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Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 5, Match 13

INTERWAR XI vs TWENTY20 ERA XI


at Eden Park, Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand



Toss: Twenty20 Era XI won the toss and chose to bowl


INTERWAR XI 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs                         b. Anderson    175   393   34    1   44.5%
George Headley      c. †Sangakkara b. Steyn        75   119   15    0   63.0%
Don Bradman*        lbw            b. Bond         54    91    8    1   59.3%
Wally Hammond       c. de Villiers b. Johnson       5    18    1    0   27.8%
Herbert Sutcliffe   c. Smith       b. Kallis       15    62    2    0   24.2%
Bert Oldfield†      lbw            b. Johnson      11    24    2    0   45.8%
Clem Gibson         lbw            b. Johnson      18    54    4    0   33.3%
Jimmy Boucher       lbw            b. Johnson       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Hedley Verity       lbw            b. Johnson      13    15    2    0   86.7%
Clarrie Grimmett    not out                        31    32    5    1   96.9%
Bill O'Reilly       c. Smith       b. Anderson      4    11    1    0   36.4%
 
 Total:  419/10       Overs:  136.1        Run Rate:  3.08     Extras:  18
 
                             Day 2  1:53 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
INTERWAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       G Headley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      115 (221)
J Hobbs       D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            99 (204)
J Hobbs       W Hammond    þþþþ                                      15 (30)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              40 (109)
J Hobbs       B Oldfield   þþþþþþþ                                   23 (45)
J Hobbs       C Gibson     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             45 (96)
J Hobbs       J Boucher                                               0 (3)
J Hobbs       H Verity     þþþþþþþþþ                                 31 (31)
J Hobbs       C Grimmett   þþþþþþþþþ                                 31 (55)
B O'Reilly    C Grimmett   þþþþþþ                                    20 (23)


     Fall of Wickets    115/1     214/2     229/3     269/4     292/5
                        337/6     337/7     368/8     399/9     419/10  

 Total:  419/10      Overs:  136.1         Run Rate:  3.08    Extras:  18  
 
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           31.0      8      81      1      2.61     1      4
Dale Steyn           30.0      7      72      1      2.40     1      0
James Anderson       29.1      7      93      2      3.19     2      0
Mitchell Johnson     28.0      9     101      5      3.61     0      1
Jacques Kallis       16.0      1      61      1      3.81     1      1
Graeme Smith          2.0      0       4      0      2.00     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 3

 Total:  419/10       Overs:  136.1        Run Rate:  3.08    Extras:  18  
                                     -X-

Jack Hobbs broke the hoodoo that had seen him go century-less since Season VI with an innings of 175 that lasted nearly 400 balls. That too on a pacy wicket against the likes of Shane Bond, Dale Steyn, James Anderson, Mitchell Johnson and Jacques Kallis, against whom even the incomparable Don Bradman couldn't manage more than 54. The Interwar XI were looking good with a big first innings total of 419.


TWENTY20 ERA XI 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*       c. Hobbs       b. Gibson        4    12    1    0   33.3%
Alastair Cook       c. O'Reilly    b. Verity      170   268   32    0   63.4%
Rahul Dravid        c. †Oldfield   b. Gibson        8    25    2    0   32.0%
Jacques Kallis      c. Hammond     b. O'Reilly      1     8    0    0   12.5%
Ricky Ponting       lbw            b. Hammond      76   124   14    1   61.3%
AB de Villiers      lbw            b. Hammond       1     6    0    0   16.7%
Kumar Sangakkara†                  b. Gibson       19    51    4    0   37.3%
Mitchell Johnson    st †Oldfield   b. Boucher       4    33    0    0   12.1%
Dale Steyn          lbw            b. Verity        1     8    0    0   12.5%
Shane Bond                         b. Gibson       11    33    2    0   33.3%
James Anderson      not out                         4     4    1    0  100.0%
 
 Total:  317/10       Overs:  95.1         Run Rate:  3.33     Extras:  18
 
                             Day 3  2:13 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       A Cook       þþþþ                                      18 (26)
R Dravid      A Cook       þþþþ                                      22 (50)
J Kallis      A Cook       þ                                          2 (10)
R Ponting     A Cook       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      155 (231)
A Villiers    A Cook       þ                                          8 (21)
Sangakkara    A Cook       þþþþþþþþ                                  36 (88)
M Johnson     A Cook       þþþþþþþþþ                                 40 (56)
D Steyn       A Cook       þ                                          4 (16)
S Bond        A Cook       þþþþþþ                                    27 (66)
S Bond        J Anderson   þþ                                         5 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    18/1      40/2      42/3      197/4     205/5
                        241/6     281/7     285/8     312/9     317/10  

 Total:  317/10      Overs:  95.1          Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  18  
 
                                     -X-

INTERWAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Clem Gibson          18.1      6      40      4      2.20     0      0
Wally Hammond        12.0      2      31      2      2.58     0      0
Hedley Verity        18.0      4      52      2      2.89     0      1
Bill O'Reilly        11.0      2      33      1      3.00     0      1
Clarrie Grimmett     16.0      0      86      1      5.38     0      0
Jimmy Boucher        20.0      2      65      1      3.25     1      5


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 1

 Total:  317/10       Overs:  95.1         Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  18  
                                     -X-

One could have noted that the Interwar XI had one too many spinners present in their XI on a pace-friendly Auckland wicket. But it didn't seem to matter with Clem Gibson picking 4 for 40, his best analysis of the season and being quite ably supported by part-time option Wally Hammond who was forced to open the bowling for his team. The Twenty20 Era XI managed 317, which could have been a lot less if not for Alastair Cook's stroke-filled 170 and Ricky Ponting's 76. Only four batsmen in their lineup reached double figures in the first innings, one of whom was a tailender. The Interwar XI finished with a healthy lead of 102.


INTERWAR XI 2nd innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. Ponting     b. Bond          0     2    0    0    0.0%
George Headley                 c & b. Johnson      21    47    4    0   44.7%
Don Bradman*        c. Kallis      b. Steyn         6    17    1    0   35.3%
Wally Hammond                      b. Johnson      97   146   16    2   66.4%
Herbert Sutcliffe                  b. Anderson     12    18    2    0   66.7%
Bert Oldfield†      c. †Sangakkara b. Steyn        10    42    1    0   23.8%
Clem Gibson         not out                        58   128   10    0   45.3%
Jimmy Boucher       lbw            b. Bond         32    57    7    0   56.1%
Hedley Verity       c. †Sangakkara b. Johnson       0     5    0    0    0.0%
Clarrie Grimmett                   b. Anderson     25    47    4    1   53.2%
Bill O'Reilly       c. Ponting     b. Steyn        14    20    3    0   70.0%
 
