Legends At Battle XI | And the champions are...

[Akshay.]

Vinoo Mankad (1950s)
Sunil Gavaskar (1970s)
Rahul Dravid (2000s)
Sachin Tendulkar (1990s)
Virat Kohli (2010s)
MS Dhoni (2010s)
Kapil Dev (1980s)
Anil Kumble (1990s)
Zaheer Khan (2000s)
Mohammad Nissar (1930s)
Erapalli Prasanna (1960s)

Trying out Mankad at top
Unfortunate for Hazare to miss out, but we are playing 2010s, so retaining Kohli in the lineup

 

[Morphed]

Lineup against West Indies:-

WG Grace
Sir Jack Hobbs
Graham Gooch
Ken Barrington
David Gower
Allan Knott+
Alec Bedser
Wally Hammond
Graeme Swann
Sydney Barnes
James Anderson

 

[Rohith.]

New Zealand

Graham Dowling (1960s)
Glenn Turner (1970s)
Brendon McCullum (2010s)
Bert Sutcliffe (1950s)
John Wright (1980s)
John R Reid (1960s)
Martin Donnelly (1940s)
Richard Hadlee (1980s)
Daniel Vettori (2000s)
Richard Collinge (1970s)
Jack Cowie (1930s)

 

[Ashutosh.]

Same.

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 2, Match 7

at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (2000s)

Toss: New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat

NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graham Dowling      c. Campbell    b. Streak       43   134    5    2   32.1%
Glenn Turner        c. †Houghton   b. Olonga        9    18    1    0   50.0%
Brendon McCullum*†  lbw            b. Streak       18    76    2    1   23.7%
Bert Sutcliffe      c. Taylor      b. Strang       19    29    4    0   65.5%
John Wright         lbw            b. Strang       16    64    3    0   25.0%
John Reid           c. Taylor      b. Olonga       95   157   14    3   60.5%
Martin Donnelly     lbw            b. Raza         33   113    6    1   29.2%
Richard Hadlee      lbw            b. Strang       34    73    6    0   46.6%
Daniel Vettori                     b. Raza         47    64   10    0   73.4%
Richard Collinge    not out                        27    74    5    0   36.5%
Jack Cowie          c. A Flower    b. Cremer       13    12    1    1  108.3%
 
 Total:  367/10       Overs:  134.5        Run Rate:  2.72     Extras:  13
 
                             Day 2  1:31 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Dowling     G Turner     þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (83)
G Dowling     B McCullum   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     50 (117)
Sutcliffe     B McCullum   þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (53)
J Wright      B McCullum                                              0 (6)
J Wright      J Reid       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    51 (106)
M Donnelly    J Reid       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       81 (178)
M Donnelly    R Hadlee     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (103)
D Vettori     R Hadlee     þþþþþ                                     13 (22)
D Vettori     R Collinge   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              67 (113)
J Cowie       R Collinge   þþþþþþþ                                   18 (28)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      70/2      95/3      95/4      146/5
                        227/6     269/7     282/8     349/9     367/10  

 Total:  367/10      Overs:  134.5         Run Rate:  2.72    Extras:  13  
 
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Heath Streak         27.0      8      53      2      1.96     1      0
Henry Olonga         15.0      0      59      2      3.93     0      0
Paul Strang          32.0     10      89      3      2.78     0      0
Sikandar Raza        18.0      5      49      2      2.72     3      0
Graeme Cremer        37.5     12      85      1      2.25     1      0
Grant Flower          5.0      1      24      0      4.80     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 1

 Total:  367/10       Overs:  134.5        Run Rate:  2.72    Extras:  13  
                                     -X-

New Zealand posted an impressive first innings total of 367 in testing conditions with Heath Streak and Paul Strang's strikes reducing them to 146/5 at one stage. They couldn't have made it past 300 if it hadn't been for John Reid's counter-attacking 95 from No 6 and some valuable contributions from the lower-order.

ZIMBABWE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Alistair Campbell   c. †McCullum   b. Collinge     22    46    5    0   47.8%
Grant Flower        lbw            b. Vettori      15    34    3    0   44.1%
Andy Flower         lbw            b. Hadlee       80   158   15    0   50.6%
Murray Goodwin      c. Dowling     b. Cowie        15    27    3    0   55.6%
Dave Houghton†      lbw            b. Vettori      41    88    6    0   46.6%
Brendan Taylor                     b. Reid         44   120    9    0   36.7%
Sikandar Raza       c. Vettori     b. Hadlee       10    43    2    0   23.3%
Heath Streak*       c. Donnelly    b. Reid         31    50    5    1   62.0%
Paul Strang                        b. Hadlee       22    64    3    0   34.4%
Graeme Cremer       c. Turner      b. Reid          1     2    0    0   50.0%
Henry Olonga        not out                        10    18    2    0   55.6%
 
 Total:  310/10       Overs:  108.0        Run Rate:  2.87     Extras:  19
 
                             Day 3  3:13 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Campbell    G Flower     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            38 (77)
A Flower      G Flower                                                0 (4)
A Flower      M Goodwin    þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             36 (59)
A Flower      D Houghton   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       94 (191)
A Flower      B Taylor     þþþþþ                                     15 (36)
S Raza        B Taylor     þþþþþþþþ                                  23 (70)
H Streak      B Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         47 (86)
P Strang      B Taylor     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            39 (90)
P Strang      G Cremer     þ                                          2 (3)
P Strang      H Olonga     þþþþþ                                     16 (32)


     Fall of Wickets    38/1      38/2      74/3      168/4     183/5
                        206/6     253/7     292/8     294/9     310/10  

 Total:  310/10      Overs:  108.0         Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  19  
 
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Richard Hadlee       30.0      8      65      3      2.17     0      2
Jack Cowie           17.0      1      55      1      3.24     0      0
Richard Collinge     22.0      5      80      1      3.64     0      0
John Reid            15.0      5      34      3      2.27     0      0
Daniel Vettori       24.0      7      62      2      2.58     2      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 13     Byes: 1

 Total:  310/10       Overs:  108.0        Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  19  
                                     -X-

Zimbabwe were not about to be dominated on their home turf and replied with 310, with Andy Flower scoring an impressive 80 off 158 balls. He was to be the only half-centurion in their lineup despite decent contributions from all batsmen down to No 11. New Zealand lead by 57 runs.

NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graham Dowling      lbw            b. Strang       49   152    6    0   32.2%
Glenn Turner                       b. Streak        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Brendon McCullum*†  c. Campbell    b. Streak       38    68    4    2   55.9%
Bert Sutcliffe      lbw            b. Cremer       56   183    9    0   30.6%
John Wright         c. †Houghton   b. Cremer       34    67    7    0   50.7%
John Reid                          b. Raza         48    67    8    1   71.6%
Martin Donnelly     not out                        26    41    5    0   63.4%
Richard Hadlee      c. Taylor      b. Streak       14    33    3    0   42.4%
Daniel Vettori      not out                         2     4    0    0   50.0%
Richard Collinge    
Jack Cowie          
 
 Total:  295/7        Overs:  102.0        Run Rate:  2.89     Extras:  28
 
                             Day 4  4:01 PM
 
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Dowling     G Turner     þ                                          1 (6)
G Dowling     B McCullum   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                73 (158)
G Dowling     Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþ                                 26 (107)
J Wright      Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        49 (105)
J Reid        Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       95 (153)
M Donnelly    Sutcliffe    þþþ                                        9 (13)
M Donnelly    R Hadlee     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            38 (58)
M Donnelly    D Vettori    þ                                          4 (12)


     Fall of Wickets    1/1       74/2      100/3     149/4     244/5
                        253/6     291/7                                  

 Total:  295/7       Overs:  102.0         Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  28  
 
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Heath Streak         29.0      6      74      3      2.55     2      3
Henry Olonga          8.0      2      20      0      2.50     1      1
Graeme Cremer        29.0     10      89      2      3.07     1      2
Paul Strang          24.0      5      69      1      2.88     0      0
Sikandar Raza        12.0      2      27      1      2.25     0      2


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 12

 Total:  295/7        Overs:  102.0        Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  28  
                                     -X-

Graham Dowling fell in the 40s for the second time in the match after having successfully negotiated a testing early spell from Heath Streak. The solid foundations laid by him alongside Bert Sutcliffe allowed the likes of John Reid, John Wright and Martin Donnelly to bat with freedom and set Zimbabwe a daunting target of 353 with a little more than a day remaining in the match.

ZIMBABWE 2nd innings (Target: 353)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Alistair Campbell   c. †McCullum   b. Hadlee        5    10    1    0   50.0%
Grant Flower                       b. Cowie         0     5    0    0    0.0%
Andy Flower                        b. Hadlee       76    84   13    1   90.5%
Murray Goodwin      c. †McCullum   b. Cowie        43   104    8    1   41.3%
Dave Houghton†                     b. Hadlee       14    22    3    0   63.6%
Brendan Taylor      c. Dowling     b. Vettori      42   123    8    0   34.1%
Sikandar Raza       lbw            b. Vettori       1    29    0    0    3.4%
Heath Streak*       c. Hadlee      b. Vettori       5    44    0    0   11.4%
Paul Strang         lbw            b. Cowie         1     5    0    0   20.0%
Graeme Cremer       lbw            b. Cowie        16    30    1    0   53.3%
Henry Olonga        not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  225/10       Overs:  76.0         Run Rate:  2.96     Extras:  22
 
                             Day 5  2:35 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Campbell    G Flower     þþ                                         4 (11)
A Campbell    A Flower     þ                                          6 (6)
M Goodwin     A Flower     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      123 (183)
M Goodwin     D Houghton   þþ                                         9 (11)
B Taylor      D Houghton   þþ                                        10 (31)
B Taylor      S Raza       þþþþþþ                                    24 (63)
B Taylor      H Streak     þþþþþ                                     18 (80)
B Taylor      P Strang     þþ                                         4 (8)
B Taylor      G Cremer     þþþþþþþ                                   26 (54)
H Olonga      G Cremer     þ                                          1 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       10/2      133/3     142/4     152/5
                        176/6     194/7     198/8     224/9     225/10  

 Total:  225/10      Overs:  76.0          Run Rate:  2.96    Extras:  22  
 
                                     -X-

NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Richard Hadlee       24.0      3      72      3      3.00     0      1
Jack Cowie           16.0      5      47      4      2.94     0      2
Richard Collinge     10.0      1      45      0      4.50     0      1
Daniel Vettori       17.0      6      28      3      1.65     2      3
John Reid             9.0      1      24      0      2.67     1      3


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 10     Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 1

 Total:  225/10       Overs:  76.0         Run Rate:  2.96    Extras:  22  
                                     -X-

Andy Flower decided to play his shots rather than block almost everything like the rest of his team-mates. It helped reduce Zimbabwe's margin of defeat to under 150 runs.

