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Legends At Battle Season VII
Warm-ups, Match 1

at Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia

Toss: Asian Rejects won the toss and chose to bat


ASIAN REJECTS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arul Suppiah        c. Richards    b. Kallis       13    35    3    0   37.1%
Sanath Jayasuriya   c. Smith       b. Traicos      61    52   11    2  117.3%
Younis Khan                    c & b. SM Pollock    6    28    1    0   21.4%
Mahela Jayawardene* c. †Boucher    b. Ntini        31    84    6    0   36.9%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      lbw            b. Ntini         4    13    1    0   30.8%
Rupert Tang Choon   c. Flower      b. Odumbe       50    70   12    0   71.4%
Khaled Mashud†      not out                        16    48    3    0   33.3%
Chaminda Vaas                      b. Odumbe        0     4    0    0    0.0%
Mohammad Rafique    c. RG Pollock  b. Odumbe        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Javagal Srinath     c. †Boucher    b. SM Pollock    4     5    1    0   80.0%
Waqar Younis                       b. Ntini        21    38    5    0   55.3%

Total:  215/10       Overs:  62.5         Run Rate:  3.42     Extras:  9


                             Day 1  3:13 PM


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ASIAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Suppiah     Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (64)
Y Khan        Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           36 (37)
Y Khan        Jayaw'dene   þ                                          1 (21)
Inzam'-Haq    Jayaw'dene   þþ                                         5 (29)
R Choon       Jayaw'dene   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       82 (122)
K Mashud      Jayaw'dene   þ                                          2 (12)
K Mashud      C Vaas       þþþþ                                      10 (16)
K Mashud      M Rafique                                               0 (1)
K Mashud      J Srinath    þþ                                         5 (8)
K Mashud      W Younis     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (67)


     Fall of Wickets    47/1      83/2      84/3      89/4      171/5
                        173/6     183/7     183/8     188/9     215/10 


Total:  215/10      Overs:  62.5          Run Rate:  3.42    Extras:  9

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AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shaun Pollock        16.0      8      52      2      3.25     0      1
Makhaya Ntini         7.5      2      19      3      2.43     0      1
Jacques Kallis       15.0      2      62      1      4.13     0      0
John Traicos         11.0      2      38      1      3.45     0      1
Maurice Odumbe       13.0      4      39      3      3.00     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1


Total:  215/10       Overs:  62.5         Run Rate:  3.42    Extras:  9

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AFRICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Barry Richards      lbw            b. Rafique      75   129   14    1   58.1%
Graeme Smith*       c. Rafique     b. Younis       25    27    6    0   92.6%
Jacques Kallis      run out (Rafique)              15    37    3    0   40.5%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Younis       32    68    6    1   47.1%
Andy Flower         lbw            b. Younis        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Mark Boucher†                      b. Rafique      29    69    5    0   42.0%
Colin Bland                        b. Rafique      98   130   23    0   75.4%
Shaun Pollock       c. Khan        b. Rafique      27    48    5    0   56.3%
Maurice Odumbe      not out                        17    51    3    0   33.3%
Makhaya Ntini       c. Srinath     b. Vaas          5    17    1    0   29.4%
John Traicos                       b. Younis        0    14    0    0    0.0%

Total:  341/10       Overs:  99.1         Run Rate:  3.44     Extras:  18


                             Day 3  10:22 AM


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AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Richards    G Smith      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        42 (60)
B Richards    J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (90)
B Richards    G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (69)
A Flower      G Pollock    þ                                          4 (11)
M Boucher     G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (63)
M Boucher     C Bland      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            69 (97)
S Pollock     C Bland      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  56 (95)
M Odumbe      C Bland      þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (51)
M Odumbe      M Ntini      þþþ                                        7 (31)
M Odumbe      J Traicos    þþþþþþ                                    14 (28)


     Fall of Wickets    42/1      91/2      131/3     135/4     170/5
                        239/6     295/7     320/8     327/9     341/10 


Total:  341/10      Overs:  99.1          Run Rate:  3.44    Extras:  18

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ASIAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Waqar Younis         20.1      4      76      4      3.77     0      0
Chaminda Vaas        19.0      5      59      1      3.11     0      1
Javagal Srinath      21.0      4      93      0      4.43     0      3
Mohammad Rafique     21.0      5      51      4      2.43     0      4
Sanath Jayasuriya    12.0      3      35      0      2.92     0      1
Rupert Tang Choon     6.0      1      18      0      3.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 5


Total:  341/10       Overs:  99.1         Run Rate:  3.44    Extras:  18

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ASIAN REJECTS 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arul Suppiah        lbw            b. SM Pollock   34    73    7    0   46.6%
Sanath Jayasuriya   c. †Boucher    b. Odumbe      164   192   26    5   85.4%
Younis Khan         lbw            b. SM Pollock   46    83   10    0   55.4%
Mahela Jayawardene*                b. Odumbe        4     5    1    0   80.0%
Inzamam-ul-Haq                     b. Traicos      22    42    5    0   52.4%
Rupert Tang Choon   c. †Boucher    b. Ntini        75   116   15    0   64.7%
Khaled Mashud†      lbw            b. SM Pollock   27    78    6    0   34.6%
Chaminda Vaas                      b. Odumbe       19    39    4    0   48.7%
Mohammad Rafique    not out                        31    53    6    0   58.5%
Javagal Srinath     c. Kallis      b. Traicos      18    46    3    0   39.1%
Waqar Younis        run out (SM Pollock)            0     1    0    0    0.0%

Total:  456/10       Overs:  120.3        Run Rate:  3.78     Extras:  16


                             Day 4  12:54 PM


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ASIAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Suppiah     Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      68 (121)
Y Khan        Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      117 (157)
Jayaw'dene    Jayasuriya   þþþ                                       12 (11)
Inzam'-Haq    Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       66 (78)
R Choon       Jayasuriya   þþþþþþþþ                                  27 (44)
R Choon       K Mashud     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               93 (168)
C Vaas        K Mashud     þ                                          4 (9)
C Vaas        M Rafique    þþþþþþþþ                                  29 (57)
J Srinath     M Rafique    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               40 (77)
W Younis      M Rafique                                               0 (1)


     Fall of Wickets    68/1      185/2     197/3     263/4     290/5
                        383/6     387/7     416/8     456/9     456/10 


Total:  456/10      Overs:  120.3         Run Rate:  3.78    Extras:  16

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AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shaun Pollock        26.0      8      97      3      3.73     1      1
Makhaya Ntini        15.0      9      28      1      1.87     0      0
Jacques Kallis       14.0      3      52      0      3.71     1      0
Colin Bland           7.0      1      17      0      2.43     0      0
John Traicos         26.3      4     122      2      4.60     2      0
Maurice Odumbe       21.0      4      69      3      3.29     1      1
Barry Richards       11.0      1      63      0      5.73     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 0


Total:  456/10       Overs:  120.3        Run Rate:  3.78    Extras:  16

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AFRICA 2nd innings (Target: 331)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Barry Richards      c. †Mashud     b. Younis       60    72   13    1   83.3%
Graeme Smith*       lbw            b. Vaas        101   141   21    1   71.6%
Jacques Kallis      c. Suppiah     b. Younis       32    57    7    0   56.1%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Vaas         12    31    3    0   38.7%
Andy Flower         not out                         3    22    0    0   13.6%
Mark Boucher†       lbw            b. Vaas          4     3    1    0  133.3%
Colin Bland         not out                         5     7    1    0   71.4%
Shaun Pollock     
Maurice Odumbe    
Makhaya Ntini     
John Traicos      

Total:  227/5        Overs:  55.0         Run Rate:  4.13     Extras:  10


                             Day 4  5:01 PM


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AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Richards    G Smith      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      111 (142)
J Kallis      G Smith      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   73 (105)
G Pollock     G Smith      þþþþþþþþ                                  26 (40)
G Pollock     A Flower     þþ                                         7 (21)
M Boucher     A Flower     þ                                          4 (3)
C Bland       A Flower     þ                                          6 (19)


     Fall of Wickets    111/1     184/2     210/3     217/4     221/5
                                                                       


Total:  227/5       Overs:  55.0          Run Rate:  4.13    Extras:  10

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ASIAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Waqar Younis         12.0      3      46      2      3.83     0      0
Chaminda Vaas        17.0      4      65      3      3.82     2      1
Javagal Srinath      11.0      1      59      0      5.36     0      0
Sanath Jayasuriya     4.0      3       1      0      0.25     1      0
Mohammad Rafique      8.0      2      27      0      3.38     0      1
Rupert Tang Choon     3.0      0      25      0      8.33     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1


Total:  227/5        Overs:  55.0         Run Rate:  4.13    Extras:  10

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The African bowlers were put to the sword by Sanath Jayasuriya who blazed 61 and 164 in the match, taking advantage of a good batting track and short boundary ropes.

