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[VC the slogger]

Just out of interest @VC the slogger , what did you rate Bradman for this match. If you like you can PM me the rating.

78 when I last checked. And IIRC somewhere in the 60s for that match where he got a triple ton.

EDIT: Also, I played the match on a normal pitch to avoid the unrealistic glut of boundaries or strike-rates in the 100s that you would otherwise get with such ratings on excellent and poor pitches.

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Warm-ups, Match 4

POST-WAR XI vs VC'S CTA OLYMPICS XI


at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados

Toss: VC's CTA Olympics XI won the toss and chose to bat


VC'S CTA OLYMPICS XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tom Hayward         st †Walcott    b. Laker        20    59    4    0   33.9%
Reggie Duff         lbw            b. Davidson     54   112   11    0   48.2%
Herbie Taylor       lbw            b. Bedser        4    21    1    0   19.0%
Dave Nourse                        b. Trueman      52    93   11    0   55.9%
John Lester*                       b. Laker        20    53    4    0   37.7%
Gilbert Jessop      c. †Walcott    b. Trueman      50    58    9    0   86.2%
Percy Sherwell†                    b. Bedser       13    48    3    0   27.1%
Bill Lockwood       c. Weekes      b. Davidson      8    18    2    0   44.4%
Bert Vogler         not out                         5    14    1    0   35.7%
Float Woods         c. Bedser      b. Sobers        5     9    1    0   55.6%
Herbert Dorning     lbw            b. Trueman       0     1    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  243/10       Overs:  80.1         Run Rate:  3.03     Extras:  12
  
                             Day 1  4:23 PM
  
 
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VC'S CTA OLYMPICS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Hayward     R Duff       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (103)
H Taylor      R Duff       þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (39)
D Nourse      R Duff       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         41 (93)
D Nourse      J Lester     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    51 (96)
G Jessop      J Lester     þ                                          1 (13)
G Jessop      P Sherwell   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   54 (85)
G Jessop      B Lockwood   þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (26)
G Jessop      B Vogler     þ                                          1 (9)
F Woods       B Vogler     þþ                                         5 (10)
H Dorning     B Vogler     þ                                          4 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    42/1      64/2      105/3     156/4     157/5
                        211/6     233/7     234/8     239/9     243/10   

 Total:  243/10      Overs:  80.1          Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  12   
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec Bedser          13.0      5      12      2      0.92     0      0
Fred Trueman         13.1      4      45      3      3.42     1      0
Alan Davidson        13.0      2      42      2      3.23     0      0
Garry Sobers          7.0      1      25      1      3.57     2      0
Jim Laker            19.0      3      72      2      3.79     2      0
Lance Gibbs          15.0      7      40      0      2.67     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 3

 Total:  243/10       Overs:  80.1         Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  12   
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Len Hutton*         c. Hayward     b. Vogler      102   199   18    0   51.3%
Hanif Mohammad      c. †Sherwell   b. Woods        36   111    4    2   32.4%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Woods         4    26    1    0   15.4%
Everton Weekes                     b. Nourse       23    31    5    0   74.2%
Garry Sobers        c. †Sherwell   b. Nourse       14    50    2    0   28.0%
Clyde Walcott†      c. †Sherwell   b. Nourse        0    13    0    0    0.0%
Alan Davidson       not out                        25    78    4    0   32.1%
Alec Bedser         lbw            b. Vogler        9    20    2    0   45.0%
Fred Trueman        lbw            b. Lockwood     32    31    5    1  103.2%
Lance Gibbs                        b. Woods         4     7    1    0   57.1%
Jim Laker           c. †Sherwell   b. Vogler        4    20    1    0   20.0%
 
 Total:  268/10       Overs:  97.2         Run Rate:  2.75     Extras:  15
  
                             Day 2  4:52 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hutton      H Mohammad   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          74 (200)
L Hutton      G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (50)
L Hutton      E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         41 (53)
L Hutton      G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          38 (90)
L Hutton      C Walcott    þ                                          4 (25)
L Hutton      A Davidson   þþþþþþ                                    14 (17)
A Bedser      A Davidson   þþþþþþþ                                   17 (33)
F Trueman     A Davidson   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (61)
L Gibbs       A Davidson   þþ                                         5 (10)
J Laker       A Davidson   þþþþ                                      11 (45)


     Fall of Wickets    74/1      99/2      140/3     178/4     182/5
                        196/6     213/7     252/8     257/9     268/10   

 Total:  268/10      Overs:  97.2          Run Rate:  2.75    Extras:  15   
 
                                     -X-

VC'S CTA OLYMPICS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Float Woods          21.0      3      52      3      2.48     0      2
Bill Lockwood        12.0      8      15      1      1.25     1      0
Herbert Dorning      10.0      1      37      0      3.70     0      0
Gilbert Jessop       13.0      4      36      0      2.77     0      0
Dave Nourse          16.0      9      30      3      1.88     0      0
Bert Vogler          25.2      4      88      3      3.47     1      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 1

 Total:  268/10       Overs:  97.2         Run Rate:  2.75    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

