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Mr.Likeable
29 Dec 2005, 18:20
What a difference a rope makes (and also, maybe, newer bats).
A few years ago sixes on the G were a rarity. The boundaries were "too far away" so nobody went for them. Since they've moved the rope in just a few metres, players make the effort.
Today Symonds and then Hayden were hitting them ten to twenty rows back into the crowd, way beyond the old fence.
I guess it's further proof that cricket is a psychological game.
Lonie_from_50
29 Dec 2005, 18:41
Get ready for some stats people ;) :p
eddiesmith
29 Dec 2005, 18:53
Nothing beats Langers century against a Warne led Victorian a couple of years back
crownie
29 Dec 2005, 18:54
shows what effect the one day game has had in test cricket.
Lonie_from_50
29 Dec 2005, 20:04
The MCG has held 98* matches, and in those 98 matches, a total of 178 sixes, starting in 1882.
Here are some statistics I bored myself to death collating, and you will see here that Andy Symonds onslaught today put him in some records.
MOST SIXES - MCG
AUS GJ Bonnor 7
AUS ML Hayden 6
WIN IVA Richards 6
AUS A Symonds 6
IND V Sehwag 5
AUS KJ Hughes 4
AUS MEK Hussey 4
PAK Mohammad Yousuf 4
AUS KR Miller 4
AUS WW Armstrong 3
AUS PJP Burge 3
AUS JL Langer 3
RSA JH Sinclair 3
AUS JR Thomson 3
AUS VT Trumper 3
ENG G Ulyett 3
ENG MP Vaughan 3
ENG C White 3
MOST SIXES IN AN INNINGS - MCG
AUS A Symonds 6 AUS v RSA 2005/06
IND V Sehwag 5 AUS v IND 2003/04
AUS GJ Bonnor 4 AUS v ENG 1882/83
AUS MEK Hussey 4 AUS v RSA 2005/06
PAK Mohammad Yousuf 4 AUS v PAK 2004/05
Lonie_from_50
29 Dec 2005, 20:07
What a difference a rope makes (and also, maybe, newer bats).
A few years ago sixes on the G were a rarity. The boundaries were "too far away" so nobody went for them. Since they've moved the rope in just a few metres, players make the effort.
Today Symonds and then Hayden were hitting them ten to twenty rows back into the crowd, way beyond the old fence.
I guess it's further proof that cricket is a psychological game.
I think it is fair to say that the rope was introduced in the Ashes series 2002/03, give or take 1 year, but since then, this is what has happened. You will find matches before that had nothing on these latest.
2002/03 - AUS v ENG - 14 sixes
2003/04 - AUS v IND - 7 sixes
2004/05 - AUS v PAK - 14 sixes
2005/06 - AUS v RSA - 12 sixes
GoSydneySwans
29 Dec 2005, 20:08
Craig White is on that list. Yep, I'm scared now.
Lonie_from_50
29 Dec 2005, 20:10
Craig White is on that list. Yep, I'm scared now.
Yeah, he hit 3 sixes in an innings of just short of a hundred here in the 2002/03 Boxing Day Test Match. Strange things, Colin Miller hit 2 sixes, 1 in each innings (i remember each one) in his only Boxing Day test appearance against the West Indies in 2000/01
spookism
29 Dec 2005, 20:18
What a difference a rope makes (and also, maybe, newer bats).
A few years ago sixes on the G were a rarity. The boundaries were "too far away" so nobody went for them. Since they've moved the rope in just a few metres, players make the effort.
Today Symonds and then Hayden were hitting them ten to twenty rows back into the crowd, way beyond the old fence.
I guess it's further proof that cricket is a psychological game.
Most of Symonds sixes went over the boundry - therefore ropes don't really matter ;)
nicho_magic
29 Dec 2005, 20:30
Most of Symonds sixes went over the boundry - therefore ropes don't really matter ;)
he does state this, he is saying because the boundary is closer people are more willing to go for it, and they hit it well over the old boundary
RoosterLad
29 Dec 2005, 20:48
one six almost rebounded back to the bowler
nicho_magic
29 Dec 2005, 21:05
one six almost rebounded back to the bowler
it was a nice hit that, smack bang in the middle of the site screen
Hayden, Hussey and Symonds made the MCG look like an English ground.
catcozmo
29 Dec 2005, 21:28
, Colin Miller hit 2 sixes, 1 in each innings (i remember each one) in his only Boxing Day test appearance against the West Indies in 2000/01
I remember the hook he hit for six, he hit nixon mclean for 6 the morning steve waugh got his ton,
some blokes behind us had been giving it to nixon, all moring and that just sent them over the edge, quite a funny day,
Bicheal got 5 for that afternoon and even tried on a irish baggygreen down at fine leg just in front of us, after some blokes through it to him.
and when ever slater left the fine leg region, we started up the song
"cya later micheal slater"
aw good times, im gon to stop my rant now
Lonie_from_50
29 Dec 2005, 21:34
Yeah was gonna say Bichel bowled the best that day/game, but then again this is about sixes so didn't mention. I think we need a Boxing Day moments thread. :p
red+black
29 Dec 2005, 21:50
From next year, ropes will no longer be used for MCG Test matches.
Toots Hibbert
29 Dec 2005, 22:47
From next year, ropes will no longer be used for MCG Test matches.
Almost the best news I've heard today. Next to smashing the Jaapies.
Lonie_from_50
29 Dec 2005, 23:00
From next year, ropes will no longer be used for MCG Test matches.
reason???
is it the sponsor triangular ropes, or all ropes...ie. The fence is the boundary, ie. Dangerous.
eddiesmith
29 Dec 2005, 23:15
reason???
is it the sponsor triangular ropes, or all ropes...ie. The fence is the boundary, ie. Dangerous.
Nah the ropes will be back where they used to be, about 2m in
Lonie_from_50
30 Dec 2005, 08:22
That's alright then, yeah, was shorter boundaries but didn't make a difference ;)