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From: leland@donner.uucp (25844-joseph)
Subject: The West Indies must select the best team, regardless of region
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 15:33:35 GMT

I am distressed and perturbed to hear that some folks in Barbados are upset that
Cummins has been omitted from the West Indies cricket team. My, how short their
memories are! Or am I to assume that some Barbadians feel that it is a right for
the team to be predominantly Barbadian? There was a time when the team consisted
of such players as Hunte, Nurse, Sobers, Holford, Hall, Griffith, sometimes
Lashley and Bynoe - all Barbadians - and rightly so. They were the best players
we had!  Since we needed to win, we went with our best, even if it meant that
most of the players may come from one Island. As the center of the cricketing
powers keep shifting, it is only natural that over time some Islands will rise
and fall, so to speak. Remember when the Leeward and Windward Islands did not
even have one representative on the team for many years? They did not complain!
They knew that their time will, and must come! So guys(some Barbadians), relax,
"chill out", the good of the team is what matters. We must win!!!

By the way, I am from Guyana, South America, and have been a player and an avid
cricket fan of our great teams over the years. FORWARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER!
 
Leland Joseph,
Bellcore,
(908) 699 - 5563.
From: ab509523@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Ajay Balan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Role of captain, manager
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:06:11 GMT
Reply-To: ab509523@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU ()
Organization: Engineering College, Colorado State University


 In light of the recent spate of articles on how good or bad Azhar's
captaincy is , 
  has anybody considered the managers role  in planning and tactics?
IMHO tactical flaws are present in all captains but learning from
mistakes is the hallmark of better captains. I would presume that the
manager would  be helpful in this regard. However Mr Baig seems to have
failed in his efforts to motivate the players . IMHO it's time to keep
the same captain and shuffle  managers ! 
   What's the consensus on having someone like K.Srikant (yes !) as manager ? 


           cheers 

                 The AX
From: kumbhani@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (dhaneesh kumbhani)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Aussie Team (Was: Imran not to tour England)
Date: 15 Apr 92 16:27:07 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <92106.093743P85014@BARILVM.BITNET> P85014@BARILVM.BITNET (Anthony Waller) writes:

>Damian Martyn       WA   (only uncapped player)


anyone have more info about him ... what does he do, how good is he etc. ?
From: cheriv@nason110.its.rpi.edu (Vinay M. Cherian)
Subject: Popularity of Cricket
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 15:45:04 GMT


Where would cricket be ranked in terms of popularity?

Would it come second, after Soccer??
Just curious,

Vinay
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
From: aksimha@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Arun Simha)
Subject: Re: good news about pakistan team!!!!
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 18:06:22 GMT

In article <1992Apr10.014312.64049@yuma.acns.colostate.edu> ss511583@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (Sohban Shahid) writes:
>
> M.Ali.Hanif  writes:
>>
>>
>>P.S. Does God bowl fast out-swingers or off-cutters?
>>
>
>Arun  writes
> > Neither, but, he does send rain after a dismal batting performance :-) :-)
> >:o) :@) etc.
>
>
>God bowls late out swingers and sometimes heartbreaking  yorkers.
>Loooooks  very dejected after his teams performance.  Arun why feel 
>shy in accepting the reality. We are proud that what Pakistani
>team has obtained on 25 th March was long time before predicted
>by great  Sunil Gavasker.
>
>----------------------------------------------------
   Looks like you're not up to date with the rsc articles or
   you would've read my posts in which I've gloated over the 
   Pakistani teams' performance! 
       Heck....and I thought that four smiley's would do the
   job!

 Arun
From: 9063iyerm@vms.csd.mu.edu (Murali Iyer)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Booing of Richardson
Date: 15 Apr 92 20:38:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: vms.0095924A.4A843020
Reply-To: 9063iyerm@vms.csd.mu.edu
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services

In article <kuopr0INNar1@news.bbn.com>, ckhan@bbn.com (Chico Kahn (Room # 20/317 B)) writes:
>In article <1992Apr9.163132.5375@vax.oxford.ac.uk> mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes:
>>Richardson also showed his naivety by declaring it just another cricket
>>match, not realising the importance ordinary West Indians attach to success in
>>cricket.  Somebody should slip him a copy of the CLR James classic, "Beyond The
>>Boundary", if he has not yet read it.
>
>I've got an extra copy.  Just send me his address... :-)
>
Chico, here is the address:

            Mr.Richie Richardson
            C/o Murali Iyer
            722, N 13th Street, # 511,
            Milwaukee, WI 53233,
            U.S.A.

