Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[Peck]

Bailey century



p-please

If Port Adelaide played a 31 year old who has done nothing ahead of promising youngsters Alberton would probably have been burnt down by now.

I just don't understand cricket.

 

[Dylan8]

Bailey's infectious grin keeps him in the side.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I meant the post that I'm referencing from the 4th test thread on the cricket board. I can't find it, which is making my point kind of void haha.

Admit it, you made it up!

 

[Noobz0r]

Admit it, you made it up!

Crap, I've been found out!

I'm going to be up all night looking for the post

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Wipeout dude.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Crap, I've been found out!

I'm going to be up all night looking for the post

If he can push past some of the leggies that dominate Australia's leading spin wicket takers he will be in fine company. Greg Matthews thinks he can get to 400.

link

Australia's top spinners

1. Shane Warne (leg) 708 (wickets)
2. Richie Benaud (leg) 248
3. Clarrie Grimmett (leg) 216
4. Stuart MacGill (leg) 208
5. Bill O’Reilly (leg) 144
6. Hugh Trumble (off) 141
7. Ashley Mallett (off) 132
8. Bruce Yardley (off) 126
9. Ian Johnson (off) 109
10. George Giffen (off) 103
11. Nathan Lyon (off) 101*

link

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Singh, Swann, Mushtaq, Yardley, Murali (and Vettori & Panesar if you count them) did it quicker. Whilst 6 tests between Warne & Lyon isnt much, theres 71 other bowlers between them, which puts it into a bit more perspective.

I do agree he is underrated though.

Fastest to 100 wickets
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283530.html

GA Lohmann (Eng)​

v South Africa​

Johannesburg​

2 Mar 1896 5 Jul 1886 9y 241d 16
Test # 48

​

.......
........
113 players between Lohmann and Malinga

SL Malinga (SL)​

v India​

Colombo (PSS)​

3 Aug 2010 1 Jul 2004 6y 33d 30 Test # 1968​

Lyon is in his 30th test now has 102 wickets

 

[Ford Fairlane]

According to that list Mallett did it in 23 Tests, Trumble in 26 Tests and Yardley in 28, but doesn't say how many balls bowled.

Lillee and Thommo are almost identically placed at 22 Tests, 4 years and 303 and 239 days respectively.

 

[Duck Farmer]

I do all the ironing in my house as well, but it's because i'm the only one who needs ironing done.

I've gotten pretty good at work shirts despite my $30 Woolworths essentials iron but the felt was a different kettle of fish.

So that explains your nickname.

 

[Macca19]

I meant the post that I'm referencing from the 4th test thread on the cricket board. I can't find it, which is making my point kind of void haha.

Its possible. Mine was based on tests played not bowls bowled, so definitely possible.

 

[Noobz0r]

According to that list Mallett did it in 23 Tests, Trumble in 26 Tests and Yardley in 28, but doesn't say how many balls bowled.

Lillee and Thommo are almost identically placed at 22 Tests, 4 years and 303 and 239 days respectively.

My argument is about to be undone by REH's head for stats, isn't it?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

According to that list Mallett did it in 23 Tests, Trumble in 26 Tests and Yardley in 28, but doesn't say how many balls bowled.

Lillee and Thommo are almost identically placed at 22 Tests, 4 years and 303 and 239 days respectively.

Ashley Mallet is the best off spinner I have seen play for Oz. Here is his cummulative average stats over his test career

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...template=results;type=bowling;view=cumulative

After 30 tests he had 117 wickets for 2,988 runs @ Ave of 26.21 and strike rate of 71.6 balls.

Lyon currently is 30 tests 102 wickets for 3,313 @ Ave of 32.48 and a strike rate of 64.2 balls.

He stacks up pretty well to Mallet in my eyes.

Edit Mallet bowled in 57 innings in 30 tests, Lyon has bowled in 57 and you would expect him to bowl in England's second innings to make it 58.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Mallett was a great gully fieldsman too, exceptional given he was blind as a bat. Lyon is a better bat.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

My argument is about to be undone by REH's head for stats, isn't it?

Look over there, a spider!

 

[Noobz0r]

That strike rate. Prove me right Nafan!

 

[Lockhart Road]

Wipeout dude.

1964 Bruce Brown's Endless Summer - Theme song by The Sandals.



The next Brown film we all packed into the cinema near the underpass on Goodwood Road to see, again and again, was Slippery When Wet.

If I recall correctly, that is. It was a long time ago.

What I do recall clearly is that, after the movie, it was back to the Festive Bowl in Rundle Street.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Mallett was a great gully fieldsman too, exceptional given he was blind as a bat. Lyon is a better bat.

Ashley Mallett - Joel Garner - Roger Harper are the 3 best gully fieldsmen I have seen. Not my order of ranking but order of when I saw them. I haven't seen anyone better than these 3. I don't know if its the big bats and the big cross bat shots and down the ground hits but you don't see the frequency of blinding gully catches like you used in the past, during the last decade.

 

[Noobz0r]

Ashley Mallett - Joel Garner - Roger Harper are the 3 best gully fieldsmen I have seen. Not my order of ranking but order of when I saw them. I haven't seen anyone better than these 3. I don't know if its the big bats and the big cross bat shots and down the ground hits but you don't see the frequency of blinding gully catches like you used in the past, during the last decade.

Michael Hussey was an excellent gully fieldsman.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

That strike rate. Prove me right Nafan!

Yardley's cumulative averages stats in the link below. At the end of 27 tests he had 97 wickets at a strike rate of 70.6. At the end of his 28th test he had 105 wickets at a strike rate of 70.0.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...template=results;type=bowling;view=cumulative

Lyon's currently is 64.2

 

[Ford Fairlane]

That strike rate. Prove me right Nafan!

Break out the calculator.

 

[Noobz0r]

Yardley's cumulative averages stats in the link below. At the end of 27 tests he had 97 wickets at a strike rate of 70.6. At the end of his 28th test he had 105 wickets at a strike rate of 70.0.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...template=results;type=bowling;view=cumulative

Lyon's currently is 64.2

I could kiss you right on the mouth.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Michael Hussey was an excellent gully fieldsman.

Correct but he didn't seem to take the volume of blinding catches there that the other 3 I mentioned did. He was moved around the field a lot more than the other 3, although Harper moved around a lot more than the other 2 as he had a brilliant arm.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

If only Bob Holland had been discovered before he was 38 and could take the SCG track with him.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I could kiss you right on the mouth.

Thank Christ for the internet barrier.

 

[Lockhart Road]

GULLY CATCHES -

Benaud catching Cowdrey, 1956 at Lords - the only test we won before Laker and wet pitches took over.

I remember this picture on the front page when I was... er, nine...?

Benaud became my hero because of that catch. Then when he took over captaincy for the 1958-1959 Ashes tour (Australia won 4-0) he became my superhero.

For the 4th Test in Adelaide, January 1959, Australia awarded a baggy green to a very tall blonde who bowled off twelve paces and bowled bloody quick too. His name was Gordon Rorke.

Grout stood closer to the Cathedral than the stumps to take him. In those days the no-ball was ruled on the placement of the back foot, so drag took Rorke at the point of delivery to something like 18 yards from the batsman.

He didn't have a long career, but I got his autograph one lunchtime during the 1959 test, and he joined my list of heroes.
Some 25 years later, he walked into my office in Hong Kong, produced his bag full of Nashua engineering tapes and started to introduce himself. I cut him off.
"We've already met, Gordon," I told him. "I have your autograph."

He came to Hong Kong a couple of times, once with a squad of Aussie All Stars to play a few games. We had a nostalgic night together. And, yes, Lockhart Road was the venue.