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From: vaghela@laxatv.reo.dec.com (Umesh Vaghela)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Highest maiden centuries
Date: 11 Jan 93 14:49:56 GMT
Reply-To: vaghela@laxatv.reo.dec.com (Umesh Vaghela)
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In article <1ilgt1INNmb8@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca>, banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banarji) writes:

|>	        	Highest maiden test century
|>
|>  As others have pointed out, Lara's 277 is the 4th highest maiden century.
|>Here is a list of the highest maiden centuries. It is surprising that there
|>have been so many 250-plus maiden centuries. They are listed in descending
|>order.
|>
|>
|>1) 365* by G.S. Sobers, WI vs Pak, Kingston, 1957-58.
|>	 This remains the world test record. Sobers had started his test 
|>	career in 1953-54 and had played about 15 tests before making his
|>	maiden century, the first of his 26 tons.
|>2) 311 by R.B. Simpson, Aus vs Eng, Manchester, 1964.
|>	Simpson had played in about 25 tests before making his maiden century.
|>	In this match Australia batted first and made 600-plus. England also
|>	made 600-plus, with Barrington scoring 256.

   You missed Graham Gooch's 333 against india a couple of years back?
   And some other englishman I think Sir Len Hutton who scored 300+
   who I think the second highest century.

|>  Apart from these, there are several others whose maiden centuries were 
|>double; they include Rowe, Kuruppu, David Lloyd, Sardesai, Donnelly, Taslim
|>Arif and possibly others.
|>
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From: bnataraj@uceng.uc.edu (Bhaskar Natarajan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Pak win by 33 runs - the swing demons do it again
Date: 5 Jan 93 04:30:52 GMT
Organization: University of Cincinnati

In article <1993Jan5.015039.19388@leland.Stanford.EDU> urajan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Uday Rajan) writes:

>Jones  c Mujtaba b Waqar   19   Good sharp slip catch, well held by Mujtaba
>Parore c Rashid b Wasim    13   Earned the penalty reserved for flashers
>Latham b Waqar              0   Stumps flying - blood and thunder stuff
>Rutherford c Sohail b Wasim 9   Caught at 2nd slip off outside edge
>Harris b Waqar              9   Clean bowled - another inswinging yorker, maybe
>Patel  b Waqar              4
>Su'a lbw Waqar              0   Bags a pair
>Owens n.o.                  0
>
>Extras                     21
>
>Total          All Out     93
>
>Fall of Wickets: 4/65,5/67,6/71,7/88,8/88,9/88,10/93
>
>Pakistan win by 33 runs.
>
>Wasim Akram 22/4/45/5, Waqar Younis 13.3/4/22/5
>
>Wasim and Waqar bowled unchanged this morning - 11 overs each, over 2 hours.
>I think Waqar had 93 wickets before this Test, so should have crossed 100 Test
>wickets. 

	WOW ! GULP,GULP !! ;-)

Ciao,
Bhaskar
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Subject: Re: NZ v Pak, it's all over
From: cctr123@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Alan Murray, CSC Operations, Uni of Canty)
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 02:35:57 GMT
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

In article <1993Jan5.215537.22182@walter.bellcore.com>, shamim@bellcore.com (Shamim Naqvi) writes:
> In article <1993Jan5.144742.1@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>, cctr123@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Alan Murray, CSC Operations, Uni of Canty) writes:
>> Thank
>> goodness Pakistan's batsmen did not fire in this mini-tour as their bowling
>> attack is the best I've ever seen.
>> 
>> Alan
>> 
> 
> Could you elaborate on that a bit, Alan? You must have seen Thommo and
> Lillee bowl and perhaps the WI quartet. What about Hadlee and X, for
> any X? The reason I ask is that one seldom sees both Waqar and Wasim
> taking wickets at the same time: usually it is one or the other. I
> wonder what it was like to face/see the duo firing from both ends.