Asian Rejects       215 & 456
Africa              341 & 227/5           

Match drawn

 

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Legends At Battle Season VII
Warm-ups, Match 2

at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Toss: African Rejects won the toss and chose to bat


AFRICAN REJECTS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten        c. Tendulkar   b. Ahmed        29    74    4    0   39.2%
Eddie Barlow        c. †Dhoni      b. Ahmed        27    38    6    0   71.1%
Hashim Amla         c. †Dhoni      b. I Khan       46    63   10    0   73.0%
Murray Goodwin      c. Gavaskar    b. I Khan        8    17    2    0   47.1%
AB de Villiers*                    b. Kumble      198   339   40    1   58.4%
Gerrie Snyman       lbw            b. Mural'aran   49    94    9    0   52.1%
Tatenda Taibu†      lbw            b. Mural'aran    9    23    2    0   39.1%
Dale Steyn          c. K Khan      b. Mural'aran    5    41    1    0   12.2%
Kenneth Kamyuka     c. †Dhoni      b. Mural'aran   31    94    5    0   33.0%
Vince van der Bijl  c. Dravid      b. I Khan       50    74    8    3   67.6%
Ray Price           not out                        12    15    3    0   80.0%

Total:  486/10       Overs:  144.5        Run Rate:  3.36     Extras:  22
  

                             Day 2  2:11 PM
  
 
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AFRICAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     E Barlow     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            44 (75)
G Kirsten     H Amla       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         52 (78)
M Goodwin     H Amla       þþþþþ                                     17 (29)
A Villiers    H Amla       þ                                          5 (25)
A Villiers    G Snyman     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      103 (180)
A Villiers    T Taibu      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             39 (55)
A Villiers    D Steyn      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              36 (93)
A Villiers    K Kamyuka    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  71 (156)
A Villiers    V Bijl       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          97 (144)
A Villiers    R Price      þþþþþþþ                                   22 (34)


     Fall of Wickets    44/1      96/2      113/3     118/4     221/5
                        260/6     296/7     367/8     464/9     486/10   


Total:  486/10      Overs:  144.5         Run Rate:  3.36    Extras:  22  
 
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ASIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Imran Khan           38.0     10     125      3      3.29     0      3
Tanvir Ahmed         15.0      7      43      2      2.87     1      0
Sachin Tendulkar      3.0      1      13      0      4.33     1      0
Muttiah Muralitharan 28.0      5     107      4      3.82     1      1
Anil Kumble          39.5     11     114      1      2.86     0      1
Khurram Khan         15.0      7      39      0      2.60     0      0
Virender Sehwag       6.0      0      31      0      5.17     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 14     Byes: 0


Total:  486/10       Overs:  144.5        Run Rate:  3.36    Extras:  22  

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ASIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar                     b. Steyn        25    34    6    0   73.5%
Virender Sehwag     lbw            b. Bijl         11    21    2    0   52.4%
Rahul Dravid        c. †Taibu      b. Kamyuka      63   110   13    0   57.3%
Sachin Tendulkar                   b. Steyn        12    30    3    0   40.0%
Javed Miandad                      b. Barlow      106   174   22    0   60.9%
Khurram Khan                       b. Steyn        32    68    7    0   47.1%
MS Dhoni†                      c & b. Price         4    13    1    0   30.8%
Imran Khan*         lbw            b. Steyn        28    41    7    0   68.3%
Tanvir Ahmed        lbw            b. Price        13    26    3    0   50.0%
Anil Kumble         c. Amla        b. Price        12    19    3    0   63.2%
Muttiah Muralitharan not out                        5    13    1    0   38.5%

Total:  320/10       Overs:  91.3         Run Rate:  3.50     Extras:  9
  

                             Day 3  2:17 PM
  
 
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ASIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Sehwag     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             38 (52)
R Dravid      V Sehwag     þ                                          5 (5)
R Dravid      Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþþ                                28 (61)
R Dravid      J Miandad    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       97 (159)
K Khan        J Miandad    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            85 (141)
M Dhoni       J Miandad    þ                                          4 (25)
I Khan        J Miandad    þ                                          5 (9)
I Khan        T Ahmed      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            41 (54)
I Khan        A Kumble                                                0 (21)
Mural'aran    A Kumble     þþþþþþ                                    17 (22)


     Fall of Wickets    38/1      43/2      71/3      168/4     253/5
                        257/6     262/7     303/8     303/9     320/10   


Total:  320/10      Overs:  91.3          Run Rate:  3.50    Extras:  9  
 
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AFRICAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dale Steyn           20.0      5      87      4      4.35     0      1
Vince van der Bijl   21.0      7      78      1      3.71     0      0
Eddie Barlow         15.0      5      51      1      3.40     0      2
Ray Price            22.3     12      52      3      2.31     0      0
Kenneth Kamyuka      11.0      2      43      1      3.91     0      1
Gerrie Snyman         2.0      1       4      0      2.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0


Total:  320/10       Overs:  91.3         Run Rate:  3.50    Extras:  9  

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AFRICAN REJECTS 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten        lbw            b. Kumble       29    74    6    0   39.2%
Eddie Barlow        c. Gavaskar    b. Ahmed         0     4    0    0    0.0%
Hashim Amla         lbw            b. I Khan       95   135   22    0   70.4%
Murray Goodwin      not out                        43    62   10    0   69.4%
AB de Villiers*     not out                        12    13    3    0   92.3%
Gerrie Snyman       
Tatenda Taibu†       
Dale Steyn          
Kenneth Kamyuka     
Vince van der Bijl  
Ray Price           

Total:  189/3        Overs:  47.5         Run Rate:  3.95     Extras:  10
  

                             Day 4  10:58 AM
  

                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
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AFRICAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     E Barlow                                                0 (10)
G Kirsten     H Amla       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       86 (143)
M Goodwin     H Amla       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         83 (109)
M Goodwin     A Villiers   þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (25)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       86/2      169/3              
                                                                         


Total:  189/3       Overs:  47.5          Run Rate:  3.95    Extras:  10  
 
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ASIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Imran Khan           12.5      6      39      1      3.04     0      1
Tanvir Ahmed          9.0      2      36      1      4.00     1      0
Khurram Khan          7.0      2      30      0      4.29     0      0
Anil Kumble           9.0      3      29      1      3.22     0      0
Muttiah Muralitharan  6.0      0      40      0      6.67     0      1
Virender Sehwag       2.0      1       1      0      0.50     0      0
Sachin Tendulkar      2.0      0       7      0      3.50     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 5


Total:  189/3        Overs:  47.5         Run Rate:  3.95    Extras:  10  

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ASIA 2nd innings (Target: 356)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar                     b. Bijl         28    70    6    0   40.0%
Virender Sehwag     c. †Taibu      b. Bijl          4     3    1    0  133.3%
Rahul Dravid        lbw            b. Price        32    54    6    0   59.3%
Sachin Tendulkar    lbw            b. Bijl         49    47    9    1  104.3%
Javed Miandad       c. Kirsten     b. Price        40    71    9    0   56.3%
Khurram Khan                       b. Steyn        25    46    6    0   54.3%
MS Dhoni†           c. Kirsten     b. Kamyuka      18    59    3    0   30.5%
Imran Khan*         c. Snyman      b. Price        50    76   10    1   65.8%
Tanvir Ahmed        not out                         9    19    2    0   47.4%
Anil Kumble         lbw            b. Price         3    11    0    0   27.3%
Muttiah Muralitharan not out                        0     3    0    0    0.0%

Total:  276/9        Overs:  76.0         Run Rate:  3.63     Extras:  18
  

                             Day 4  5:01 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

ASIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Sehwag     þþþ                                        8 (9)
S Gavaskar    R Dravid     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               62 (108)
S Gavaskar    Tendulkar    þþþþþ                                     13 (29)
J Miandad     Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                60 (60)
J Miandad     K Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (74)
M Dhoni       K Khan       þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (17)
M Dhoni       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (112)
T Ahmed       I Khan       þþþþþþþ                                   16 (31)
T Ahmed       A Kumble     þ                                          4 (13)
T Ahmed       Mural'aran                                              0 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    8/1       70/2      83/3      143/4     178/5
                        198/6     256/7     272/8     276/9              


Total:  276/9       Overs:  76.0          Run Rate:  3.63    Extras:  18  
 
                                     -X-


AFRICAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dale Steyn           17.0      3      53      1      3.12     1      2
Vince van der Bijl    9.0      2      29      3      3.22     1      1
Kenneth Kamyuka      11.0      2      51      1      4.64     1      1
Eddie Barlow         13.0      2      54      0      4.15     0      1
Gerrie Snyman         5.0      1      25      0      5.00     0      0
Ray Price            21.0      8      56      4      2.67     0      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 0


Total:  276/9        Overs:  76.0         Run Rate:  3.63    Extras:  18  

                                     -X-

The Asians only just managed to hang on for a draw by the skin of their teeth.

AB de Villiers and Ray Price impressed one and all by excelling at their respective disciplines against a star-studded side.

