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

[VC the slogger]

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

It is nice to see Sutcliffe back in the XI, even at the somewhat unfamiliar No 3 position. Him and Jack Hobbs were one of the all-time best opening pairs in the history of Test cricket, and easily the best ever produced by England. With Hobbs retiring in 1930, this will be their last Olympics together.

 

[Saroj padhy]

It is nice to see Sutcliffe back in the XI, even at the somewhat unfamiliar No 3 position. Him and Jack Hobbs were one of the all-time best opening pairs in the history of Test cricket, and easily the best ever produced by England. With Hobbs retiring in 1930, this will be their last Olympics together.

The reason behind this is i tried him as opener last time but it didn't goes well.
And i found that Douglas also an opener.
So i thought of trying him with Hobbs and they did well.

 

[zwarrior]

Egypt-

Batsmen were below average. They didn't give enough total for our bowlers to defend. It was easy win for Windies. They outplayed us in all the department.

Ceylon-

Bowlers did a great job to restrict them to 150. Especially Kelaart and Brindley. Again, our batsmen disappointed us. Gunasekara or Geysel should have stayed till the end to finsh the job, but both of them failed. We could have won this one, but we failed to grasp it.

 

[Samuels]

The Netherlands, in their last match showed that they cannot be taken up lightly. Despite the fact that we have a much powerful side, I would field in the best possible XI against the opposition and hence without taking any chances, I would have the rock solid Wilton St Hill in at #5. Teddy Hoad faces the axe.

 

[themusketeer]

We will go with same XI.

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
1st Quarter-final

at Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Argentina won the toss and chose to bowl

AUSTRALIA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Bill Ponsford       lbw            b. Dorning      84   104    5    2   80.8%
Archie Jackson                     b. Dorning     109   122   14    1   89.3%
Stork Hendry        not out                        41    43    4    0   95.3%
Don Bradman         not out                        54    41    8    0  131.7%
Alan Kippax                                       
Jack Ryder*                                       
Charles Kelleway                                 
Bert Oldfield†                                     
Clarrie Grimmett                                 
Jack Gregory                                     
Bert Ironmonger                                   

Total:  304/2       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  6.08      Extras:  16   
 
                                     -X-


ARGENTINA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Philip Foy           10.0      0      64      0      6.40     3      0
Clem Gibson          10.0      0      61      0      6.10     1      1
Herbert Dorning      10.0      0      53      2      5.30     5      0
Harold Miles          6.0      0      36      0      6.00     1      0
Dennet Ayling         5.0      0      37      0      7.40     0      2
Frank Bryans          9.0      0      52      0      5.78     0      2

EXTRAS           Wides: 10     No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0


Total: 304/2          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 6.08      Extras: 16

                                     -X-


AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Ponsford    A Jackson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      199 (217)
B Ponsford    S Hendry     þ                                          9 (13)
D Bradman     S Hendry     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          96 (70)


     Fall of Wickets    199/1     208/2                         
                                                                         


Total:  304/2       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  6.08     Extras:  16   
 
                                     -X-

Argentina's decision to send Australia in after winning the toss proved to be a massive error in judgement on the part of their skipper. Their usually potent bowling attack was mercilessly taken to the cleaners first by Bill Ponsford and Archie Jackson, who put on a record 199 for the 1st wicket. The latter brought up a fine century playing in his first Olympics. Later, it was Don Bradman and Stork Hendry who cashed in, sharing an extremely fast-paced and unbeaten 96-run stand for the 4th wicket to help Australia cross the usually unchaseable 300-run mark. It was also Bradman's first half-century in international cricket.