New Zealand         367 & 295/7d
Zimbabwe            310 & 225
 
New Zealand won by 127 runs
 
Man of the match: John Reid (New Zealand)

Points

New Zealand - 21 (Win - 16, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)
Zimbabwe - 5 (Loss - 0, Batting - 3, Bowling - 2)

@CerealKiller @Rohith.​

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 2, Match 8

at The Oval, Kennington, London, England (1910s)

Toss: West Indies won the toss and chose to bat

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Conrad Hunte        c. †Knott      b. Barnes        0     2    0    0    0.0%
Clyde Walcott†      lbw            b. Barnes        5    11    1    0   45.5%
George Headley      c. Grace       b. Barnes        6    36    1    0   16.7%
Brian Lara                         b. Barnes       14    17    3    0   82.4%
Viv Richards*       c. Grace       b. Barnes        6     9    1    0   66.7%
Garry Sobers        c. Hobbs       b. Barnes       24    18    5    0  133.3%
Everton Weekes                     b. Swann        19    89    2    0   21.3%
Malcolm Marshall    lbw            b. Swann         9    29    2    0   31.0%
Joel Garner         c. Gower       b. Anderson     22    36    2    1   61.1%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                         8    46    2    0   17.4%
Courtney Walsh      c. Barrington  b. Barnes        4    26    1    0   15.4%
 
 Total:  130/10       Overs:  53.1         Run Rate:  2.45     Extras:  13
  
                             Day 1  2:05 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Hunte       C Walcott                                               0 (2)
G Headley     C Walcott    þþþ                                        9 (23)
G Headley     B Lara       þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (27)
G Headley     V Richards   þþþþ                                      11 (12)
G Headley     G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (22)
E Weekes      G Sobers     þþ                                         5 (12)
E Weekes      M Marshall   þþþþþþ                                    15 (49)
E Weekes      J Garner     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (81)
E Weekes      C Ambrose    þþ                                         6 (35)
C Walsh       C Ambrose    þþþ                                        8 (56)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       9/2       28/3      39/4      60/5
                        65/6      80/7      116/8     122/9     130/10   

 Total:  130/10      Overs:  53.1          Run Rate:  2.45    Extras:  13   
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        22.1     12      50      7      2.26     0      3
James Anderson       12.0      5      19      1      1.58     0      0
Alec Bedser           8.0      2      28      0      3.50     0      1
Graeme Swann         11.0      4      25      2      2.27     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 8

 Total:  130/10       Overs:  53.1         Run Rate:  2.45    Extras:  13   
                                     -X-

The West Indies couldn't have possibly come up against England at a worse time than the 1910s. Nobody stood a chance against the legendary Sydney Barnes back then.

ENGLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
WG Grace*           c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose       5    12    1    0   41.7%
Jack Hobbs          c. Weekes      b. Ambrose      96   234   16    0   41.0%
Graham Gooch        lbw            b. Marshall     22    78    4    0   28.2%
Wally Hammond       lbw            b. Garner       19    41    4    0   46.3%
Ken Barrington      c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose       5    10    1    0   50.0%
David Gower                        b. Marshall      4     6    1    0   66.7%
Alan Knott†         c. Lara        b. Garner        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Alec Bedser                        b. Walsh         9    20    2    0   45.0%
Graeme Swann        c. Garner      b. Sobers       24    64    5    0   37.5%
Sydney Barnes       not out                         8    26    2    0   30.8%
James Anderson      lbw            b. Sobers        1     7    0    0   14.3%
 
 Total:  206/10       Overs:  83.0         Run Rate:  2.48     Extras:  13
  
                             Day 2  1:37 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
W Grace       J Hobbs      þþþ                                        7 (19)
G Gooch       J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 59 (170)
W Hammond     J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (94)
Barrington    J Hobbs      þþ                                         5 (10)
D Gower       J Hobbs      þþ                                         5 (7)
A Knott       J Hobbs      þ                                          2 (10)
A Bedser      J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (47)
G Swann       J Hobbs      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (94)
G Swann       S Barnes     þþþ                                        9 (29)
J Anderson    S Barnes     þþ                                         5 (18)


     Fall of Wickets    7/1       66/2      124/3     129/4     134/5
                        136/6     159/7     192/8     201/9     206/10   

 Total:  206/10      Overs:  83.0          Run Rate:  2.48    Extras:  13   
 
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       21.0      6      65      3      3.10     4      1
Malcolm Marshall     18.0      9      27      2      1.50     0      0
Courtney Walsh       18.0      3      44      1      2.44     1      0
Joel Garner          17.0      3      47      2      2.76     0      0
Garry Sobers          9.0      2      16      2      1.78     0      0


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

 Total:  206/10       Overs:  83.0         Run Rate:  2.48    Extras:  13   
                                     -X-

While the rest of England's batting lineup fell prey to the fearsome Caribbean bowling attack, Jack Hobbs (right) played one of the all-time great innings on sticky wickets. He was very unfortunate to fall just four runs short of a deserved century on a pitch where no other English batsman could cross 25.