African Rejects     486 & 189/3d
Asia                320 & 276/9             
  
Match drawn

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VII​

Warm-ups, Match 3​

at Castle Avenue, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Toss: Europe won the toss and chose to field


OCEANIAN REJECTS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arthur Morris       c. Botham      b. Trueman       6    57    1    0   10.5%
William Apted†      c. Barrington  b. Peebles     124   175   27    0   70.9%
Stephen Fleming     c. Dexter      b. Peebles     153   245   32    1   62.4%
Greg Chappell       c. †Knott      b. Botham       51    83   12    0   61.4%
Allan Border*       c. †Knott      b. Peebles      13    68    2    0   19.1%
John Reid                          b. Botham       22    38    5    0   57.9%
Richie Benaud       c. †Knott      b. Peebles      17    71    4    0   23.9%
Alan Davidson                      b. Peebles      52    74   11    0   70.3%
Ray Lindwall        not out                        39    34    4    3  114.7%
Neil Maxwell                       b. Trueman       8    14    2    0   57.1%
Shane Bond          lbw            b. Dexter        4    12    1    0   33.3%

Total:  506/10       Overs:  144.4        Run Rate:  3.50     Extras:  17
  

                             Day 2  3:33 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

OCEANIAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Morris      W Apted      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               52 (112)
S Fleming     W Apted      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      153 (230)
S Fleming     G Chappell   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ               114 (172)
S Fleming     A Border     þþþþþþþþ                                  37 (90)
J Reid        A Border     þþþþþ                                     23 (43)
J Reid        R Benaud     þþ                                         5 (25)
A Davidson    R Benaud     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            64 (120)
A Davidson    R Lindwall   þþ                                        11 (24)
N Maxwell     R Lindwall   þþþþþ                                     26 (32)
S Bond        R Lindwall   þþþþ                                      21 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    52/1      205/2     319/3     356/4     379/5
                        384/6     448/7     459/8     485/9     506/10   


Total:  506/10      Overs:  144.4         Run Rate:  3.50    Extras:  17  
 
                                     -X-


EUROPE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         35.0     15      97      2      2.77     1      1
Sydney Barnes        20.0      9      44      0      2.20     0      1
Carst Posthuma       23.0      5     110      0      4.78     0      2
Ian Botham           31.0      9     101      2      3.26     2      0
Ian Peebles          29.0      6     133      5      4.59     0      1
Ted Dexter            6.4      3      12      1      1.80     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 5


Total:  506/10       Overs:  144.4        Run Rate:  3.50    Extras:  17  

                                     -X-

EUROPE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. Davidson    b. Maxwell      90   203   14    3   44.3%
Len Hutton*                        b. Davidson     21    48    3    1   43.8%
Ken Barrington      lbw            b. Reid        100   200   20    1   50.0%
Ted Dexter          lbw            b. Bond         36    81    8    0   44.4%
Kevin Pietersen     c. Fleming     b. Maxwell      44    76   10    0   57.9%
Ian Botham          c. †Apted      b. Maxwell       9     7    2    0  128.6%
Alan Knott†                        b. Benaud       20    52    4    0   38.5%
Sydney Barnes       lbw            b. Bond          0     6    0    0    0.0%
Carst Posthuma      c. Benaud      b. Bond          0     4    0    0    0.0%
Fred Trueman        c. Fleming     b. Benaud       18    39    4    0   46.2%
Ian Peebles         not out                         0     9    0    0    0.0%

Total:  365/10       Overs:  120.1        Run Rate:  3.04     Extras:  27
  

                             Day 4  10:33 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

EUROPE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       L Hutton     þþþþþþþþþþ                                47 (90)
J Hobbs       Barrington   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      162 (323)
T Dexter      Barrington   þþþþþþþþ                                  38 (63)
T Dexter      Pietersen    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            67 (127)
I Botham      Pietersen    þ                                          4 (6)
I Botham      A Knott      þ                                          9 (10)
S Barnes      A Knott                                                 0 (12)
C Posthuma    A Knott                                                 0 (4)
F Trueman     A Knott      þþþþþ                                     27 (65)
I Peebles     A Knott      þþ                                        11 (21)


     Fall of Wickets    47/1      209/2     247/3     314/4     318/5
                        327/6     327/7     327/8     354/9     365/10   


Total:  365/10      Overs:  120.1         Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  27  
 
                                     -X-


OCEANIAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond           19.0      4      63      3      3.32     0      3
Ray Lindwall         19.0      7      46      0      2.42     2      3
Alan Davidson        21.0      2      34      1      1.62     1      3
Neil Maxwell         20.0      4      86      3      4.30     0      3
Richie Benaud        23.1      4      83      2      3.58     0      4
John Reid            18.0      7      46      1      2.56     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 16     Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 0


Total:  365/10       Overs:  120.1        Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  27  

                                     -X-

OCEANIAN REJECTS 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arthur Morris                      b. Trueman      16    20    4    0   80.0%
William Apted†      c. Barrington  b. Trueman      42    68    9    0   61.8%
Stephen Fleming     not out                        82   169   15    1   48.5%
Greg Chappell       not out                        73   150   15    0   48.7%
Allan Border*        
John Reid           
Richie Benaud       
Alan Davidson       
Ray Lindwall        
Neil Maxwell        
Shane Bond          

Total:  219/2        Overs:  67.5         Run Rate:  3.23     Extras:  6
  

                             Day 4  4:05 PM
  

                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-

OCEANIAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Morris      W Apted      þþþþþþ                                    26 (42)
S Fleming     W Apted      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          62 (100)
S Fleming     G Chappell   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      131 (265)


     Fall of Wickets    26/1      88/2                         
                                                                         


Total:  219/2       Overs:  67.5          Run Rate:  3.23    Extras:  6  
 
                                     -X-


EUROPE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Trueman         19.5      8      40      2      2.02     0      0
Sydney Barnes         9.0      1      31      0      3.44     0      0
Carst Posthuma       12.0      3      51      0      4.25     0      0
Ted Dexter            4.0      2      10      0      2.50     0      0
Ian Botham           12.0      3      42      0      3.50     0      0
Ian Peebles          11.0      2      40      0      3.64     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0


Total:  219/2        Overs:  67.5         Run Rate:  3.23    Extras:  6  

                                     -X-

EUROPE 2nd innings (Target: 361)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs                         b. Bond          0     3    0    0    0.0%
Len Hutton*         not out                        22    44    5    0   50.0%
Ken Barrington                     b. Bond          9    18    2    0   50.0%
Ted Dexter          c. Fleming     b. Lindwall      0     7    0    0    0.0%
Kevin Pietersen     c. Border      b. Lindwall      5    13    1    0   38.5%
Ian Botham          lbw            b. Lindwall      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Alan Knott†         not out                         0     4    0    0    0.0%
Sydney Barnes       
Carst Posthuma      
Fred Trueman        
Ian Peebles         

Total:  39/5         Overs:  15.0         Run Rate:  2.60     Extras:  3
  

                             Day 4  5:01 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

EUROPE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       L Hutton                                                0 (3)
Barrington    L Hutton     þþþþþ                                     13 (30)
T Dexter      L Hutton     þ                                          4 (13)
Pietersen     L Hutton     þþþþþþ                                    14 (25)
I Botham      L Hutton                                                0 (9)
A Knott       L Hutton     þþþ                                        8 (10)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       13/2      17/3      31/4      31/5
                                                                         


Total:  39/5        Overs:  15.0          Run Rate:  2.60    Extras:  3  
 
                                     -X-


OCEANIAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shane Bond            5.0      2      13      2      2.60     1      0
Ray Lindwall          5.0      3       8      3      1.60     0      0
Neil Maxwell          4.0      0      15      0      3.75     1      0
John Reid             1.0      0       2      0      2.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 0


Total:  39/5         Overs:  15.0         Run Rate:  2.60    Extras:  3  

                                     -X-

A second string Oceanian side was good enough to dominate Europe for 4 days before the match petered out into a draw.

Stephen Fleming and Fijian great William Apted gave Europe's bowlers much grief before the start of the main competition.