 Total:  293/10       Overs:  87.4         Run Rate:  3.34     Extras:  18
 
                             Day 4  2:04 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
INTERWAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       G Headley                                               0 (2)
D Bradman     G Headley    þþþþþ                                     12 (24)
W Hammond     G Headley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      46 (81)
W Hammond     Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (48)
W Hammond     B Oldfield   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (77)
W Hammond     C Gibson     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (63)
J Boucher     C Gibson     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (100)
H Verity      C Gibson     þþþ                                        9 (16)
C Grimmett    C Gibson     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (81)
B O'Reilly    C Gibson     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (34)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       12/2      58/3      90/4      139/5
                        165/6     223/7     232/8     272/9     293/10  

 Total:  293/10      Overs:  87.4          Run Rate:  3.34    Extras:  18  
 
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           20.0      5      54      2      2.70     0      0
Dale Steyn           16.4      4      55      3      3.30     0      0
James Anderson       19.0      4      71      2      3.74     1      1
Mitchell Johnson     23.0      4      68      3      2.96     0      4
Jacques Kallis        9.0      0      35      0      3.89     2      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 4

 Total:  293/10       Overs:  87.4         Run Rate:  3.34    Extras:  18  
                                     -X-

The Twenty20 Era XI's pace quintet fared a lot better this time around. Shane Bond accounted for the first innings centurion Jack Hobbs in the very first over of the Interwar XI's innings, while Dale Steyn later took out Don Bradman for just 6. Mitchell Johnson picked 3 for 68 to add to his first innings five-fer, finishing the match just two short of the much desirable set of ten for the game. Nonetheless, the Interwar XI had done enough to set their opponents a very formidable target of 396 with nearly 5 sessions left to play in the match. The most sensible thing to do in such a situation would be to bat out for a draw, but it would see them finish just 1 point below the Interwar XI in the Season VIII standings and thus fall short of qualifying for the final. Nothing less than a miraculous victory will do for the Twenty20 Era XI from here if they are to qualify for the Season VIII final.



Wally Hammond, who played perhaps his best innings in a rather troubled season with the bat was a tad unfortunate to miss out of triple figures.


TWENTY20 ERA XI 2nd innings (Target: 396)

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*       st †Oldfield   b. O'Reilly      9    40    1    0   22.5%
Alastair Cook                      b. O'Reilly     46   105   10    0   43.8%
Rahul Dravid        c. Bradman     b. O'Reilly     13    53    2    0   24.5%
Jacques Kallis                     b. O'Reilly     23    82    4    0   28.0%
Ricky Ponting       lbw            b. Hammond      46    97   10    0   47.4%
AB de Villiers      c. †Oldfield   b. Gibson        0     2    0    0    0.0%
Kumar Sangakkara†   not out                       100   199   19    1   50.3%
Mitchell Johnson    c. †Oldfield   b. Grimmett      1     7    0    0   14.3%
Dale Steyn          c. Hobbs       b. Verity       32   109    6    0   29.4%
Shane Bond          not out                        27    76    4    0   35.5%
James Anderson      
 
 Total:  309/8        Overs:  128.0        Run Rate:  2.41     Extras:  12
 
                             Day 5  5:01 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       A Cook       þþþþþþþþþþþ                               28 (74)
R Dravid      A Cook       þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             32 (101)
J Kallis      A Cook       þþþþþþþ                                   18 (44)
J Kallis      R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (122)
A Villiers    R Ponting    þ                                          1 (3)
Sangakkara    R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (77)
Sangakkara    M Johnson    þ                                          1 (7)
Sangakkara    D Steyn      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       82 (195)
Sangakkara    S Bond       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 60 (145)


     Fall of Wickets    28/1      60/2      78/3      125/4     126/5
                        166/6     167/7     249/8                        

 Total:  309/8       Overs:  128.0         Run Rate:  2.41    Extras:  12  
 
                                     -X-

INTERWAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Clem Gibson          24.0      7      47      1      1.96     1      1
Wally Hammond        19.0      5      62      1      3.26     0      1
Bill O'Reilly        24.0     14      40      4      1.67     1      0
Jimmy Boucher        16.0      3      53      0      3.31     0      0
Hedley Verity        26.0     10      38      1      1.46     0      2
Clarrie Grimmett     19.0      5      66      1      3.47     0      3


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0

 Total:  309/8        Overs:  128.0        Run Rate:  2.41    Extras:  12  
                                     -X-

All hopes of a miraculous victory were dashed with the Twenty20 Era XI having been reduced to 167/7 and later 249/8, which left them little option but to bat for a draw instead. Luckily they had Kumar Sangakkara, he of the sizeable Test batting average of 57.40 coming in as low as No 7 in a lineup filled with batting greats. Sangakkara, with only tailenders Dale Steyn and Shane Bond for company, helped his team draw stalemate with the Interwar XI. There was still something to cheer about amidst the gloom, as he had managed to bring up a century shortly before the close of play on Day 5. So ends the Twenty20 Era XI's Season VIII campaign as a result of finishing just one point (66) short of the Interwar XI (67) at the end of this match. Nonetheless, a tremendous innings under a huge amount of pressure from an often under-rated but truly great player. The Interwar XI's chances of qualifying for the final will now depend on the results of the two matches remaining in the final round. A victory for the Professional XI who are basically guaranteed a final berth over the Early Test XI, and Golden Age XI over the Post-war XI should ideally be enough to see them through.



And so, a match that was initially touted as a battle between Don Bradman and Ricky Ponting, two of Australia's greatest ever batsmen, ended with two legendary English opening batsmen in Jack Hobbs and Alastair Cook gaining all the spotlight instead.

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Interwar XI         419 & 293
Twenty20 Era XI     317 & 309/8            
 
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: Alastair Cook (Twenty20 Era XI)   

Points

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Interwar XI - 11 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Twenty20 Era XI - 9 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 1)

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Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 5, Match 14

POST-WAR XI vs GOLDEN AGE XI


at The WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia, Australia



Toss: Post-war XI won the toss and chose to bat


POST-WAR XI 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ken Barrington      c. †MacGregor  b. Lohmann      60   134   11    0   44.8%
Garry Sobers*       c. Trumper     b. Lohmann       6     8    1    0   75.0%
Graeme Pollock      c. King        b. Armstrong    45    56    7    1   80.4%
Ilikena Bula                       b. Rhodes       58   104    9    2   55.8%
Everton Weekes                     b. Lohmann      18    51    3    0   35.3%
Clyde Walcott†      c. Rhodes      b. Barnes       38    76    8    0   50.0%
Alan Davidson                      b. Lohmann       1     4    0    0   25.0%
Alec Bedser         lbw            b. Armstrong    17    22    4    0   77.3%
Jim Laker           c. †MacGregor  b. Rhodes        9    26    1    0   34.6%
Fred Trueman        lbw            b. King          4     6    1    0   66.7%
Lance Gibbs         not out                         1     5    0    0   20.0%
 
 Total:  268/10       Overs:  82.0         Run Rate:  3.27     Extras:  11
 
                             Day 1  4:30 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Barrington    G Sobers     þþþþ                                      11 (27)
Barrington    G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ        78 (133)
Barrington    I Bula       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (68)
E Weekes      I Bula       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          38 (99)
C Walcott     I Bula       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            34 (43)
C Walcott     A Davidson   þ                                          1 (5)
C Walcott     A Bedser     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (48)
C Walcott     J Laker      þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (48)
C Walcott     F Trueman    þþ                                         5 (7)
C Walcott     L Gibbs      þþþþþ                                     13 (14)


