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From: stallav@eos.ncsu.edu (SAIRAJU  TALLAVARJULA)
Subject: Kali's test record ?
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:07:22 GMT

Can some one give me the career record of Kallicharan ?
They say Kali had the finest of the finest square cuts.
I never saw him bat. But it must have been a wonderful
experience to watch him.

Stallav
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From: vigneswa@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Cairns : Un-fit to make it ......
Date: 22 Dec 92 19:08:48 GMT

   New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns has withdrawn from the forth-
coming series of limited over internationals against  Pakistan.  As
reported by New Zealand Cricket(NZC) Cairns, who is recovering from 
a kidney operation, did  not feel he  was sufficiently  fit and had
withdrawn from  the squad.  Cairns had the  operation shortly after
completing a season with English county side Nottinghamshire.
   
   Michael Owens, who made  his debut for  New Zealand in Sri Lanka
earlier this month, would take Cairns' place.  New Zealand  are due
to play three one-day internationals and a test match against Pakis-
tan between December 26 and January 6.

Vicky:
UMass, Dec 22

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From: mhusain@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Muqtada Husain)
Subject: Re: India lost to SAfrica in 5th ODI...
Organization: The Ohio State University
 the
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:48:01 GMT

     I doubt if you are that sure about this figure of 300+ wickets. I seem
to have read during this SA one day series that he took his 200th wicket. Also
to the best of my knowledge, he has not yet played his 200th ODI. But you are
right when saying that he is the highest wiicket taker in ODIs. The second
leading cricketer is somewhere around 150s. But I will have to check to be
certain.

Cheers,
Muqtada Husain

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From: cen466p@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (S. Parthasarhathy)
Subject: AUS-WI, MCG D3 Lunch, WI 5-144 + IND-SA, PAK-NZ
Organization: Dept. of Chem. Engg., Monash University, Australia
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 02:09:16 GMT

Australia I Innings : 395  all out (just after D2 tea)
Mark Waugh 112,  Border 110,  Healy 24,  McDermott 17, S Warne 1,
Whitney 0, M. Hughes 9 n.o
Walsh  4-91, Ambrose 3-70, Bishop 3-83, Hooper 0-95, Adams 0-18
HL: 204 run, 5th wkt partnership between M. Waugh and Border

West Indies I Innings:   144 for 5  (D3, at lunch)
Haynes b M. Hughes 7               Simmons c Boon b M. Hughes 6
Riche c Healy b M. Hughes 15       Lara lbw  Whitney         52
Hooper c & b S.Waugh       3
Arthurton                 54
Jimmy Adams                0
Sundries 7
FOW 1-11, 2-28, 3-33, 4-139, 5-144
Merv Hughes 13-4-37-3 McDermott 17-6-49-0  Warne 14-4-33-0  Whitney 5-2-7-1
S. Waugh 4-1-8-1
HL:M.Hughes 150 wkts (Riche); 106 run ptnship Lara-Arthurton (4th wkt)

PAK-NZ (2 OD, at Napier, NZ). Rain affected. Max 42 overs
PAK () 138 for 8 (Salim Malik 39, Miandad 17, Inzamam - 2)
Watson 2-28(?), Larsen 2-15, Patel 2-29)

IND-SA , 3rd Test at Port Elizabeth
IND I innings 212 allout
SA  I innings 3-163 (Cronje 75)
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Paarthaa
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From: aamir@cs.sfu.ca (Aamir Husain)
Subject: Re: Pak vs NZ 3rd ODI, plus Aus vs WI 5th day
Organization: CSS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 02:26:18 GMT

> 
> NZ are 23/1 in(8), 33/1 in(9), 34/2 in(10), 34/2 in(11), 34/2 in(12), 
>        35/2 in(13), 36/2 in(14).
> figures in brackets are over number
> latham - 0 out 
> greatbach - 14 no(8), 24 no(9), 24 out ct Musthaq b akram at 34/2
> jones - 5 no(8), 5 no(9), 6 no(10), 7
> m. crowe
> 
> akram 4-0-0-16, 5-0-1-17, 6-1-1-17, 7-1-1-18
> waqar 4-2-1-7, 
> anjum 1-0-0-10, 2-1-0-10, 3-1-0-11


update
NZ 40/2 in (16) 100 more required, 41/2 in (17), 45/2 in(19)
latham - out
greatbach - 24 out
jones-8 no in (17), 9 out lbw anjum, wkt fell at 45
crowe-2 no in (17), 5 no in (19)
rutherford - o no in (19)

musthaq and anjum bowling
anjum 5-1-0-13, 6-1-1-16
mushtaq 2 overs

9 runs off the last 9 overs

lunch still at the MCG

Aamir

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From: bharat@cs.uiuc.edu (R. Bharat Rao)
Subject: Re: Kali's test record ?
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept of Computer Science
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:58:22 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.200722.107@ncsu.edu>, stallav@eos.ncsu.edu (SAIRAJU  TALLAVARJULA) writes:
|> Can some one give me the career record of Kallicharan ?
|> They say Kali had the finest of the finest square cuts.
|> I never saw him bat. But it must have been a wonderful
|> experience to watch him.