Oceanian Rejects    506 & 219/2d
Europe              365 & 39/5              
  
Match drawn

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VII
Warm-ups, Match 4

at Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Toss: Oceania won the toss and chose to bat


OCEANIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Matthew Hayden      lbw            b. Pascoe        5    16    1    0   31.3%
Bert Sutcliffe                     b. Grace        21    37    4    0   56.8%
Don Bradman*        lbw            b. Pascoe       70   118   17    0   59.3%
Ricky Ponting       c. †Pothas     b. Boucher      86   114   18    0   75.4%
Ilikena Bula        c. Boucher     b. Lohmann      94   135   19    1   69.6%
Steve Waugh                        b. Boucher      53   131   10    1   40.5%
Geraint Jones†                     b. Grace        21    61    4    0   34.4%
Richard Hadlee      not out                        47    58   10    0   81.0%
Dennis Lillee       c. Tresc'hick  b. Grace         0     2    0    0    0.0%
Shane Warne                        b. Anderson     10    13    2    0   76.9%
Glenn McGrath                      b. Lohmann       4     3    1    0  133.3%

Total:  434/10       Overs:  114.1        Run Rate:  3.80     Extras:  23
  

                             Day 2  11:39 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

OCEANIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hayden      Sutcliffe    þ                                          7 (23)
D Bradman     Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              53 (64)
D Bradman     R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ           127 (180)
I Bula        R Ponting    þþþ                                       15 (26)
I Bula        S Waugh      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      145 (241)
G Jones       S Waugh                                                 0 (27)
G Jones       R Hadlee     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             57 (83)
D Lillee      R Hadlee                                                0 (2)
S Warne       R Hadlee     þþþþþ                                     23 (24)
G McGrath     R Hadlee     þ                                          7 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    7/1       60/2      187/3     202/4     347/5
                        347/6     404/7     404/8     427/9     434/10   


Total:  434/10      Overs:  114.1         Run Rate:  3.80    Extras:  23  
 
                                     -X-


EUROPEAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
George Lohmann       28.1      8      70      2      2.49     1      0
James Anderson       20.0      4      78      1      3.90     0      1
Len Pascoe           15.0      3      60      2      4.00     0      1
WG Grace             19.0      2     100      3      5.26     0      1
Ryan ten Doeschate    4.0      0      11      0      2.75     0      0
Jimmy Boucher        28.0      9     100      2      3.57     2      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 8


Total:  434/10       Overs:  114.1        Run Rate:  3.80    Extras:  23  

                                     -X-

EUROPEAN REJECTS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Michael Di Venuto   c. †Jones      b. McGrath      21    35    3    0   60.0%
Marcus Trescothick  c. Waugh       b. Lillee        0     4    0    0    0.0%
Mike Denness                       b. Lillee       32    52    6    1   61.5%
Ed Joyce                           b. Warne        38   103    8    0   36.9%
WG Grace*           c. Sutcliffe   b. Warne        56   110   11    0   50.9%
Ryan ten Doeschate  lbw            b. Hadlee        5    13    1    0   38.5%
Nic Pothas†         lbw            b. Waugh         7    11    1    0   63.6%
George Lohmann                     b. McGrath       4    10    1    0   40.0%
Jimmy Boucher       c. †Jones      b. Lillee        9    30    2    0   30.0%
James Anderson      c. Hadlee      b. Lillee        6    18    1    0   33.3%
Len Pascoe          not out                        18    27    4    0   66.7%

Total:  201/10       Overs:  68.4         Run Rate:  2.93     Extras:  5
  

                             Day 3  10:13 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

EUROPEAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Venuto      Tresc'hick   þ                                          4 (10)
M Venuto      M Denness    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         42 (70)
E Joyce       M Denness    þþþþþ                                     13 (23)
E Joyce       W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       83 (186)
Doeschate     W Grace      þþþþ                                      10 (22)
Doeschate     N Pothas     þþ                                         5 (6)
G Lohmann     N Pothas     þþþþ                                      11 (18)
J Boucher     N Pothas                                                0 (3)
J Boucher     J Anderson   þþþþ                                      10 (27)
J Boucher     L Pascoe     þþþþþþþþþ                                 23 (47)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       46/2      59/3      142/4     152/5
                        157/6     168/7     168/8     178/9     201/10   


Total:  201/10      Overs:  68.4          Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  5  
 
                                     -X-


OCEANIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        22.0      6      61      2      2.77     0      0
Dennis Lillee        11.4      5      23      4      1.97     1      0
Richard Hadlee       20.0      3      78      1      3.90     0      1
Shane Warne          12.0      5      27      2      2.25     0      1
Steve Waugh           3.0      0      10      1      3.33     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 0


Total:  201/10       Overs:  68.4         Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  5  

                                     -X-

EUROPEAN REJECTS 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Michael Di Venuto   lbw            b. Lillee        0     7    0    0    0.0%
Marcus Trescothick  lbw            b. Warne        36    44    7    0   81.8%
Mike Denness        c. Hayden      b. Hadlee       42    81    8    0   51.9%
Ed Joyce                           b. Lillee       16    29    4    0   55.2%
WG Grace*                          b. Lillee        0    16    0    0    0.0%
Ryan ten Doeschate  lbw            b. McGrath      21    16    5    0  131.3%
Nic Pothas†                        b. McGrath      19    17    3    1  111.8%
George Lohmann      c. †Jones      b. Lillee       18    64    3    0   28.1%
Jimmy Boucher       c. †Jones      b. Warne        12    22    2    0   54.5%
James Anderson                     b. Hadlee        8    35    1    0   22.9%
Len Pascoe          not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%

Total:  182/10       Overs:  55.1         Run Rate:  3.30     Extras:  10
  

                             Day 3  2:24 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

EUROPEAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Venuto      Tresc'hick   þþ                                         5 (9)
M Denness     Tresc'hick   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         76 (119)
M Denness     E Joyce                                                 0 (7)
W Grace       E Joyce      þþþþþ                                     13 (33)
Doeschate     E Joyce      þþþ                                        9 (11)
Doeschate     N Pothas     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             31 (22)
G Lohmann     N Pothas     þþþþ                                      11 (19)
G Lohmann     J Boucher    þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (40)
G Lohmann     J Anderson   þþþþþþþ                                   18 (69)
L Pascoe      J Anderson                                              0 (2)


     Fall of Wickets    5/1       81/2      81/3      94/4      103/5
                        134/6     145/7     164/8     182/9     182/10   


Total:  182/10      Overs:  55.1          Run Rate:  3.30    Extras:  10  
 
                                     -X-


OCEANIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        13.0      3      32      2      2.46     0      1
Dennis Lillee        14.0      1      60      4      4.29     0      0
Steve Waugh           4.0      0      25      0      6.25     0      0
Richard Hadlee       10.1      2      36      2      3.54     1      0
Shane Warne          14.0      7      21      2      1.50     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 0


Total:  182/10       Overs:  55.1         Run Rate:  3.30    Extras:  10  

                                     -X-

Oceania aced their warm-up with an innings and 51-run rout of a European team containing players overlooked for selection for the continental side.

Oceania             434
European Rejects    201 & 182
  
Oceania won by an innings and 51 runs

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VII​

Warm-ups, Match 5​

at Toronto CSCC Ground, Toronto, Canada

Toss: South American Rejects won the toss and chose to bat


SOUTH AMERICAN REJECTS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Clayton Lambert     c. Davison     b. Patterson    60   132   12    0   45.5%
Steve Camacho       c. Haynes      b. Davison      42   116    4    1   36.2%
Robert Christiani*  c. Haynes      b. Parfitt      54    83   12    0   65.1%
Joe Solomon                        b. Patterson     4    17    1    0   23.5%
Evelyn Toulmin                     b. B King       20    44    5    0   45.5%
KS Bush             c. Haynes      b. B King        9    12    1    0   75.0%
Roger Harper        not out                         6    24    1    0   25.0%
Alfred Jackson†     c. †Murray     b. B King        5    13    1    0   38.5%
Reon King           lbw            b. B King        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Devendra Bishoo                    b. B King        2     9    0    0   22.2%
Colin Stuart        lbw            b. B King        0     3    0    0    0.0%

Total:  217/10       Overs:  75.4         Run Rate:  2.87     Extras:  15
  

                             Day 1  4:05 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Lambert     S Camacho    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      114 (243)
C Lambert     Christiani                                              0 (8)
J Solomon     Christiani   þþþ                                       12 (35)
E Toulmin     Christiani   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          54 (86)
K Bush        Christiani   þþþþ                                      14 (24)
R Harper      Christiani   þþ                                         9 (19)
R Harper      A Jackson    þþþ                                       11 (20)
R Harper      R King                                                  0 (1)
R Harper      D Bishoo     þ                                          3 (15)
R Harper      C Stuart                                                0 (3)


     Fall of Wickets    114/1     114/2     126/3     180/4     194/5
                        203/6     214/7     214/8     217/9     217/10   


Total:  217/10      Overs:  75.4          Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  15  
 
                                     -X-


NORTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            22.4      6      73      6      3.22     0      1
Clarence Parfitt     19.0      9      31      1      1.63     0      1
George Patterson     15.0      3      43      2      2.87     0      1
John Davison         15.0      4      53      1      3.53     0      2
Frank Worrell         4.0      2       7      0      1.75     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 8


Total:  217/10       Overs:  75.4         Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  15  