WEST INDIES 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Conrad Hunte        lbw            b. Barnes        0     4    0    0    0.0%
Clyde Walcott†                     b. Swann        22    47    4    0   46.8%
George Headley                     b. Barnes        8    43    1    0   18.6%
Brian Lara          c. †Knott      b. Anderson     36    87    7    0   41.4%
Viv Richards*       lbw            b. Barnes       12    17    3    0   70.6%
Garry Sobers        c. Bedser      b. Barnes       22    72    4    0   30.6%
Everton Weekes      c. Grace       b. Swann        30   113    5    0   26.5%
Malcolm Marshall    c. †Knott      b. Barnes        5    27    1    0   18.5%
Joel Garner         c. Grace       b. Swann         2    22    0    0    9.1%
Curtly Ambrose      c. †Knott      b. Swann         5    12    0    0   41.7%
Courtney Walsh      not out                         8    13    2    0   61.5%
 
 Total:  161/10       Overs:  76.0         Run Rate:  2.12     Extras:  11
  
                             Day 3  12:41 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Hunte       C Walcott                                               0 (4)
G Headley     C Walcott    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (81)
G Headley     B Lara       þþ                                         5 (20)
V Richards    B Lara       þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (31)
G Sobers      B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     48 (106)
G Sobers      E Weekes     þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (51)
M Marshall    E Weekes     þþþþþþþ                                   17 (52)
J Garner      E Weekes     þþ                                         5 (41)
C Ambrose     E Weekes     þþþ                                        7 (43)
C Walsh       E Weekes     þþþþþ                                     13 (27)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       27/2      32/3      51/4      99/5
                        119/6     136/7     141/8     148/9     161/10   

 Total:  161/10      Overs:  76.0          Run Rate:  2.12    Extras:  11   
 
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        26.0     10      47      5      1.81     0      1
James Anderson       16.0      6      37      1      2.31     0      1
Alec Bedser           9.0      2      14      0      1.56     0      0
Graeme Swann         21.0      9      45      4      2.14     1      0
Wally Hammond         4.0      2      10      0      2.50     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 3

 Total:  161/10       Overs:  76.0         Run Rate:  2.12    Extras:  11   
                                     -X-

Sydney Barnes, with some help from Graeme Swann ripped through the West Indies once again to finish the match with an awe-inspiring haul of 12 wickets. England had been set a fairly straightforward target of 86.

ENGLAND 2nd innings (Target: 86)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
WG Grace*           lbw            b. Ambrose       0     5    0    0    0.0%
Jack Hobbs          c. †Walcott    b. Ambrose       5     5    1    0  100.0%
Graham Gooch        c. Headley     b. Garner        1    11    0    0    9.1%
Wally Hammond                      b. Ambrose       1    11    0    0    9.1%
Ken Barrington      c. Richards    b. Ambrose       0    21    0    0    0.0%
David Gower                        b. Ambrose       0     2    0    0    0.0%
Alan Knott†         c. Headley     b. Walsh        39    77    8    0   50.6%
Alec Bedser         c. †Walcott    b. Garner        5    14    0    0   35.7%
Graeme Swann                       b. Marshall     14    30    3    0   46.7%
Sydney Barnes       not out                         8    38    1    0   21.1%
James Anderson      not out                        11    16    2    0   68.8%
 
 Total:  87/9         Overs:  38.2         Run Rate:  2.27     Extras:  3
  
                             Day 3  3:44 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
W Grace       J Hobbs                                                 0 (5)
G Gooch       J Hobbs      þþþ                                        7 (9)
G Gooch       W Hammond    þ                                          1 (15)
Barrington    W Hammond                                               0 (4)
Barrington    D Gower                                                 0 (2)
Barrington    A Knott      þþþ                                        8 (39)
A Bedser      A Knott      þþþþþ                                     12 (24)
G Swann       A Knott      þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (52)
S Barnes      A Knott      þþþþþþþ                                   18 (41)
S Barnes      J Anderson   þþþþþþþ                                   16 (39)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       7/2       8/3       8/4       8/5
                        16/6      28/7      53/8      71/9               

 Total:  87/9        Overs:  38.2          Run Rate:  2.27    Extras:  3   
 
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       11.2      6      24      5      2.12     0      0
Malcolm Marshall     10.0      3      33      1      3.30     0      1
Joel Garner           6.0      5       9      2      1.50     0      0
Garry Sobers          5.0      1       8      0      1.60     0      0
Courtney Walsh        6.0      1      12      1      2.00     0      1


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

 Total:  87/9         Overs:  38.2         Run Rate:  2.27    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

Rather than droop their shoulders and give up, West Indies decided to throw the kitchen sink at the English batsmen. An awe-inspiring spell of 5 for 24 from Curtly Ambrose had reduced them to a shambolic 28/7 before Alan Knott came to the rescue with a well played 39 from No 7. England eventually scampered to victory with just 1 wicket remaining thanks to a gutsy effort from their last wicket pair of Sydney Barnes and James Anderson.

West Indies         130 & 161
England             206 & 87/9               
  
England won by 1 wicket
 
Man of the match: Sydney Barnes (England)

Points

England - 20 (Win - 16, Batting - 1, Bowling - 3)
West Indies - 3 (Loss- 0, Batting - 0, Bowling - 3)

@El Loco @Quadralus​

 

[El Loco]

That batting performance really was aimless no answer to Barnes at all. Starting to wonder how many more chances I should give Headley too.
In spite of this can take heart from the fact that we were within touching distance of bowling them out and clinching it for ourselves but still annoyed that we couldn't finish the job.

 

[CerealKiller]

Needed a better performance with both bat and ball

 

[Morphed]

What a choke!!!
Saved by Knott.
West Indies played really well to reduce us to 28/7
This turned out to be just like the Wanderers backfire.

