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From: aksimha@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Gerd Von Rundstedt)
Subject: Re: stwicket and worldcup files
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 13:49:46 GMT
Distribution: rec.sport.cricket
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

In article <1992Sep03.222243.19283@ecst.csuchico.edu> awesome@ecst.csuchico.edu (0102) writes:
>Hi,   
>	
>	Few days ago a saw a posting regarding some files (stwicket.zip 
>and worldcup.zip), which are shareware cricket games for PC.
>        These files were orignally located at 'uwarchive.wustl.edu' in 
>directory '/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS'.  I try to download them but I couldn't
>find them there at that location.  If someone else have already downloaded
>them please e-mail me a copy of them . thanks.
>
>					     Scott. 	
> 
>

 Me too. Thank you.

Arun Simha
From: 5912ramasubr@vms.csd.mu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Centuries in the same test
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:56:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: vms.0095FC48.E9350A60
Reply-To: 5912ramasubr@vms.csd.mu.edu
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services

In article <9c.a03=i6atN00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>, ahmed@uts.amdahl.com (Syed S. Ahmed) writes:
In article <1992Aug25.182728.17849@engage.pko.dec.com> you write:

In article <karnik.714756178@giga>, karnik@giga.cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik) w
rites...
In rec.sport.cricket, Murali Iyer (or rather, Daniel) writes:

		stuff deleted


> Couple of tests later against Imran's Pakistan, Srikanth, Amarnath and
>Vengsarkar scored hundreds at Madras. Gavasker had made 90 in that innings.
>

Actually, only Srikkanth made a hundred .
Gavaskar made 90 Vengsarkar 96 and Jimmy close to 90
I think he made 85 or 87.



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From: raza@surya.ccs.uwo.ca (Mr. Raza Syed)
Subject: Re: World's worst fielder
Organization: University of Western Ontario, London
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 23:33:01 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.152100.13529@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> andrew@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Andrew Walker) writes:
>
>I kinda like these kinds of topics -  totally based around opinions and
>sure to bring about some interesting flames. Anyway, I thought since
>the world's best test fielders were being discussed it might be appropriate
>to start naming the worst! I think that the supporters of each test team
>should nominate the worst from their side that they can remember. 
>
>I'll start the ball rolling with one from the England test team -
>
>	Devon (I'll dive for this, oops i've missed it again) Malcolm
>
>P.S. Don't say Phil Tuffnell until you have watched Devon in action. Tuffy
>has improved since the last Ashes tour.
>
>
>-- 
>Andrew Walker: Department of Computing Science, The University, Glasgow G12 8QQ

The phrase used by people back home for poor fielder is;
 'Man he got holes in his hands!'  :-)

S.R.Raza
From: ksrao@POWER.EEE.NDSU.NODAK.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Gower Strikes ......
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:08:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.20029
Reply-To: ksrao@POWER.EEE.NDSU.NODAK.EDU

In article <1SEP199210201765@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu>, diwadkva@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (Vaibhav A. Diwadkar) writes:
>I am surprised what follows hasn't come up on the net thus far.
>
>Apparently David Gower has came out with his autobiography last week and
>there are some interesting things in it (so I've heard).  It has the 
>obligatory (and perhaps expected) digs at Gooch and Mickey Stewart but
>has a more potent bombshell.  The Golden Boy alleges that India doctored
>the ball on its '90 tour of England.  In case you are trying to recall 

      Gower was, it seems, talking about Oval Test. He seems to have said that
the umpires talked to (or warned) the bowlers. But M. K. Mantri who was India's
manager for that tour said that after every match he had a chat with the
umpires and the umpires, after Oval Test, said that the team behaved in an
exemplary manner and they had no complaints.

      But, according to BBC Sports Roundup, Gower is ready to apologise.
Apologise for what? Offending Indian officials or making false statements -
enquiring minds want to know.