>>McBean.
>
>Chico.

How soon should I tell Richie that he can expect it?

-Murali.

p.s: Should I put smileys, Arun?


                               Murali Iyer 
Office: (414) 288 6890                             Home  : (414) 288 8576
Marquette University                               722, N.13th Street, #511,
Computer Services Division                         Milwaukee, WI 53233.

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From: nittab@aix.rpi.edu (Bhimashankar Venkata Nitta)
Subject: Making a wicket...and more on equipment
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 00:03:15 GMT

We are forming a cricket club here at RPI and we need some information on
'making' a wicket. I understand a lot of clubs have MATTING wickets. Now, we 
dont know if we should make a matting wicket or a regulation grass pitch. 
We do have plenty of grassy grounds (although for the most part the top
soil is pretty soft). My question is what criteria if any should govern our
choice, and furthermore how should we go about making the wicket. (Alright
that's two questions :-) Please help....
My e-mail addresses are nittab@aix.rpi.edu
			eq0u@mts.rpi.edu
Thanks, in advance
Bhima
PS: With regard to the discussion on obtaining cricket equipment, I understand
there's this place in Philadelphia where most equipment is cheapER ? Anyone
with more info' please let me know.



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From: dv@welchlab.welch.jhu.edu (Deepak Vaidya)
Subject: Teams in Maryland/DC area
Organization: Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 15:18:15 GMT

Sorry, for wasting band width.

I am looking for a team based in Maryland/DC area for play cricket from.
I have been playing cricket for the last 8 years from Maryland Cricket Club,
in Baltimore.  If teams are looking for players, please call or send
mail.

Thank You
-Deepak Vaidya
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    [128.220.59.13]			   [128.220.59.10]
    410-955-9660 (work)			   410-455-9665 (home, ans. mach)
					   410-744-1942 (after 6:30pm)
From: karnik@cs.umn.edu (Neeran Mohan Karnik)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Ranji Trophy finals
Date: 10 Apr 92 18:29:29 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.


	I don't recall seeing the result of the Ranji trophy finals being 
posted here, so here goes....

	Delhi won the Ranji trophy defeating Tamil Nadu on the basis of their
first innings lead of ~89 runs. The game was marred by controversy, with reports
of sledging by the Delhi fielders, especially on the fourth day, when TN had a 
chance of getting to the Delhi total. There were several verbal exchanges betn
the players, culminating in the controversial dismissal of the last man. Seems
the Delhi players appealed for a bat-pad catch at forward short leg, off the
bowling of Maninder Singh, and umpire Rathod negated the appeal. He was then
practically goaded by the vociferous Delhi-ites into taking the opinion of the
sq.leg umpire. After some consultation, Umpire Rathod reversed his decision, 
and Delhi effectively won the game there itself. Maninder Singh ended with 5
wickets, to take his season's tally to 58 (which I believe is the second highest
ever, next only to Bedi's 60). Prabhakar got 3 wickets too.

	The last day's play was a farce, with Delhi playing it out, scoring 
some 275 for 4. Bantoo Singh got a century, and Manu Nayyar got some 80+ runs.
Kirti Azad was the Delhi skipper. W.V.Raman, the TN skipper, said he would go 
to the press, after the 4th day's play, but was dissuaded from doing so.


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From: fotedar@galileo.uucp (Sunil Fotedar [MDSSC])
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: rec.sport.cricket
Date: 10 Apr 1992 18:15:24 GMT
Distribution: rec.sport.cricket
Organization: Software Technology Branch - NASA/Johnson Space Center

Hello netters:

They say "catches win matches". Two best catches I remember are:

(1) Solkar's catch of Alan Knot at Oval, England (1971) at forward-shortleg. 
India ended up winning the match (first ever series in England. Ajit
Wadekar led India).

