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Legends At Battle Season VIII
Warm-ups, Match 6

TWENTY20 ERA XI vs REJECTED PLAYERS XI


at The WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Toss: Twenty20 Era XI won the toss and chose to bowl


REJECTED PLAYERS XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Matthew Hayden      c. Kallis      b. Anderson    164   250   33    1   65.6%
Virender Sehwag     lbw            b. Kallis        9    28    1    0   32.1%
Martin Crowe                       b. Vettori     120   212   25    1   56.6%
Younis Khan         c. de Villiers b. Steyn       187   210   35    3   89.0%
Clive Lloyd*        st †Dhoni      b. Vettori      73    88   14    1   83.0%
Vinoo Mankad        lbw            b. Johnson       2    23    0    0    8.7%
Mark Boucher†       c. Smith       b. Johnson       0     2    0    0    0.0%
Shaun Pollock       lbw            b. Kallis       56    70    9    2   80.0%
Malcolm Marshall    lbw            b. Johnson      14    24    3    0   58.3%
Dennis Lillee       c. †Dhoni      b. Steyn         4     7    1    0   57.1%
Courtney Walsh      not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  646/10       Overs:  152.0        Run Rate:  4.25     Extras:  17
  
                             Day 2  3:10 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
REJECTED PLAYERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hayden      V Sehwag     þ                                         16 (58)
M Hayden      M Crowe      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      284 (414)
Y Khan        M Crowe      þþ                                        19 (33)
Y Khan        C Lloyd      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     169 (169)
Y Khan        V Mankad     þþ                                         9 (30)
Y Khan        M Boucher                                               0 (2)
Y Khan        S Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          125 (160)
Y Khan        M Marshall   þ                                         12 (26)
D Lillee      M Marshall   þ                                          8 (13)
C Walsh       M Marshall   þ                                          4 (7)


     Fall of Wickets    16/1      300/2     319/3     488/4     497/5
                        497/6     622/7     634/8     642/9     646/10   

 Total:  646/10      Overs:  152.0         Run Rate:  4.25    Extras:  17   
 
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
James Anderson       22.0      1     121      1      5.50     0      1
Dale Steyn           32.0      4     142      2      4.44     0      1
Mitchell Johnson     29.0      6      98      3      3.38     1      1
Jacques Kallis       21.0      3      79      2      3.76     1      0
Daniel Vettori       33.0      6     135      2      4.09     1      1
Sachin Tendulkar      9.0      1      38      0      4.22     0      0
Ryan ten Doeschate    4.0      0      18      0      4.50     0      0
Ricky Ponting         2.0      0       6      0      3.00     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 0

 Total:  646/10       Overs:  152.0        Run Rate:  4.25    Extras:  17   
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*                      b. Lillee       29    43    6    0   67.4%
Sachin Tendulkar    lbw            b. Mankad       18    67    3    0   26.9%
Ricky Ponting       c. Hayden      b. Lillee       29    53    7    0   54.7%
Jacques Kallis      c. Crowe       b. Lillee      170   337   31    2   50.4%
AB de Villiers      lbw            b. Lillee       80   137   16    0   58.4%
MS Dhoni†                          b. Marshall      5    23    1    0   21.7%
Ryan ten Doeschate  c. †Boucher    b. Walsh         9    12    1    0   75.0%
Daniel Vettori      not out                        79   142   15    0   55.6%
Mitchell Johnson    c. Khan        b. Marshall     12    19    2    0   63.2%
Dale Steyn          c. Pollock     b. Lillee        0     3    0    0    0.0%
James Anderson      lbw            b. Marshall     10    22    2    0   45.5%
 
 Total:  455/10       Overs:  142.3        Run Rate:  3.19     Extras:  14
  
                             Day 4  11:40 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       Tendulkar    þþþþþþþ                                   36 (91)
R Ponting     Tendulkar    þþþþþ                                     27 (37)
R Ponting     J Kallis     þþþþþþþ                                   35 (63)
A Villiers    J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      164 (299)
M Dhoni       J Kallis     þþ                                        10 (42)
Doeschate     J Kallis     þþþ                                       18 (23)
D Vettori     J Kallis     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             132 (209)
D Vettori     M Johnson    þþþþ                                      20 (51)
D Vettori     D Steyn      þ                                          1 (5)
D Vettori     J Anderson   þþ                                        12 (35)


     Fall of Wickets    36/1      63/2      98/3      262/4     272/5
                        290/6     422/7     442/8     443/9     455/10   

 Total:  455/10      Overs:  142.3         Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

REJECTED PLAYERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dennis Lillee        31.0      8      88      5      2.84     0      2
Shaun Pollock        26.0     12      69      0      2.65     1      0
Courtney Walsh       29.0      6     100      1      3.45     1      0
Malcolm Marshall     23.3      4      98      3      4.17     1      0
Vinoo Mankad         25.0     10      61      1      2.44     0      1
Virender Sehwag       8.0      2      31      0      3.88     0      0


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

 Total:  455/10       Overs:  142.3        Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

REJECTED PLAYERS XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Matthew Hayden      c. †Dhoni      b. Kallis       82   154   12    2   53.2%
Virender Sehwag     c. †Dhoni      b. Steyn        12    23    3    0   52.2%
Martin Crowe        not out                        64   140   11    0   45.7%
Younis Khan         lbw            b. Johnson      11    30    2    0   36.7%
Clive Lloyd*        not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Vinoo Mankad         
Mark Boucher†         
Shaun Pollock       
Malcolm Marshall     
Dennis Lillee       
Courtney Walsh       
 
