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Monthly Archives: February 2009
India as Usual in New Zealand
If anyone was expecting the Indian team to be behaving different on this tour of New Zealand, they would have been disappointed, but not surprised. If India was Australia’s Final Frontier, then New Zealand is India’s Collective Train Wreck. Not … Continue reading
Posted in test match, twenty20
Tagged dhoni, india cricket, new zealand cricket, new zealand tour, tests
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The New Australian Team
Australia have made a confident start to their effort to regain the No.1 Test ranking from South Africa by first posting an above-average Wanderers score of 466 and then reducing the South Africans to 85 for 3. The Test could … Continue reading
Posted in players, statistics, test match
Tagged andrew mcdonald, australian cricket, ben hilfenhaus, marcus north, peter siddle, philip hughes, sa series
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Ewan Chatfield and Money in Cricket
Ewen Chatfield played 43 Tests and over 100 one-dayers for New Zealand, forming a lethal opening bowler combination with Richard Hadlee. He gained fame in the most painful way, hit in the head by a deflected ball from Peter Lever. … Continue reading
New IPL Schedule
We had to make some changes to the IPL schedule based on the latest updates from the governing bodes. Please check the 2009 IPL schedule here. Also updated information about the venues and timings. A team-by-team calendar is also coming … Continue reading
Triple Century-Makers in Cricket Tests
Younis Khan, playing the captain’s knock of a lifetime, scored a triple century to help Pakistan avoid a follow-on against Sri Lanka and overhaul the enormous Lankan total of 644/7. While the pitch is a graveyard for bowlers, fast and … Continue reading
Posted in players, records, test match
Tagged Test cricket, triple centuries, virender sehwag, younis khan
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Don Bradman’s Stance
One interesting peculiarity of how Don Bradman stood at the crease was to place his bat between his feet rather than behind the rear foot, as most players do. If I am correct, the only other batsman I have seen … Continue reading
South Africa’s Miserable World Cup Luck
South Africa must be the unluckiest, star-crossed team in the World Cup competitions, this despite the fact that they missed out on the first four Cups because of the apartheid boycott. New Zealand lags a distant second with their frequent … Continue reading
Posted in ODI
Tagged 1992 cricket world cup, 1996 world cup, 1999 world cup, 2003 world cup, 2007 world cup, south africa cricket
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Australian Cricket’s Biggest Problem
In one word, “bowling”. Take a look at the runs per wicket for each innings in the last few matches by Australia (in reverse chronological order): Test #1904: 32.70, 27.20 (v SA) Test #1902: 45.90, 183.00 (v SA) Test #1899: 28.10, … Continue reading
IPL Schedule and Calendar for 2009
Here is the IPL schedule in a convenient calendar format. Here is the key BAN = Bangalore Royal Challengers KOL = Kolkata Knight Riders PUN = Kings XI Punjab CHE = Chennai Super Kings DEC = Deccan Chargers MUM = … Continue reading
Village Cricket Tips
Sports Dictionary has some good tips on how to captain your village (or town) cricket team: Make sure you have 11 players on the field at the start of play! Give priority in selection to those who come to nets … Continue reading