(2) Madan Lal's catch of Peter Toohey in 4th test at Sydney in 1977-78(?) seriesagainst Australia. Bedi led India and Bobby Simpson led young Australian 
team. This catch was probably the best ever I have seen. Does anybody 
remember that catch? That series was exteremely interesting.

Can anybody else recall any other catch as good (or better) than the above
ones? I have not followed cricket after 1984 as actively as I used to.   

Let's see if you know answers to the following questions:

(1) Against which country did bowlers like Bedi, Chandra, and Venkat have
good luck with their bats - which series and what were their individual
(only highest) scores?

(2) Name two players with identical names (without middle names) who
played for different countries, and around same time? Also name the countries
they played for? Hint: Both were bowlers and both have taken prize wicket of
Vishwanath.

(3) Has Gavasker taken any test wickets? If so, how many? Details.
 
Sunil Fotedar
From: patb@lazy.helios.nd.edu (Pathikrit Bandyopadhyay)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: FAQ and that kind of stuff
Date: 9 Apr 92 22:55:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Apr9.225501.632
Organization: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame


could we have a answers to FAQ or something like that. this will contain
answers to questions like,
a) where i can buy cricket equipment
b) i live in such and such place what are the cricket clubs around me
c) tour schedules
.
.
.
this could be automated to post every two weeks or so ( IMO every week is
too frequent).
what do people think ?
From: rammohan@usc.edu (Karthikeyan Rammohan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Freqs for WI vs SA matches
Date: 8 Apr 1992 21:24:42 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

If anyone knows the freqs at which WI vs SA matches are being brodcast
, could you please post it on the net or mail it to me at
rammohan@aludra.usc.edu .
Thanx in advance.
ram
From: bsingh@nic.cerf.net (Bhupinder Singh)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Cricket in LA ?
Keywords: Info about league ...
Date: 7 Apr 92 18:30:46 GMT
Distribution: ca
Organization: CERFnet;  La Jolla, CA


I am looking to find some cricket teams around the Pasadena or greater LA area.
Please send me some email if you have any info....


thanks


Bhupinder Singh		
Internet  - bsingh@cerf.net
MaBellnet - (818) 568-6107
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From: sidi@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Sadiq Yusuf)
Subject: WI news
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 18:15:54 GMT

	OK, got this stuff a couple of days ago on the Beeb, haven't
written in as I expected someone would send in more details. No one has,
so might as well post it.
	South Africa will be without allrounder Brian McMillan for the trip
to the WI, he's injured ( I seem to recall something about an Achilles
tendon). Corrie van Zyl (I think) has been called up as a replacement.
	Also, the WI team (according to the Beeb) has "no new faces" except
for "Jamaican batsman Jimmy Adams" ( waal, whadeyer know ! The selectors
_were_ listening to Chico after all :-) . I was waiting for someone to post
in the squad, don't have the names. I assume that it's the same as for the
WC, but there are only 13 named for this upcoming OD. Marshall has retired,
Adams is in. So, who's out ?? Can anyone shed some light on this ? (I
assume it's Simmons, but that's just my guess. If Adams was replacing David
Williams I suppose they would've called him "Jamiacan wicket-keeper Jimmy
Adams " :-)

			Sadiq [ remorseless logician ] Yusuf
From: banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banarji)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Thatcher's Theorem Verified !
Date: 11 Apr 92 03:15:54 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Originator: banarji@unixg.ubc.ca


		Thatcher's Theorem Verified !

  The correctness of Thatcher's Theorem has been verified earlier. It
should have been obvious that the Tories were going to win. I only
wish I had taken this prediction more seriously-a day before the 
election, Ladbrokes was offering 10 to 1 odds against Major & Co
getting a majority.
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
From: chansze@bullet.ecf.toronto.edu (CHAN  Sze Keong)
Subject: Re: Fielding, how tough is it?
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 15:36:26 GMT

In article <0095908A.699D70A0@vms.csd.mu.edu> 9063iyerm@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
>
>>Although fielding has improved over the years the standard
>>still lags behind in comparison to American major league baseball. We
>>don't see as many sharp throws (Unless it is a Azhar or a Gus Logie chasing
>>the ball) and sensational runouts/ catches. 
>
>Very true. My brother says the reason he liked baseball was because there was
>one thing that america did better than the cricket-playing countries did, and
>that was "fielding". :--)
>

