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Cricket .. England in South Africa & Sri Lanka 2019/2020

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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,332
    edited February 2020
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  • To be read in a Swedish accent....

    The scene: a veterinary surgery in Stockholm

    Customer: Hello
    Vet: Hello
    Customer: My cat is not very well
    Vet: Oh dear. Is it a tom?
    Customer: No, I thought it best I brought him with me
    Trying to work out the cricketing connection 🤷‍♂️
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,332
    edited February 2020
    Trying to work out the cricketing connection 🤷‍♂️
    Ah, wrong thread!!!
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    Trying to work out the cricketing connection 🤷‍♂️
    Ah, wrong thread!!!
    Keep ‘em coming! 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,330
    Disappointing result from the WACA today.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,671
    Chizz said:
    Disappointing result from the WACA today.
    The fielding cost us, absolutely shocking 
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,332
    edited February 2020
    Trying to work out the cricketing connection 🤷‍♂️
    Ah, wrong thread!!!
    This is getting more laughs than the joke itself. There’s a lesson there somewhere.
  • India lose the 1st Test by 10 wickets to NZ in Wellington

    I've no idea what their preparation was, but I imagine it was the bare minimum
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51671296

    Mark Wood out of the Sri Lanka series injured

    Great player and bloke, but hopelessly fragile 
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51671296

    Mark Wood out of the Sri Lanka series injured

    Great player and bloke, but hopelessly fragile 
    Sign him up Charlton
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  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51671296

    Mark Wood out of the Sri Lanka series injured

    Great player and bloke, but hopelessly fragile 
    ESI out!
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,899
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51671296

    Mark Wood out of the Sri Lanka series injured

    Great player and bloke, but hopelessly fragile 
    Our own cricketing Johnny Williams 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    India lose the 1st Test by 10 wickets to NZ in Wellington

    I've no idea what their preparation was, but I imagine it was the bare minimum
    Then lose the second and final Test by 7 wickets

    "Test World Champions, you're 'aving a laugh"
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,833
    See Crawley got a century in the warm up

    His scores in the 3 innings are 43, 91, 105
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,982
    SL series was postponed today.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    The Windies series has been postponed until later in the summer. No cricket at all until at least the 1st July, that's basically half the summer gone already 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    The Windies series has been postponed until later in the summer. No cricket at all until at least the 1st July, that's basically half the summer gone already 
    And even if there is cricket in the summer there wont be a crowd there.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    edited April 2020
    Getting a bit twitchy at the lack of cricket already... probably compounded by the lack of football and the nice weather. Sat on my balcony earlier thinking about how i miss being sat in the pavilion as number 11 after bowling 8 overs of pure filth watching the shadows get longer on a clear summer's day with a belly full of tea. Sigh...
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,822
    The Windies series has been postponed until later in the summer. No cricket at all until at least the 1st July, that's basically half the summer gone already 
    Would have been my first ever cricket game. The wait goes on...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    The last few weeks would have been lovely cricket watching weather. You can guarantee that if cricket does resume in July or August, it'll rain every day!
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Baseball is probably amongst the lower end of problematic team sports due to the lack of physical contact and the players wearing gloves much of the time. With cricket, the spitting on the ball to polish it would be an issue...

    I imagine rugby will have a real problem returning, as there's no way forwards can even do basic practice without contact. How do you practice scrums, mauls and rucks by yourself?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,758
    I've stuck this on here because I didn't want to start a new thread but, without the aid of Google etc etc, see if you can offer an answer to this question.

    Below is a table of the players who have hit the most 6s in the history of Test cricket. The person in 15th place is somewhat unique because he hasn't a Test hundred to his name. So who is he?

    1.   Brendon McCullum 107
    2.   Adam Gillchrist 100
    3.   Chris Gayle 98
    4.   Jacques Kallis 97
    5.   Virender Sehwag 91
    6.   Brian Lara 88
    7.   Chris Cairns 87
    8.   Viv Richards 84
    9.   Andrew Flintoff 82
    10. Matthew Hayden 82
    11. Misbah-ul-Haq 81
    12. Kevin Pietersen 81
    13. MS Dhoni 78
    14. Ricky Ponting 73
    15. ???????????? 72


     


  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    I'm surprised Kallis has hit so many 6s, as he never seemed that aggressive a player
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,758
    I'm surprised Kallis has hit so many 6s, as he never seemed that aggressive a player
    Those 6s still only represent 4.38% of his total Test runs. The player I'm looking for has hit over 25% of his runs in maximums!
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Is it a current Test player?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,758
    Is it a current Test player?
    Yes
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Buttler?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,758
    CHG said:
    Buttler?
    Nope
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,769
    Must be a bowler.
    Starc? I know he’s scored a 99, but not sure if he’s got a ton?
    Or Southee? He can wallop it, but don’t know if he’s scored a ton either.