                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Desmond Haynes                     b. Stuart       15    18    3    0   83.3%
Gordon Greenidge                   b. Bishoo       45   115    9    1   39.1%
George Headley      lbw            b. Stuart        5     6    1    0   83.3%
Brian Lara          c. Toulmin     b. Harper       61    75   12    0   81.3%
Viv Richards*       c. Stuart      b. Bush        172   162   27    6  106.2%
Frank Worrell       c. Harper      b. Stuart       22    31    5    0   71.0%
George Patterson                   b. Stuart       25    26    5    0   96.2%
Bart King           c. Bishoo      b. R King       18    62    3    0   29.0%
John Davison        c. Bishoo      b. Stuart       12    15    3    0   80.0%
Clarence Parfitt    c. †Jackson    b. Stuart        1    20    0    0    5.0%
Deryck Murray†      not out                         5    14    1    0   35.7%

Total:  401/10       Overs:  90.0         Run Rate:  4.46     Extras:  20
  

                             Day 2  4:04 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Haynes      Greenidge    þþþþ                                      15 (35)
G Headley     Greenidge    þþþ                                       10 (17)
B Lara        Greenidge    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      107 (138)
V Richards    Greenidge    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            43 (49)
V Richards    F Worrell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    69 (80)
V Richards    Patterson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         55 (43)
V Richards    B King       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       61 (112)
V Richards    J Davison    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               35 (28)
C Parfitt     J Davison                                               0 (6)
C Parfitt     D Murray     þ                                          6 (32)


     Fall of Wickets    15/1      25/2      132/3     175/4     244/5
                        299/6     360/7     395/8     395/9     401/10   


Total:  401/10      Overs:  90.0          Run Rate:  4.46    Extras:  20  
 
                                     -X-


SOUTH AMERICAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Reon King            16.0      2      68      1      4.25     0      2
Colin Stuart         19.0      5      74      6      3.89     0      0
KS Bush              11.0      2      41      1      3.73     0      1
Roger Harper         17.0      6      63      1      3.71     1      0
Devendra Bishoo      20.0      5      91      1      4.55     2      1
Evelyn Toulmin        6.0      0      39      0      6.50     0      0
Joe Solomon           1.0      0      13      0     13.00     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 8


Total:  401/10       Overs:  90.0         Run Rate:  4.46    Extras:  20  

                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICAN REJECTS 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Clayton Lambert     c. †Murray     b. Patterson     0     7    0    0    0.0%
Steve Camacho       c. Haynes      b. Parfitt      60   102   11    1   58.8%
Robert Christiani*  c. Davison     b. Parfitt      90   180   18    0   50.0%
Joe Solomon         c. B King      b. Davison       4     8    1    0   50.0%
Evelyn Toulmin      c. Greenidge   b. Patterson     0     9    0    0    0.0%
KS Bush             c. B King      b. Davison       0    15    0    0    0.0%
Roger Harper        c. Richards    b. Parfitt      94    92   17    2  102.2%
Alfred Jackson†     lbw            b. B King        9    25    1    0   36.0%
Reon King           run out (Haynes)                5    11    1    0   45.5%
Devendra Bishoo     not out                         7    26    1    0   26.9%
Colin Stuart        c. Haynes      b. B King        4    22    1    0   18.2%

Total:  281/10       Overs:  82.3         Run Rate:  3.41     Extras:  8
  

                             Day 3  3:35 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Lambert     S Camacho    þ                                          4 (13)
Christiani    S Camacho    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      113 (189)
Christiani    J Solomon    þþþþ                                      16 (16)
Christiani    E Toulmin    þ                                          4 (15)
Christiani    K Bush       þ                                          6 (36)
Christiani    R Harper     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    72 (95)
A Jackson     R Harper     þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              39 (58)
R King        R Harper     þþþþ                                      16 (23)
D Bishoo      R Harper                                                0 (7)
D Bishoo      C Stuart     þþþ                                       11 (43)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       117/2     133/3     137/4     143/5
                        215/6     254/7     270/8     270/9     281/10   


Total:  281/10      Overs:  82.3          Run Rate:  3.41    Extras:  8  
 
                                     -X-


NORTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Bart King            23.3     11      45      2      1.91     0      2
Clarence Parfitt     19.0      3      74      3      3.89     1      0
George Patterson     20.0      6      70      2      3.50     0      0
Frank Worrell         7.0      1      33      0      4.71     0      0
John Davison         13.0      3      55      2      4.23     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1


Total:  281/10       Overs:  82.3         Run Rate:  3.41    Extras:  8  

                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICA 2nd innings (Target: 98)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Desmond Haynes      not out                        64    73   14    0   87.7%
Gordon Greenidge    not out                        30    60    6    0   50.0%
George Headley      
Brian Lara          
Viv Richards*        
Frank Worrell       
George Patterson    
Bart King           
John Davison        
Clarence Parfitt    
Deryck Murray†       

Total:  98/0         Overs:  22.1         Run Rate:  4.42     Extras:  4
  

                             Day 4  10:02 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Haynes      Greenidge    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       98 (133)


     Fall of Wickets                                           
                                                                         


Total:  98/0        Overs:  22.1          Run Rate:  4.42    Extras:  4  
 
                                     -X-


SOUTH AMERICA REJECT Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Reon King             8.1      1      33      0      4.04     0      0
Colin Stuart          3.0      0      24      0      8.00     0      0
KS Bush               4.0      1      17      0      4.25     0      0
Devendra Bishoo       4.0      3       4      0      1.00     0      0
Roger Harper          2.0      0      10      0      5.00     0      0
Joe Solomon           1.0      0       6      0      6.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0


Total:  98/0         Overs:  22.1         Run Rate:  4.42    Extras:  4  

                                     -X-

The North Americans coasted to a 10-wicket victory on the back of brilliant performances with bat and ball by Viv Richards and Bart King respectively.

King, the greatest cricketer ever produced by America, wrecked havoc upon the second string South American side by picking 6/73 - a performance that could well have earned him a permanent spot in the North American lineup as long as he remains on his feet.

South American Rejects 217 & 281
North America          401 & 98/0              
  
North America won by 10 wickets

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VII
Warm-ups, Match 6

at Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana

Toss: North American Rejects won the toss and chose to bat


NORTH AMERICAN REJECTS 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Conrad Hunte                       b. Croft        48   125   10    0   38.4%
Chris Gayle         st †Kanhai     b. White         8    16    2    0   50.0%
Lawrence Rowe       c. Sarwan      b. Gibbs        29    64    5    0   45.3%
Everton Weekes      lbw            b. Gibbs        81   135   17    0   60.0%
John Lester*        c. Gibbs       b. Croft        26    73    4    0   35.6%
Learie Constantine  c. †Kanhai     b. Croft        75   119   13    1   63.0%
Jeff Dujon†                        b. Croft        24    58    5    0   41.4%
Andy Roberts        c. Bacchus     b. White        13    33    2    0   39.4%
Wes Hall            c. †Kanhai     b. Gibbs         1     5    0    0   20.0%
Basil Robinson      not out                         2    20    0    0   10.0%
Courtney Walsh                     b. Gibbs         9    23    2    0   39.1%

Total:  328/10       Overs:  111.2        Run Rate:  2.95     Extras:  12
  

                             Day 2  11:41 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Hunte       C Gayle      þþþþþ                                     13 (39)
C Hunte       L Rowe       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     50 (119)
C Hunte       E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  57 (103)
J Lester      E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       80 (134)
J Lester      Const'tine   þþþþþþþ                                   17 (33)
J Dujon       Const'tine   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  57 (122)
A Roberts     Const'tine   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         41 (59)
W Hall        Const'tine   þ                                          1 (7)
B Robinson    Const'tine   þ                                          1 (21)
B Robinson    C Walsh      þþþþ                                      11 (31)


     Fall of Wickets    13/1      63/2      120/3     200/4     217/5
                        274/6     315/7     316/8     317/9     328/10   


Total:  328/10      Overs:  111.2         Run Rate:  2.95    Extras:  12  
 
                                     -X-


SOUTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Colin Croft          34.0     12      78      4      2.29     0      1
Tony White           31.0      6     101      2      3.26     0      2
Clive Lloyd           6.0      2      13      0      2.17     1      0
Lance Gibbs          40.2     10     132      4      3.27     2      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1


Total:  328/10       Overs:  111.2        Run Rate:  2.95    Extras:  12  

                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Faoud Bacchus       c. Roberts     b. Hall         32    57    8    0   56.1%
Roy Fredericks                     b. Roberts       9    12    2    0   75.0%
Alvin Kallicharran  c. †Dujon      b. Const'tine   56   111   12    0   50.5%
Ramnaresh Sarwan    lbw            b. Roberts      36    91    8    0   39.6%
Shiv Chanderpaul    c. Walsh       b. Roberts      50    90    9    1   55.6%
Clive Lloyd*        lbw            b. Const'tine   10    30    2    0   33.3%
Rohan Kanhai†                      b. Hall          6    39    1    0   15.4%
Ashok Gandotra      c. †Dujon      b. Const'tine   12    38    1    1   31.6%
Tony White                         b. Lester        8    18    2    0   44.4%
Colin Croft         not out                         3    25    0    0   12.0%
Lance Gibbs         lbw            b. Roberts       4    14    1    0   28.6%