Kalli was my favorite batsman to watch.  (Majid Khan and Viswanath 
tied for a close second spot).  Sorry about not having any stats, but
just want to make the point that stats do not capture the quality
of this stupendous bat.  It was said that Kalli was the "crisis man"
for the Windies.  When the pitch was easy and everyone  was scoring
runs by the ton, Kalli would usually be back in the pavillion with
a single digit score.

But when the pitch was unplayable, and every one else was having trouble
even getting the edge of the bat on the ball, Kalli would be in there 
flicking, driving, and cutting his way through effortlessly.  The first
time I was priveleged to see him play was in the first test of the 76
tour of the Widies in India.  The first day, Greenidge scored a superb
93 on debut before being run out and stumps were drawn around 180 odd
for 2 (rainy day).   The next day there was some more rain and on the
drying pitch the Indian spinners were unplayable.  The commentators with
their gift for hyperbole said Prasanna was turning the ball a full yard.

Richards on his debut looked all at sea and Lloyd, Murray and the rest
just floundered -- but Kalli hamerred his way to an incredible 98...

Absolutely wonderful to watch as he danced down the pitch to spinners or
fast bowlers alike....

 

|> Stallav

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From: stallav@eos.ncsu.edu (SAIRAJU  TALLAVARJULA)
Subject: What medicine to win ?
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 19:29:49 GMT

I do not know whether to call India's performance
a half hearted one, or Should I say the better team won or
should I think a couple of decisions (SRT's out for example)
the other way would have changed the complexion of the game.

Some times I feel content to see some good cricket from Indians
and not to expect them to win. Frankly, our bowling, though its
getting teams twice out in a mach, is far from a threat.
Why in the world we do not produce Akrams and Donalds, or may be
I am asking too much. India, did not have a 
legitimate pace attack for more than a while now.
And without good bowling I do not think any team can do much.

I thought 160+ in the forth innings was not automatic, if not a
decent score to chase. But RSA just cruised. I have hard time believing 
that our bowlers are OK, but batsmen are to blame. I do not really know,
may be some one who saw the game can tell, were Indian bowlers any
good in the 4th. innings ?

Its been so long I have been waiting to see some pacemen from
India. How many times I dreamt of two fast bowlers from both sides
pitching fire, while Kapil would come in between to perplex the
opponents. If Kapil had at least one fast bowler at the other end
India would have had a better win/lose record. 

But may be we should just say, winning is not everything :=]>|<
and adjust with 'it's all in the name of the game' motto.

Enough!

Wish ya all a Happy New Year.
btw I don't know how (in cricket's name) you guys 
are catching commentries on those bunch of frequencies. I tried
on short wave radio and gave up. Can some one tell me what times BBC
sports round-up is on. Thanks a ton. ;-)

Stallav_
 
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From: msains@ibis.ru.ac.za (Malcolm Sainsbury)
Subject: Indian under-19 team in SA
Organization: IS Department, Rhodes University
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 08:59:29 GMT

Some brief news for Indian cricket fans on the progress of the
under-19 team in South Africa.

They have played 12 matches and won 10.  Yesterday they beat the
Natal schools side by eight wickets.  Opening batsman Gagan Khoda
has become something of a celbrity.  He has so far hit 2 centuries
and has also twice been out on 98.  Most (maybe all) of these games
have been limited overs matches, so the young man's scores are
even more impressive.

Stay well

Malcolm
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From: vigneswa@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Graham Gooch: 99*
Date: 21 Dec 92 10:19:28 GMT


	The first test against India on Jan 29 at Eden Gardens,
Calcutta will be the hundredth test for English Captain Graham 
Gooch.  As he also starts the tour on 99 first-class centuries,
the  landmarks can  hardly be ignored but, typically,  he said
after a practise session: "I will only think about it if I get
to 90."

	Gooch remains as fit and enthusiastic as virtually any-
one in  his party  and is in no  mood now to put a date on his
retirement.  Dexter, however, diverted any talk of him staying
on as captain beyond next summer. "Graham must never be rushed
on these things," he smiled. "He will tell us when he is ready."

	Gooch believes that the  Whittingdale-sponsored  prepa-
ration at Lilleshall gives him an enviable start. Attention to
detail  has been  impressive, right  down t o the  senior side
practising with Indian balls and the A team with the Australian
variety.  "As important as anything," Gooch  said, "is that we
have already created a team spirit.  We are not s tarting from
scratch when we get there."