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 2, Match 9

at Germantown Cricket Club, Manheim, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America (1900s)

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl

REST OF THE WORLD 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mike Denness        c. Silva       b. Vaas          8     8    2    0  100.0%
George Patterson    lbw            b. Vaas          1    20    0    0    5.0%
James Aitchison     c. Dilshan     b. Mural'aran   10    20    2    0   50.0%
Harry Kortlang      lbw            b. Mural'aran   29    69    3    0   42.0%
M'devan Sathasivam*                b. Malinga      41    54    6    0   75.9%
Ilikena Bula                       b. Mural'aran   32    73    6    1   43.8%
Mohammad Shahzad†   c. †Kaluw'rana b. Herath       11    22    2    0   50.0%
Bart King           c. Jayasuriya  b. Herath       15    52    3    0   28.8%
Percy Clark         lbw            b. Malinga      18    22    4    0   81.8%
Rashid Khan         c. Dilshan     b. Herath        4    10    1    0   40.0%
Carst Posthuma      not out                         4     4    1    0  100.0%
 
 Total:  183/10       Overs:  59.0         Run Rate:  3.10     Extras:  10
  
                             Day 1  2:28 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
REST OF THE WORLD Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Denness     Patterson    þþþ                                        9 (10)
Aitchison     Patterson    þþþþ                                      11 (26)
Aitchison     H Kortlang   þ                                          1 (19)
Sathasivam    H Kortlang   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              66 (102)
Sathasivam    I Bula       þþþþ                                      11 (31)
M Shahzad     I Bula       þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (43)
B King        I Bula       þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (65)
B King        P Clark      þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (40)
R Khan        P Clark      þ                                          1 (8)
R Khan        C Posthuma   þþþ                                        8 (10)


     Fall of Wickets    9/1       20/2      21/3      87/4      98/5
                        123/6     151/7     174/8     175/9     183/10   

 Total:  183/10      Overs:  59.0          Run Rate:  3.10    Extras:  10   
 
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Muttiah Muralitharan 17.0      5      35      3      2.06     0      1
Chaminda Vaas        18.0      2      66      2      3.67     0      3
Lasith Malinga       10.0      4      26      2      2.60     0      0
Rangana Herath       14.0      2      51      3      3.64     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1

 Total:  183/10       Overs:  59.0         Run Rate:  3.10    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-

Mahadevan Sathasivam top scored for ROTW with 41 whilst playing against his own country.

SRI LANKA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tillakaratne Dilshan               b. Khan         34    82    4    1   41.5%
Sanath Jayasuriya   c. Denness     b. Clark         5    13    1    0   38.5%
Kumar Sangakkara                   b. King         20    43    4    0   46.5%
Mahela Jayawardene* c. Denness     b. King          7    35    1    0   20.0%
Aravinda de Silva                  b. King         59   127   11    1   46.5%
Arjuna Ranatunga    c. Clark       b. King         13    34    3    0   38.2%
Romesh Kaluw'rana†  c. †Shahzad    b. Patterson     4    22    1    0   18.2%
Chaminda Vaas       c. Kortlang    b. Clark         8    25    2    0   32.0%
Rangana Herath      c. Aitchison   b. King          0     8    0    0    0.0%
Lasith Malinga      not out                         0     2    0    0    0.0%
Muttiah Muralitharan               b. King          0     2    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  169/10       Overs:  64.5         Run Rate:  2.61     Extras:  19
  
                             Day 2  12:47 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Dilshan     Jayasuriya   þþþþþþ                                    14 (29)
T Dilshan     Sangakkara   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (104)
T Dilshan     Jayaw'dene                                              0 (9)
A Silva       Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (52)
A Silva       Ranatunga    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (62)
A Silva       Kaluw'rana   þþþþþ                                     12 (47)
A Silva       C Vaas       þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (55)
A Silva       R Herath     þþþ                                        7 (19)
A Silva       L Malinga    þþ                                         5 (10)
Mural'aran    L Malinga                                               0 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      63/2      63/3      87/4      119/5
                        131/6     157/7     164/8     169/9     169/10   

 Total:  169/10      Overs:  64.5          Run Rate:  2.61    Extras:  19   
 
                                     -X-

REST OF THE WORLD Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            24.5      6      71      6      2.86     1      1
Percy Clark          15.0      3      31      2      2.07     0      1
Carst Posthuma        9.0      1      33      0      3.67     2      1
Rashid Khan          14.0      5      22      1      1.57     1      1
George Patterson      2.0      0       2      1      1.00     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 2

 Total:  169/10       Overs:  64.5         Run Rate:  2.61    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

Sri Lanka, who had competed so fiercely against New Zealand in their own backyard in the previous round were probably anticipating a much easier contest this time around. They seemed to have no idea what had hit them by the time Bart King was finished with them. ROTW secured a first innings lead of 14 runs.

REST OF THE WORLD 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Mike Denness        lbw            b. Mural'aran    2     5    0    0   40.0%
George Patterson    c. Jayaw'dene  b. Vaas         13    32    3    0   40.6%
James Aitchison     c. †Kaluw'rana b. Herath       19    44    4    0   43.2%
Harry Kortlang      not out                       116   346   22    0   33.5%
M'devan Sathasivam* c. Jayaw'dene  b. Mural'aran   79   201   16    0   39.3%
Ilikena Bula                       b. Malinga       5     6    1    0   83.3%
Mohammad Shahzad†                  b. Mural'aran    9    52    2    0   17.3%
Bart King                          b. Mural'aran    0     1    0    0    0.0%
Percy Clark         c. Malinga     b. Mural'aran    9    25    2    0   36.0%
Rashid Khan         c. †Kaluw'rana b. Mural'aran    8    41    1    0   19.5%
Carst Posthuma      c. Silva       b. Herath        4     8    1    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  279/10       Overs:  126.4        Run Rate:  2.20     Extras:  15
  