Total:  240/10       Overs:  87.2         Run Rate:  2.75     Extras:  14
  

                             Day 3  11:30 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
F Bacchus     Fredericks   þþþþþ                                     13 (25)
F Bacchus     Kalli'rran   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     50 (83)
R Sarwan      Kalli'rran   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ            69 (130)
R Sarwan      Chand'paul   þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (61)
C Lloyd       Chand'paul   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          38 (63)
R Kanhai      Chand'paul   þþþþþþþ                                   18 (45)
R Kanhai      A Gandotra   þþ                                         6 (40)
T White       A Gandotra   þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (37)
T White       C Croft                                                 0 (3)
L Gibbs       C Croft      þþþ                                        8 (37)


     Fall of Wickets    13/1      63/2      132/3     151/4     189/5
                        207/6     213/7     232/8     232/9     240/10   


Total:  240/10      Overs:  87.2          Run Rate:  2.75    Extras:  14  
 
                                     -X-


NORTH AMERICAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Andy Roberts         15.2      7      28      4      1.83     0      1
Wes Hall             22.0     13      28      2      1.27     1      0
Courtney Walsh       16.0      7      62      0      3.88     0      0
Basil Robinson       15.0      5      37      0      2.47     0      0
Learie Constantine   12.0      1      59      3      4.92     0      0
John Lester           7.0      4      15      1      2.14     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 8


Total:  240/10       Overs:  87.2         Run Rate:  2.75    Extras:  14  

                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICAN REJECTS 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Conrad Hunte                       b. Gibbs        28    91    6    0   30.8%
Chris Gayle         c. Bacchus     b. White         1    13    0    0    7.7%
Lawrence Rowe       c. †Kanhai     b. White        92   195   16    0   47.2%
Everton Weekes      lbw            b. Gibbs        31    52    6    0   59.6%
John Lester*                       b. White        19    44    3    1   43.2%
Learie Constantine  not out                        63    91   11    1   69.2%
Jeff Dujon†         not out                        28    59    6    0   47.5%
Andy Roberts        
Wes Hall            
Basil Robinson      
Courtney Walsh      

Total:  276/5        Overs:  90.1         Run Rate:  3.06     Extras:  14
  

                             Day 4  11:31 AM
  

                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICAN REJECTS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Hunte       C Gayle      þ                                          2 (22)
C Hunte       L Rowe       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          75 (168)
E Weekes      L Rowe       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  55 (93)
J Lester      L Rowe       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      46 (92)
Const'tine    L Rowe       þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (45)
Const'tine    J Dujon      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          74 (121)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       77/2      132/3     178/4     202/5
                                                                         


Total:  276/5       Overs:  90.1          Run Rate:  3.06    Extras:  14  
 
                                     -X-


SOUTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Colin Croft          22.0      7      63      0      2.86     0      2
Tony White           29.0      8      82      3      2.83     1      2
Clive Lloyd           6.0      0      22      0      3.67     0      0
Lance Gibbs          33.1     15     104      2      3.14     3      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0


Total:  276/5        Overs:  90.1         Run Rate:  3.06    Extras:  14  

                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICA 2nd innings (Target: 365)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Faoud Bacchus       lbw            b. Roberts      44    94   10    0   46.8%
Roy Fredericks      lbw            b. Roberts      12    45    2    0   26.7%
Alvin Kallicharran                 b. Robinson     28    62    6    0   45.2%
Ramnaresh Sarwan                   b. Walsh        31    60    6    0   51.7%
Shiv Chanderpaul    c. Robinson    b. Walsh         3     4    0    0   75.0%
Clive Lloyd*        c. Hunte       b. Const'tine   14    19    3    0   73.7%
Rohan Kanhai†       lbw            b. Roberts       0    12    0    0    0.0%
Ashok Gandotra      c. Hunte       b. Roberts       0    10    0    0    0.0%
Tony White          lbw            b. Roberts       0     5    0    0    0.0%
Colin Croft         c. Const'tine  b. Roberts       5    10    1    0   50.0%
Lance Gibbs         not out                         8    13    2    0   61.5%

Total:  151/10       Overs:  55.2         Run Rate:  2.73     Extras:  6
  

                             Day 4  4:12 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
F Bacchus     Fredericks   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (86)
F Bacchus     Kalli'rran   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (106)
R Sarwan      Kalli'rran   þþ                                         5 (12)
R Sarwan      Chand'paul   þ                                          4 (7)
R Sarwan      C Lloyd      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             31 (32)
R Sarwan      R Kanhai     þ                                          4 (24)
R Sarwan      A Gandotra   þ                                          2 (13)
R Sarwan      T White                                                 0 (11)
R Sarwan      C Croft      þþ                                         5 (18)
R Sarwan      L Gibbs      þþþþþ                                     13 (23)


     Fall of Wickets    29/1      87/2      92/3      96/4      127/5
                        131/6     133/7     133/8     138/9     151/10   


Total:  151/10      Overs:  55.2          Run Rate:  2.73    Extras:  6  
 
                                     -X-


NORTH AMERICAN REJECTS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Andy Roberts         13.0      4      33      6      2.54     1      0
Wes Hall              7.0      1      24      0      3.43     0      0
Courtney Walsh        9.2      4      24      2      2.57     1      0
Learie Constantine    7.0      3      19      1      2.71     0      0
John Lester           8.0      5      10      0      1.25     0      0
Basil Robinson       11.0      2      37      1      3.36     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0


Total:  151/10       Overs:  55.2         Run Rate:  2.73    Extras:  6  

                                     -X-

Andy Roberts blew South America away with an extremely cheap ten-wicket match haul. His fiery spell of 6/33 in the second innings saw them bowled out in a matter of hours on the final day.

North American Rejects  328 & 276/5d
South America           240 & 151
  
North American Rejects won by 213 runs

 

[Aislabie]

That's actually not a bad result for a team with only about 20 experienced Test players to hypothetically call upon. I'll take that.

 

[VC the slogger]

Round 1 fixtures

Africa v

South America at Cape Town

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured: None

Asia v

North America at Dubai

- Pitch: Flat
- Players injured: None

Europe v

Oceania at Amsterdam

- Pitch: Lively
- Players injured: None​

Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (/) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 4 players marked to bowl.
3) A minimum of 2 players with exotic backgrounds (denoted by in the index) in your XI.
4) You must also ensure all your exotic players () get at least one game over the course of the main tournament.​

Standings

To be updated after Round 1.​

Statistics

To be updated after Round 1.

@PCA @Saroj padhy @The Author @themusketeer @Umair2000 @User2010​

 

[Gaurav_7]

Gavaskar
Sehwag
Dravid
Tendulkar
Miandad
Sangakkara wk
I Khan c
Akram
Ahmed e
Achong e
Muralitharan

We just managed a draw somehow. Not really happy with how we performed there. In such a league, it is a matter of getting the proper combination. Hopefully the one above will be fine.

 

[PCA]

Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
George Headley
Brian Lara
Viv Richards*
Clyde Walcott+
George Patterson
Bart King^
Malcolm Marshall ^
Curtly Ambrose ^
Joel Garner ^

 

[Saroj padhy]

Bary Richards
Graeme Smith
Graeme Pollock
Jacques Kallis
Colin Bland
Andy Flower
Mark Boucher
Shaun Pollock
Steve Tikolo
Maurice Odumbe
Allan Donald

 

[Umair7]

Same Sir!

 

[Aislabie]

Ashok Gandotra

Roy Fredericks

Ramnaresh Sarwan

Alvin Kallicharran

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Clive Lloyd

Rohan Kanhai

Tony White

Herbert Dorning

Colin Croft

Lance Gibbs

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VII​

Round 1, Match 1​

at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa

Toss: South America won the toss and chose to bat

SOUTH AMERICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ashok Gandotra      lbw            b. Donald       15    18    3    0   83.3%
Roy Fredericks                     b. Tikolo       72   118   15    0   61.0%
Ramnaresh Sarwan    c. Richards    b. SM Pollock   14    27    3    0   51.9%
Alvin Kallicharran  lbw            b. Tikolo       57    97   10    0   58.8%
Shiv Chanderpaul    c. Kallis      b. Donald       19    40    4    0   47.5%
Clive Lloyd*        lbw            b. Tikolo       51    92   10    0   55.4%
Rohan Kanhai†       c. Tikolo      b. SM Pollock    4    11    1    0   36.4%
Tony White          c. Smith       b. SM Pollock    0     2    0    0    0.0%
Herbert Dorning                    b. SM Pollock   13    32    3    0   40.6%
Colin Croft         not out                        13    20    3    0   65.0%
Lance Gibbs                    c & b. Tikolo       12    17    3    0   70.6%