     Fall of Wickets    11/1      89/2      128/3     166/4     200/5
                        201/6     227/7     250/8     255/9     268/10 

 Total:  268/10      Overs:  82.0          Run Rate:  3.27    Extras:  11 
 
                                     -X-

GOLDEN AGE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        15.0      5      41      1      2.73     0      0
Bart King            15.0      2      51      1      3.40     0      0
Warwick Armstrong     9.0      1      33      2      3.67     0      0
George Lohmann       18.0      7      43      4      2.39     0      0
Wilfred Rhodes       11.0      2      40      2      3.64     0      2
Hugh Trumble         14.0      2      52      0      3.71     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 2

 Total:  268/10       Overs:  82.0         Run Rate:  3.27    Extras:  11 
                                     -X-

19th century lineup wrecker George Lohmann found the pace and bounce of the WACA pitch to his liking, and chipped in with 4 wickets. The Post-war XI were bowled out for 268 shortly before the close of play on the first day of the Test. Fijian cricketing great Ilikena Bula made good for himself with an attacking half-century whilst making his first appearance of the season.


GOLDEN AGE XI 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*    c. †Walcott    b. Trueman      11    35    2    0   31.4%
Victor Trumper      c. Sobers      b. Gibbs        75    96   14    1   78.1%
Clem Hill                          b. Davidson     50    63   10    0   79.4%
KS Ranjitsinhji                    b. Davidson     98   105   19    2   93.3%
Warwick Armstrong   lbw            b. Bedser       17    38    2    0   44.7%
Wilfred Rhodes                     b. Bedser       25    90    5    0   27.8%
George Lohmann      c. Barrington  b. Sobers       28    56    6    0   50.0%
Gregor MacGregor†   c. Bedser      b. Laker         2    12    0    0   16.7%
Bart King           not out                        20    23    3    1   87.0%
Hugh Trumble        c. Gibbs       b. Bedser        1     2    0    0   50.0%
Sydney Barnes       c. Gibbs       b. Laker         1     5    0    0   20.0%
 
 Total:  334/10       Overs:  87.3         Run Rate:  3.82     Extras:  6
 
                             Day 2  4:20 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            36 (69)
C Hill        V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       90 (107)
Ranji'nhji    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               29 (36)
Ranji'nhji    Armstrong    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           41 (68)
Ranji'nhji    W Rhodes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            78 (113)
G Lohmann     W Rhodes     þþþþþ                                     15 (58)
G Lohmann     MacGregor    þ                                          2 (25)
G Lohmann     B King       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            37 (38)
H Trumble     B King       þ                                          1 (3)
S Barnes      B King       þ                                          5 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    36/1      126/2     155/3     196/4     274/5
                        289/6     291/7     328/8     329/9     334/10 

 Total:  334/10      Overs:  87.3          Run Rate:  3.82    Extras:  6 
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         16.0      1      80      1      5.00     0      0
Alec Bedser          11.0      2      40      3      3.64     0      0
Garry Sobers         10.0      2      26      1      2.60     0      0
Alan Davidson        17.0      5      62      2      3.65     0      2
Lance Gibbs          17.0      3      62      1      3.65     0      0
Jim Laker            16.3      4      61      2      3.70     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1

 Total:  334/10       Overs:  87.3         Run Rate:  3.82    Extras:  6 
                                     -X-

That the Golden Age XI finished with 334 was slightly underwhelming given how invincible the likes of Victor Trumper, Clem Hill and KS Ranjitsinhji were looking in perfect conditions for batting. Even the fast and furious Fred Trueman was carted at 5 per over during his 16-over spell. Alan Davidson and Alec Bedser led the Post-war XI a great fightback with the ball to keep their opponents' lead restricted to 66.


POST-WAR XI 2nd innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ken Barrington                     b. Barnes        0     2    0    0    0.0%
Garry Sobers*       lbw            b. Barnes        4     2    1    0  200.0%
Graeme Pollock      c. Rhodes      b. Trumble      89   117   15    1   76.1%
Ilikena Bula        c. Rhodes      b. Barnes       12    39    2    0   30.8%
Everton Weekes                     b. King         85   140   17    0   60.7%
Clyde Walcott†      lbw            b. Trumble      35    87    7    0   40.2%
Alan Davidson                      b. Rhodes       24    46    4    0   52.2%
Alec Bedser         lbw            b. King          6     6    1    0  100.0%
Jim Laker           c. MacLaren    b. Lohmann      21    74    3    0   28.4%
Fred Trueman        c. †MacGregor  b. Barnes       29    42    5    1   69.0%
Lance Gibbs         not out                         0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  322/10       Overs:  92.5         Run Rate:  3.47     Extras:  17
 
                             Day 3  4:31 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Barrington    G Sobers                                                0 (2)
G Pollock     G Sobers     þþ                                         7 (4)
G Pollock     I Bula       þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              38 (72)
G Pollock     E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      107 (155)
C Walcott     E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  75 (132)
C Walcott     A Davidson   þþþþþþþ                                   23 (45)
A Bedser      A Davidson   þþþ                                       10 (11)
J Laker       A Davidson   þþþþþ                                     18 (35)
J Laker       F Trueman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            44 (93)
J Laker       L Gibbs                                                 0 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       7/2       45/3      152/4     227/5
                        250/6     260/7     278/8     322/9     322/10 

 Total:  322/10      Overs:  92.5          Run Rate:  3.47    Extras:  17 
 
                                     -X-

GOLDEN AGE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        20.0      5      66      4      3.30     1      0
Bart King            16.0      4      47      2      2.94     0      1
Warwick Armstrong     9.0      3      27      0      3.00     0      1
George Lohmann       12.5      3      34      1      2.65     0      1
Hugh Trumble         15.0      3      39      2      2.60     0      1
Wilfred Rhodes       20.0      1      98      1      4.90     0      1


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

 Total:  322/10       Overs:  92.5         Run Rate:  3.47    Extras:  17 
                                     -X-

Following an off-color performance against the Interwar XI and a rusty first innings spell here against the Post-war XI, Sydney Barnes regained some of that lost rhythm by picking 4 for 66 from 20 overs. His wickets included openers Ken Barrington and Garry Sobers, both dismissed in the very first over of the innings.



Half-centuries from the legendary Everton Weekes and Graeme Pollock, and some decent lower-order striking from Fred Trueman saw the Post-war XI set the Golden Age XI a target of 257 with more than two days remaining in the match. A victory or a draw should ideally see them through to the final to face the Professional XI at the expense of the Interwar XI.