VC'S CTA OLYMPICS XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tom Hayward                        b. Laker        25    88    3    0   28.4%
Reggie Duff                        b. Bedser       42    78    8    0   53.8%
Herbie Taylor       c. Trueman     b. Laker        54   101   11    0   53.5%
Dave Nourse                        b. Gibbs       118   247   23    1   47.8%
John Lester*        c. Hutton      b. Gibbs        16    29    3    0   55.2%
Gilbert Jessop      c. †Walcott    b. Bedser       24    65    4    0   36.9%
Percy Sherwell†     lbw            b. Gibbs        28    47    5    1   59.6%
Bill Lockwood       c. Sobers      b. Gibbs         9    14    2    0   64.3%
Bert Vogler         c. †Walcott    b. Sobers       16    38    3    0   42.1%
Float Woods         not out                         4    49    0    0    8.2%
Herbert Dorning                    b. Davidson      5    24    1    0   20.8%
 
 Total:  355/10       Overs:  129.2        Run Rate:  2.74     Extras:  14
  
                             Day 4  4:53 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
VC'S CTA OLYMPICS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Hayward     R Duff       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   69 (161)
H Taylor      R Duff                                                  0 (5)
H Taylor      D Nourse     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      104 (193)
J Lester      D Nourse     þþþþþ                                     17 (43)
G Jessop      D Nourse     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      60 (131)
P Sherwell    D Nourse     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           46 (87)
B Lockwood    D Nourse     þþþþþþþ                                   21 (32)
B Vogler      D Nourse     þþþþþþ                                    18 (28)
B Vogler      F Woods      þþþ                                       11 (52)
H Dorning     F Woods      þþþ                                        9 (44)


     Fall of Wickets    69/1      69/2      173/3     190/4     250/5
                        296/6     317/7     335/8     346/9     355/10   

 Total:  355/10      Overs:  129.2         Run Rate:  2.74    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec Bedser          22.0      3      64      2      2.91     0      0
Fred Trueman         22.0      5      62      0      2.82     0      0
Garry Sobers         17.0      5      45      1      2.65     2      0
Alan Davidson        16.2      3      53      1      3.24     0      0
Lance Gibbs          26.0      8      61      4      2.35     1      1
Jim Laker            26.0      6      62      2      2.38     1      1


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

 Total:  355/10       Overs:  129.2        Run Rate:  2.74    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI 2nd innings (Target: 331)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Len Hutton*         lbw            b. Lockwood     75    98   15    1   76.5%
Hanif Mohammad      c. †Sherwell   b. Nourse       10    15    2    0   66.7%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Woods        60   139   12    0   43.2%
Everton Weekes                     b. Vogler       85   118   16    0   72.0%
Garry Sobers        c. †Sherwell   b. Vogler       49    80    8    1   61.3%
Clyde Walcott†      lbw            b. Vogler        4     4    1    0  100.0%
Alan Davidson       not out                        32    45    7    0   71.1%
Alec Bedser         not out                        10    28    2    0   35.7%
Fred Trueman         
Lance Gibbs         
Jim Laker           
 
 Total:  332/6        Overs:  87.5         Run Rate:  3.78     Extras:  7
  
                             Day 5  4:45 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hutton      H Mohammad   þþþþþþ                                    19 (28)
L Hutton      G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      102 (167)
E Weekes      G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                77 (109)
E Weekes      G Sobers     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             85 (130)
C Walcott     G Sobers     þ                                          4 (4)
A Davidson    G Sobers     þþþþ                                      14 (28)
A Davidson    A Bedser     þþþþþþþþþþ                                31 (61)


     Fall of Wickets    19/1      121/2     198/3     283/4     287/5
                        301/6                                             

 Total:  332/6       Overs:  87.5          Run Rate:  3.78    Extras:  7   
 
                                     -X-

VC'S CTA OLYMPICS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Float Woods          14.5      3      69      1      4.65     0      0
Bill Lockwood        17.0      4      55      1      3.24     0      0
Herbert Dorning       8.0      1      29      0      3.63     0      0
Dave Nourse          14.0      2      42      1      3.00     0      2
Bert Vogler          18.0      6      62      3      3.44     0      1
Gilbert Jessop       14.0      1      67      0      4.79     0      0
John Lester           2.0      1       4      0      2.00     0      0


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

 Total:  332/6        Overs:  87.5         Run Rate:  3.78    Extras:  7   
                                     -X-

Len Hutton led from the front with a century in the first innings when batting was at it's most difficult, and later a stroke-filled 75 off just 98 balls in the second innings as his team quite impressively chased down a big target of 331.

VC's CTA Olympics XI  243 & 355
Post-war XI           268 & 332/6             
  
Post-war XI won by 4 wickets

@Yash.​

 

[Pinch hitter]

i tested most of my backup players in the practice game and i found what i am looking from the game... the 2nd innings from 2017 WT XI take away the game from us...

