once again played his part by dismissing the uncle-nephew duo of Churchill and Chippy Gunasekara. The Netherlands were rather surprisingly through to the quarter-finals at the expense of Ceylon.

NETHERLANDS          149/9     50.0 overs
CEYLON               132       36.0 overs
  
Netherlands won by 17 runs

Man of the match: Friedrich Rincker (Netherlands)

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[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
First Round, Match 11

at Harry Elte Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Great Britain won the toss and chose to bowl

URUGUAY innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Robert Seldon       c. Tate        b. Larwood      13    22    2    0   59.1%
Bill Bernays        run out (Larwood)               0     2    0    0    0.0%
Carlos Cat                         b. Hendren      31    54    2    0   57.4%
Leslie Norrish                     b. Hammond       0     8    0    0    0.0%
Herbert Grindley                   b. Hammond       9    18    0    0   50.0%
Charles Williamson  c. Jardine     b. Root          6    18    0    0   33.3%
Harold Merrick      c. Jardine     b. Tate          9    26    0    0   34.6%
Francis Boyd        c. Jardine     b. Root          9    12    1    0   75.0%
Harold Pennock*     not out                         2    44    0    0    4.5%
Philip Grundy†      c. Hobbs       b. Freeman      11    22    0    0   50.0%
Javier Pena         c. Jardine     b. Root          1     6    0    0   16.7%

Total:  95/10       Overs:  38.4          Run Rate:  2.46      Extras:  4

                                     -X-


GREAT BRITAIN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harold Larwood        5.0      1      12      1      2.40     0      1
Maurice Tate         10.0      1      27      1      2.70     0      0
Fred Root             8.4      0      22      3      2.54     0      0
Tich Freeman          7.0      0      14      1      2.00     0      0
Wally Hammond         6.0      0      15      2      2.50     0      0
Patsy Hendren         2.0      0       2      1      1.00     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 0      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0


Total: 95/10          Overs: 38.4         Run Rate: 2.46      Extras: 4

                                     -X-


URUGUAY Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
R Seldon      B Bernays    þ                                          3 (3)
R Seldon      C Cat        þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (58)
L Norrish     C Cat        þ                                          1 (9)
H Grindley    C Cat        þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (30)
Williamson    C Cat        þ                                          2 (8)
Williamson    H Merrick    þþþþþ                                     13 (34)
F Boyd        H Merrick    þþ                                         6 (8)
F Boyd        H Pennock    þþþ                                        7 (22)
P Grundy      H Pennock    þþþþ                                      11 (52)
J Pena        H Pennock    þ                                          1 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    3/1       31/2      32/3      55/4      57/5
                        70/6      76/7      83/8      94/9      95/10  


Total:  95/10       Overs:  38.4         Run Rate:  2.46     Extras:  4

                                     -X-

The Uruguayan skipper Harold Pennock was content with simply blocking every delivery that came his way. He scored 2 runs off his first 5 deliveries and then went scoreless for the next 39. Fred Root's first bow as an international cricketer proved successful as he bagged 3 for 22 from 8.4 overs.

GREAT BRITAIN innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          not out                        42    64    5    0   65.6%
Douglas Jardine*    not out                        42    50    4    0   84.0%
Ernest Tyldesley  
Patsy Hendren    
Wally Hammond    
Frank Woolley    
Maurice Tate      
Harold Larwood    
George Duckworth†  
Fred Root        
Tich Freeman      

Total:  96/0        Overs:  18.5          Run Rate:  5.10      Extras:  12

                                     -X-


URUGUAY Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harold Merrick        3.0      0      20      0      6.67     1      1
Robert Seldon         5.0      0      36      0      7.20     0      2
Javier Pena           5.0      0      15      0      3.00     0      0
Carlos Cat            1.0      0       6      0      6.00     0      0
Harold Pennock        4.5      0      11      0      2.28     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 8


Total: 96/0           Overs: 18.5         Run Rate: 5.10      Extras: 12

                                     -X-


GREAT BRITAIN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       D Jardine    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       96 (113)


     Fall of Wickets                                        
                                                                      


Total:  96/0        Overs:  18.5         Run Rate:  5.10     Extras:  12


                                     -X-

Despite the great Herbert Sutcliffe's shocking omission from the lineup, Great Britain's top-order looked strong with Douglas Jardine quite ably filling his big shoes. Only time will tell if he can actually do the same against quality opposition.