The reason I put the Pakistan bowling attack above others is the way they used
the conditions in New Zealand. The pitches here tend to be a bit on the slow
side so banging the ball in short does not have the same terrifying effect it
does on West Indies or Australian pitches of old - Perth seems to be the only
true Australian pitch left these days. Waqar and Wasim both kept the ball up to
gain as much swing as possible. They weren't interested in knocking batsmens'
heads off - they wanted to get them back in the pavillion and the number of
lbws and bowled in both NZ innings was testimony to their ability to do so.
Wasim did give Greatbatch a working over with lifting deliveries in the second
innings but these balls weren't particularily short - short yes but not short
enough to pick early. Add the extra ingredient of Mushtaq who is an entirely
different proposition but equally dangerous and you have what I reckon is the
best all-round bowling attack I've seen. BTW I was amazed at how quickly
Mushtaq could bowl when he pushed the ball through.

Alan 
> 
> 	--SAN
From: karnik@cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Cricket Commentary Faux Pas
Date: 12 Jan 93 18:29:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: mega.karnik.726863382
Organization: University of Minnesota

In <1993Jan12.101549.597@schbbs.mot.com> TUK067@maccvm.corp.mot.com (David Wheeler) writes:

>Reminds me of another cracker during an England/WI Test some years ago,
>commentator (I think) Fred Trueman:

>         "And now the bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey..."

	In the interests of historical accuracy (:->) this wasn't Fred
Trueman, but Brian Johnston on Test Match Special. He actually got a
phone call from an irate grandma berating him for his language, and
reminding him that lots of young kids listen to the commentary :->


>David A. Wheeler, Motorola Ltd., Camberley, Surrey, England


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Subject: Re: bowling speed of Waqar and Wasim
From: conrad@actrix.gen.nz (Conrad Bullock)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 11:50:32 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <C0EBno.1CD@acsu.buffalo.edu> sivap-m@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (Muhunthan Sivapragasam) writes:
> 
> 	these speeds were recorded in onedays, or testmatches ?
> 
> 	135 kmph = 84 mph. Jeff Thomson was recorded 99, and 91 mph
> before 75, and 79 worldcups reespectively. in 1975 there were atleast
> 5-6 bowlers bowling faster than 90 mph ( including Lillee, Holding, Roberts ).
> 
> 	So if Waqar bowls at 135 - 140 kmph that is quite slow for one
> of the fastest bowlers in the world today -- any comments ?

I have just come back from watching the Hamilton test match (great game).
Firstly: Waqar Younis can bowl f***ing quickly when he wants.

I believe Younis has been clocked at 160k's (100mph) elsewhere - not on
this tour, certainly. I don't know - maybe the NZ conditions don't quite
suit the speed - the atmosphere here is generally pretty humid, which may
have a bearing - it certainly affects the swing, and Younis said in an
interview early in the tour that he was bowling slower in order to get
more control.

I watched the test, and the Wgtn ODI at the grounds, and the other two
ODIs on TV - I think I prefered Wasim Akram's bowling - more consistent,
and more likely to perform when things aren't going Pakistan's way. But
Akram and Younis together make an incredible fast bowling pairing.

(I will probably post something about the test tomorrow - some of the
after-match comments from the teams, umpires, etc, as well as some of
my memories...)
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From: del@hawk.adied.oz.au (D Elson)
Subject: Re: Haynes fined
Organization: Australian Defence Industries
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 03:43:59 GMT

ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu writes:

>       It was reported on BBC Sports Roundup that Haynes was fined for his
>behaviour after he was given out. I find it utterly rediculous decision after
>watching the dismissal and what Haynes did on the field. He felt that he was
>not out (there was no edge but the ball only hit the pads - would have been his
>feeling) and pounded his bat on the pitch on his way. THere does not not seem
>to have been any altercation as far as the TV pictures went. Can somebody from
>Ozland give more details about the incident. If what was shown on TV was the
>only 'behaviour unbecoming of a cricketer' for which he was fined by Donald
>Carr - my feeling is that some of the ICC referees are going too far - like
>Peter Burge in Hamilton fining Pak team for slow over rate. BTW, is there any
>recourse to appealing the referee's decision?