	I would like to add a qualifier here. For one reason, I think the
fielding is better because of the use of the glove (believe me, it makes
a lot of difference). Secondly, the baseball we watch on TV is of the 
highest level in which fileding has as much emphasis as pitching and
hitting (unlike in cricket - especially indian).

srini
email:srini@comm.toronto.edu
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From: ksrao@POWER.EEE.NDSU.NODAK.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Imran not to tour England
Date: 14 Apr 92 13:24:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.16773
Reply-To: ksrao@POWER.EEE.NDSU.NODAK.EDU


     BBC Sports Roundup reported that Imran has ruled himself out from the
party to tour England this summer because of his shoulder injury. He was
speaking at a reception to the Pakistan team tonight.

    In other news, Australia has named a squad of 13 for the Srilankan tour.
Notable omissions include Marsh, Steve Waugh, Reid and Hughes (I think I got
this name right; it may be Mathews though). Mark Waugh is the vice captain.


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From: bharat@cs.uiuc.edu (R. Bharat Rao)
Subject: Re: Popularity of Cricket
Reply-To: bharat@cs.uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:09:05 GMT

cheriv@nason110.its.rpi.edu (Vinay M. Cherian) writes:
>Where would cricket be ranked in terms of popularity?

>Would it come second, after Soccer??

I don't know about cricket, but basketball is number 2.  I would guess
cricket to be very far down the list because of the amount of
equipment needed to play the game.  At a rough guess soccer,
basketball, tennis, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, and hockey
would be more popular than cricket (if popular = number of people that
play the sport).

>Just curious,

>Vinay

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From: jsengupt@agsm.ucla.edu (Jaideep Sengupta)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: test
Organization: UCLA, Anderson Graduate School Of Management
Date: 13 Apr 92 11:48:28 PDT

s this is a test

Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
From: amanning@acd.acd.ucar.edu (Andrew Manning)
Subject: Re: ANECDOTE.
Organization: Ntl Center for Atmospheric Research, Atmospheric Chemistry
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 20:07:39 GMT

In an earlier post(Message-ID:<1992Apr3.172224.826@hal.com>, crash@hal.com 
writes:
>	Yes, it was a magnificent innings. I saw every ball. It was the first
>time I ever saw a batsman strike the ball and nonchalantly watch it head for 
>the boundary without even bothering to start off for a run. I don't recall how

Well, you probably haven't seen Richard Hadlee in full flight. He used to
do this all the time. 

In fact, one time, he hit the ball, stayed in his crease, watching it go to
the boundary, and then realised a fielder was going to pull it in in time,
and so started running!! Lost a run or two out of that!

Note: I am not trying to compare Richards with Hadlee - Hadlee wasn't very
consistent as a batsman. But when he got going, it was fun to watch (if
you supported NZ, that is.)

Andrew M.


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From: haider@pi.rice.edu (Haider Abbas Rizvi)
Subject: Re: Popularity of Cricket
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 19:27:48 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.212818.6642@julian.uwo.ca>, raza@surya.ccs.uwo.ca (Mr. Raza Syed) writes:
|> I think according to recent survey by CNN cricket is among top five sports,
|> but i dont know about its exact standing.  Much Music(this may or may
|> not be a good reference) of Canada also mention this thing on the eve
|> after final, when they give special song (We are the Champs by ??) on
|> Pakistan's victory.
|> 
|> From viewer ship point of view WC final was watched by 1500 million
  							  ^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> people all over the world.
  
Boy, that is a big number. Where did you get this number from. I think
whoever first made/gave this number must have been considering the total
population of all the countries the match was being transmitted to, since
this is about 30% of the world's population, from the no I remember.

|> S.R.Raza.
|> 
|> 

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From: urajan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Uday Rajan)
Subject: Re: Longest Test Careers
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 05:40:13 GMT

Brian Close of England, though never a Test regular for any significant
length of time (even though he did captain England in the mid to late 
'60s), played Test cricket from 195? to 1976. I am not sure when he 
played his first Test, but he did tour Australia with Freddie Brown's
team in 1950-51, and played his last Test against Lloyd's West Indies
men in 1976.