                             Day 3  4:28 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
REST OF THE WORLD Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Denness     Patterson    þ                                          2 (13)
Aitchison     Patterson    þþþþþþþ                                   28 (52)
Aitchison     H Kortlang   þþ                                        10 (30)
Sathasivam    H Kortlang   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      139 (405)
I Bula        H Kortlang   þ                                          5 (8)
M Shahzad     H Kortlang   þþþþþþþþþþ                                43 (97)
B King        H Kortlang                                              0 (1)
P Clark       H Kortlang   þþþþþ                                     23 (62)
R Khan        H Kortlang   þþþþþþ                                    25 (78)
C Posthuma    H Kortlang   þþ                                         4 (14)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       30/2      40/3      179/4     184/5
                        227/6     227/7     250/8     275/9     279/10   

 Total:  279/10      Overs:  126.4         Run Rate:  2.20    Extras:  15   
 
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Muttiah Muralitharan 41.0     15      81      6      1.98     0      1
Chaminda Vaas        36.0     12      99      1      2.75     1      2
Lasith Malinga       14.0      6      32      1      2.29     0      0
Rangana Herath       33.4     14      56      2      1.66     0      1
Sanath Jayasuriya     2.0      1       1      0      0.50     0      0


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

 Total:  279/10       Overs:  126.4        Run Rate:  2.20    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

Had Australia not been blessed with batting riches in the 1910s in the form of Victor Trumper, Clem Hill, Warren Bardsley and Charles Macartney to name a few, or had New Zealand gained Test status only 5 years sooner, Harry Kortlang might have been a Test player. His masterful 116 showed what a wonderful talent he was as he remained unbeaten against the likes of Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Rangana Herath to further ROTW's lead to 293. He was well supported by skipper Sathasivam who shelved his usual aggression to grind out 79 off 201 balls. Needless to say, a target of 294 is a monumental ask on this pitch.

SRI LANKA 2nd innings (Target: 294)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tilla'ratne Dilshan c. Denness     b. Clark         5    15    1    0   33.3%
Sanath Jayasuriya   lbw            b. King         12    23    2    0   52.2%
Kumar Sangakkara    lbw            b. Clark        28    55    5    0   50.9%
Mahela Jayawardene* st †Shahzad    b. Posthuma      2    24    0    0    8.3%
Aravinda de Silva   c. Aitchison   b. Clark        60   120   12    0   50.0%
Arjuna Ranatunga    lbw            b. King         30    83    6    0   36.1%
Romesh Kaluw'rana†                 b. Khan         13    38    2    0   34.2%
Chaminda Vaas       c. Denness     b. Clark         5    60    1    0    8.3%
Rangana Herath                     b. Clark         2    22    0    0    9.1%
Lasith Malinga                     b. Clark         0     2    0    0    0.0%
Muttiah Mural'aran  not out                         7    18    1    0   38.9%
 
 Total:  172/10       Overs:  76.4         Run Rate:  2.24     Extras:  8
  
                             Day 4  3:34 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Dilshan     Jayasuriya   þþþþþ                                     14 (26)
Sangakkara    Jayasuriya   þþ                                         5 (25)
Sangakkara    Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               29 (59)
Sangakkara    A Silva      þ                                          1 (12)
Ranatunga     A Silva      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       86 (187)
Kaluw'rana    A Silva      þþþþþ                                     13 (20)
Kaluw'rana    C Vaas       þþþþþ                                     14 (54)
R Herath      C Vaas       þ                                          2 (44)
L Malinga     C Vaas                                                  0 (2)
Mural'aran    C Vaas       þþþ                                        8 (31)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      19/2      48/3      49/4      135/5
                        148/6     162/7     164/8     164/9     172/10   

 Total:  172/10      Overs:  76.4          Run Rate:  2.24    Extras:  8   
 
                                     -X-

REST OF THE WORLD Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            19.0      6      31      2      1.63     0      1
Percy Clark          20.4      9      29      6      1.40     0      2
Carst Posthuma       13.0      6      38      1      2.92     0      1
George Patterson      4.0      1      17      0      4.25     0      0
Rashid Khan          20.0      5      54      1      2.70     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1

 Total:  172/10       Overs:  76.4         Run Rate:  2.24    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

Percy Clark, who spent his entire career under the huge shadow cast by the legendary Bart King completely outbowled his longtime bowling partner in the second innings with a spell of 6 for 29 off 20.4 overs to dismantle the Sri Lankan lineup. Aravinda de Silva fought valiantly, scoring his second half-century of the match but couldn't prevent a 121-run defeat at the hands of a side consisting of 9 players who never played Test cricket.

Rest of the World   183 & 279
Sri Lanka           169 & 172
  
Rest of the World won by 121 runs
 
Man of the match: Percy Clark (ROTW)

Points

ROTW - 19 (Win - 16, Batting - 0, Bowling - 3)
Sri Lanka - 3 (Loss - 0, Batting - 0, Bowling - 3)

@PresidentEvil @TekkogsSteve​

 

[Morphed]

Wow, no one can take anyone lightly I guess. Time to complete the quota of my players for next match against India,and see what is my best XI ,cause beating India in India is equal to finding a string in desert

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season X
Round 2, Match 10

at College Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (1920s)

