Monday, March 13, 2006
Day of Infamy ... Martin Sneddon's record shattered
The headline on cricinfo says it all: "Australia post 434 for 4 ... and lose." The first-ever 400+ total in the history of ODI cricket, which is swiftly followed by the second-ever 400+ total, and the South Africans give Ricky and team a good spanking, with 1 ball and 1 wicket to spare. Boy, that would beat going to watch the Warriors, even when you get in for free!
I guess people will remember the high-scoring batsmen ... a creditable 175 from Herschelle Gibbs,* following a useful 164 from Ponting, but let's not forget the bowlers, specifically some Aussie shmuck called Mick Lewis who has finally removed a New Zealand from atop the ignominious list entitled: Most expensive bowling in a ODI. Yep, Lewis went for 113 off his 10 overs, confining all memories of Martin Sneddon's 23-year record of 105 from 12 overs to the trash heap of cricketing statistical history. Plus old Marty took 2 wickets in that game, whereas Lewis went wicketless. Good on ya, South Africa!
Now if only a test team could somehow conspire to be dismissed for 25 or less in an innings, and remove another unwanted New Zealand world record. You'd have to back New Zealand's chances of dismissing the West Indies very cheaply bowling first on a soggy green seamer under dark cloud and in 3 degree conditions in Dunedin, in April. Now why didn't we send them there?
* The highest individual innings by a New Zealander is Lou Vincent's 172 versus Zimbabwe. And that poor bastard can't even make the test team ... nice work, Braces.
** Look for Matthew Sinclair to replace Hamish Marshall in the second test, irrespective of what happens later this morning.
I guess people will remember the high-scoring batsmen ... a creditable 175 from Herschelle Gibbs,* following a useful 164 from Ponting, but let's not forget the bowlers, specifically some Aussie shmuck called Mick Lewis who has finally removed a New Zealand from atop the ignominious list entitled: Most expensive bowling in a ODI. Yep, Lewis went for 113 off his 10 overs, confining all memories of Martin Sneddon's 23-year record of 105 from 12 overs to the trash heap of cricketing statistical history. Plus old Marty took 2 wickets in that game, whereas Lewis went wicketless. Good on ya, South Africa!
Now if only a test team could somehow conspire to be dismissed for 25 or less in an innings, and remove another unwanted New Zealand world record. You'd have to back New Zealand's chances of dismissing the West Indies very cheaply bowling first on a soggy green seamer under dark cloud and in 3 degree conditions in Dunedin, in April. Now why didn't we send them there?
* The highest individual innings by a New Zealander is Lou Vincent's 172 versus Zimbabwe. And that poor bastard can't even make the test team ... nice work, Braces.
** Look for Matthew Sinclair to replace Hamish Marshall in the second test, irrespective of what happens later this morning.
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