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Warm-ups, Match 5

PROFESSIONAL XI vs ONE TEST WONDERS XI


at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Toss: Professional XI won the toss and chose to bat


PROFESSIONAL XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar                     b. Kempis        0     2    0    0    0.0%
Adam Gilchrist†     lbw            b. Sidebottom   18    44    4    0   40.9%
Viv Richards        c. Law         b. Kempis       49    76    7    1   64.5%
Brian Lara          c. Sharma      b. Malone       76   159   17    0   47.8%
Allan Border        lbw            b. Kempis       29    54    6    0   53.7%
Steve Waugh*        lbw            b. Kempis        7    42    1    0   16.7%
Imran Khan          c. Redmond     b. Marriott      4     9    1    0   44.4%
Wasim Akram         c. Law         b. Kempis        0     7    0    0    0.0%
Shane Warne         not out                        24    40    3    0   60.0%
Curtly Ambrose      lbw            b. Kempis        6    22    1    0   27.3%
Glenn McGrath       c. Kempis      b. Marriott     13    23    3    0   56.5%
 
 Total:  240/10       Overs:  79.0         Run Rate:  3.04     Extras:  14
  
                             Day 1  4:18 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Gilchrist                                               0 (2)
V Richards    Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       44 (86)
V Richards    B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (64)
A Border      B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               62 (113)
S Waugh       B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (85)
I Khan        B Lara       þþþ                                        8 (15)
W Akram       B Lara       þþ                                         6 (23)
S Warne       B Lara                                                  0 (3)
S Warne       C Ambrose    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (50)
S Warne       G McGrath    þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (33)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       44/2      79/3      141/4     181/5
                        189/6     195/7     195/8     221/9     240/10   

 Total:  240/10      Overs:  79.0          Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

ONE TEST WONDERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Gus Kempis           17.0      4      63      6      3.71     0      1
Mick Malone          21.0      7      44      1      2.10     0      0
Arnie Sidebottom     16.0      1      52      1      3.25     1      1
Albie Morkel         10.0      3      35      0      3.50     0      0
Charles Marriott     15.0      4      39      2      2.60     3      1


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

 Total:  240/10       Overs:  79.0         Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

ONE TEST WONDERS XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Rodney Redmond                     b. Ambrose       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Andy Ganteaume      c. †Gilchrist  b. Khan          0    14    0    0    0.0%
Roy Park            c. Gavaskar    b. Khan         18    42    4    0   42.9%
Stuart Law*         run out (Akram)                51    96   10    0   53.1%
Ajay Sharma                        b. Khan         12    38    2    0   31.6%
Albie Morkel        lbw            b. Khan          8    24    2    0   33.3%
Zulqarnain Haider†  c. Warne       b. Khan         16    19    4    0   84.2%
Arnie Sidebottom    lbw            b. Khan          0     7    0    0    0.0%
Mick Malone         lbw            b. Warne        25    29    6    0   86.2%
Gus Kempis                         b. Akram         6    17    1    0   35.3%
Charles Marriott    not out                         0     5    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  143/10       Overs:  48.5         Run Rate:  2.93     Extras:  7
  
                             Day 2  1:03 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
ONE TEST WONDERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
R Redmond     Ganteaume                                               0 (3)
R Park        Ganteaume    þþþ                                        9 (24)
R Park        S Law        þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (56)
A Sharma      S Law        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          37 (85)
A Morkel      S Law        þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (42)
A Morkel      Z Haider                                                0 (6)
Sidebottom    Z Haider     þ                                          4 (19)
M Malone      Z Haider     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (15)
M Malone      G Kempis     þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (33)
M Malone      C Marriott                                              0 (10)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       9/2       34/3      71/4      96/5
                        96/6      100/7     121/8     143/9     143/10   

 Total:  143/10      Overs:  48.5          Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  7   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       13.0      3      44      1      3.38     1      1
Glenn McGrath         9.0      4      19      0      2.11     0      0
Imran Khan           11.0      2      42      6      3.82     0      1
Shane Warne           8.5      1      26      1      2.94     0      1
Wasim Akram           7.0      3      10      1      1.43     0      1


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

 Total:  143/10       Overs:  48.5         Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  7   
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Redmond     b. Sidebottom   89   175   16    1   50.9%
Adam Gilchrist†     c. Redmond     b. Malone        0     4    0    0    0.0%
Viv Richards                       b. Kempis        0     9    0    0    0.0%
Brian Lara          c. †Haider     b. Marriott    119   130   20    1   91.5%
Allan Border        not out                       153   282   29    1   54.3%
Steve Waugh*        c. †Haider     b. Kempis       24    43    6    0   55.8%
Imran Khan          lbw            b. Sidebottom   39   103    7    0   37.9%
Wasim Akram                        b. Malone        9    10    2    0   90.0%
Shane Warne         c. Marriott    b. Kempis       48    92   10    0   52.2%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Malone        8    21    1    0   38.1%
Glenn McGrath                      b. Malone        1    14    0    0    7.1%
 
 Total:  508/10       Overs:  147.1        Run Rate:  3.45     Extras:  18
  
                             Day 4  10:22 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Gilchrist    þ                                          8 (10)
S Gavaskar    V Richards   þ                                          1 (17)
S Gavaskar    B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      189 (279)
A Border      B Lara       þþþ                                       18 (28)
A Border      S Waugh      þþþþþþ                                    36 (70)
A Border      I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      103 (208)
A Border      W Akram      þþþþþ                                     32 (25)
A Border      S Warne      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        98 (193)
A Border      C Ambrose    þþþ                                       17 (31)
A Border      G McGrath    þþ                                         6 (22)


     Fall of Wickets    8/1       9/2       198/3     216/4     252/5
                        355/6     387/7     485/8     502/9     508/10   

 Total:  508/10      Overs:  147.1         Run Rate:  3.45    Extras:  18   
 
                                     -X-

ONE TEST WONDERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Gus Kempis           25.0      6      96      3      3.84     0      0
Mick Malone          34.1     10     110      4      3.22     0      2
Albie Morkel         13.0      1      44      0      3.38     0      1
Arnie Sidebottom     34.0      5     116      2      3.41     0      0
Charles Marriott     41.0      8     128      1      3.12     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 6