PS: I made a mistake in my posting yesterday.  In the 2nd test
    Sri Lanka convincingly defeated New Zealand by 9 wickets.
    (Thanks Sri for pointing that out)

Vicky:
UMass, Dec 21
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Subject: NZ 60 for 3 after 20 overs.
From: A.Qadir@massey.ac.nz (A. Qadir)
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 03:08:06 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2c

New Zealand 60 for 3 after 20 overs, chasing 159 to beat Pakistan.
At one stage NZ was 19 for 3. Good Luck for Pakistan.
I am going home. so see you tomorrow.
Altaf
From: chinni@umbc4.umbc.edu (Mr. Venkata R. Chinni; ENEE (GRAD))
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Ind/SA 3rd test :result
Date: 29 Dec 1992 21:40:22 GMT
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iCRICKET: India loss cricket test despite Kapil's magnificient century
Scores: India: 212 and 217 (Kapil 129)
                SA 275 and 153 for 1

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Scores: India: 212 and 217 (Kapil 129)
                SA 275 and 153 for 1

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From: cs_a154@ceres.kingston.ac.uk (Umesh Vaghela)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Kapil Dev
Date: 29 Dec 1992 23:10:05 -0000
Organization: Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames
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Keywords: No cookies, not now, never

I think Azhar has seen his last days as Captain of India.
In my opinion, Kapil is definatively going to be the captain in the
coming series against England.

We will also see some new faces that have performed brilliantly in
Ranji.

Umesh.
From: murali@stretch.polymer.uakron.edu (Murali Cotah)
Subject: India's record away from home
Organization: Institute of Polymer Science, University of Akron
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 01:12:44 GMT

Keywords: 

>>We have world class batsmen in Tendu, Manj, Azza and probably, world class
bowlers too.
Merry X-mas to all the members.

Pradip Shah  GE
>>
world class bowlers - i think the spirit of X-mas is making u call them world class. When have they bowled out opposition twice -- (in a match ?). Takes a long time to recollect -- well that ain't world class. After SMG's retirement there have not been many test matches where more than two batsmen have "clicked" (i am stretching my neck out a bit). Well, that ain't world class too. I sure would like Indian team to do well - I sure do like a million dollars too.
cotah
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From: cen466p@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (S. Parthasarhathy)
Subject: AUS-WI, MCG, D2, WI I, after 8 overs
Organization: Dept. of Chem. Engg., Monash University, Australia
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 05:59:28 GMT

Australia

 I Innings : 395  all out
             (Mark Waugh 112; Border 110, McDermott 22 (?), 
              Merv Hughes 16(?), Shane Warne 1)
              Walsh  4 for 91, Ambrose 3 for 70, Bishop 3 for 80

West Indies
 
 I Innings:   28 for 2
               Haynes b Hughes 7 
               Simmons c Boon b Hughes 6  (superb catch at short leg)
               Riche 11 no                
               Lara   0 no
               Hughes  4-3-3-2  (129 test wickets)
               McDermott 4-?-21-0

Paarthaa
ChemEngg

PS: PAK defeated NZ in the first OneDayer. PAK 158 all out (rain affected
match). NZ all out for 108 (Wasim Akram 5 for 19)
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Subject: Query: Details of last Ind/SA odi
From: jcsheth@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu
Date: 30 Dec 92 12:34:40 CST
Organization: Wichita State University, Wichita, Ks

Hey netters,


      Just back after a biting cold tour of Chicago! And noticed that
Indian team are on course for a very a distinguished disaster of a tour 
I guess the *Kruger and lager* theory is taking effect!! What struck me 
was not anymore dismal performances by Indian paper tigers but the 
amazing accuracy of one certain Indian armchair selector who predicted 
a 2-5 loss on the net in IND/SA ODI's and Test series loss before even 
one match was played in the tour!! Though our Naee Khoon Under nineteens 
are having a better safari in SA.

ANYWAY, getting back to the point, please can somebody repost
the scorecards and other details of the last Ind/SA ODI and Indian first 
innings of Pt. Elizbth test ?? Grateful if you could. 