GOLDEN AGE XI 2nd innings (Target: 257)

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*    c. Davidson    b. Trueman       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Victor Trumper                     b. Laker        87   119   16    1   73.1%
Clem Hill           c. †Walcott    b. Bedser       18    28    4    0   64.3%
KS Ranjitsinhji                    b. Bedser       96   103   17    3   93.2%
Warwick Armstrong   lbw            b. Gibbs        18    47    3    0   38.3%
Wilfred Rhodes      c. Laker       b. Trueman      10    24    2    0   41.7%
George Lohmann      c. Barrington  b. Trueman       3    27    0    0   11.1%
Gregor MacGregor†   c. †Walcott    b. Gibbs         7    41    0    0   17.1%
Bart King           c. †Walcott    b. Trueman       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Hugh Trumble        c. Bula        b. Trueman       5    23    1    0   21.7%
Sydney Barnes       not out                         1    21    0    0    4.8%
 
 Total:  256/10       Overs:  72.3         Run Rate:  3.53     Extras:  11
 
                             Day 4  3:21 PM
 
 
                                     -X-
 
GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper                                               0 (1)
C Hill        V Trumper    þþþþþþ                                    34 (41)
Ranji'nhji    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      172 (206)
Ranji'nhji    Armstrong    þþ                                        12 (23)
W Rhodes      Armstrong    þþþ                                       19 (47)
W Rhodes      G Lohmann                                               0 (4)
MacGregor     G Lohmann    þþ                                        12 (65)
MacGregor     B King                                                  0 (3)
MacGregor     H Trumble                                               0 (1)
S Barnes      H Trumble    þ                                          7 (44)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       34/2      206/3     218/4     237/5
                        237/6     249/7     249/8     249/9     256/10 

 Total:  256/10      Overs:  72.3          Run Rate:  3.53    Extras:  11 
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         10.3      1      43      5      4.10     1      0
Alec Bedser          16.0      3      70      2      4.38     0      1
Alan Davidson        12.0      4      28      0      2.33     0      0
Garry Sobers          6.0      1      25      0      4.17     0      0
Lance Gibbs          15.0      4      49      2      3.27     0      2
Jim Laker            13.0      3      35      1      2.69     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 4

 Total:  256/10       Overs:  72.3         Run Rate:  3.53    Extras:  11 
                                     -X-

But hey, a tie could work too.. Fred Trueman bowled the Post-war XI to a sensational stalemate with the Golden Age XI requiring just 1 run for victory when he took the final wicket to finish with 5 for 43. Ilikena Bula, the Fijian in the lineup held on to the one that mattered most by brilliantly catching Hugh Trumble for 5. It was the first ever tied match in LAB history.



That pretty much settles it - the Post-war XI (now on 69 points) will be playing the Season VIII final against the Professional XI (on 64 points; they require just 4 points to qualify, which can even be achieved while losing) at the MCG. Unless the Professional XI manage to somehow slip up in a major way and not gain the requisite 4 points for qualification in the final match of the round by losing horribly, the Interwar XI (67 points) and Twenty20 Era XI (66 points) have been knocked out of contention for the title as a result. They may still have something left to play for as the tournament officials ponder over whether or not to stage a 3rd place playoff at the very last moment.

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Post-war XI         268 & 322
Golden Age XI       334 & 256
 
Match tied
 
Man of the match: Fred Trueman (Post-war XI)

Points

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Golden Age XI - 14 (Tie - 8, Batting - 3, Bowling 3)
Post-war XI - 13 (Tie - 8, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)

@Pinch hitter @Yash.​

 

That is the best match i've seen in the history of the leagues section.

 

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 5, Match 15

PROFESSIONAL XI vs EARLY TEST XI


at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa



Toss: Early Test XI won the toss and chose to bat


EARLY TEST XI 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Charles Bannerman                  b. Warne        21    72    4    0   29.2%
WG Grace*                          b. Donald       78   131   17    0   59.5%
Arthur Shrewsbury   c. Greenidge   b. Donald       22    61    5    0   36.1%
George Giffen       lbw            b. McGrath       5    19    1    0   26.3%
Billy Murdoch       c. Border      b. Warne        78   126   16    0   61.9%
Billy Barnes        c. †Gilchrist  b. McGrath      55   121    9    1   45.5%
Jack Blackham†      c. Richards    b. Warne         0     3    0    0    0.0%
Bobby Peel                         b. McGrath       7    27    1    0   25.9%
Charlie Turner      c. †Gilchrist  b. McGrath      16    19    4    0   84.2%
Fred Spofforth      c. †Gilchrist  b. Warne         5    14    1    0   35.7%
Charles Newhall     not out                         5     8    1    0   62.5%
 
 Total:  301/10       Overs:  99.2         Run Rate:  3.03     Extras:  9
  
                             Day 2  10:39 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
EARLY TEST XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Bannerman     W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             51 (127)
Shrewsbury    W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        71 (118)
G Giffen      W Grace      þ                                          6 (27)
G Giffen      B Murdoch    þþ                                         4 (10)
B Barnes      B Murdoch    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      135 (236)
B Barnes      J Blackham                                              0 (3)
B Barnes      B Peel       þ                                          2 (15)
C Turner      B Peel       þþþþþ                                     22 (37)
Spofforth     B Peel       þ                                          1 (2)
Spofforth     C Newhall    þþ                                         9 (21)


     Fall of Wickets    51/1      122/2     128/3     132/4     267/5
                        267/6     269/7     291/8     292/9     301/10   

 Total:  301/10      Overs:  99.2          Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  9   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        28.0      9      70      4      2.50     1      0
Allan Donald         22.0      4      70      2      3.18     1      1
Wasim Akram          22.0      4      83      0      3.77     1      0
Shane Warne          27.2      8      75      4      2.74     2      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0

 Total:  301/10       Overs:  99.2         Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-

WG Grace took on the might of the Professional XI's bowling lineup with a graceful 78 off 131 balls at the top of the order. His innings got the Early Test XI their first real good start in the tournament in quite a while, allowing the newly promoted Billy Murdoch and just capped Billy Barnes to cash in with half-centuries of their own. At 267/4, they looked good for a first innings total in excess of 400.



But then came the collapse, triggered by the legendary Australian duo of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne who shared the remaining 6 wickets between themselves for just 34 runs. McGrath finished with 4 for 70 from 28 overs, and Warne 4 for 75 from 27.2 overs as the Early Test XI folded for 301.