 Total:  508/10       Overs:  147.1        Run Rate:  3.45    Extras:  18   
                                     -X-

ONE TEST WONDERS XI 2nd innings (Target: 606)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Rodney Redmond                     b. Akram        66    82   11    1   80.5%
Andy Ganteaume      c. †Gilchrist  b. Ambrose      31    70    5    0   44.3%
Roy Park            lbw            b. McGrath       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Stuart Law*         c. †Gilchrist  b. Ambrose      65    62   15    0  104.8%
Ajay Sharma                        b. McGrath      13    42    2    0   31.0%
Albie Morkel        lbw            b. Ambrose      47    64   10    0   73.4%
Zulqarnain Haider†  lbw            b. Ambrose      47    71   11    0   66.2%
Arnie Sidebottom               c & b. Khan         11    47    2    0   23.4%
Mick Malone         not out                        10    21    2    0   47.6%
Gus Kempis          c. †Gilchrist  b. Ambrose       0     2    0    0    0.0%
Charles Marriott    lbw            b. Ambrose       0     3    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  300/10       Overs:  77.2         Run Rate:  3.88     Extras:  10
  
                             Day 4  4:31 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
ONE TEST WONDERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
R Redmond     Ganteaume    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       93 (138)
R Park        Ganteaume    þþ                                         7 (14)
R Park        S Law        þ                                          4 (5)
A Sharma      S Law        þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              77 (90)
A Morkel      S Law        þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              32 (27)
A Morkel      Z Haider     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            39 (76)
Sidebottom    Z Haider     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             37 (80)
M Malone      Z Haider     þþ                                         7 (23)
M Malone      G Kempis                                                0 (2)
M Malone      C Marriott   þ                                          4 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    93/1      100/2     104/3     181/4     213/5
                        252/6     289/7     296/8     296/9     300/10   

 Total:  300/10      Overs:  77.2          Run Rate:  3.88    Extras:  10   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       20.2      5      84      6      4.13     0      0
Glenn McGrath        16.0      4      58      2      3.63     0      1
Imran Khan           16.0      2      65      1      4.06     0      0
Wasim Akram          13.0      4      51      1      3.92     1      0
Shane Warne          12.0      1      36      0      3.00     2      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 4

 Total:  300/10       Overs:  77.2         Run Rate:  3.88    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-

Following a mediocre first innings where they were bowled out for just 240, the Professional XI came back with a vengeance in the second innings to bury the One-Test Wonders under a humongous lead of 605. Brian Lara and Allan Border both recorded centuries, with Sunil Gavaskar only narrowly missing out.

The eventual margin of defeat didn't do justice to the One-Test Wonders, who played a lot better than the scorecards suggest. Gus Kempis, who played in South Africa's inaugural Test match in 1889 showed what a brilliant bowler he could be on his day with a 6-wicket haul to dismantle the Professional XI lineup in the first innings, and finished with 9 for the match. Stuart Law, with two plucky half-centuries to his name also provided a glimpse of what might have been if only his Test career hadn't coincided with that of Ricky Ponting.

Professional XI     240 & 508
One Test Wonders XI 143 & 300
  
Professional XI won by 305 runs

@CerealKiller @PresidentEvil​

 

[CerealKiller]

Despite the slip up in the first innings, we showed why we are just too good. I think our bowling attack might just be the best in the tournament. And we've got Hadlee and Botham on the bench.

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Warm-ups, Match 6

TWENTY20 ERA XI vs REJECTED PLAYERS XI


at The WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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


REJECTED PLAYERS XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Matthew Hayden      c. Kallis      b. Anderson    164   250   33    1   65.6%
Virender Sehwag     lbw            b. Kallis        9    28    1    0   32.1%
Martin Crowe                       b. Vettori     120   212   25    1   56.6%
Younis Khan         c. de Villiers b. Steyn       187   210   35    3   89.0%
Clive Lloyd*        st †Dhoni      b. Vettori      73    88   14    1   83.0%
Vinoo Mankad        lbw            b. Johnson       2    23    0    0    8.7%
Mark Boucher†       c. Smith       b. Johnson       0     2    0    0    0.0%
Shaun Pollock       lbw            b. Kallis       56    70    9    2   80.0%
Malcolm Marshall    lbw            b. Johnson      14    24    3    0   58.3%
Dennis Lillee       c. †Dhoni      b. Steyn         4     7    1    0   57.1%
Courtney Walsh      not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  646/10       Overs:  152.0        Run Rate:  4.25     Extras:  17
  
                             Day 2  3:10 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
REJECTED PLAYERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hayden      V Sehwag     þ                                         16 (58)
M Hayden      M Crowe      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      284 (414)
Y Khan        M Crowe      þþ                                        19 (33)
Y Khan        C Lloyd      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     169 (169)
Y Khan        V Mankad     þþ                                         9 (30)
Y Khan        M Boucher                                               0 (2)
Y Khan        S Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          125 (160)
Y Khan        M Marshall   þ                                         12 (26)
D Lillee      M Marshall   þ                                          8 (13)
C Walsh       M Marshall   þ                                          4 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    16/1      300/2     319/3     488/4     497/5
                        497/6     622/7     634/8     642/9     646/10   