Waiting, Karthikeyan







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From: suraj@microbe.med.umn.edu (Suraj Muley)
Subject: the point
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:35:36 GMT

not all statements have points. some statements are just comments and 
beyond the understanding of the pakistsan supporters.
thanks bye.

suraj muley
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From: yelton@uful08.phys.ufl.edu (John M. Yelton)
Subject: Re: Statistical trivia
Organization: University of Florida, Gainesville
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 03:35:16 GMT

In article <1h8jehINN7n4@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banarji) writes:
>			Statistical trivia
>
>
>  As you know, two England players of Indian origin (Ranjitsinhji and Pataudi
>senior) scored a century on test debut. On both occasions they were playing
>against Australia.
>  There are two other players of Indian origin who scored a century in their
>first test against Australia, but not on their test debut. These were
>Duleepsinhji and Subba Row. I vaguely remember that Duleepsinhji scored 60
>or so on his debut which was against New Zealand.
> Thus, the common thread is that all players of Indian origin who played 
>for England scored centuries in their first tests against Australia. Let
>us see if the tradition is carried on by Nasser Hussain and Mark Ramprakash.
>But neither seem likely to play in tests again. Probably Ramprakash holds
>some kind of record for remaining in the team as a specialist batsman
>without going above 30 even once :-) Even Hick is better off-he at least 
>crossed 50 once.
>
>
Ramprakash is only just 23 , and Hussein is 24. By English standards
there are just babies, so I would not write them off yet.
I believe Basil D'Oliveira was of Indian origin. He was a "cape
coloured" South African, but I think I am right in saying that,
at least in his case, it meant that his forefathers came from the 
sub-continent. HE did not score a century on his debut versus
Australia, but had a differnt strange record - scoring 158 and then 
promptly getting dropped from the England squad (for the SA tour --
but that is another story).
John Yelton


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From: patb@exafs1.helios.nd.edu (Pathikrit Bandyopadhyay)
Subject: Re: Knighthood for SMG????
Keywords: I want my present........
Organization: OUC, University of Notre Dame
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:07:06 GMT

In article <BzpsoI.B5H@cs.uiuc.edu> bharat@cs.uiuc.edu (R. Bharat Rao) writes:
>Indians can not accept knighthood.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[...]
>
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i do not think this is correct. there is no law against it. there were quite
few indian "sir"-s. i think it is a choice the recipient has do decline.
From: sjasthi@cse.unl.edu (srinivas jasthi)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: England Vs Delhi (3-day match at Faridabad)
Date: 3 Jan 1993 23:19:21 GMT
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   England vs Delhi (1D - Faridabad, India, Jan 3)

   England opened their three-month tour of India by restricting Delhi
to 190 for three by the close of play on the opening day of a
three-day match on Sunday.  England Captain Graham Gooch won the toss
and sent Delhi in to bat under an overcast sky.  Opener Hitesh Sharma
made a laboured 87 in 365 minutes and was unbeaten at the close.
Delhi's batting was overawed by the England attack and the home side
crawled to a measly 95 for two at tea.

     This will be a very good match to watch the performances of
Maninder Singh (especially after recent comments from G.Boycott),
Atul Wassan and Vivek Razdan.


Delhi

   Manu Nayyar c Steward b Jarvis ................. 11
   Hitesh Sharma not out .......................... 87
   Bantoo Singh c Lewis b Hicks ................... 15
   Ajay Sharma c Hicks b Lewis .................... 30
   K.P. Bhaskar not out ........................... 22
   Extras (b2, lb8, nb 3, w2) ..................... 25
   Total (3 wkts) ................................ 190

   Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-95, 3-151

   Bowling
    Malcolm 17-7-34-0, Jarvis 16-6-16-1, Lewis 19-1-47-1, Tufnell 22-3-60-0,
    Reeve 6-2-11-0, Hicks 10-5-12-1.

   Teams:

 England: Graham Gooch, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Mike Gatting,
          Graham Hick, Neil Fairbrother, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis,
          Paul Jarvis, Phil Tufnell, Devon Malcolm.

   Delhi: Kirti Azad, Manu Nayyar, Hitesh Sharma, Bantoo Singh, Ajay Sharma,
          K.P. Bhaskar, Mohan Chaturvedi, Atul Wassan, Vivek Razdan,
          Firoz Ghyas, Maninder Singh.

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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:50:58 EST
From: Spaceman Spiff <SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Donald, Kapil and South Africa

In article <karnik.724898397@peca>, karnik@cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik) says:
>
>
>        Personally, I don't think he's a consistent performer with the bat.
>IMHO, he is a better batsman than Imran, Hadlee, and Marshall, and nearly as
                                   ^^^^^
>good as Botham, but he's not performed upto that potential.
>
doubtful. imran had easily the best technique among the big 4+marshall. in
fact, he could play as a specialist batsman- something neither kapil, hadlee
or marshall could do. botham, at one stage of his career could perhaps play as
as specialist batsman (he average 40 or therabouts for the 1st 5 years of his
career). kapil is perhaps the best pure hitter of the bunch imho, but each
allrounders fans would definitely have a strong case for their man. marshall,
however, cannot be classed along with the big 4 and should not be included
in this discussion at all.

Stay cool,
Spaceman Spiff

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