PROFESSIONAL XI 1st innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Bannerman   b. Spofforth    55   140   12    0   39.3%
Gordon Greenidge    lbw            b. Spofforth    69   146   13    1   47.3%
Viv Richards        lbw            b. Barnes       21    34    4    0   61.8%
Greg Chappell                      b. Peel          0     3    0    0    0.0%
Allan Border        c. Peel        b. Spofforth    98   163   20    0   60.1%
Steve Waugh*        c. †Blackham   b. Spofforth   101   241   19    1   41.9%
Adam Gilchrist†     lbw            b. Peel         91   129   17    2   70.5%
Wasim Akram                        b. Turner       22    32    3    0   68.8%
Shane Warne         c. Giffen      b. Turner       39    43    7    1   90.7%
Allan Donald        lbw            b. Newhall       9    26    2    0   34.6%
Glenn McGrath       not out                         1     5    0    0   20.0%
 
 Total:  525/10       Overs:  159.5        Run Rate:  3.28     Extras:  19
  
                             Day 3  4:19 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Greenidge    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                119 (269)
V Richards    Greenidge    þþþþ                                      21 (36)
V Richards    G Chappell   þ                                          1 (5)
V Richards    A Border     þþ                                        11 (26)
S Waugh       A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      161 (307)
S Waugh       Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  109 (182)
W Akram       Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþ                                  38 (45)
W Akram       S Warne      þþþþþþþþ                                  38 (35)
A Donald      S Warne      þþþþþ                                     25 (46)
A Donald      G McGrath    þ                                          2 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    119/1     140/2     141/3     152/4     313/5
                        422/6     460/7     498/8     523/9     525/10   

 Total:  525/10      Overs:  159.5         Run Rate:  3.28    Extras:  19   
 
                                     -X-

EARLY TEST XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Spofforth       26.0      5      94      4      3.62     1      2
Charlie Turner       30.0      9      88      2      2.93     1      1
Billy Barnes         20.0      5      68      1      3.40     1      0
Charles Newhall      24.5      6      77      1      3.10     0      1
George Giffen        17.0      5      66      0      3.88     0      0
WG Grace              5.0      2      21      0      4.20     0      0
Bobby Peel           37.0     10     102      2      2.76     0      3


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 4

 Total:  525/10       Overs:  159.5        Run Rate:  3.28    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

In response, the Professional XI posted a mammoth 525 off 159.5 overs before being bowled out to finish with a huge lead of 224 runs. Except for Greg Chappell and Viv Richards, pretty much everyone in their lineup got going - including the struggling trio of Sunil Gavaskar, Gordon Greenidge and Allan Border. The captain Steve Waugh was the only batsman to reach three figures, with a patient 101 off 241 balls. Border, dismissed on 98, and Adam Gilchrist on 92 only narrowly missed out. The only real positive for the Early Test XI was Fred Spofforth, who returned his best figures - 4 for 94 from 26 overs, in a rather difficult season with the ball for him.


EARLY TEST XI 2nd innings

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Charles Bannerman   lbw            b. Warne        45    98   10    0   45.9%
WG Grace*           c. Gavaskar    b. Donald        8    10    2    0   80.0%
Arthur Shrewsbury   c. Warne       b. McGrath      69   192   11    0   35.9%
George Giffen       c. Richards    b. Warne        14    30    2    0   46.7%
Billy Murdoch       lbw            b. Warne         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Billy Barnes        not out                        41   163    8    0   25.2%
Jack Blackham†                     b. Warne        17    30    4    0   56.7%
Bobby Peel          lbw            b. Warne         1    10    0    0   10.0%
Charlie Turner                 c & b. Warne         5     8    1    0   62.5%
Fred Spofforth                     b. Akram        20    36    3    1   55.6%
Charles Newhall     c. Akram       b. McGrath       7     3    0    1  233.3%
 
 Total:  244/10       Overs:  96.2         Run Rate:  2.53     Extras:  17
  
                             Day 4  4:44 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
EARLY TEST XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Bannerman     W Grace      þþþþþþþ                                   16 (22)
Bannerman     Shrewsbury   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 59 (161)
G Giffen      Shrewsbury   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (57)
B Murdoch     Shrewsbury   þ                                          1 (7)
B Barnes      Shrewsbury   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            70 (171)
B Barnes      J Blackham   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (50)
B Barnes      B Peel       þ                                          2 (22)
B Barnes      C Turner     þþþ                                        7 (17)
B Barnes      Spofforth    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (68)
B Barnes      C Newhall    þþþ                                        7 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    16/1      75/2      102/3     103/4     173/5
                        199/6     201/7     208/8     237/9     244/10   

 Total:  244/10      Overs:  96.2          Run Rate:  2.53    Extras:  17   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        26.2     10      48      2      1.82     0      2
Allan Donald         24.0      7      59      1      2.46     2      0
Wasim Akram          19.0      3      66      1      3.47     0      2
Shane Warne          24.0      9      54      6      2.25     0      0
Allan Border          2.0      0       7      0      3.50     1      0
Greg Chappell         1.0      1       0      0      0.00     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 5

 Total:  244/10       Overs:  96.2         Run Rate:  2.53    Extras:  17   
                                     -X-

The Early Test XI were able to avoid the ignominy of an innings defeat, but only just. Shane Warne ripped through their lineup to claim 6 for 54, his best haul of the season, and finished with 10 wickets for the match. What a way to bounce back after having taken his wickets at 51.90 off his previous three matches. His average has now toned down to a much more respectable 32.40 as a result of this performance. The Professional XI need just 21 for victory now.


PROFESSIONAL XI 2nd innings (Target: 21)

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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      lbw            b. Turner        4    14    1    0   28.6%
Gordon Greenidge    not out                        10    23    2    0   43.5%
Viv Richards        not out                         4     7    1    0   57.1%
Greg Chappell       
Allan Border         
Steve Waugh*         
Adam Gilchrist†       
Wasim Akram         
Shane Warne         
Allan Donald         
Glenn McGrath       
 
 Total:  21/1         Overs:  7.1          Run Rate:  2.93     Extras:  3
  
                             Day 5  10:13 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Greenidge    þþþþþþ                                    14 (30)
V Richards    Greenidge    þþþ                                        7 (13)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1                                   
                                                                          

 Total:  21/1        Overs:  7.1           Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  3   
 
                                     -X-

EARLY TEST XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Spofforth        3.0      1       4      0      1.33     0      0
Charlie Turner        2.0      0       5      1      2.50     0      0
Charles Newhall       1.1      0       9      0      7.71     1      0
Billy Barnes          1.0      0       1      0      1.00     0      0


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

 Total:  21/1         Overs:  7.1          Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

They won by 9 wickets to secure their place in the Season VIII final, where they will be facing the Post-war XI at the iconic MCG.



This spelled the end of a rather disappointing campaign for the Early Test XI which saw them lose all 5 of their matches. There were some fine individual efforts in their team, such as WG Grace scoring 460 runs at 46.00 and Arthur Shrewsbury 471 at 47.10, but overall they failed to click together as a unit. One cannot hope to do well in this format of the game without doing so.

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Early Test XI       301 & 244
Professional XI     525 & 21/1               
  
Professional XI won by 9 wickets
 
Man of the match: Shane Warne (Professional XI)

Points

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Professional XI - 22 (Win - 16, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Early Test XI - 4 (Loss - 0, Batting - 3, Bowling - 1)

@CerealKiller @PresidentEvil @UMCricket​

 

Great performance in both departments. Disappointed a bit by Wasim's performance.

 

That's the second tied first class match I have ever seen in the Cricket Leagues forum. (With the first one in my league itself )

Great match. Great great great bowling from Trueman did really well to get us a tied game and seal a place in the final!

 

They're super rare. I've got countless tied matches using the OD sim, but only one with the Test sim before this result.