IMHO, it was an "even" decision, considering Border's similar fine (1/2
match fee) for a similar low-level tantrum a few weeks ago.  The umpires
and match referees stated the position early in the tour that they weren't
about to accept any level of bad sportsmanship during this WI tour, and
to their credits have stuck to their guns.  The fine may be over the top
for such a small transgression, but their position is that they are
attempting to prevent a recurrence of the activities that have marred
previous AUS/WI tours (including the last AUS tour of WI).

I don't know about appeals, I suspect that there are none.

Del
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From: ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Subject: Re: A v WI, end of 4th day
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 03:30:55 GMT
Reply-To: ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

In article <8385@news.duke.edu>, shafqat@neuro.duke.edu (Saad Shafqat) writes:
>365 in 1957, ending Hutton's 23-year reign.  It is now 1993 and
>Sobers's 365* is still king, 36 years later.  Several batsman
      In yesterday'scommentary showers of praise were given to Sobers, as the
best cricketer the world has ever produced by Bill Lawry (it could have been
one of the Chaapals though). It seems Sobers' 365 not out was his first test
century and they were (in the dressing room) hoping that Lara would beat that
record in while hitting his first test century!!.

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From: urajan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Uday Rajan)
Subject: Pak-NZ D4 - NZ 88/9, 39 runs to win
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 01:21:11 GMT

Jones  c Mujtaba b Waqar   19   Good sharp slip catch, well held by Mujtaba
Parore c Rashid b Wasim    13   Earned the penalty reserved for flashers
Latham b Waqar              0   Stumps flying - blood and thunder stuff
Rutherford c Sohail b Wasim 9   Caught at 2nd slip off outside edge
Harris b Waqar              9   Clean bowled - another inswinging yorker, maybe
Patel   n.o.                0
Su'a lbw Waqar              0   Bags a pair

Fall of Wickets: 4/65,5/67,6/71,7/88,8/88,9/88

Wasim Akram 5/42, Waqar Younis 4/20

Waqar's 9th over of the morning. Wasim has bowled 8. They have bowled
unchanged since start of play, 1 1/2 hours ago.
From: raman@umiacs.umd.edu (Rajeev Raman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Cricket Commentary Faux Pas
Date: 12 Jan 93 19:59:25 GMT
Organization: UMIACS, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

Though this doesn't fall into the same category,  I remember reading in
the Sunday magazine several years ago (describing a stumping):
"and in a flash, Kirmani had whipped his balls off."

rr
From: B536HIND@UTARLVM1.UTA.EDU (C. S. Sudarshana Bhat)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: A couple of points
Date: 7 Jan 1993 17:51:26 -0600
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Could someone please clear up a couple of points?
a) Was that the list of Gooch's opening partners in Tests?  Or ODI's?  Or
   1st Class Matches?  Or ...?  I ask this because all the people who had
   ever played with Gavaskar seem to be appearing under the heading
   "Gavaskar's opening partners", which - I thought - was a response to
   that original article on Gooch!
b) What is the West Indian wk's first name?  Is it Junior, or is he called
   Junior just because that's what he is - Junior, that is? :-)

Also, to the best of my knowledge, it was Lohmann who got to 100 victims the
fastest - 16 Tests.  Sid Barnes would've made it to 200 the quickest, but he
didn't quite get there :-(.
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From: urajan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Uday Rajan)
Subject: Pak-NZ D4 - Rain delays start of play
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 22:02:10 GMT

Rain has delayed the start of play on the 4th day of the Pak-NZ Test. 
(I'm guessing that play did not begin at all - the commentators have
said that rain has held up play, and are talking about how good it is that
players are being disciplined for misdemeanours on the field).
Play was to have started about 30 minutes ago. The covers have now come
off and "they are working on the footmarks", so if the rain holds off,
play should begin soon (perhaps 45 min to an hour will be lost).

The good news is that I am able to pick up a faint reception on 17770 khz.
If that continues, I will try and provide regular updates. 

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From: urajan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Uday Rajan)
Subject: Pak-NZ D4 - Play to start at 23:40 UTC
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 22:19:37 GMT

Confirmed that play did not start on the 4th day of the Pak-NZ Test because
of early morning rain. The rain has stopped, and the clouds are drifting away.
If no further rain occurs, play will start at 12:40 p.m. in Hamilton, which
(I think) is 23:40 UTC, and 15:40 here in sunny California. 