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat

PAKISTAN 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Hanif Mohammad                     b. Boucher      60   192   11    0   31.3%
Zaheer Abbas        lbw            b. Gwynn        36    53    7    0   67.9%
Mohammad Yousuf     c. Fane        b. O'Riordan     1     3    0    0   33.3%
Javed Miandad       c. †O'Brien    b. O'Riordan     0     1    0    0    0.0%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      c. Joyce       b. Boucher      70   133   15    0   52.6%
Imtiaz Ahmed†       lbw            b. Murtagh      24    60    5    0   40.0%
Imran Khan*         lbw            b. Monteith      6    17    1    0   35.3%
Wasim Akram                        b. Gwynn        18    24    3    0   75.0%
Abdul Qadir                        b. Monteith      0     5    0    0    0.0%
Sarfraz Nawaz       c. Joyce       b. Gwynn         5     7    1    0   71.4%
Waqar Younis        not out                         0     8    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  231/10       Overs:  83.4         Run Rate:  2.76     Extras:  11
  
                             Day 1  4:37 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
H Mohammad    Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         57 (112)
H Mohammad    M Yousuf     þ                                          1 (3)
H Mohammad    J Miandad                                               0 (1)
H Mohammad    Inzam'-Haq   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      113 (259)
I Ahmed       Inzam'-Haq   þþ                                         9 (11)
I Ahmed       I Khan       þþ                                         9 (30)
I Ahmed       W Akram      þþþþþþþþ                                  27 (38)
I Ahmed       A Qadir                                                 0 (11)
I Ahmed       S Nawaz      þþþþ                                      13 (17)
I Ahmed       W Younis     þ                                          2 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    57/1      58/2      58/3      171/4     180/5
                        189/6     216/7     216/8     229/9     231/10   

 Total:  231/10      Overs:  83.4          Run Rate:  2.76    Extras:  11   
 
                                     -X-

IRELAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec O'Riordan       12.0      3      37      2      3.08     0      2
Tim Murtagh          14.4      3      60      1      4.09     1      0
Lucius Gwynn         14.0      8      21      3      1.50     0      0
Jimmy Boucher        25.0      8      60      2      2.40     0      1
Dermott Monteith     18.0      2      46      2      2.56     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 2

 Total:  231/10       Overs:  83.4         Run Rate:  2.76    Extras:  11   
                                     -X-

The Pakistani batsmen were caught napping by Ireland's wily seam attack and could only manage 231 for their first innings. Lucius Gwynn, a player known more for his batting exploits than his bowling turned many heads with figures of 3 for 21 from 14 overs.

IRELAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Frederick Fane*     c. Mohammad    b. Akram        14    19    3    0   73.7%
Ed Joyce            not out                       163   359   32    0   45.4%
Robert Poore        c. †Ahmed      b. Akram        37    76    8    0   48.7%
Lucius Gwynn        c. Miandad     b. Qadir         9    26    2    0   34.6%
Eoin Morgan                        b. Younis        3    13    0    0   23.1%
Niall O'Brien†      c. Miandad     b. Qadir         9    11    2    0   81.8%
Tom Horan           lbw            b. Khan         64   116   11    0   55.2%
Alec O'Riordan      c. Miandad     b. Nawaz         6     5    0    1  120.0%
Dermott Monteith    lbw            b. Qadir         1     6    0    0   16.7%
Jimmy Boucher                      b. Younis       19    46    4    0   41.3%
Tim Murtagh                        b. Khan         24    35    6    0   68.6%
 
 Total:  366/10       Overs:  118.3        Run Rate:  3.09     Extras:  17
  
                             Day 3  11:30 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
IRELAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
F Fane        E Joyce      þþþþþþþþ                                  30 (37)
R Poore       E Joyce      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     77 (145)
L Gwynn       E Joyce      þþþþ                                      15 (51)
E Morgan      E Joyce      þþþ                                       12 (32)
N O'Brien     E Joyce      þþþþþ                                     20 (24)
T Horan       E Joyce      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      128 (243)
O'Riordan     E Joyce      þ                                          7 (7)
D Monteith    E Joyce      þ                                          2 (13)
J Boucher     E Joyce      þþþþþþþþþþ                                39 (88)
T Murtagh     E Joyce      þþþþþþþþþ                                 36 (71)


     Fall of Wickets    30/1      107/2     122/3     134/4     154/5
                        282/6     289/7     291/8     330/9     366/10   

 Total:  366/10      Overs:  118.3         Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  17   
 
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          24.0      7      65      2      2.71     0      3
Imran Khan           31.3      6     103      2      3.27     0      1
Sarfraz Nawaz        20.0      5      51      1      2.55     0      0
Abdul Qadir          29.0      9      82      3      2.83     1      0
Waqar Younis         14.0      2      54      2      3.86     0      1


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

 Total:  366/10       Overs:  118.3        Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  17   
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359 balls, 163 runs, unbeaten. Ed Joyce who carried his bat through Ireland's innings played one of the greatest innings by an opening batsman in LAB history to blunt a supremely talented Pakistani bowling attack consisting of Wasim Akram, Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Waqar Younis and Abdul Qadir. Only one other player went past 50 in the Irish lineup. They finished with a sizeable first innings lead of 135 and looked well on course to emulate ROTW.

