View Full Version : Damien Martyn - Best Run Out Ever???
What could have possibly been better - the batsmen is on 99, the fielding team is in dire straits, picks up the ball facing the wrong way, pivots on one knee and hits the stumps. About the only thing that would've made it better was if he only had one stump to aim at??? Was that the best run out you've ever seen, i would say its the best i've seen.
Three others that stick in my memory are Ricky Pontings back flick a couple of years ago in a one dayer, and Glenn McGrath picking up the ball of his bowling, turning and hitting in similar style to Martyn, and Greg Blewett (i think) hitting the stumps from the boundary at Adeladie Oval (or the Gabba, can't exactly remember)
Esperito
12 Mar 2002, 17:33
You missed the obvious one.
World Cup 99 Semi-Final...
Which run out was that???? there were four of them?????
If your talking about the Donald one, i agree it was good because of the fact it one us the game, but i'm more talking spectacular run outs.
Kangas_Big_Fan
12 Mar 2002, 18:31
what about symonds a few years back lying down on his back and threw it either straight to gillies glothes or knocked out the stumps cant remember and it was at adelaide blewetts run out
Does anyone else remember big merv running atherton out in '93 when he was attempting run no. 100 :p
The run out in the world cup semi a few years ago would have to be the most memorable, perhaps not the best
um hello, Jonty Rhodes' head first run out in the early 90's is claerly the best ever. Martyns was nothing special.
Santos L Helper
12 Mar 2002, 19:11
Originally posted by blueworms
um hello, Jonty Rhodes' head first run out in the early 90's is claerly the best ever. Martyns was nothing special.
Except that he ran out a South African, trying to cover himself in glory, on 99.:D
SeinDude
12 Mar 2002, 19:54
I agree that Damien Martyn's piece of fielding was superb, but I would like to give full credit to the whole team for building up the pressure on Neil McKenzie while he was in the 90's. Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie bowled some great overs, and kept McKenzie stuck in the 90's for long enough to make him want to run when there really wasn't one there.
So, although the run out was special, I was more impressed how hard the Aussies made it for Neil McKenzie to get his century, by building up the pressure and creating a situation.
SeinDude
Jars458
13 Mar 2002, 10:23
Steve Waugh did a run out against the Windies in a one day international many years ago where he was fielding behind square
He dived stopped the ball and threw down the stumps and he ran out both players trying to make it back to the samed end but they were both out of their ground
I think it was the late great Malcolm Marshall and Artherton from memory - so it was a while ago!
V v Good.
Might have been the same series when T Grieg said
"Waugh's underneath it, he won't drop this, no way in a million years...........HE"S DROPPED IT"
dogboy23
13 Mar 2002, 10:31
Allan Border in the 92 world cup against India at the gabba.Direct hit at a crucial stage of the game was absolutely brilliant.
Nige_Bix
13 Mar 2002, 11:50
Martyn needed to do something, seeing his batting was well below par for this game. It was a pity because the first test knock was so great.
It was certainly a vital turning point as it turned out.