>- Vaibhav.
K. Sankara Rao                          e-mail ksrao@power.eee.ndsu.nodak.edu

Department of Electrical Engineering
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105  USA

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From: kahmed@pylon.icsl.ucla.edu (Kashif Asad Ahmed)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: World's worst fielder
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:03:49 GMT

Keywords: 

In article <1992Aug31.233515.17229@julian.uwo.ca>, you write:
|> In article <karnik.715278130@mega> karnik@mega.cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik)
writes:
|> >In <1992Aug31.152100.13529@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> andrew@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk
(Andrew Walker) writes:
|> >
|> >
|> >
|> >>I'll start the ball rolling with one from the England test team -
|> >
|> >>   Devon (I'll dive for this, oops i've missed it again) Malcolm
|> >
|> >>Andrew Walker: Department of Computing Science, The University, Glasgow
G12 8QQ
|> >
|> >    My nomination (:->) from India is Dilip Doshi. Sandeep Patil, after
|> >his shoulder gave out, was a close competitor.
|>
|>
|> one i remember from pakistan was Zakir Khan ;)

Also don't forget ABDUL QADIR.  He has missed quite a few catches specially
those high rise ones.

|>Raza.

Kashif Ahmed
From: SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu (Spaceman Spiff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: World's worst fielder
Date: 3 Sep 92 13:32:57 GMT
 <1992Aug31.165022.4209@athena.mit.edu> <dos105-010992074200@150.203.49.43>
 <dos105-030992132435@hanmac34.anu.edu.au>
Organization: Penn State University

In article <dos105-030992132435@hanmac34.anu.edu.au>, dos105@rsphy2.anu.edu.au
(Darren O'Shaughnessy) says:
>
>  Yike!! When I asked my mind who the Indian batsman who opened with Ravi
>Shastri on the Australian tour last year was, it (stupid mind) gave me
>Navjot Sidhu. So he did, but he isn't the bad fielder I was thinking of -
>try Kris Srikkanth for someone who doesn't like to get his hands behind the
>ball.
>
uh-uh! srikkanth is one of the better fielders around. very quick on the field
and a very accurate thrower. you probably caught him on a bad day.

Stay cool,
The Thinker

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From: mathrubb@cse.fau.edu (Basker Mathrubootham)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: 3+ hundreds in an innings (Was: First Test Australia v/s Sri Lanka
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:10:30 GMT
Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

>i'm pretty sure that india did it once vs AUS in 79-80 but i can't recall any
>details.
 It was against Australia in Bombay when Gavaskar,(Colonel or
Vishy) and Kirmani scored centuries. karsan ghavri scored his
highest 85 in that match
         Bye 
    Baski
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 12:38:38 EDT
From: Spaceman Spiff <SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: First Test - Score card - Australia v/s Sri Lanka
 <Aug.26.01.13.20.1992.26386@thebe.rutgers.edu>

In article <Aug.26.01.13.20.1992.26386@thebe.rutgers.edu>,
ratan@thebe.rutgers.edu (Santosh Ratan) says:
>
>In article <9c.a03=i6atN00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>, ahmed@uts.amdahl.com (Syed .
>S
>Ahmed) writes:
>> In article <1992Aug25.182728.17849@engage.pko.dec.com> you write:
>> >
>>  How often have rival captains scored hundreds in the same test?

there are several such instances. i have a list updated to 1984 which i can
post when i get home. one thing is sure. noone has done it vs australia for
ages- simply because AB can't get a 100 to save his life :-)

Stay cool,
The Thinker

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From: rajeev@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Rajeev Menon)
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 16:25:02 GMT
Subject: Re: First Test - Score card - Australia v/s Sri Lanka
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket

In rec.sport.cricket, karnik@giga.cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik) writes:

}}  	When was the last time three batsmen scored centuries in the same
}}  innings of a Test match ? I don't think the Pakistanis did it during their 
}}  two huge innings in the just-concluded series in England.

I remember Sobers' last hundred, a test which they won in England by
an innings and about 200 runs. Kanhai, Sobers and Bernard Julien made
hundreds, with the WI making something like 650/8 declared. That was 
in 1974 if I remember right.

rajeev
Xref: sparky rec.sport.cricket:14641 soc.culture.pakistan:14324
From: csuah@warwick.ac.uk (~WISP at CU~)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: TV replays VS umpires
Date: 2 Sep 92 20:18:09 GMT
Organization: Computing Services, Warwick University, UK

In article <16856CC50.R2HMV@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> r2hmv@vm1.cc.uakron.edu writes:
>Hi,
>
>I read in a recent indian newspaper that TV action replays will be used
>for the FIRST time in the history of Test Cricket to decide close calls
>for Stumping, Run Outs and Hit wicket, in the series between South Africa
>and India to be played in October.
>
>I bet there would be lots of arguments for and against the above decision,
>but apparently BCCI agreed on the suggestion by SAfricans. This will
                ^^^^