 

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Here's the one I was referring to

 

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Final

Professional XI v Post-war XI at The MCG

- Pitch: Hard
- Players injured/unavailable: Ken Barrington

@CerealKiller/@PresidentEvil @Yash.


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (//) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 4 players marked to bowl. I would suggest a minimum of 5 for matches on flat pitches to keep your frontline bowlers from total exhaustion.
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
5) The time limit for posting lineups is 96 hours. I will likely go with a random lineup if your lineup isn't posted within that time.
6) You must also ensure all your associate players () get at least one game over the course of the main tournament.

Standings

Q		Team		P		W		L		D		NR		Bat		Bwl		Pts
		Professional XI		5		3		0		2		0		16		11		86
		Post-war XI		5		2		1		1		1		12		12		69
		Interwar XI		5		2		1		2		0		13		12		67
		Twenty20 Era XI		5		2		1		2		0		13		11		66
		Golden Age XI		5		1		2		1		1		10		11		50
		Early Test XI		5		0		5		0		0		11		11		16

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Statistics

Spoiler: Early Test XI (1877-1889)

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EARLY TEST XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
A Shrewsbury      5    10    0  471  121   47.10 1071   43.98   1    3   1   0   1   -
WG Grace          5    10    0  460  126   46.00  912   50.44   1    3   1   0   5   -
C Bannerman       5    10    0  275   58   27.50  684   40.20   0    2   0   2   6   -
WL Murdoch        4     8    0  271   78   33.88  657   41.25   0    2   0   1   4   0
PS McDonnell      4     8    0  245  105   30.63  487   50.31   1    0   0   0   2   -
G Giffen          3     6    0  214   77   35.67  417   51.32   0    3   2   0   1   -
JM Blackham       4     8    0  154   53   19.25  302   50.99   0    1   2   1   9   1
R Peel            5    10    0  116   52   11.60  353   32.86   0    1   1   2   3   -
CTB Turner        5    10    1  114   22   12.67  310   37.13   0    0   0   1   0   -
W Barnes          1     2    1   96   55   96.00  284   33.80   0    1   1   0   0   -
W Bates           1     2    0   72   37   36.00  145   49.65   0    0   2   0   0   -
RG Barlow         1     2    0   66   62   33.00  180   36.67   0    1   0   0   1   -
FR Spofforth      5    10    5   62   20   12.40  114   54.39   0    0   2   0   2   -
J Briggs          2     4    0   34   14    8.50   88   38.64   0    0   0   0   4   -
CA Newhall        2     4    1   26   10    8.67   35   74.29   0    0   1   0   0   -
GJ Bonnor         1     2    0   25   16   12.50   93   26.88   0    0   1   0   1   -
ER Ogden          1     2    0   16   11    8.00   86   18.61   0    0   0   0   1   -
G Ulyett          1     2    2    9    5*   N/A    10   90.00   0    0   0   0   2   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
CTB Turner       5    10  217.5    57   643    21   7/87  30.62  2.95   62.2   0   1   0
FR Spofforth     5    10  202.4    41   644    20   4/94  32.20  3.18   60.8   1   0   0
R Peel           5     9  256.4    65   756    19   4/93  39.79  2.95   81.1   1   0   0
CA Newhall       2     4   64.0    18   222     6   4/64  37.00  3.47   64.0   1   0   0
J Briggs         2     4   99.0    25   307     5  2/121  61.40  3.10  118.8   0   0   0
W Bates          1     2   38.0     7   150     3   3/90  50.00  3.95   76.0   0   0   0
G Giffen         3     5   88.0    17   310     3   1/46 103.33  3.52  176.0   0   0   0
G Ulyett         1     2   11.5     2    28     2   1/12  14.00  2.37   35.5   0   0   0
W Barnes         1     2   21.0     5    69     1   1/68  69.00  3.29  126.0   0   0   0
WG Grace         5     5   31.0    11    78     0   0/7    N/A   2.52     -    0   0   0
ER Ogden         1     2   34.0     7   115     0   0/41   N/A   3.38     -    0   0   0
RG Barlow        1     2   14.0     3    53     0   0/33   N/A   3.79     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Golden Age XI (1890-1913)

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GOLDEN AGE XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
KS Ranjitsinhji   5    10    0  617  205   61.70 1003   61.52   1    4   7   0   2   -
VT Trumper        5    10    0  480  183   48.00  806   59.55   1    2   5   0   5   -
AC MacLaren       5    10    0  340  117   34.00  785   43.31   1    2   5   1   7   -
C Hill            5    10    0  327   58   32.70  736   44.43   0    4   2   1   2   -
WW Armstrong      5    10    1  275   62   30.56  571   48.16   0    2   2   0   0   -
JB King           5    10    3  159   52   22.71  331   48.04   0    1   4   1   1   -
W Rhodes          4     8    0  154   41   19.25  378   40.74   0    0   2   1   4   -
GS Patterson      1     2    0  137   95   68.50  277   49.46   0    1   2   0   1   -
H Trumble         4     7    2  114   49   22.80  203   56.16   0    0   1   0   4   -
G MacGregor       4     8    0   81   26   10.13  218   37.16   0    0   1   0  10   1
GA Lohmann        4     8    1   62   28    8.86  174   35.63   0    0   0   2   1   -
LH Gwynn          1     2    0   52   42   26.00  137   37.96   0    0   0   0   0   -
AFA Lilley        1     2    0   18   18    9.00   59   30.51   0    0   0   1   1   0
SF Barnes         5     7    4   18   11*   6.00   67   26.86   0    0   0   1   0   -
CJ Posthuma       1     2    1    9    9*   9.00   28   32.14   0    0   0   1   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
SF Barnes        5     9  177.3    54   515    23   6/72  22.39  2.90   46.3   1   1   0
JB King          5     9  162.1    48   428    19   5/55  22.53  2.64   51.2   0   1   0
GA Lohmann       4     7  118.5    27   303    12   4/43  25.25  2.55   59.4   1   0   0
W Rhodes         4     7  146.4    28   494    10   4/64  49.40  3.37   88.0   1   0   0
H Trumble        4     8  154.2    39   496    10   4/42  49.60  3.21   92.6   1   0   0
WW Armstrong     5     8   77.4    16   217     5   2/33  43.40  2.79   93.2   0   0   0
GS Patterson     1     2   19.0     4    50     1   1/36  50.00  2.63  114.0   0   0   0
CJ Posthuma      1     1   27.0     8    82     1   1/82  82.00  3.04  162.0   0   0   0
LH Gwynn         1     1    7.0     3    17     0   0/17   N/A   2.43     -    0   0   0
VT Trumper       5     1    1.0     0     6     0   0/6    N/A   6.00     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Interwar XI (1914-1945)

