India Under 19s in England

[sohum]

essay? Do you have something else on your mind at the moment?

Not at all. It is an idiom, if my memory serves me correctly. Or maybe it's a metaphor.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Not at all. It is an idiom, if my memory serves me correctly. Or maybe it's a metaphor.

I think you'll find screw-up is the technical term.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

You deleted Pal's post! After he proved Sohum right...

 

[andrew_nixon]

You deleted Pal's post! After he proved Sohum right...

No I didn't.

 

[sohum]

I think you'll find screw-up is the technical term.

Gee Andrew, after XX years of watching cricket (XX being a double-digit number) you not having heard that on the telly flabbergasts me. I just lost a green light of reputation for you.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Gee Andrew, after XX years of watching cricket (XX being a double-digit number) you not having heard that on the telly flabbergasts me. I just lost a green light of reputation for you.

I have never heard essay used to describe innings. It doesn't even make the slightest bit of sense.

 

[pal]

You deleted Pal's post! After he proved Sohum right...

I deleted it, ironically, for the exact opposite reason. I felt it wasn't proper evidence, since it could have been some renegade journalist experimenting.

For anyone remotely interested, here is the link in my original post:

Kaushik, who claimed five for 57 in the first innings returned figures of six for 31 in the second essay to complete a match-haul of 11 for 93

http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122809562000.htm

Here are some additional news articles with the term:

Karnataka was struggling at 181 for six in its second essay, after conceding a first innings lead of 105

http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/03/stories/2005010307721800.htm

The left-hander, who made his Test debut last summer, made a stunning case for a recall with 240 in the first innings and a quickfire 117 in the second essay.

http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1789838.cms

They appeared to be in good position at close of play on Thursday, reaching 99 for two in their second essay.

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/apr/12dulee.htm

India’s second essay started on a highly inauspicious note with first innings top-scorer Sanjay Bangar being dismissed off the very first ball of the innings.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021103/sports.htm

Perhaps it's favoured by just the Indian media?

Here it is used by Cricinfo.com:

Three wickets in four balls and England's first essay came to an end with the scoreboard reading an even 300.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/240317.html

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I'll be happy if the Indian U-19s take control early in the next match. Their bowlers don't seem as threatening in the latter stages.

 

[sohum]

I have never heard essay used to describe innings. It doesn't even make the slightest bit of sense.

Well, that's your problem, init? And it does make sense, because a good innings in a test match should have a solid base--opening partnership (introduction), large contributions in the middle order (paragraphs) and a strong finish with the tail wagging (conclusion). So it does make sense and it has been used.

 

[cc2003btw]

Dunno if anyones keeping up with this, but India are up against it. After his 114 in England's innings, Rashid has 5-117 off his 32 overs so far. Lordy this guy is promising.

 

[cc2003btw]

7-142 now, India U 19 are 337-8.

 

[Sureshot]

8-157 finished with

Could be a prospect to watch.

 

[cc2003btw]

Well he took another 2 today, that gives him 162 runs with the bat including a century, and 10 wickets in the match. Thats pretty incredible.

 

[Sureshot]

Yeh he also took 6 wickets on his Yorks debut.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Match finished in a draw in the end.

Second Test Result

England 1st innings: 392 all out (Chopra 123, Rashid 114)
India 1st innings: 372 all out (Rashid 8/157)
England 2nd innings: 342/7 declared (Chopra 164)
India 2nd innings: 148/4

Match drawn

Big improvement from England in this match, had it been a five day game, you'd have expected them to win.

 

[andrew_nixon]

3rd Test result

India 1st innings: 414 all out (Srivastava 182)
England 1st innings: 261 all out
India 2nd innings: 293/7 declared
England 2nd innings: 197 all out (Nadeem 5/41)

India win by 249 runs.