Again, if I can still catch Radio NZ then, I will try to provide updates.
From: vs@duke.cs.duke.edu (Vijay Srinivasan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Aus vs WI, Gabba, Jan. 10
Date: 10 Jan 93 03:12:46 GMT
Organization: Duke University Computer Science Dept.; Durham, N.C.


West Indies made 197/9 in their 50 overs after being put in to
bat by Australia.  Carl Hooper made a 50, Desmond Haynes 35 and
Gus Logie had 26 runs.  Kenneth Benjamin made a quick 19 runs
including a six off Tim May.  Wicket keeper David Williams remained
not out with 20 or so, unable to push the scoring rate along
in the slog overs.  Craig McDermott bowled well with a maiden
in the slog overs to restrict the scoring.

	Vijay
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Subject: NZ v Pak D4 start of play
From: cctr123@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Alan Murray, CSC Operations, Uni of Canty)
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 23:57:15 GMT
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Start of play was delayed by rain this morning with an early lunch being taken
at 12:00 midday and play starting at 12:40. After 15 mins New Zealand have
progressed to 50 for 3 with Parore and Jones still at the wicket.

Alan
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From: arkay@leland.Stanford.EDU (Abdur Khan)
Subject: Re: bowling speed of Waqar and Wasim
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 01:25:34 GMT

In article <C0Jn58.9zE@cs.uiuc.edu> bharat@cs.uiuc.edu (R. Bharat Rao) writes:
>In article <1ik6frINNj0@hal.com>, crash@hal.COM (Chris Craddock) writes:
>	[accurate info that brings back pleasant memories deleted]
>|> 
>|> The results were pretty much as mentioned above (Trueman wasn't involved)
>|> with Jeff Thompson at 99mph/159Km/h the fastest. Andy Roberts, Michael
>|> Holding and Dennis Lillee were all pretty close to each other in the
>|> low 90mph/145Km/h range. Then came Imran/Hadlee and others I've forgotten.
>
>I think that while Thommo had the highest speed on a single ball
>(99 mph as you said), Holding was the one with the highest average
>speed of 92mph (his fastest was a "mere" 95:-).  ALso, I think the
>contest included accuracy, in that the bowlers also bowled at
>stumps (either in the same speed test, or a separate one) and they
>counted the number of times the ball hit the stumps.
>

This was a special event, in which bowlers bowled at wicket.  They were bowling
flat out, with no regard to length.  Accuracy was measured only on line.
The question is ? how fast were the above bowlers in a regular test match
and how fast would wasim/waqar and donald bowl in such a test.

sahibzada rafay khan
From: vaghela@laxatv.reo.dec.com (Umesh Vaghela)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: SA vs India latest score...
Date: 6 Jan 93 10:13:50 GMT
Reply-To: vaghela@laxatv.reo.dec.com (Umesh Vaghela)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



It looks like SA are playing for a draw. Thier run rate is even slower
then that of India.

latest score: SA are 73/4

Wessels out for 34(122) and Kirsten out for 13(73)
Add one more to Kapil's tally.

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Subject: NZ v Pak: 39 to get, 2 wkts left :)
From: awil2@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Andrew James        Willmott       )
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 01:20:23 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept. University of Auckland

For NZrs that's ):. Extras currently have the top score of 21. Waqar has
been clocked at 139 kph, the fastest ball of the test match. Sua is just
out now; 88/9, and I'm going off to sulk :).
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From: bnataraj@uceng.uc.edu (Bhaskar Natarajan)
Subject: Re: AZZA RETAINED
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:20:30 GMT

In article <1isjlsINN45v@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> guptar@ucs.orst.edu (Rakesh Gupta) writes:
>In article <C0pCpu.G3u@ns1.nodak.edu> ksrao@power.ee.ndsu.nodak.edu writes:
>>
>>     Azzaruddin is retained as Captain of the Indian team for the first three
>>games against England. He will be reconsidered after that for the remainder of
>>the England tour. It appears Kapil and Tendulkar were also considered for
>>skippering the team. The team is not yet announced.


