West Indies win by 10 wickets to wrap up the series 2-0. New Zealand accuses West Indies of aiming at the body. Jeremy Coney gets arm broken, Jeff Crowe scores a century. However, Malcolm Marshall is named man of the series with 27 wickets
Monday, August 24, 2020
Mushtaq Mohammed - was he the inventor of the reverse sweep
Pakistan former Captain Mushtaq Mohammed - was he the inventor of the reverse sweep? 1969, Surrey V Northants, JPL - Mushtaq Mohammed "displays his curious left-handed sweep shot" The first time I ever saw of it was by Kim Hughes in 1980; apparently Mushtaq was a regular user of it through the 1970s.
Zak Crawley's 267 second-highest maiden century by an England batsman
Zak Crawley's score 267, the second-highest maiden century by an England batsman and the seventh-highest overall. Only Tip Foster's 287 is a higher maiden hundred by an England player than Crawley's 267. Karun Nair's 303 not out is the only higher maiden century in the last 25 years.
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Mohammad Azam Khan (born March 1, 1969, Karachi, Sindh) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test and 6 ODIs from 1996 to 1998.
Mohammad Azam Khan (born March 1, 1969, Karachi, Sindh) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test and 6 ODIs from 1996 to 1998. He also appeared in 120 first-calss matches and scored more than 6,000 runs at 36.37 average.
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Manny Martindale and Derek Sealy walk off at the end of the drawn Oval Test on August 22, 1939
This would rank in my top five cricket photos. Manny Martindale and Derek Sealy walk off at the end of the drawn Oval Test on August 22nd, 1939. There is something poignant in the lengthening shadows as this was to be the last Test for seven and a half years. The start of WW2 was less than a fortnight away and the West Indies tourists canceled the rest of their tour and returned home, Neither Martindale nor Sealy played Test cricket again, and this was Martindale's final first-class match.
1938 Old Trafford Test Match was washed out
Two diehard optimists finally prepare to head home after another day washed out during the 1938 Old Trafford Test where not a ball was bowled during the five days. In those times people paid to get in with no refunds and no guarantee of play. Few tickets were sold in advance. This was only the second Test to have been abandoned without a ball being bowled. The first was also between England and Australia and was also at Old Trafford in 1890.
Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford
The News heading of Sunday Fictorial On August 18th, 1934 Bill Ponsford (266) and Don Bradman (244) added a world record 451 for Australia's 2nd wicket at The Oval, breaking their own record set at Leeds a month earlier. Newspaper speculation was rife that they could go on to total 1000 as it was they made 701.
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