 Total:  646/10      Overs:  152.0         Run Rate:  4.25    Extras:  17   
 
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
James Anderson       22.0      1     121      1      5.50     0      1
Dale Steyn           32.0      4     142      2      4.44     0      1
Mitchell Johnson     29.0      6      98      3      3.38     1      1
Jacques Kallis       21.0      3      79      2      3.76     1      0
Daniel Vettori       33.0      6     135      2      4.09     1      1
Sachin Tendulkar      9.0      1      38      0      4.22     0      0
Ryan ten Doeschate    4.0      0      18      0      4.50     0      0
Ricky Ponting         2.0      0       6      0      3.00     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 0

 Total:  646/10       Overs:  152.0        Run Rate:  4.25    Extras:  17   
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*                      b. Lillee       29    43    6    0   67.4%
Sachin Tendulkar    lbw            b. Mankad       18    67    3    0   26.9%
Ricky Ponting       c. Hayden      b. Lillee       29    53    7    0   54.7%
Jacques Kallis      c. Crowe       b. Lillee      170   337   31    2   50.4%
AB de Villiers      lbw            b. Lillee       80   137   16    0   58.4%
MS Dhoni†                          b. Marshall      5    23    1    0   21.7%
Ryan ten Doeschate  c. †Boucher    b. Walsh         9    12    1    0   75.0%
Daniel Vettori      not out                        79   142   15    0   55.6%
Mitchell Johnson    c. Khan        b. Marshall     12    19    2    0   63.2%
Dale Steyn          c. Pollock     b. Lillee        0     3    0    0    0.0%
James Anderson      lbw            b. Marshall     10    22    2    0   45.5%
 
 Total:  455/10       Overs:  142.3        Run Rate:  3.19     Extras:  14
  
                             Day 4  11:40 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       Tendulkar    þþþþþþþ                                   36 (91)
R Ponting     Tendulkar    þþþþþ                                     27 (37)
R Ponting     J Kallis     þþþþþþþ                                   35 (63)
A Villiers    J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      164 (299)
M Dhoni       J Kallis     þþ                                        10 (42)
Doeschate     J Kallis     þþþ                                       18 (23)
D Vettori     J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             132 (209)
D Vettori     M Johnson    þþþþ                                      20 (51)
D Vettori     D Steyn      þ                                          1 (5)
D Vettori     J Anderson   þþ                                        12 (35)


     Fall of Wickets    36/1      63/2      98/3      262/4     272/5
                        290/6     422/7     442/8     443/9     455/10   

 Total:  455/10      Overs:  142.3         Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

REJECTED PLAYERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dennis Lillee        31.0      8      88      5      2.84     0      2
Shaun Pollock        26.0     12      69      0      2.65     1      0
Courtney Walsh       29.0      6     100      1      3.45     1      0
Malcolm Marshall     23.3      4      98      3      4.17     1      0
Vinoo Mankad         25.0     10      61      1      2.44     0      1
Virender Sehwag       8.0      2      31      0      3.88     0      0


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

 Total:  455/10       Overs:  142.3        Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

REJECTED PLAYERS XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Matthew Hayden      c. †Dhoni      b. Kallis       82   154   12    2   53.2%
Virender Sehwag     c. †Dhoni      b. Steyn        12    23    3    0   52.2%
Martin Crowe        not out                        64   140   11    0   45.7%
Younis Khan         lbw            b. Johnson      11    30    2    0   36.7%
Clive Lloyd*        not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Vinoo Mankad         
Mark Boucher†         
Shaun Pollock       
Malcolm Marshall     
Dennis Lillee       
Courtney Walsh       
 
 Total:  175/3        Overs:  57.3         Run Rate:  3.04     Extras:  6
  
                             Day 4  4:30 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
REJECTED PLAYERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hayden      V Sehwag     þþþþþþþþ                                  31 (50)
M Hayden      M Crowe      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      125 (240)
Y Khan        M Crowe      þþþþþ                                     19 (54)
C Lloyd       M Crowe                                                 0 (1)


     Fall of Wickets    31/1      156/2     175/3               
                                                                          

 Total:  175/3       Overs:  57.3          Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  6   
 
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
James Anderson       11.0      2      31      0      2.82     0      0
Dale Steyn           14.0      4      46      1      3.29     0      1
Mitchell Johnson      7.3      1      25      1      3.33     1      0
Jacques Kallis        7.0      3      14      1      2.00     0      0
Ryan ten Doeschate    6.0      1      27      0      4.50     1      0
Daniel Vettori       12.0      3      30      0      2.50     1      0


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

 Total:  175/3        Overs:  57.3         Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  6   
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI 2nd innings (Target: 367)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*       c. Khan        b. Lillee       34    50    7    0   68.0%
Sachin Tendulkar    lbw            b. Lillee       75   133   13    1   56.4%
Ricky Ponting                      b. Lillee        5     9    1    0   55.6%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Lillee        8    13    2    0   61.5%
AB de Villiers      c. †Boucher    b. Marshall     61    96   10    1   63.5%
MS Dhoni†           lbw            b. Lillee       32    72    5    0   44.4%
Ryan ten Doeschate                 b. Marshall     21    38    5    0   55.3%
Daniel Vettori      not out                        45    47   10    0   95.7%
Mitchell Johnson    c. Hayden      b. Lillee       25    43    3    1   58.1%
Dale Steyn          c. Lillee      b. Marshall      2     4    0    0   50.0%
James Anderson                     b. Marshall      0     5    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  316/10       Overs:  84.1         Run Rate:  3.75     Extras:  8
  