>WHAT A SAD NEWS!!!

	Yeah, i agree...that is if you mean "it is sad that they ACTUALLY
	considered Tendulkar for the job" 

	IMO, Azza definitely needs a chance at home..

Regards,
Bhaskar.. (Go Bearcats !! NCAA Basketball 1993 !!!!)

>
>RAKESH GUPTA
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Subject: Re: NZ v Pak: Pakistan win by 33 runs
From: cctr123@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Alan Murray, CSC Operations, Uni of Canty)
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 23:51:56 GMT
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

In article <1993Jan5.060456.19037@cc.uow.edu.au>, g9066624@cc.uow.edu.au (Tippu Hassan) writes:
> 
> thanks for the great coverage.
> 
> wondering if u could post the speed check on other bowlers eg wasim, danny
> etc

The only figure I remember is the ball that cleaned out Rod Latham - what a
beauty. This was timed at (variously) 140, 139 and 138 kilometres per hour and
was the fastest ball in the match. In general Waqar was averaging around 10kmh
faster than Danny Morrison and Wasim, around 5kmh faster than Danny, was about
10kmh faster than Murphy Su'a and Michael Owens. Aqib Javed did very little
bowling in the match.

Alan
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Subject: Re: Indian team -- What now?
From: Spaceman Spiff <SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:52:09 EST
Organization: Penn State University

In article <C0oGn6.2tC@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU>, mohan@theta.mel.dms.CSIRO.AU (Mohan
Krishnamoorthy) says:
>
>So, at the end of yet another Indian cricket tour, I suppose it is time
>for yet another what-went-wrong type of analysis.  Again, like in some
>of the previous attempts, it is really difficult to lay the blame on any
>one particular aspect of the team's cricket.
>                  [...........etc...........]
however, two of the main non-cricketing problems of indian cricket have to be:
1. the dreaded "quota" system.
2. non-test cricketers in the selection committee.

until these are addressed, the string of mediocre teams is going to continue.

Stay cool,
Spaceman Spiff

Non illegitimati carborundum          Don't let the bastards get you down
From: pad@sdd.hp.com (Ramchandran Padmanabhan (Temp))
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Subject: Re: Gooch Cocktail Party........
Date: 8 Jan 1993 17:33:52 GMT
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In article <1993Jan8.163133.3579@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, kthiruma@libws4.ic.sunysb.edu (Kumara Thirumalai) writes:
|> on the topic of gavaskar's opening partners
|> i think that sidhu opened the innings too once or twice
|> against the westindies when gava made 236 in Madras.
|> I may be wrong but i also think that roger binny has
|> opened once .
|> someone left out t.e. srinivasan who opened with\
|> him in the australia series.
|> -- 
|> FROM
|> 
|> BALAJI THIRUMALAI KUMARA
|> kthiruma@ic.sunysb.edu
|> 


   You are right about Sidhu opening in the Madras test against WI.
   But Gavaskar did not open in that innings. 
   He batted at number 4 for the first time in that series and came to 
   wicket as a virtual opener at 2 wickets for 0. He made his highest
   test score batting at # 4.

   Binny opened in the Jubilee (Botham) test in 1979.

   - Paddy.
From: asim@novell.com (Asim Mehta)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Indian team
Summary: quite good
Date: 13 Jan 93 00:50:43 GMT
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia

Well, I think the selectors have done a good job, this time. They should have
definitely taken Salil Ankola to RSA. More is an extremely gritty player and is
an extremely good keeper for spin on the slow/dicey Indian pitches. Anyway, time
to groom young blood! Yadav has not done anything to have him dropped. I think
More got dropped based on his keeping rather than batting.

Good to see Raman retained. He should be in the team both for one-days and
tests. Kambli's inclusion will tilt the balance in India's favour. The bowling
is strengthened by the addition of Chauhan and Ankola. More variety. I think
they should have retained Manjrekar in place of Sidhu, but, that is simply IMHO.

Hope Azhar does what he is best at - play well against England.


Asim.
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