ARGENTINA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
John Knox           c. †Oldfield   b. Kelleway     28    54    3    0   51.9%
Dennet Ayling       c. †Oldfield   b. Ironmonger   34    68    2    0   50.0%
Wilfred Cowes       c. Ponsford    b. Ryder        10    21    0    0   47.6%
Philip Foy          c. †Oldfield   b. Gregory      23    41    2    0   56.1%
Kenneth Henderson   run out (Ryder)                18    50    0    0   36.0%
John Paul                          b. Kelleway      2    11    0    0   18.2%
Harold Miles        not out                        20    40    1    0   50.0%
Arnold Jacobs†      run out (Kippax)                3     6    0    0   50.0%
Clem Gibson*        not out                        10    12    1    0   83.3%
Frank Bryans         
Herbert Dorning     

Total:  162/7       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  3.24      Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-


AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Jack Gregory         10.0      0      55      1      5.50     1      2
Charles Kelleway     10.0      1      31      2      3.10     1      4
Jack Ryder           10.0      1      27      1      2.70     1      1
Bert Ironmonger      10.0      0      24      1      2.40     0      1
Clarrie Grimmett     10.0      1      23      0      2.30     0      1

EXTRAS           Wides: 3      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 0


Total: 162/7          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 3.24      Extras: 14

                                     -X-


ARGENTINA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Knox        D Ayling     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    52 (107)
W Cowes       D Ayling     þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (30)
W Cowes       P Foy        þ                                          3 (8)
Henderson     P Foy        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          38 (72)
J Paul        P Foy        þ                                          4 (13)
H Miles       P Foy        þþþþþ                                     13 (28)
H Miles       A Jacobs     þþ                                         6 (12)
H Miles       C Gibson     þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (30)


     Fall of Wickets    52/1      75/2      78/3      116/4     120/5
                        133/6     139/7                                   


Total:  162/7       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  3.24     Extras:  14   
 
 
                                     -X-

Argentina didn't even try going after Australia's total. They batted out their full quota of 50 overs to score 162, thus falling 142 runs short in the end.

AUSTRALIA            304/2     50.0 overs
ARGENTINA            162/7     50.0 overs
   
Australia won by 142 runs
 
Man of the match: Archie Jackson (Australia)

@CerealKiller @Sami Kumar​

 

[CerealKiller]

Predictably impressive win. We'll have to keep playing this way in the semifinals if we want to clinch another Gold medal.
Some time ago I read an article on Cricinfo whose writer argued that Jackson would've gone on to be a better player than Bradman had he not passed away at a young age.

 

[Targaryen]

We'll go unchanged. [DOUBLEPOST=1464771356][/DOUBLEPOST]We'll go unchanged.

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
2nd Quarter-final

at Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat

SOUTH AFRICA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mick Commaille                     b. Kidd         42    62    3    1   67.7%
Herbie Taylor       not out                       111   161    9    1   68.9%
Bob Catterall       c. J MacDonald b. Heaslip       1     3    0    0   33.3%
John Nicolson       not out                        55    81    2    0   67.9%
Nummy Deane*                                     
Jock Cameron†                                   
Cyril Vincent                                   
Buster Nupen                                   
George Bissett                                 
Alf Hall                                       
Henry Promnitz                                 

Total:  222/2       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  4.44      Extras:  13 

                                     -X-


IRELAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Thomas Dixon         10.0      0      35      0      3.50     4      0
Tom Jameson           8.0      1      49      0      6.13     0      2
James MacDonald      10.0      1      32      0      3.20     0      0
Jim Ganly             9.0      0      40      0      4.44     2      0
Jacko Heaslip         6.0      0      30      1      5.00     1      0
Leslie Kidd           7.0      0      32      1      4.57     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 7      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1


Total: 222/2          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 4.44      Extras: 13

                                     -X-


SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Commaille     H Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              99 (125)
Catterall     H Taylor     þ                                          3 (5)
J Nicolson    H Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      120 (170)


     Fall of Wickets    99/1      102/2                       
                                                                       


Total:  222/2       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  4.44     Extras:  13 

                                     -X-

Herbie Taylor looked undismissable as the carried his bat through South Africa's innings for an unbeaten 111. In doing so, he became the first player to score more than one century in an Olympic career.