                             Day 5  4:07 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      54 (89)
R Ponting     Tendulkar    þþþþ                                      11 (23)
J Kallis      Tendulkar    þþþ                                        8 (25)
A Villiers    Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       91 (119)
A Villiers    M Dhoni      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             35 (60)
Doeschate     M Dhoni      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               31 (75)
D Vettori     M Dhoni      þþþþþþþþþþ                                27 (31)
D Vettori     M Johnson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           41 (63)
D Vettori     D Steyn      þþþ                                       10 (9)
D Vettori     J Anderson   þþþ                                        8 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    54/1      65/2      73/3      164/4     199/5
                        230/6     257/7     298/8     308/9     316/10   

 Total:  316/10      Overs:  84.1          Run Rate:  3.75    Extras:  8   
 
                                     -X-

REJECTED PLAYERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dennis Lillee        17.0      1      73      6      4.29     2      0
Shaun Pollock        16.0      0      59      0      3.69     0      0
Courtney Walsh       18.0      5      73      0      4.06     1      0
Malcolm Marshall     15.1      3      59      4      3.89     1      0
Vinoo Mankad         18.0      1      49      0      2.72     1      0


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

 Total:  316/10       Overs:  84.1         Run Rate:  3.75    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

Despite the pitch and conditions being hugely in favor of the batsmen, Dennis Lillee was back to his terrifying best at his beloved WACA ground. He finished the match with figures of 11-161 across both innings. And to think he wasn't even selected for either the Post-war or Professional XIs that cover his career.

Malcolm Marshall, another all conditions bowler finished with a respectable 7 wickets for the match providing Lillee with good support to help a lineup of rejected players defeat one of the strongest sides set to take part in the upcoming Legends At Battle season.

On the batting front, it was another reject in Younis Khan who made good for himself with an uncharacteristically dominant 187 off 210 balls in the first innings less than a week fresh from his international retirement.

Meanwhile, Jacques Kallis also showcased his penchant for lengthy knocks by scoring a 337-ball 170 in the first innings for the Twenty20 Era XI. He still had enough stamina in him to bowl 28 overs across both innings and fetch a total of 3 wickets for his team.

Rejected Players XI 646 & 175/3d
Twenty20 Era XI     455 & 316
  
Rejected Players XI won by 50 runs

@Kumbis​

 

[VC the slogger]

Round 1 fixtures

Early Test XI v Twenty20 Era XI at Barbados

- Pitch: Dry/Slow
- Players injured/unavailable: None
- Associates yet to play a match: Charles Newhall & Russell Ogden (Early Test XI); Ryan ten Doeschate (Twenty20 Era XI)

@UMCricket @Kumbis

Golden Age XI v Professional XI at Trent Bridge

- Pitch: Green
- Players injured/unavailable: None
- Associates yet to play a match: Lucius Gwynn, Bart King, George Patterson, Carst Posthuma (Golden Age XI); Ole Mortensen (Professional XI)

@Pinch hitter @CerealKiller/@PresidentEvil

Interwar XI v Post-war XI at Karachi

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured/unavailable: None
- Associates yet to play a match: Jimmy Boucher, Clem Gibson & Mahadevan Sathasivam (Interwar XI); Ilikena Bula (Post-war XI)

@Naman Thakur @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

|| Team || P || W || L || D || NR || Bat || Bwl || Pts
| | Early Test XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | |- | | 0
| | Golden Age XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Interwar XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Post-war XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Professional XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Twenty20 Era XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0

​

Statistics

To be updated after Round 3.

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.​

 

[Neo 7]

We would go with the same lineup as that of the Warm-up match .

 

[Yash.]

Ken Barrington in for Hanif Mohommad

 

[CerealKiller]

Same @PresidentEvil
@VC the slogger how does the points system work?

 

[Mijurkat]

Ricky is out of form...thats why loss the match.but few positive :
Old wine Kallis does it again.
Mittchy is bowling fast.

 

[VC the slogger]

Same @PresidentEvil
@VC the slogger how does the points system work?

Points system

Result | Points Win | 16 points + BAT/BWL bonus points Tie | 8 points + BAT/BWL bonus points Draw | 5 points + BAT/BWL bonus points Loss | 0 points + BAT/BWL bonus points

Bonus points

Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. These points can only be obtained from the first 110 overs of each team's first innings. The bonus points are retained regardless of the outcome of the match.