URUGUAY              95        38.4 overs
GREAT BRITAIN        96/0      18.5 overs

Great Britain won by 10 wickets (with 187 balls remaining)

Man of the match: Fred Root (Great Britain)

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[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
First Round, Match 12

at Harry Elte Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: India won the toss and chose to bat

INDIA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Janardan Navle†     c. Dacre       b. Page         14    41    0    0   34.1%
Wazir Ali           lbw            b. Dickinson     0     6    0    0    0.0%
Sorabji Colah       lbw            b. Page         32    59    2    0   54.2%
Cotar Ramaswami     lbw            b. McGirr       52   118    3    0   44.1%
CK Nayudu*          c. †Lowry      b. Badcock      11    12    0    1   91.7%
DB Deodhar          lbw            b. Read         39    64    2    1   60.9%
Shankarrao Godambe  not out                         3     4    0    0   75.0%
Nazir Ali           not out                         1     1    0    0  100.0%
CR Ganapathy                                     
Ladha Ramji                                       
Rustomji Jamshedji            
                   
Total:  172/6       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  3.44      Extras:  20   
 
                                     -X-


NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Reginald Read         9.0      0      25      1      2.78     0      0
George Dickinson     10.0      0      29      1      2.90     2      1
Herb McGirr           7.0      0      18      1      2.57     0      0
Cyril Allcott         9.0      0      38      0      4.22     0      2
Roger Blunt           2.0      0      12      0      6.00     1      0
Curly Page           10.0      1      25      2      2.50     2      1
Ted Badcock           3.0      0      14      1      4.67     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 5      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 0


Total: 172/6          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 3.44      Extras: 20

                                     -X-


INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Navle       W Ali        þ                                          2 (10)
J Navle       S Colah      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (66)
Ramaswami     S Colah      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (62)
Ramaswami     C Nayudu     þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (29)
Ramaswami     D Deodhar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       80 (123)
S Godambe     D Deodhar    þ                                          4 (8)
S Godambe     N Ali        þ                                          1 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       41/2      67/3      87/4      167/5
                        171/6                                             


Total:  172/6       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  3.44     Extras:  20   
 
                                     -X-

Having watched several teams collapse on this wicket, India did the sensible thing by grafting their way through their innings. Cotar Ramaswami, who scored 52 off 118 balls may have grafted just a bit too long though.

NEW ZEALAND innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Stewie Dempster     c. †Navle      b. Jamshedji    45    91    3    1   49.5%
Jackie Mills        lbw            b. Ganapathy    11    16    1    0   68.8%
Ted Badcock         run out (Deodhar)              17    34    1    0   50.0%
Roger Blunt         c. Colah       b. Godambe      11    12    2    0   91.7%
Ces Dacre           c. N Ali       b. Nayudu       18    38    1    0   47.4%
Tom Lowry*†         lbw            b. Jamshedji     0     2    0    0    0.0%
Curly Page          c. †Navle      b. W Ali        21    52    0    0   40.4%
Cyril Allcott       c. Jamshedji   b. Ganapathy     4     5    0    0   80.0%
Herb McGirr                        b. Jamshedji     1     4    0    0   25.0%
George Dickinson    c. Jamshedji   b. Ganapathy     5    11    0    0   45.5%
Reginald Read       not out                        20    29    3    0   69.0%