IRELAND innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Thomas MacDonald    c. Taylor      b. Hall          0     2    0    0    0.0%
Louis Bookman       c. Nupen       b. Vincent      71   114    3    2   62.3%
George McVeagh      run out (Vincent)              43    46    4    1   93.5%
Leslie Kidd         c. †Cameron    b. Vincent       7    20    0    0   35.0%
Tom Jameson*        not out                        73    76    6    2   96.1%
James MacDonald     c. †Cameron    b. Nupen        19    16    1    1  118.8%
Finlay Jackson      not out                         2     4    0    0   50.0%
Jacko Heaslip     
Jim Ganly       
Augustine Kelly†   
Thomas Dixon       

Total:  226/5       Overs:  46.1          Run Rate:  4.90      Extras:  11 

                                     -X-


SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alf Hall             10.0      0      54      1      5.40     0      0
George Bissett        8.0      0      44      0      5.50     0      1
Bob Catterall         2.0      0      16      0      8.00     1      0
Buster Nupen         10.0      0      35      1      3.50     0      1
Cyril Vincent        10.0      2      35      2      3.50     0      0
Henry Promnitz        6.1      0      35      0      5.68     0      1

EXTRAS           Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 0


Total: 226/5          Overs: 46.1         Run Rate: 4.90      Extras: 11

                                     -X-


IRELAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
MacDonald     L Bookman                                               0 (2)
G McVeagh     L Bookman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            73 (78)
L Kidd        L Bookman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             33 (50)
T Jameson     L Bookman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       84 (111)
T Jameson     MacDonald    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (25)
T Jameson     F Jackson    þþ                                         7 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       73/2      106/3     190/4     219/5
                                                                       


Total:  226/5       Overs:  46.1         Run Rate:  4.90     Extras:  11 


                                     -X-

Louis Bookman and George McVeagh got Ireland off to a brilliant start despite the early loss of Tom MacDonald. Their performances were quite ably backed up by Tom Jameson, who remained unbeaten on 73 off just 76 deliveries to help the Irish complete a stunning victory over a Test-class South African side. Ireland were now through to the semi-finals and had given themselves a serious chance of winning a medal of cricket at the 1928 Games.

SOUTH AFRICA         222/2     50.0 overs
IRELAND              226/5     46.1 overs
 
Ireland won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

Man of the match: Tom Jameson (Ireland)

@Sodium @The Author​

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
3rd Quarter-final

at Harry Elte Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat

NETHERLANDS innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ernst Schill        c. Francis     b. Const'tine    1     9    0    0   11.1%
Will van den Bosch  c. †Nunes      b. Const'tine   14    30    1    0   46.7%
Hugo van Manen      not out                        61    98    5    1   62.2%
Tonny de Beus*†     st †Nunes      b. Scott        17    37    1    0   45.9%
Bill Glerum         c. Headley     b. Francis       2     4    0    0   50.0%
Huibert Boumeester  run out (Const'tine)            1     2    0    0   50.0%
Ernst Neuerburg     c. †Nunes      b. Francis       8    13    0    0   61.5%
Marc Jansen                        b. Const'tine    7    16    0    0   43.8%
Jan Koeleman        c. Browne      b. Francis       2     9    0    0   22.2%
Friedrich Rincker   c. Roach       b. Const'tine    1     4    0    0   25.0%
Jan Grootmeyer      c. †Nunes      b. Francis       0     7    0    0    0.0%

Total:  121/10      Overs:  37.5          Run Rate:  3.20      Extras:  7   
 
                                     -X-


WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
George Francis        8.5      1      24      4      2.72     1      1
Learie Constantine   10.0      2      36      4      3.60     1      0
Snuffy Browne         5.0      0      18      0      3.60     0      0
Freddie Martin        4.0      0      11      0      2.75     0      0
Herman Griffith       3.0      0       8      0      2.67     0      0
Tommy Scott           7.0      0      20      1      2.86     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 2      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0


Total: 121/10         Overs: 37.5         Run Rate: 3.20      Extras: 7

                                     -X-


NETHERLANDS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
E Schill      W Bosch      þ                                          4 (10)
H Manen       W Bosch      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (61)
H Manen       T Beus       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      46 (68)
H Manen       B Glerum     þ                                          3 (6)
H Manen       Boumeester   þ                                          3 (6)
H Manen       Neuerburg    þþþþþ                                     12 (23)
H Manen       M Jansen     þþþþ                                      11 (25)
H Manen       J Koeleman   þ                                          4 (15)
H Manen       F Rincker    þ                                          1 (5)
H Manen       Grootmeyer   þ                                          1 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       40/2      86/3      89/4      92/5
                        104/6     115/7     119/8     120/9     121/10   


Total:  121/10      Overs:  37.5         Run Rate:  3.20     Extras:  7   
 
                                     -X-

Hugo van Manen stood tall against the West Indies bowling attack to score an unbeaten 61. Unfortunately for him, he was one of only three players in the Dutch lineup to make it into double figures, and the only to score more than 17. Learie Constantine and George Francis picked 4 wickets apiece to bundle out the Netherlands for 121.