Total:  276/10       Overs:  79.0         Run Rate:  3.49     Extras:  6
  

                             Day 1  4:17 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Gandotra    Fredericks   þþþþþþþ                                   20 (30)
R Sarwan      Fredericks   þþþþþþþþþþþ                               29 (54)
Kalli'rran    Fredericks   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       88 (147)
Kalli'rran    Chand'paul   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              32 (45)
C Lloyd       Chand'paul   þþþþþþþþþ                                 24 (48)
C Lloyd       R Kanhai     þþþ                                        9 (28)
C Lloyd       T White                                                 0 (2)
C Lloyd       H Dorning    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       48 (79)
C Croft       H Dorning    þ                                          1 (9)
C Croft       L Gibbs      þþþþþþþþþ                                 25 (32)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      49/2      137/3     169/4     193/5
                        202/6     202/7     250/8     251/9     276/10   


Total:  276/10      Overs:  79.0          Run Rate:  3.49    Extras:  6  
 
                                     -X-


AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         19.0      5      66      2      3.47     0      0
Shaun Pollock        20.0     10      32      4      1.60     0      2
Jacques Kallis       12.0      2      40      0      3.33     0      0
Steve Tikolo         13.0      2      69      4      5.31     0      1
Maurice Odumbe       15.0      2      66      0      4.40     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0


Total:  276/10       Overs:  79.0         Run Rate:  3.49    Extras:  6  

                                     -X-

Shaun Pollock expectedly troubled the South Americans on a pace-friendly Cape Town wicket. However, it was Steve Tikolo's under-rated offbreaks that proved to be the surprise package as he snapped up 4 wickets - including that of Fredericks, Kallicharran and Lloyd.

AFRICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Barry Richards      c. Chand'paul  b. Gibbs        57   150   10    0   38.0%
Graeme Smith*       c. Chand'paul  b. Dorning       1     8    0    0   12.5%
Graeme Pollock      lbw            b. Dorning       4     4    1    0  100.0%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. White         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Colin Bland         c. Sarwan      b. Croft        48   138   10    0   34.8%
Andy Flower         c. Sarwan      b. Croft        57   115   11    0   49.6%
Mark Boucher†       c. Sarwan      b. Dorning      18    44    4    0   40.9%
Shaun Pollock       c. Gibbs       b. Croft        51   105   10    0   48.6%
Steve Tikolo                       b. Croft        23    61    4    0   37.7%
Maurice Odumbe                     b. Croft        17    31    3    0   54.8%
Allan Donald        not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%

Total:  290/10       Overs:  109.1        Run Rate:  2.66     Extras:  14
  

                             Day 3  10:35 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Richards    G Smith      þþ                                         6 (20)
B Richards    G Pollock    þ                                          4 (4)
B Richards    J Kallis     þþ                                         3 (4)
B Richards    C Bland      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      104 (269)
B Richards    A Flower                                                0 (6)
M Boucher     A Flower     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            44 (87)
S Pollock     A Flower     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      60 (133)
S Pollock     S Tikolo     þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             40 (84)
M Odumbe      S Tikolo     þþþþþþþþþ                                 28 (41)
M Odumbe      A Donald     þ                                          1 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    6/1       10/2      13/3      117/4     117/5
                        161/6     221/7     261/8     289/9     290/10   


Total:  290/10      Overs:  109.1         Run Rate:  2.66    Extras:  14  
 
                                     -X-


SOUTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Colin Croft          26.1      8      52      5      1.99     2      1
Herbert Dorning      23.0      8      62      3      2.70     0      0
Tony White           26.0      7      80      1      3.08     0      1
Lance Gibbs          30.0     10      78      1      2.60     1      0
Clive Lloyd           4.0      1       9      0      2.25     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 0


Total:  290/10       Overs:  109.1        Run Rate:  2.66    Extras:  14  

                                     -X-

The Africans slipped under the banana peel that was Herbert Dorning. The Anglo-Argentine's early breakthroughs left them reeling at 13/3. Gritty half-centuries from Barry Richards, Andy Flower and Shaun Pollock helped them recover to gain a slender first-innings lead of 14.

SOUTH AMERICA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ashok Gandotra      c. †Boucher    b. SM Pollock    2    18    0    0   11.1%
Roy Fredericks      lbw            b. Donald       25    70    4    0   35.7%
Ramnaresh Sarwan    c. †Boucher    b. SM Pollock   50    98   11    0   51.0%
Alvin Kallicharran             c & b. SM Pollock   26    41    5    0   63.4%
Shiv Chanderpaul                   b. Donald       29    99    6    0   29.3%
Clive Lloyd*        c. Richards    b. Kallis       26    31    4    1   83.9%
Rohan Kanhai†       c. RG Pollock  b. Donald       14    41    3    0   34.1%
Tony White          lbw            b. Donald        6    20    1    0   30.0%
Herbert Dorning     c. †Boucher    b. SM Pollock    1     8    0    0   12.5%
Colin Croft         not out                         1    15    0    0    6.7%
Lance Gibbs         c. Richards    b. Donald        5    12    1    0   41.7%

Total:  195/10       Overs:  75.0         Run Rate:  2.60     Extras:  10
  

                             Day 3  4:35 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

SOUTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Gandotra    Fredericks   þþþþþ                                     13 (34)
R Sarwan      Fredericks   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (114)
R Sarwan      Kalli'rran   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (65)
R Sarwan      Chand'paul   þþ                                         5 (25)
C Lloyd       Chand'paul   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (60)
R Kanhai      Chand'paul   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (73)
T White       Chand'paul   þþþþþþ                                    14 (34)
H Dorning     Chand'paul   þ                                          1 (9)
C Croft       Chand'paul   þ                                          1 (11)
C Croft       L Gibbs      þþ                                         6 (25)


     Fall of Wickets    13/1      60/2      100/3     105/4     145/5
                        173/6     187/7     188/8     189/9     195/10   


Total:  195/10      Overs:  75.0          Run Rate:  2.60    Extras:  10  
 
                                     -X-


AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Allan Donald         17.0      4      45      5      2.65     0      1
Shaun Pollock        20.0      4      40      4      2.00     2      2
Jacques Kallis       13.0      4      37      1      2.85     0      0
Maurice Odumbe       17.0      7      45      0      2.65     0      0
Steve Tikolo          8.0      1      24      0      3.00     1      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 4


Total:  195/10       Overs:  75.0         Run Rate:  2.60    Extras:  10  

                                     -X-

The great South African new-ball pair of Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock picked up nine wickets between themselves to bowl South America out below 200. Africa had 182 to chase and loads of time to do so.

AFRICA 2nd innings (Target: 182)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Barry Richards                     b. Croft        37    52    9    0   71.2%
Graeme Smith*       c. †Kanhai     b. Croft         1    10    0    0   10.0%
Graeme Pollock      c. Lloyd       b. Gibbs        24    73    2    0   32.9%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Croft        21    39    5    0   53.8%
Colin Bland         not out                        59   121   10    1   48.8%
Andy Flower         c. Sarwan      b. Croft         0     7    0    0    0.0%
Mark Boucher†       c. Fredericks  b. Croft         8    47    1    0   17.0%
Shaun Pollock                      b. White         8    18    2    0   44.4%
Steve Tikolo        not out                        16    14    2    1  114.3%
Maurice Odumbe      
Allan Donald        

Total:  182/7        Overs:  63.3         Run Rate:  2.87     Extras:  8
  

                             Day 4  2:18 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Richards    G Smith      þ                                          1 (17)
B Richards    G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 59 (110)
B Richards    J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (20)
C Bland       J Kallis     þþþþþ                                     12 (47)
C Bland       A Flower                                                0 (13)
C Bland       M Boucher    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (109)
C Bland       S Pollock    þþþþþþþ                                   16 (36)
C Bland       S Tikolo     þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (29)


     Fall of Wickets    1/1       60/2      82/3      94/4      94/5
                        141/6     157/7                                  


Total:  182/7       Overs:  63.3          Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  8  
 
                                     -X-


SOUTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Colin Croft          15.0      7      31      5      2.07     0      0
Herbert Dorning      12.0      1      40      0      3.33     0      0
Tony White           18.0      4      57      1      3.17     0      2
Lance Gibbs          18.3      3      50      1      2.70     0      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0


Total:  182/7        Overs:  63.3         Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  8  

                                     -X-

Colin Croft's second five-fer of the match meant things got a little tricky for Africa. Luckily, they had Steve Tikolo coming in at No 9 to strike the winning runs. Colin Bland remained unbeaten at the other end with a fine half-century to his name.

