The Cricket Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

He was incredible to watch. The speed was breathtaking as I watched from the Compton stand (I think it was the Compton).

I never saw Waqar live. I did see Wasim and Imran bowl live, but sadly no Waqar. If talking about bowlers you wish you had seen live (without saying Larwood and trying to keep it within similar generations), my two are spinners - Abdul Qadir and Bishan Bedi.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We had a pretty good run for overseas players in the 90s - Donald, BC Lara and Shaun Pollock!

We did follow it up with Collins Obuya and Vaughn van Jaarsveld, and the less said about recent imports, the better...

 

[Sniffer]

One of my first games watching Warks in person featured Allan Donald. Mind blowing to see Keith Piper and the slips stood nearer the boundary than the stumps.

Thought the same when I first saw Donald play too. I'd been to test matches and some 50/60 over cup games without ever seeing the fielders so far back.

 

[Sniffer]

We had a pretty good run for overseas players in the 90s - Donald, BC Lara and Shaun Pollock!

We did follow it up with Collins Obuya and Vaughn van Jaarsveld, and the less said about recent imports, the better...

Sangakaara and Steyn arrived later too.

 

[sycophantia]

He was incredible to watch. The speed was breathtaking as I watched from the Compton stand (I think it was the Compton).

I never saw Waqar live. I did see Wasim and Imran bowl live, but sadly no Waqar. If talking about bowlers you wish you had seen live (without saying Larwood and trying to keep it within similar generations), my two are spinners - Abdul Qadir and Bishan Bedi.

Waqar must have been terrifying to face in his pomp.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sangakaara and Steyn arrived later too.

Dear old Jeets too. What a club legend.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Waqar must have been terrifying to face in his pomp.

The 92 series against England he was just unreal. Don't think I've ever seen anyone swing the ball so late and so fast since.

 

[sycophantia]

The 92 series against England he was just unreal. Don't think I've ever seen anyone swing the ball so late and so fast since.

Also accurate and consistent.

 

[Sniffer]

Waqar must have been terrifying to face in his pomp.

I played against a player who was on the books of Derbyshire (he scored a double ton against us in a 15 - 8 ball over game!). He played a second XI game against Lancashire when Wasim Akram was coming back form injury. He said he didn't see the first few balls he faced. From that point forward he decided he was never going to make it and stuck to Minor Counties cricket and making a few quid playing as a pro at clubs at the weekend.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Classic Waqar here from that series - we went 292/2 -> 320 all out as we simply couldn't deal with him when it started to reverse.

ENG vs PAK Cricket Scorecard, 4th Test at Leeds, July 23 - 26, 1992

Get cricket scorecard of 4th Test, ENG vs PAK, Pakistan tour of England 1992 at Headingley, Leeds dated July 23 - 26, 1992.

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Neil Mallender to the fore for England, the ultimate "horses for courses" pick!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

England side there going from what I can see

Atherton Gooch Stewart Smith Gower Lewis Mallender Pringle

I am sure everyone else can fill in the gaps

Also - Headingley has changed a bit. Looks very similar there to 1981 but totally different now

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Umpires?

One looks like Merv Kitchener?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hick and Ramprakash

I also note the compulsory Pakistan comedy run out makes an appearance

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Ramprakash Hick Munton

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Shocking umpiring (cheating I would call it) denying Pakistan a run out at the start of our second innings. One of those really easy decisions that in club cricket makes you spend the rest of the game chuntering 'cheat' under your breath.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I'm sure it is Merv Kitchener but no idea on the other umpire. Clearly not Bird or Sheppard so I am a bit stumped.

 

[Kenny]

Windies having a decent morning until the 21st over.........76-0 and then 5 overs later 97-3.

 

[Sniffer]

I'm sure it is Merv Kitchener but no idea on the other umpire. Clearly not Bird or Sheppard so I am a bit stumped.

Ken Palmer.

I looked at the scorecard attached to the footage rather than remember myself.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Windies having a decent morning until the 21st over.........76-0 and then 5 overs later 97-3.

A fit and firing Mark Wood is a serious bowler. I so hope he is fit enough that I can see him bowl at the Gabba in about 15 months.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Athanaze's shot was just ridiculous, leave that, one ball before lunch!

Howitzer from Wood to get the second wicket, try keeping that out.