WEST INDIES innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
George Challenor    not out                        45    62    5    0   72.6%
Clifford Roach      c. van Manen   b. Neuerburg    36    44    4    0   81.8%
George Headley      c. van Manen   b. Koeleman     30    31    2    2   96.8%
Karl Nunes*†        not out                         4     4    1    0  100.0%
Wilton St Hill       
Freddie Martin       
Learie Constantine   
Tommy Scott         
Snuffy Browne       
Herman Griffith     
George Francis       

Total:  125/2       Overs:  23.1          Run Rate:  5.40      Extras:  10   
 
                                     -X-


NETHERLANDS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Jan Koeleman          6.0      0      35      1      5.83     1      0
Friedrich Rincker     6.1      0      34      0      5.51     1      4
Marc Jansen           3.0      0      15      0      5.00     0      0
Ernst Neuerburg       6.0      1      20      1      3.33     0      1
Jan Grootmeyer        2.0      0      18      0      9.00     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 2      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1


Total: 125/2          Overs: 23.1         Run Rate: 5.40      Extras: 10

                                     -X-


WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Challenor     C Roach      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            70 (76)
Challenor     G Headley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     50 (57)
Challenor     K Nunes      þþ                                         5 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    70/1      120/2                         
                                                                         


Total:  125/2       Overs:  23.1         Run Rate:  5.40     Extras:  10   
 
 
                                     -X-

George Challenor, Clifford Roach and George Headley all chipped in with attractive cameos to see West Indies through to victory with nearly 27 overs to spare. They had overcome their bogey side for the first time in three encounters since 1904.

NETHERLANDS          121       37.5 overs
WEST INDIES          125/2     23.1 overs
   
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 161 balls remaining)
 
Man of the match: George Francis (West Indies)

@Asham @Samuels @themusketeer​

 

[Aislabie]

I forsee a bronze medal rematch with our vanquishers last time around, the West Indies.

 

[Samuels]

That was quite an expected result. What is good to see is that everyone has clicked unlike the previous seasons. Prolly we are now mature having played FC cricket for all these years against county sides and England. Headley is a huge boost to the team. He has not exactly set the stage on fire but I believe he will come good when the team would be needing him the most. May be against England or Australia. I hope he gets to his best soon because looking at the fixtures, we might well be playing both England and Australia in the next two matches.

 

[VC the slogger]

Cricket at the Olympics, Amsterdam 1928
4th Quarter-final

at Harry Elte Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Toss: Great Britain won the toss and chose to bowl

INDIA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Janardan Navle†     lbw            b. Hammond      15    23    1    1   65.2%
Wazir Ali           c. Jardine     b. Hammond      43    89    3    0   48.3%
Sorabji Colah                      b. Hammond      15    30    2    0   50.0%
Cotar Ramaswami     c. Jardine     b. Hammond      19    27    1    0   70.4%
CK Nayudu*                         b. Tate         55    60    5    1   91.7%
DB Deodhar          c. Tate        b. Hammond      14    28    1    0   50.0%
Shankarrao Godambe                 b. Larwood       3    13    0    0   23.1%
Nazir Ali           c. Larwood     b. Tate         12    25    1    0   48.0%
CR Ganapathy        c. †Duckworth  b. Larwood       3     6    0    0   50.0%
Ladha Ramji         not out                         2     2    0    0  100.0%
Rustomji Jamshedji  c. Root        b. Larwood       0     2    0    0    0.0%

Total:  195/10      Overs:  49.5          Run Rate:  3.91      Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-