Bonus points (Batting)

Totals | Points 200-249 runs | 1 point 250-299 runs | 2 points 300-349 runs | 3 points 350-399 runs | 4 points 400+ runs | 5 points

Bonus points (Bowling)

Wickets | Points 3-5 wickets taken | 1 point 6-8 wickets taken | 2 points 9-10 wickets taken | 3 points

​

 

[Pinch hitter]

Golden Age XI​

Archie MacLaren
Victor Trumper
Clem Hill
KS Ranjitsinhji
Warwick Armstrong
Wilfred Rhodes
George Lohmann
Gregor MacGregor
Bart King
Hugh Trumble
Sydney Barnes

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 1, Match 1

GOLDEN AGE XI vs PROFESSIONAL XI


at Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Toss: Golden Age XI won the toss and chose to bat


GOLDEN AGE XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*                   b. Akram        15    59    3    0   25.4%
Victor Trumper      lbw            b. McGrath     183   346   33    1   52.9%
Clem Hill           c. Border      b. Akram        50    99    8    0   50.5%
KS Ranjitsinhji                    b. McGrath     205   326   39    2   62.9%
Warwick Armstrong   c. Richards    b. Ambrose      17    28    4    0   60.7%
Wilfred Rhodes                     b. Ambrose      19    40    2    1   47.5%
George Lohmann      c. †Gilchrist  b. Khan          0    10    0    0    0.0%
Gregor MacGregor†                  b. Warne        26    47    6    0   55.3%
Bart King           not out                        10    36    2    0   27.8%
Hugh Trumble        not out                         8    21    2    0   38.1%
Sydney Barnes                                   
 
 Total:  552/8        Overs:  168.3        Run Rate:  3.28     Extras:  19
  
                             Day 2  4:16 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper    þþþþ                                      36 (109)
C Hill        V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              98 (176)
Ranji'nhji    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      277 (462)
Ranji'nhji    Armstrong    þþþþ                                      37 (50)
Ranji'nhji    W Rhodes     þþþþþ                                     44 (71)
Ranji'nhji    G Lohmann    þ                                          1 (19)
Ranji'nhji    MacGregor    þþþ                                       27 (51)
B King        MacGregor    þ                                         15 (27)
B King        H Trumble    þþ                                        17 (46)


     Fall of Wickets    36/1      134/2     411/3     448/4     492/5
                        493/6     520/7     535/8                         

 Total:  552/8       Overs:  168.3         Run Rate:  3.28    Extras:  19   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        33.0      8      85      2      2.58     0      0
Curtly Ambrose       35.0      9     104      2      2.97     0      2
Imran Khan           24.0      2      93      1      3.88     0      0
Wasim Akram          28.0      6      97      2      3.46     1      1
Shane Warne          48.3      9     162      1      3.34     0      4


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 1

 Total:  552/8        Overs:  168.3        Run Rate:  3.28    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

Those expecting the Professional XI to simply turn up and dominate were in for a rude shock, as Victor Trumper and KS Ranjitsinhji - two of the greatest batsmen of cricket's "Golden Age" put up scores of 183 and 205 respectively. The Golden Age XI finished with a mammoth total of 552 before declaring their innings.

The Professional XI's bowlers were made to look powerless with the pitch not really acting the way they might have hoped apart from the first hour or two of play on the 1st day of the Test. None more so than Shane Warne, who finished with figures of 1 for 162 from 48.3 overs, reminding him an awful lot of his inglorious Test debut.


PROFESSIONAL XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. MacLaren    b. Barnes        5    28    1    0   17.9%
Adam Gilchrist†                    b. Barnes       25    59    3    0   42.4%
Viv Richards                       b. Trumble     183   292   36    2   62.7%
Brian Lara          lbw            b. Barnes        4    31    0    0   12.9%
Allan Border        c. †MacGregor  b. Barnes       29    37    3    1   78.4%
Steve Waugh*        lbw            b. Lohmann      63   100   12    1   63.0%
Imran Khan          lbw            b. Barnes        0    11    0    0    0.0%
Wasim Akram         not out                        55    90   11    0   61.1%
Shane Warne         c. MacLaren    b. Lohmann       7    13    1    0   53.8%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Lohmann       5    17    1    0   29.4%
Glenn McGrath       c. Trumper     b. Barnes       10    40    2    0   25.0%
 
 Total:  413/10       Overs:  118.3        Run Rate:  3.49     Extras:  27
  
                             Day 4  11:10 AM
  
 
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PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Gilchrist    þþþþ                                      20 (51)
V Richards    Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþ                                 37 (98)
V Richards    B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþ                               46 (70)
V Richards    A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            57 (79)
V Richards    S Waugh      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      141 (203)
V Richards    I Khan       þþ                                         9 (18)
V Richards    W Akram      þþþþþþþþ                                  36 (64)
S Warne       W Akram      þþþþþ                                     21 (28)
C Ambrose     W Akram      þþþþþþþ                                   30 (44)
G McGrath     W Akram      þþþ                                       16 (56)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      57/2      103/3     160/4     301/5
                        310/6     346/7     367/8     397/9     413/10   

 Total:  413/10      Overs:  118.3         Run Rate:  3.49    Extras:  27   
 
                                     -X-

GOLDEN AGE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        23.3      9      72      6      3.06     0      0
George Lohmann       25.0      4      69      3      2.76     1      0
Bart King            18.0      4      51      0      2.83     2      3
Wilfred Rhodes       23.0      2      89      0      3.87     1      4
Warwick Armstrong     6.0      1      18      0      3.00     1      0
Hugh Trumble         23.0      4     102      1      4.43     2      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 2

 Total:  413/10       Overs:  118.3        Run Rate:  3.49    Extras:  27   
                                     -X-

Viv Richards put behind a poor performance in the warm-up match to return to his usual aggressive best with the bat. His 183 off 292 balls proved vital after the Professional XI lost Sunil Gavaskar, Adam Gilchrist, Brian Lara and Allan Border for not too many. They managed to avoid the follow-on, eventually finishing with 413 to concede a 139-run lead.