Um, what have the Bank of Criminals, Cokeheads and Idiots(tm) got to do with
cricket?  ;-)

Later,

The Wisp. [thinking of the ICC...]
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From: ganesh@cs.albany.edu (Ganesh Murugesan)
Subject: Re: World's worst fielder
Originator: ganesh@karp.albany.edu
Organization: Computer Science Department, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY 12222
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 19:30:01 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.152100.13529@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> andrew@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Andrew Walker) writes:

>
>  I'll start the ball rolling with one from the England test team -
>
>   Devon (I'll dive for this, oops i've missed it again) Malcolm
>
 
   A good Indian Prospect for this category is Sandeep Patil.
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From: karnik@giga.cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik)
Subject: Re: Cricketers nad their books
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 17:37:44 GMT

In <1992Aug27.161720.24749@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> ramprasa@chlorine.ecn.purdue.edu (Ramprasad Ramakrishna) writes:

>I have read quite a few autobiographies(biogs.) by famous and not-so famous cricketers  and my comments follow:

>Ball of Fire by F.S Trueman.
:
>Sunny Days/ Runs and Ruins / idols
:
>MCC by Cowdrey
:
>come in #3 by DS Steele.
:
>Illy by Illingworth
:
>(  ) by D'Oliveira


	I've just finished reading "Bradman" by A.G. Moyes. The author was
one of the New South Wales selectors responsible for introducing Bradman to
big-time cricket. He was also a close personal friend of the Bradman family. 
The book was written in 1948, a little before the end of Bradman's career, 
and it has comprehensive statistics (Spaceman Spiff's all ears :-) upto his
47th Test (27 tons at that time).

	The book was pretty revealing to me. I had very little idea that 
Bradman was pretty unpopular among the critics (and possibly his teammates)
in his playing days. He was involved in many controversies, only a couple of
which I had heard about. The book was disappointing in that the constant 
effort of the author is to defend Bradman against his critics, to praise him 
to high heaven, and to make nasty comments about the armchair critics who
dared say a word against the Don. He devotes an entire chapter to comparing
Bradman with other greats like Trumper, Hammond, etc., with lots of stats to
prove how Bradman was far superior to all of them.

	Another impression I got from the book is that the run-getting rate
in those days was substantially more than nowadays. As an example, in a 
game against one of the Aussie state sides, England scored 506 in ten hours,
and Moyes calls this "a run-getting rate that constituted a direct challenge
to the tortoise"!

	Coincidentally, today is the Don's 84th birthday! So here's wishing 
him all the best on his way to the century....

--
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Dept. of Computer Science,      | Email: karnik@cs.umn.edu
University of Minnesota         | Tele : 612-339-5350 
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From: awesome@ecst.csuchico.edu (0102)
Subject: stwicket and worldcup files
Organization: California State University, Chico
Distribution: rec.sport.cricket
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 22:22:43 GMT

Hi,   
	
	Few days ago a saw a posting regarding some files (stwicket.zip 
and worldcup.zip), which are shareware cricket games for PC.
        These files were orignally located at 'uwarchive.wustl.edu' in 
directory '/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS'.  I try to download them but I couldn't
find them there at that location.  If someone else have already downloaded
them please e-mail me a copy of them . thanks.

					     Scott.
From: vnesiah@aludra.usc.edu (Deep Third Man)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Aus V SL
Date: 3 Sep 1992 08:25:40 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

I think the main reason for the yawn was that Border waited until 
for the Lunch break to declare his innings closed.  A score of
almost 300 (285) is quite steep for a side that has only two sessions
to do it in (not considering bad light).  The strip must have been in pretty
bad shape on the last day. Border was complaining that the batsmen were having
a tough time on the third or fourth day ("so many close-in catches..." ).

If Border had declared the innings closed about an hour before lunch then 
the match would have been interesting. It could have gone both ways.
SL would have chased the total, no doubt about it. However, given the
first test, it would have been quite stupid of Aravinda to risk chasing
285 in less than two sessions.

Question is, is Border satisfied with a 1-0 series? 
Given his batting form, would his place be threatend if he gambles
on improving on a 1-0 series and ends up with a tied or worse series?

- Vasee
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 11:49:01 EDT
From: Spaceman Spiff <SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: 5 wkts/test career (was Hadlee's career)

In article <1992Sep4.140706.26722@ncsu.edu>, ypotlap@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu ( )
says:
>
>I can think of two other bowlers with 5+ wkts/test average over their career:
>Sid Barnes and Dennis Lillee.
>Anybody else?
>what about C. Grimmet?