PAKISTAN 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Hanif Mohammad      c. Morgan      b. Murtagh      17    61    3    0   27.9%
Zaheer Abbas                       b. Monteith    122   146   24    1   83.6%
Mohammad Yousuf     c. †O'Brien    b. Murtagh      21    39    5    0   53.8%
Javed Miandad       lbw            b. Murtagh      79   172   13    0   45.9%
Inzamam-ul-Haq                     b. Gwynn         3    17    0    0   17.6%
Imtiaz Ahmed†       c. Gwynn       b. O'Riordan     2    11    0    0   18.2%
Imran Khan*         c. O'Riordan   b. Gwynn        45    89    7    1   50.6%
Wasim Akram         not out                        42    90    8    1   46.7%
Abdul Qadir                    c & b. Murtagh       1    16    0    0    6.3%
Sarfraz Nawaz       c. Morgan      b. Murtagh      19    54    3    0   35.2%
Waqar Younis        lbw            b. Boucher       0    15    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  374/10       Overs:  117.5        Run Rate:  3.17     Extras:  23
  
                             Day 4  1:52 PM
  
 
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PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
H Mohammad    Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       88 (132)
M Yousuf      Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  61 (76)
J Miandad     Z Abbas      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          42 (79)
J Miandad     Inzam'-Haq   þþþþþ                                     15 (42)
J Miandad     I Ahmed      þþ                                         7 (27)
J Miandad     I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ        86 (173)
W Akram       I Khan       þþ                                         6 (10)
W Akram       A Qadir      þþ                                         6 (31)
W Akram       S Nawaz      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   58 (110)
W Akram       W Younis     þ                                          5 (27)


     Fall of Wickets    88/1      149/2     191/3     206/4     213/5
                        299/6     305/7     311/8     369/9     374/10   

 Total:  374/10      Overs:  117.5         Run Rate:  3.17    Extras:  23   
 
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IRELAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec O'Riordan       26.0      2      74      1      2.85     1      1
Tim Murtagh          26.0      9      76      5      2.92     1      1
Lucius Gwynn         19.0      4      66      2      3.47     1      3
Dermott Monteith     17.0      4      63      1      3.71     0      1
Jimmy Boucher        25.5      7      79      1      3.06     0      3
Tom Horan             4.0      2       5      0      1.25     0      0


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

 Total:  374/10       Overs:  117.5        Run Rate:  3.17    Extras:  23   
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With his team under immense pressure to set Ireland a resectable target, Zaheer Abbas provided a batting masterclass at the top scoring 122 off just 146 balls. Javed Miandad also managed to turn up with the bat at long last, scoring 79 off 172 balls in a support act. He managed to add some crucial runs alongside captain Imran Khan, who in turn passed the baton to Wasim Akram and helped set Ireland a target of 240 to give Pakistan a fighting chance. Meanwhile, Tim Murtagh recorded Ireland's first 5-wicket haul of the competition during his spell of 5 for 76 from 26 overs.

IRELAND 2nd innings (Target: 240)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Frederick Fane*     lbw            b. Younis       20    40    4    0   50.0%
Ed Joyce            lbw            b. Akram         0     2    0    0    0.0%
Robert Poore        lbw            b. Nawaz        36    51    9    0   70.6%
Lucius Gwynn        c. †Ahmed      b. Younis       28    58    6    0   48.3%
Eoin Morgan                        b. Qadir        37    69    8    0   53.6%
Niall O'Brien†                     b. Akram         3    37    0    0    8.1%
Tom Horan                          b. Akram        14    41    3    0   34.1%
Alec O'Riordan                     b. Khan          3     8    0    0   37.5%
Dermott Monteith    not out                        25    58    5    0   43.1%
Jimmy Boucher       c. Inzam'-Haq  b. Khan          4    34    1    0   11.8%
Tim Murtagh         c. Nawaz       b. Akram         4     2    1    0  200.0%
 
 Total:  183/10       Overs:  66.2         Run Rate:  2.76     Extras:  9
  
                             Day 5  11:47 AM
  
 
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IRELAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
F Fane        E Joyce      þ                                          1 (6)
F Fane        R Poore      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (69)
L Gwynn       R Poore      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (33)
L Gwynn       E Morgan     þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (86)
N O'Brien     E Morgan     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (46)
N O'Brien     T Horan      þ                                          4 (21)
O'Riordan     T Horan      þþþþ                                      11 (18)
D Monteith    T Horan      þþþþþþþ                                   16 (50)
D Monteith    J Boucher    þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (66)
D Monteith    T Murtagh    þþ                                         5 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    1/1       40/2      69/3      89/4      124/5
                        128/6     139/7     155/8     178/9     183/10   

 Total:  183/10      Overs:  66.2          Run Rate:  2.76    Extras:  9   
 
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PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          13.2      6      25      4      1.88     0      0
Imran Khan           15.0      3      60      2      4.00     0      1
Waqar Younis          8.0      2      14      2      1.75     0      0
Sarfraz Nawaz        12.0      3      24      1      2.00     1      0
Abdul Qadir          18.0      7      55      1      3.06     1      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0

 Total:  183/10       Overs:  66.2         Run Rate:  2.76    Extras:  9   
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Pakistan then did what they do better than anyone, claiming Joyce's wicket for nought and bowling Ireland out for 183 to clinch a 56-run victory despite a very poor start to the match. Wasim Akram was their wrecker-in-chief with 4 for 25 off 13.2 overs, whilst everyone else chipped in with a wicket or two. Ireland will rue this as a golden opportunity missed.

Pakistan            231 & 374
Ireland             366 & 183
  
Pakistan won by 56 runs
 
Man of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan)

Points

Pakistan - 20 (Win - 16, Batting - 1, Bowling - 3)
Ireland - 6 (Loss - 0, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)

@Aislabie @X Factor​

 

[Aislabie]

That horrible moment when Zaheer scores a match-winning ton against you in a position where he averaged only 6.75 in Test cricket (in fact he was often pretty mediocre in the top-order)...

In all seriousness though, we can't complain about being overcome by a side with Zaheer, Javed, Imran, Wasim and Waqar.

 

[Umair7]

Bob Simpson (1960s)
Victor Trumper (1910s)

 

[X Factor]

Oh my goodness!! Pakistan have just survived a scare! great job the Great Wasim Akram.