GREAT BRITAIN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Harold Larwood        8.5      0      44      3      4.98     0      1
Maurice Tate          7.0      0      34      2      4.86     0      2
Fred Root            10.0      1      40      0      4.00     4      0
Wally Hammond        10.0      1      24      5      2.40     0      0
Frank Woolley         4.0      0      14      0      3.50     1      0
Tich Freeman         10.0      1      35      0      3.50     1      1

EXTRAS           Wides: 6      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1


Total: 195/10         Overs: 49.5         Run Rate: 3.91      Extras: 14

                                     -X-


INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Navle       W Ali        þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (41)
S Colah       W Ali        þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (51)
Ramaswami     W Ali        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (60)
C Nayudu      W Ali        þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (36)
C Nayudu      D Deodhar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (49)
C Nayudu      S Godambe    þþþ                                        9 (19)
C Nayudu      N Ali        þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (23)
Ganapathy     N Ali        þþþ                                        9 (14)
Ganapathy     L Ramji      þ                                          2 (4)
Jamshedji     L Ramji                                                 0 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    30/1      56/2      91/3      116/4     156/5
                        165/6     184/7     193/8     195/9     195/10   


Total:  195/10      Overs:  49.5         Run Rate:  3.91     Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

The Indians countered Larwood and Tate quite effectively, but may not have prepared as well for Wally Hammond's potent swingers. He finished with figures of 5 for 24 from his 10 overs.

GREAT BRITAIN innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. †Navle      b. Godambe      44    85    3    0   51.8%
Douglas Jardine*                   b. Ramji        14    27    1    0   51.9%
Herbert Sutcliffe                  b. Ramji         1     5    0    0   20.0%
Patsy Hendren       c. Colah       b. N Ali        10    20    1    0   50.0%
Wally Hammond       c. †Navle      b. Nayudu       51    63    2    1   81.0%
Frank Woolley       run out (Ramji)                19    29    1    0   65.5%
Maurice Tate                       b. Ganapathy     5    13    0    0   38.5%
Harold Larwood      c. †Navle      b. Ganapathy    14    29    2    0   48.3%
George Duckworth†   not out                        10    22    0    0   45.5%
Fred Root           not out                        11     8    2    0  137.5%
Tich Freeman         

Total:  197/8       Overs:  49.2          Run Rate:  3.99      Extras:  18   
 
                                     -X-


INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ladha Ramji          10.0      1      35      2      3.50     1      2
CR Ganapathy          7.0      1      18      2      2.57     0      1
Nazir Ali            10.0      0      47      1      4.70     1      0
Shankarrao Godambe   10.0      1      34      1      3.40     1      2
Rustomji Jamshedji    6.2      0      34      0      5.37     2      1
CK Nayudu             6.0      0      22      1      3.67     0      0

EXTRAS           Wides: 5      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 5


Total: 197/8          Overs: 49.2         Run Rate: 3.99      Extras: 18

                                     -X-


GREAT BRITAIN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       D Jardine    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (48)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þ                                          2 (7)
J Hobbs       P Hendren    þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (45)
J Hobbs       W Hammond    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (64)
F Woolley     W Hammond    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     48 (56)
M Tate        W Hammond    þþþþ                                      11 (14)
M Tate        H Larwood                                               0 (3)
Duckworth     H Larwood    þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (47)
Duckworth     F Root       þþþþþþ                                    14 (12)


     Fall of Wickets    29/1      31/2      53/3      100/4     148/5
                        159/6     159/7     183/8                         


Total:  197/8       Overs:  49.2         Run Rate:  3.99     Extras:  18   
 
 
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A good collective bowling effort from the Indians gave Great Britain quite a scare. But they eventually prevailed with George Duckworth and Fred Root hanging on tight to take them to victory by 2 wickets. Wally Hammond showcased his all-round brilliance by backing up his five-wicket haul earlier in the match with a half-century where only one other Englishman could make it past 20.

INDIA                195       49.5 overs
GREAT BRITAIN        197/8     49.2 overs
   
Great Britain won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
 
Man of the match: Wally Hammond (Great Britain)

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[CerealKiller]

@VC the slogger any plans to continue this?

 

[VC the slogger]

@VC the slogger any plans to continue this?

There are plans, but not enough time on my hands to carry them out at the moment. I'll probably resume it as a story some day if I find the time.