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INTERWAR XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
DG Bradman        5    10    1  724  214   80.44 1193   60.69   2    3   5   0   4   -
JB Hobbs          5    10    0  514  175   51.40 1196   42.98   1    2   3   1  12   -
GA Headley        5    10    1  353   75   39.22  622   56.75   0    4   0   0   1   -
H Sutcliffe       5    10    0  266   51   26.60  657   40.49   0    2   2   0   4   -
WR Hammond        4     7    1  239   97   39.83  624   38.30   0    2   3   1   2   -
CG Macartney      4     7    1  156   51*  26.00  380   41.05   0    1   2   1   4   -
CH Gibson         5     8    2  141   58*  23.50  298   47.32   0    1   1   0   2   -
CV Grimmett       5     8    1  130   33   18.57  241   53.94   0    0   3   1   2   -
H Verity          3     6    0  107   46   17.83  264   40.53   0    0   1   2   0   -
WAS Oldfield      3     6    0   93   44   15.50  279   33.33   0    0   0   0   6   3
H Larwood         2     2    0   84   79   42.00  168   50.00   0    1   2   0   1   -
LEG Ames          2     3    1   73   63   36.50  131   55.73   0    1   2   0   6   1
M Sathasivam      1     2    0   57   44   28.50  143   39.86   0    0   0   0   1   -
WJ O'Reilly       5     8    4   47   14   11.75   92   51.09   0    0   0   0   3   -
JC Boucher        1     2    0   32   32   16.00   60   53.33   0    0   0   1   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
WJ O'Reilly      5    10  231.0    58   654    27  5/130  24.22  2.83   51.3   2   1   0
CV Grimmett      5    10  216.5    56   654    19   5/56  34.42  3.02   68.5   1   1   0
CH Gibson        5    10  190.5    60   452    13   4/40  34.77  2.37   88.1   1   0   0
H Larwood        2     4   96.2    33   286     8  3/102  35.75  2.97   72.3   0   0   0
H Verity         3     6  109.4    28   315     8   4/65  39.38  2.87   82.3   1   0   0
WR Hammond       4     6   92.0    21   277     7   2/20  39.57  3.01   78.9   0   0   0
CG Macartney     4     5   30.0     8    79     2   1/14  39.50  2.63   90.0   0   0   0
JC Boucher       1     2   36.0     5   118     1   1/65 118.00  3.28  216.0   0   0   0

Spoiler: Post-war XI (1946-1975)

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POST-WAR XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
ED Weekes         5    10    1  508  155   56.44 1143   44.44   1    2   4   0   5   -
GS Sobers         5    10    2  500  170*  62.50 1035   48.31   1    3   5   1   3   -
RG Pollock        5    10    0  474  107   47.40  679   69.81   1    3   7   0   1   -
CL Walcott        5     9    0  348  100   38.67  817   42.59   1    1   4   0  11   3
L Hutton          3     6    0  260   91   43.33  577   45.06   0    1   3   0   5   -
KF Barrington     5    10    0  250   64   25.00  591   42.30   0    2   1   1   3   -
AK Davidson       5     9    1  165   60   20.63  383   43.08   0    1   2   1   2   -
JC Laker          5     9    4  123   38*  24.60  239   51.46   0    0   2   0   3   -
AV Bedser         5     9    0   94   20   10.44  176   53.41   0    0   0   0   7   -
RR Lindwall       1     2    0   89   47   44.50  160   55.62   0    0   1   0   0   -
FS Trueman        4     7    1   73   29   12.17  147   49.66   0    0   2   0   5   -
IL Bula           1     2    0   70   58   35.00  143   48.95   0    1   2   0   1   -
RN Harvey         1     2    0   28   24   14.00   81   34.57   0    0   0   0   1   -
LR Gibbs          5     7    4    6    4    2.00   40   15.00   0    0   0   2   3   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
AK Davidson      5     9  150.3    46   448    20   4/75  22.40  2.98   45.2   1   0   0
LR Gibbs         5     9  177.0    40   535    18   3/30  29.72  3.02   59.0   0   0   0
AV Bedser        5     9  143.1    41   375    16   4/36  23.44  2.62   53.7   1   0   0
FS Trueman       4     8  137.3    33   423    14   5/43  30.21  3.08   58.9   0   1   0
JC Laker         5     9  174.2    40   506    14   6/90  36.14  2.90   74.7   0   1   0
GS Sobers        5     9  103.0    24   308     5   1/21  61.60  2.99  123.6   0   0   0
RR Lindwall      1     1   34.0     9   123     2  2/123  61.50  3.62  102.0   0   0   0
KF Barrington    5     1    1.0     0     4     0   0/4    N/A   4.00     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Professional XI (1976-2002)

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PROFESSIONAL XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
IVA Richards      5    10    1  433  183   48.11  750   57.73   1    3   4   0   6   -
SR Waugh          5     8    0  419  119   52.38  799   52.44   2    1   2   0   3   -
AC Gilchrist      5     8    1  384   91   54.86  588   65.31   0    4   8   0  13   2
AR Border         5     9    1  309   98   38.63  699   44.21   0    1   2   0   4   -
SM Gavaskar       5    10    0  285   55   28.50  694   41.07   0    2   3   0   8   -
CG Greenidge      4     8    1  221   69   31.57  425   52.00   0    1   2   0   2   -
GS Chappell       3     5    0  216   88   43.20  412   52.43   0    1   1   1   2   -
Wasim Akram       5     8    1  121   55*  17.29  256   47.27   0    1   0   1   3   -
SK Warne          4     6    0  101   39   16.83  181   55.80   0    0   1   1   3   -
CEL Ambrose       4     7    2   54   17   10.80  170   31.77   0    0   0   1   3   -
GD McGrath        5     8    5   40   20*  13.33  118   33.90   0    0   0   0   1   -
BC Lara           2     4    1   38   26   12.67  139   27.34   0    0   0   1   0   -
OH Mortensen      1     2    1   23   13   23.00   47   48.94   0    0   0   0   0   -
Imran Khan        1     2    0   18   18    9.00   60   30.00   0    0   0   1   0   -
AA Donald         1     1    0    9    9    9.00   26   34.62   0    0   0   0   0   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
GD McGrath       5    10  229.4    63   612    25   5/68  24.48  2.66   55.1   2   1   0
Wasim Akram      5    10  206.5    42   621    20   6/34  31.05  3.00   62.1   1   1   0
SK Warne         4     8  221.5    60   648    20   6/54  32.40  2.92   66.6   1   2   1
CEL Ambrose      4     8  171.5    45   451    17   5/29  26.53  2.62   60.7   1   1   0
OH Mortensen     1     2   36.0     5   124     5   3/53  24.80  3.44   43.2   0   0   0
AA Donald        1     2   46.0    11   129     3   2/70  43.00  2.80   92.0   0   0   0
AR Border        5     5   24.0     9    58     2   1/16  29.00  2.42   72.0   0   0   0
Imran Khan       1     2   37.0     4   141     2   1/48  70.50  3.81  111.0   0   0   0
GS Chappell      3     1    1.0     1     0     0   0/0    N/A   0.00     -    0   0   0
SR Waugh         5     1    6.0     2    14     0   0/14   N/A   2.33     -    0   0   0