Total:  170/10      Overs:  48.1          Run Rate:  3.53      Extras:  17   
 
                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ladha Ramji           8.0      0      22      0      2.75     0      2
CR Ganapathy         10.0      1      39      3      3.90     1      1
Nazir Ali             3.0      0      22      0      7.33     1      0
Rustomji Jamshedji   10.0      0      28      3      2.80     3      1
Shankarrao Godambe    8.0      0      29      1      3.63     0      2
CK Nayudu             9.0      1      25      1      2.78     0      1
Wazir Ali             0.1      0       0      1      0.00     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 5      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0


Total: 170/10         Overs: 48.1         Run Rate: 3.53      Extras: 17

                                     -X-


NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Dempster    J Mills      þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (32)
S Dempster    T Badcock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          37 (72)
S Dempster    R Blunt      þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (24)
S Dempster    C Dacre      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (47)
T Lowry       C Dacre                                                 0 (2)
C Page        C Dacre      þþþþþþ                                    15 (29)
C Page        C Allcott    þþ                                         5 (7)
C Page        H McGirr     þ                                          1 (4)
C Page        Dickinson    þþþþ                                      11 (25)
C Page        R Read       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (47)


     Fall of Wickets    21/1      58/2      77/3      106/4     106/5
                        121/6     126/7     127/8     138/9     170/10   


Total:  170/10      Overs:  48.1         Run Rate:  3.53     Extras:  17   
 
 
                                     -X-

New Zealand were going pretty well while Stewie Dempster was at the crease. However, his dismissal by Rustomji Jamshedji triggered a collapse that saw them slump from 106/3 to 138/9. Despite being seemingly down and out, their last wicket pair of Curly Page and Reginald Read fought on to add another 32 runs. But just one hit away from a sensational victory, Page edged behind off a surprising bowling change in Wazir Ali, who struck with his first and only ball of the innings. The Indians emerged victorious by only 2 runs and got themselves through to the quarter-finals. It was their first Olympic victory in 16 years.

INDIA                172/6     50.0 overs
NEW ZEALAND          170       48.1 overs
   
India won by 2 runs
 
Man of the match: Rustomji Jamshedji (India)

@Ali. @NaviN GandhI​

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics - Amsterdam 1928​

Quarter-final fixtures

QF 1 -

Australia v

Argentina at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the semi-finals. Loser eliminated.

QF 2 -

South Africa v

Ireland at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the semi-finals. Loser eliminated.

QF 3 -

West Indies v

Netherlands at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the semi-finals. Loser eliminated.

QF 4 -

Great Britain v

India at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None
- Lineup restrictions/quotas: None
- Outcome: Winner progresses to the semi-finals. Loser eliminated.


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (/) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 6 players marked to bowl.
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
4) Lineup restrictions/quotas as mentioned in the match details must be followed.

Player rarities

In each squad, players have been marked with these icons to give you a fair idea of their playing skills and overall usefulness to your team.

- Legend. Used for the players that are undoubtedly the best of the lot.
- Gold. Used for players with a high level of consistency and ability to deliver during key moments.
- Ruby. Used for players that are extremely talented and can play in a way no one else can replicate.
- Silver. Used for players that aren't as talented as their Gold/Ruby/Legend contemporaries, but still capable of holding their own against the best in business.
- Sapphire/Crystal. Used for players that are halfway between Bronze and Silver. They are more likely to put in good performances than players from the Bronze category.
- Bronze. Used for players that are inexperienced or with a lower skill set compared to those from a higher category. They could either put in good performances or fail miserably.

Statistics

To be updated after the quarter-finals.


@Ali. @Asham @CerealKiller @Sami Kumar @Samuels @Saroj padhy @Sodium @The Author @themusketeer​

 

[AliB]

What a thriller! Go same!

 

[Aislabie]

I think Ireland will stay unchanged as we attempt to smite a Test nation

 

[CerealKiller]

We'll go unchanged.

 

[Saroj padhy]

Herbert Sutcliffe make it to the playing XI at no 3 replacing Ernest. Unnecessary changes.

 

[themusketeer]

Dutch players almost proved my previous post right . We batted awfully and we would have lost if our bowlers didn't step up.