The legendary Sydney Barnes finished with figures of 6 for 72 from 23.3 overs. Among his scalps were Gavaskar, Gilchrist, Lara, Border and Imran Khan.


GOLDEN AGE XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*                   b. Akram        50   146    6    2   34.2%
Victor Trumper      c. †Gilchrist  b. Ambrose      30    42    6    0   71.4%
Clem Hill                          b. Ambrose      19    41    4    0   46.3%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. Gavaskar    b. McGrath      23    59    2    0   39.0%
Warwick Armstrong   not out                        61    91   13    0   67.0%
Wilfred Rhodes      c. Waugh       b. Akram        15    32    3    0   46.9%
George Lohmann      c. Richards    b. Khan         17    42    3    0   40.5%
Gregor MacGregor†                  b. Ambrose       4     6    1    0   66.7%
Bart King           not out                         1    10    0    0   10.0%
Hugh Trumble         
Sydney Barnes       
 
 Total:  228/7        Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.93     Extras:  8
  
                             Day 5  10:21 AM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
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GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (110)
A MacLaren    C Hill       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            34 (86)
A MacLaren    Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (68)
Armstrong     Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (38)
Armstrong     W Rhodes     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (52)
Armstrong     G Lohmann    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (84)
Armstrong     MacGregor    þþþþþ                                     13 (14)
Armstrong     B King       þþþþ                                      10 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    58/1      92/2      122/3     144/4     170/5
                        205/6     218/7                                   

 Total:  228/7       Overs:  77.5          Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  8   
 
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PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        14.0      1      50      1      3.57     1      0
Curtly Ambrose       20.0      4      49      3      2.45     0      1
Imran Khan           13.0      2      48      1      3.69     0      0
Shane Warne          16.0      4      44      0      2.75     1      0
Wasim Akram          14.5      4      33      2      2.22     0      1


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

 Total:  228/7        Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

Luck continued to elude Warne, although the rest of the Professional XI's bowling lineup fared a lot better in the second innings. Warwick Armstrong's unbeaten half-century helped the Golden Age XI's lead well past 350. They finally declared early on the 5th day with the score on 228, giving the Professional XI a target of 368 to chase with the best part of a day remaining in the match.


PROFESSIONAL XI 2nd innings (Target: 368)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      lbw            b. Rhodes       52   137    9    0   38.0%
Adam Gilchrist†     lbw            b. King         15    15    3    0  100.0%
Viv Richards                       b. Barnes       12    34    2    0   35.3%
Brian Lara          c. Trumble     b. Barnes        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Allan Border        c. Lohmann     b. Barnes       24    70    4    0   34.3%
Steve Waugh*        lbw            b. King         41    59    8    0   69.5%
Imran Khan          c. MacLaren    b. Trumble      18    49    4    0   36.7%
Wasim Akram         c. †MacGregor  b. King         21    63    5    0   33.3%
Shane Warne         st †MacGregor  b. Rhodes       14    59    2    0   23.7%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                        14    27    3    0   51.9%
Glenn McGrath       not out                         0     5    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  225/9        Overs:  86.0         Run Rate:  2.62     Extras:  14
  
                             Day 5  5:01 PM
  
 
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PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (45)
S Gavaskar    V Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (79)
S Gavaskar    B Lara                                                  0 (1)
S Gavaskar    A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (112)
S Waugh       A Border     þþþþþþ                                    14 (41)
S Waugh       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (77)
W Akram       I Khan       þþþ                                        8 (18)
W Akram       S Warne      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (98)
C Ambrose     S Warne      þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (40)
C Ambrose     G McGrath                                               0 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    21/1      68/2      68/3      107/4     121/5
                        168/6     176/7     206/8     225/9               

 Total:  225/9       Overs:  86.0          Run Rate:  2.62    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

GOLDEN AGE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        17.0      4      46      3      2.71     0      2
George Lohmann       14.0      3      45      0      3.21     0      1
Bart King            16.0      6      28      3      1.75     0      0
Wilfred Rhodes       16.0      6      40      2      2.50     0      0
Hugh Trumble         19.0      4      55      1      2.89     2      0
Warwick Armstrong     4.0      1       4      0      1.00     1      1


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

 Total:  225/9        Overs:  86.0         Run Rate:  2.62    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

The Professional XI's lower-order showed a great deal of resilience to bat out nearly 27 overs following the dismissal of Steve Waugh, their last specialist batsman. Things couldn't have gotten more tense than the final over of the day when Shane Warne was caught napping by the lightning-quick Gregor MacGregor, who whipped the bails off in a flash to get him out stumped off Wilfred Rhodes. This meant that Glenn McGrath, the No 11 batsman and one of world cricket's most renowned bunnies had to survive the next five balls in order to save the Test for his team.

There were a few close calls, but he managed to hang on and help his team draw the match by the skin of their teeth.

Golden Age XI       552/8d & 228/7d
Professional XI     413 & 225/9             
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: KS Ranjitsinhji (Golden Age XI)

Points

Golden Age XI - 11 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Professional XI - 9 (Draw - 5, Batting - 4, Bowling 0)

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[CerealKiller]

Phew, that was close! I think i jinxed our bowling by saying they are the best of the tournament