Uday Rajan
From: brendan@otc.otca.oz (Brendan Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: who is the best keeper of WC
Date: 8 Apr 92 22:16:57 GMT

in article <1992Apr6.173439.6858@uoft02.utoledo.edu>, grx1331@uoft02.utoledo.edu says:
> And has somebody been named as the best keeper of this WC.

Andy Flower.
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From: moghal@aludra.usc.edu (Nadeem Moghal)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Cricket Trivia
Date: 11 Apr 1992 01:06:55 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

In article <1992Apr11.031128.16215@unixg.ubc.ca> banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banarji) writes:
>			Cricket Trivia
>
>Someone asked about the highest scores of Bedi and Co:
>
>Bedi: 50* (including 3 6s in an over) against NZ at Kanpur, 1976-77
>Prasanna: 37 against ?
>Venkat: 64 against NZ, Madras, 1976-77. Also 51 against WI in 1970-71
>Chandra: 22 against ?

Chandra's was an unbeaten knock. Was it in the same test as Bedi's 
"onslaught"? I'm nt too sure.

>
>  Brian Close's test career lasted 27 years. He made his debut against NZ in
>1949 (at 18 years, the youngest England player ever).
>
>  Similar names: There were two players called Andy Roberts. The better-known
>one was the famous West Indies fast bowler. The other was an obscure all-
>rounder from New Zealand. Their first names may not have been exactly the
>same. The initials were A.M.E. and A.D.G. respectively.

>  While on this topic, there were two A.Wards (named Albert and Alan) who
>played for England, but in very different times (1900s and 1960s). 

Guess what? These two players were related: Father and Son. I remember 
once reading somewhere the son's complete embarassment whenever anyone 
would bring up his father's only test appearance. The senior Ward (was
that Albert?) made his test debut in the famous test that Australia won
by three runs. He, apparently, failed to take a wicket in the game, and
fumbled with a very crucial catch which went on to decide the fate of
the match. And he came to bat when his side required a handful of runs,
and was the last batsman to get out. Leg Before (?) for naught!

The son, on the other hand, did havea pretty prolific career.


>Therewas a Willie Watson who played for England in the 1950s and another 
>Willie
>Watson who currently plays for New Zealand. As their names are exactly alike,
>this could cause problems for statistical databases.

And how about a Dennis Lillie who played first class in Australia in early
eighties? But his name was apparently the only thing he had in common with
Dennis Keith; he was a leg-spinner.

Talking of confusing statisticians, there was a note in Bill Frindall's
"Wisden Book of Test Cricket: 1876-77 to 1977-78" about a player who 
played for England before the Second Warld War, called R.L. Jones. 
Bill stated that in the first volume of cricket scorecards ever to have 
come out, edited by his mentor Arthur Wriggley (some time in mid-sixties),
names a player as "Earl Jones." According to Bill Frindall, and all the 
consequent recordbooks, these two are the same player. Bill suggested
that this error was due to "miscommunication!" Apparently, someone said
"R.L." and the other heard "Earl." And so it was written. And so it was
done.

Discussions from long-past records is indeed a great fun, and I would
love to see more of it on RSC, now that we need to give the "slap & 
tickle" some rest!



Nadeem Moghal


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From: sguha@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Saumyen Guha)
Subject: Re: rec.sport.cricket
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU
Organization: Princeton University
Distribution: rec.sport.cricket
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 20:06:54 GMT

In article <1992Apr10.181524.12591@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> fotedar@galileo.uucp (Sunil Fotedar [MDSSC]) writes:
>
>(1) Against which country did bowlers like Bedi, Chandra, and Venkat have
>good luck with their bats - which series and what were their individual
>(only highest) scores?
>
Bedi: 50 not out
Chandra: 3?(probably 34) .       
Venkat: ??

>(2) Name two players with identical names (without middle names) who
>played for different countries, and around same time? Also name the countries
>they played for? Hint: Both were bowlers and both have taken prize wicket of
>Vishwanath.
>
Dunno. Is it Headley?

>(3) Has Gavasker taken any test wickets? If so, how many? Details.
> 
Two. Denis Amiss(1974-75) and Zahir Abbas(1978 or 79, Kapil's debu.
series).
>Sunil Fotedar
-Saumyen