Spoiler: Twenty20 Era XI (2003-present)

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TWENTY20 ERA XI

BATTING & FIELDING

Player           Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s 50s 6s  0s  Ct  St
AB de Villiers    5     8    1  428  136   61.14  836   51.20   1    3   3   1   1   -
GC Smith          5     8    0  346  102   43.25  671   51.56   2    1   1   0   9   -
AN Cook           4     6    0  297  170   49.50  590   50.34   1    0   0   1   3   -
SR Tendulkar      3     5    0  254  174   50.80  462   54.98   1    0   4   0   3   -
JH Kallis         5     8    0  222  101   27.75  646   34.37   1    0   0   0   4   -
R Dravid          4     6    0  211  150   35.17  484   43.59   1    0   1   0   2   -
MS Dhoni          4     6    0  159   89   26.50  318   50.00   0    1   2   1   9   0
RT Ponting        2     4    0  195   76   48.75  350   55.71   0    2   2   0   6   -
KC Sangakkara     2     4    1  143  100*  47.67  310   46.13   1    0   2   0   3   0
MG Johnson        5     8    0  128   54   16.00  294   43.54   0    1   2   1   3   -
DW Steyn          5     8    0   90   32   11.25  253   35.57   0    0   0   2   1   -
RN ten Doeschate  2     3    0   59   23   19.67  125   47.20   0    0   1   0   4   -
SE Bond           2     3    2   42   27*  42.00  123   34.15   0    0   0   0   0   -
GP Swann          1     1    0   28   28   28.00   50   56.00   0    0   0   0   1   -
JM Anderson       3     5    4   15    7   15.00   50   30.00   0    0   0   0   0   -
S Chanderpaul     1     1    0    8    8    8.00   20   40.00   0    0   0   0   0   -
DL Vettori        1     2    0    2    2    1.00   17   11.77   0    0   0   1   1   -

BOWLING

Player          Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts  BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R   4w  5w  10m
DW Steyn         5    10  239.4    78   622    30   5/57  20.73  2.60   47.9   1   2   1
JM Anderson      4     8  191.1    48   575    21   4/78  27.38  3.01   54.6   1   0   0
MG Johnson       5    10  214.0    53   672    21  5/101  32.00  3.14   61.1   0   1   0
SE Bond          2     4   86.2    26   210    11   5/36  19.09  2.43   47.1   0   1   0
JH Kallis        5    10  114.0    23   348     6   2/35  58.00  3.05  114.0   0   0   0
GP Swann         1     2   81.0    29   218     4   3/55  54.50  2.69  121.5   0   0   0
DL Vettori       1     2   48.0    15   132     2  2/103  66.00  2.75  144.0   0   0   0
SR Tendulkar     3     4   23.1     7    66     1   1/32  66.00  2.85  139.0   0   0   0
RN ten Doeschate 2     3   26.0     4    90     1   1/41  90.00  3.46  156.0   0   0   0
GC Smith         5     1    2.0     0     4     0   0/4    N/A   2.00     -    0   0   0

Stats leaders (as of Round 5)

Most runs (top 15)

	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	H.S	Average	Balls	S/R	100s	50s	0s	6s
	Don Bradman	Interwar XI	5	10	1	724	214	80.44	1193	60.69	2	3	0	5
	KS Ranjitsinhji	Golden Age XI	5	10	0	617	205	61.70	1003	61.52	1	4	0	7
	Jack Hobbs	Interwar XI	5	10	0	514	175	51.40	1196	42.98	1	2	1	3
	Everton Weekes	Post-war XI	5	10	1	508	155	56.44	1143	44.44	1	2	0	4
	Garry Sobers	Post-war XI	5	10	2	500	170*	62.50	1035	48.31	1	3	1	5
	Victor Trumper	Golden Age XI	5	10	0	480	183	48.00	806	59.55	1	2	0	5
	Graeme Pollock	Post-war XI	5	10	0	474	107	47.40	679	69.81	1	3	0	7
	Arthur Shrewsbury	Early Test XI	5	10	0	471	121	47.10	1071	43.98	1	3	0	1
	WG Grace	Early Test XI	5	10	0	460	126	46.00	912	50.44	1	3	0	1
	Viv Richards	Professional XI	5	10	1	433	183	48.11	750	57.73	1	3	0	4
	AB de Villiers	Twenty20 Era XI	5	8	1	428	136	61.14	836	51.20	1	3	1	3
	Steve Waugh	Professional XI	5	8	0	419	119	52.38	799	52.44	2	1	0	2
	Adam Gilchrist	Professional XI	5	8	1	384	91	54.86	588	65.31	0	4	0	8
	George Headley	Interwar XI	5	10	1	353	75	39.22	622	56.75	0	4	0	0
	Clyde Walcott	Post-war XI	5	9	0	348	100	38.67	817	42.59	1	1	0	4

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Most wickets (top 15)

	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Average	Econ	S/R	4w	5w	10m
	Dale Steyn	Twenty20 Era XI	5	10	239.4	78	622	30	5/57	20.73	2.60	47.9	1	2	1
	Bill O'Reilly	Interwar XI	5	10	231.0	58	654	27	5/130	24.22	2.83	51.3	2	1	0
	Glenn McGrath	Professional XI	5	10	229.4	63	612	25	5/68	24.48	2.66	55.1	2	1	0
	Sydney Barnes	Golden Age XI	5	9	177.3	54	515	23	6/72	22.39	2.90	46.3	1	1	0
	James Anderson	Twenty20 Era XI	4	8	191.1	48	575	21	4/78	27.38	3.01	54.6	1	0	0
	Charlie Turner	Early Test XI	5	10	217.5	57	643	21	7/87	30.62	2.95	62.2	0	1	0
	Mitchell Johnson	Twenty20 Era XI	5	10	214.0	53	672	21	5/101	32.00	3.14	61.1	0	1	0
	Alan Davidson	Post-war XI	5	9	150.3	46	448	20	4/75	22.40	2.98	45.2	1	0	0
	Wasim Akram	Professional XI	5	10	206.5	42	621	20	6/34	31.05	3.00	62.1	1	1	0
	Fred Spofforth	Early Test XI	5	10	202.4	41	644	20	4/94	32.20	3.18	60.8	1	0	0
	Shane Warne	Professional XI	4	8	221.5	60	648	20	6/54	32.40	2.92	66.6	1	2	1
	Bart King	Golden Age XI	5	9	162.1	48	428	19	5/55	22.53	2.64	51.2	0	1	0
	Clarrie Grimmett	Interwar XI	5	10	216.5	56	654	19	5/56	34.42	3.02	68.5	1	1	0
	Bobby Peel	Early Test XI	5	9	256.4	65	756	19	4/93	39.79	2.95	81.1	1	0	0
	Lance Gibbs	Post-war XI	5	9	177.0	40	535	18	3/30	29.72	3.02	59.0	0	0	0

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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.

Explanation on pitch types

Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way.
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.

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WG Grace in for Barrington...
Hoping for a great game just like the last one.

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