South America       276 & 195
Africa              290 & 182/7             
  
Africa won by 3 wickets
 
Man of the match: Shaun Pollock (Africa)

Points

Africa - 21 (Win - 16, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)
South America - 5 (Loss - 0, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VII
Round 1, Match 2

at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Toss: Asia won the toss and chose to field

NORTH AMERICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge    lbw            b. Mural'aran   42    60    8    0   70.0%
Desmond Haynes      c. Dravid      b. Khan         73   156   13    1   46.8%
George Headley      c. Gavaskar    b. Mural'aran   84   175   18    0   48.0%
Brian Lara                         b. Akram        62   149   11    1   41.6%
Viv Richards*                      b. Khan         12    18    2    0   66.7%
Clyde Walcott†      c. Khan        b. Ahmed        12    38    2    0   31.6%
George Patterson    c. Dravid      b. Ahmed        34    60    7    0   56.7%
Bart King                          b. Mural'aran   12    22    3    0   54.5%
Malcolm Marshall    lbw            b. Mural'aran    5    12    1    0   41.7%
Curtly Ambrose      c. †Sangakkara b. Mural'aran    5    15    1    0   33.3%
Joel Garner         not out                         9    12    2    0   75.0%

Total:  365/10       Overs:  119.3        Run Rate:  3.05     Extras:  15
  

                             Day 2  11:59 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     D Haynes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             81 (130)
G Headley     D Haynes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       96 (191)
G Headley     B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                  66 (141)
V Richards    B Lara       þþþþþþþ                                   20 (31)
C Walcott     B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              34 (84)
Patterson     B Lara       þþþþþþþ                                   20 (44)
Patterson     B King       þþþþþþþ                                   20 (48)
Patterson     M Marshall   þþ                                         6 (15)
Patterson     C Ambrose    þþ                                         8 (6)
J Garner      C Ambrose    þþþþþ                                     14 (27)


     Fall of Wickets    81/1      177/2     243/3     263/4     297/5
                        317/6     337/7     343/8     351/9     365/10   


Total:  365/10      Overs:  119.3         Run Rate:  3.05    Extras:  15  
 
                                     -X-


ASIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          14.0      6      37      1      2.64     0      0
Imran Khan           23.0      8      57      2      2.48     0      1
Tanvir Ahmed         21.0      2      66      2      3.14     0      1
Muttiah Muralitharan 36.3      6     109      5      2.99     0      0
Ellis Achong         23.0      4      77      0      3.35     0      0
Virender Sehwag       2.0      0       7      0      3.50     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 5


Total:  365/10       Overs:  119.3        Run Rate:  3.05    Extras:  15  

                                     -X-

North America's top four got going, but failed to convert their good starts into big hundreds - the likes of which are necessary on flat tracks. Muttiah Muralitharan bagged 5 wickets after having bowled more than 36 overs.

ASIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar                     b. Garner       31    66    7    0   47.0%
Virender Sehwag                    b. Marshall     94   121   20    0   77.7%
Rahul Dravid        lbw            b. Ambrose      29    83    6    0   34.9%
Sachin Tendulkar               c & b. Marshall    154   321   29    1   48.0%
Javed Miandad       c. †Walcott    b. Marshall     16    52    4    0   30.8%
Kumar Sangakkara†                  b. Ambrose      99   239   17    0   41.4%
Imran Khan*         c. Marshall    b. King         20    68    3    0   29.4%
Wasim Akram         c. King        b. Ambrose      10    32    2    0   31.3%
Tanvir Ahmed        not out                        10    17    2    0   58.8%
Ellis Achong        c. King        b. Garner        9    15    2    0   60.0%
Muttiah Muralitharan run out (Haynes)               0     1    0    0    0.0%

Total:  486/10       Overs:  168.4        Run Rate:  2.88     Extras:  14
  

                             Day 4  11:15 AM
  
 
                                     -X-

ASIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Sehwag     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               64 (123)
R Dravid      V Sehwag     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            81 (118)
R Dravid      Tendulkar    þþþþþ                                     31 (56)
J Miandad     Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþ                                 56 (121)
Sangakkara    Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      198 (440)
Sangakkara    I Khan       þþ                                        13 (44)
W Akram       I Khan       þþþþ                                      23 (70)
T Ahmed       I Khan       þ                                          1 (8)
T Ahmed       E Achong     þþþ                                       19 (31)
T Ahmed       Mural'aran                                              0 (1)


     Fall of Wickets    64/1      145/2     176/3     232/4     430/5
                        443/6     466/7     467/8     486/9     486/10   


Total:  486/10      Overs:  168.4         Run Rate:  2.88    Extras:  14  
 
                                     -X-


NORTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose       38.0     13      90      3      2.37     2      1
Bart King            33.0     10      89      1      2.70     0      0
Joel Garner          36.4      7     116      2      3.16     1      0
Malcolm Marshall     36.0     11     104      3      2.89     0      0
Viv Richards         22.0      4      75      0      3.41     0      1
George Patterson      3.0      1       3      0      1.00     0      0


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 1


Total:  486/10       Overs:  168.4        Run Rate:  2.88    Extras:  14  

                                     -X-

North America's intimidating pace quartet found next to no assistance as the Dubai pitch flattened out further. They were forced to bring on part-timer Vivian Richards to bowl to prevent their fast bowlers from complete exhaustion.

All this helped Sachin Tendulkar, who patiently compiled 154 from 321 deliveries, while Sehwag and Sangakkara perished in the nervous nineties.

NORTH AMERICA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge    c. †Sangakkara b. Akram        41    90    7    0   45.6%
Desmond Haynes                     b. Sehwag       59   170   11    0   34.7%
George Headley      c. †Sangakkara b. Mural'aran   95   243   19    0   39.1%
Brian Lara          c. †Sangakkara b. Akram        44   124    7    0   35.5%
Viv Richards*       lbw            b. Akram        20    29    2    1   69.0%
Clyde Walcott†                     b. Sehwag        4    14    0    0   28.6%
George Patterson                   b. Sehwag       55   114   12    0   48.2%
Bart King           lbw            b. Khan         53    63   10    1   84.1%
Malcolm Marshall    c. Ahmed       b. Akram        14    18    3    0   77.8%
Curtly Ambrose      c. †Sangakkara b. Mural'aran   10    27    2    0   37.0%
Joel Garner         not out                         0     6    0    0    0.0%

Total:  418/10       Overs:  149.0        Run Rate:  2.81     Extras:  23
  

                             Day 5  4:11 PM
  
 
                                     -X-

NORTH AMERICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     D Haynes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    65 (171)
G Headley     D Haynes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   70 (170)
G Headley     B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      103 (238)
G Headley     V Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              36 (67)
G Headley     C Walcott    þ                                          4 (20)
Patterson     C Walcott                                               0 (1)
Patterson     B King       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ              85 (118)
Patterson     M Marshall   þþþþþ                                     16 (44)
Patterson     C Ambrose    þþþþþþþþþ                                 27 (44)
Patterson     J Garner     þþþþ                                      12 (21)


     Fall of Wickets    65/1      135/2     238/3     274/4     278/5
                        278/6     363/7     379/8     406/9     418/10   


Total:  418/10      Overs:  149.0         Run Rate:  2.81    Extras:  23  
 
                                     -X-


ASIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Wasim Akram          28.0      5      61      4      2.18     0      0
Imran Khan           18.0      3      46      1      2.56     1      1
Tanvir Ahmed         23.0      8      74      0      3.22     2      1
Muttiah Muralitharan 31.0      6      94      2      3.03     1      3
Virender Sehwag      19.0      3      59      3      3.11     0      1
Ellis Achong         30.0     10      73      0      2.43     0      2


EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 1


Total:  418/10       Overs:  149.0        Run Rate:  2.81    Extras:  23  

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The fate of the match was already sealed by the likes of Greenidge, Haynes, Headley and Lara. And so, Bart King was given a license to thrill, which he did with a quickfire half-century. Fellow American George Patterson also managed to put up fifty before the North Americans got bowled out.

ASIA 2nd innings (Target: 298)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar                     b. Ambrose       4    12    1    0   33.3%
Virender Sehwag     not out                        25    36    4    1   69.4%
Rahul Dravid        not out                        16    30    4    0   53.3%
Sachin Tendulkar    
Javed Miandad       
Kumar Sangakkara†    
Imran Khan*          
Wasim Akram         
Tanvir Ahmed        
Ellis Achong        
Muttiah Muralitharan

Total:  49/1         Overs:  13.0         Run Rate:  3.77     Extras:  4
  

                             Day 5  5:00 PM
  
 
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ASIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    V Sehwag     þþþ                                        9 (22)
R Dravid      V Sehwag     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         40 (56)


     Fall of Wickets    9/1                                    
                                                                         


Total:  49/1        Overs:  13.0          Run Rate:  3.77    Extras:  4  
 
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NORTH AMERICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Curtly Ambrose        3.0      2      12      1      4.00     0      0
Bart King             2.0      1       4      0      2.00     0      0
Malcolm Marshall      4.0      2      12      0      3.00     0      0
Joel Garner           4.0      1      18      0      4.50     0      1


EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0


Total:  49/1         Overs:  13.0         Run Rate:  3.77    Extras:  4  

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The 13 overs remaining in the match allowed Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid some valuable batting practice against some of the best bowlers in the competition.

North America       365 & 418
Asia                486 & 49/1              
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Asia)

Points

Asia - 14 (Draw - 8, Batting - 4, Bowling - 2)
North America - 12 (Draw - 8, Batting - 3, Bowling - 1)