216 wickets in 38 tests- pretty awesome, eh?
also c. t. b. (charlie "the terror") turner- 100+ wickets in less than 20 tests


Stay cool,
The Thinker

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From: pmc5@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Paul M Corballis)
Subject: Re: Cricket Phrases
Reply-To: pmc5@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Paul M Corballis)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 14:39:03 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.092944@axion.bt.co.uk> dgrove@axion.bt.co.uk (David Grove) writes:
>
>
>In a recent conversation, I was discussing over the odd beer or eight the 
>number of cricket phrases/terms that have become accepted in everyday
>conversation.
>
>We came up with the following: (please excuse the sexist nature of the 
>terms -:))
>
>	1. That hit him for six.
>	2. He had a good innings.
>	3. My pen's run out (well, I did say we'd been drinking).
>	4. That stumped him.

How about:

	5. That's not cricket
	6. On a sticky wicket
	7. Put him on the back foot
	8. That's a silly point :-)

>
>Can anyone add to this list? Serious comments or otherwise will be
>equally well accepted.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave Grove.
>
>=========================================================================

Cheers, Paul
From: ramprasa@chlorine.ecn.purdue.edu (Ramprasad Ramakrishna)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Cricketers nad their books
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:17:20 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

I have read quite a few autobiographies(biogs.) by famous and not-so famous cricketers  and my comments follow:

Ball of Fire by F.S Trueman.
bitches a lot about many things. The class conflict in English cricket and the 
quite common gripes about selectorial blunders.
He could have done a better job by using his caustic wit a lot less.
Also very few anecdotes that are purely funny. Most are related to his bitching.

Sunny Days/ Runs and Ruins / idols

quite descriptive. Details events in a more or less chronological manner. Very good on cricketing details. Idols has some good personal evaluations of cricketers, but in many cases a normal sports reportere would say the same things about the players described.

MCC by
Cowdrey
again a gradual description of his evolution as a player. The usual sprinkling of anecdotes.
there are a lot more i

I have read.
that the above comments would describe

come in #3 by DS Steele.

Illy by Illingworth

(  ) by D'Oliveira ( interesting tho' because he has a  description  of his travails as a colored South African, and also his emotions about the cancelled '68 tour.  
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From: cobra@chopin.udel.edu (KING COBRA)
Subject: Re: stwicket and worldcup files
Organization: University of Delaware
Distribution: rec.sport.cricket
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 21:07:36 GMT

In article <1992Sep4.134946.23578@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> aksimha@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Gerd Von Rundstedt) writes:
>In article <1992Sep03.222243.19283@ecst.csuchico.edu> awesome@ecst.csuchico.edu (0102) writes:
>>Hi,   
>>	
>>	Few days ago a saw a posting regarding some files (stwicket.zip 
>>and worldcup.zip), which are shareware cricket games for PC.
>>        These files were orignally located at 'uwarchive.wustl.edu' in 
>>directory '/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS'.  I try to download them but I couldn't
>>find them there at that location.  If someone else have already downloaded
>>them please e-mail me a copy of them . thanks.
>>
>>					     Scott. 	
>> 
>>
>
> Me too. Thank you.
>
>Arun Simha
>	



Hi guys. 

The problem is that you are looking under the wrong directory. The directory is
"pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS 2".  You guys forgot to put '2' at the end.

A very helpful King Cobra

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From: gregw@hspice.portal.com (Greg Widdicombe)
Subject: Re: Cricketers and their books --Some musings
Organization: Meta - Software
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:43:19 GMT

In article <92241.135832SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu> Spaceman Spiff <SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
[ ... ]
>these titles/nicknames tend to get passed down thru the ages. e.g. c. k. nayadu
> ken barrington and dilip vengsarkar have all been referred to as "colonel".
>"tiger" smith (w/k for warwickshire(?) in the early 20th century), "tiger"
>bill o'reilly and "tiger" pataudi is another example of this. i guess it
>depends upon which generation you belong to. when i was growing up, hanif had
>long since retired and gavaskar was at his peak, so i would think of gavaskar
>or viswanath when i heard the term "little master". of course, nationality is
>also an important factor.
>
I guess there is only one wanker though .... "Wanker" Hadlee :-)

>Stay cool,
>The Thinker
>
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