 Total:  175/3        Overs:  57.3         Run Rate:  3.04     Extras:  6
  
                             Day 4  4:30 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
REJECTED PLAYERS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Hayden      V Sehwag     þþþþþþþþ                                  31 (50)
M Hayden      M Crowe      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      125 (240)
Y Khan        M Crowe      þþþþþ                                     19 (54)
C Lloyd       M Crowe                                                 0 (1)


     Fall of Wickets    31/1      156/2     175/3               
                                                                          

 Total:  175/3       Overs:  57.3          Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  6   
 
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
James Anderson       11.0      2      31      0      2.82     0      0
Dale Steyn           14.0      4      46      1      3.29     0      1
Mitchell Johnson      7.3      1      25      1      3.33     1      0
Jacques Kallis        7.0      3      14      1      2.00     0      0
Ryan ten Doeschate    6.0      1      27      0      4.50     1      0
Daniel Vettori       12.0      3      30      0      2.50     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 0

 Total:  175/3        Overs:  57.3         Run Rate:  3.04    Extras:  6   
                                     -X-

TWENTY20 ERA XI 2nd innings (Target: 367)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*       c. Khan        b. Lillee       34    50    7    0   68.0%
Sachin Tendulkar    lbw            b. Lillee       75   133   13    1   56.4%
Ricky Ponting                      b. Lillee        5     9    1    0   55.6%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Lillee        8    13    2    0   61.5%
AB de Villiers      c. †Boucher    b. Marshall     61    96   10    1   63.5%
MS Dhoni†           lbw            b. Lillee       32    72    5    0   44.4%
Ryan ten Doeschate                 b. Marshall     21    38    5    0   55.3%
Daniel Vettori      not out                        45    47   10    0   95.7%
Mitchell Johnson    c. Hayden      b. Lillee       25    43    3    1   58.1%
Dale Steyn          c. Lillee      b. Marshall      2     4    0    0   50.0%
James Anderson                     b. Marshall      0     5    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  316/10       Overs:  84.1         Run Rate:  3.75     Extras:  8
  
                             Day 5  4:07 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      54 (89)
R Ponting     Tendulkar    þþþþ                                      11 (23)
J Kallis      Tendulkar    þþþ                                        8 (25)
A Villiers    Tendulkar    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       91 (119)
A Villiers    M Dhoni      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             35 (60)
Doeschate     M Dhoni      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               31 (75)
D Vettori     M Dhoni      þþþþþþþþþþ                                27 (31)
D Vettori     M Johnson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           41 (63)
D Vettori     D Steyn      þþþ                                       10 (9)
D Vettori     J Anderson   þþþ                                        8 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    54/1      65/2      73/3      164/4     199/5
                        230/6     257/7     298/8     308/9     316/10   

 Total:  316/10      Overs:  84.1          Run Rate:  3.75    Extras:  8   
 
                                     -X-

REJECTED PLAYERS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Dennis Lillee        17.0      1      73      6      4.29     2      0
Shaun Pollock        16.0      0      59      0      3.69     0      0
Courtney Walsh       18.0      5      73      0      4.06     1      0
Malcolm Marshall     15.1      3      59      4      3.89     1      0
Vinoo Mankad         18.0      1      49      0      2.72     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1

 Total:  316/10       Overs:  84.1         Run Rate:  3.75    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

Despite the pitch and conditions being hugely in favor of the batsmen, Dennis Lillee was back to his terrifying best at his beloved WACA ground. He finished the match with figures of 11-161 across both innings. And to think he wasn't even selected for either the Post-war or Professional XIs that cover his career.

Malcolm Marshall, another all conditions bowler finished with a respectable 7 wickets for the match providing Lillee with good support to help a lineup of rejected players defeat one of the strongest sides set to take part in the upcoming Legends At Battle season.

On the batting front, it was another reject in Younis Khan who made good for himself with an uncharacteristically dominant 187 off 210 balls in the first innings less than a week fresh from his international retirement.

Meanwhile, Jacques Kallis also showcased his penchant for lengthy knocks by scoring a 337-ball 170 in the first innings for the Twenty20 Era XI. He still had enough stamina in him to bowl 28 overs across both innings and fetch a total of 3 wickets for his team.

Rejected Players XI 646 & 175/3d
Twenty20 Era XI     455 & 316
  
Rejected Players XI won by 50 runs

@Kumbis​

 

[VC the slogger]

Round 1 fixtures

Early Test XI v Twenty20 Era XI at Barbados

- Pitch: Dry/Slow
- Players injured/unavailable: None
- Associates yet to play a match: Charles Newhall & Russell Ogden (Early Test XI); Ryan ten Doeschate (Twenty20 Era XI)

@UMCricket @Kumbis

Golden Age XI v Professional XI at Trent Bridge

- Pitch: Green
- Players injured/unavailable: None
- Associates yet to play a match: Lucius Gwynn, Bart King, George Patterson, Carst Posthuma (Golden Age XI); Ole Mortensen (Professional XI)

@Pinch hitter @CerealKiller/@PresidentEvil

Interwar XI v Post-war XI at Karachi

- Pitch: Evenly balanced
- Players injured/unavailable: None
- Associates yet to play a match: Jimmy Boucher, Clem Gibson & Mahadevan Sathasivam (Interwar XI); Ilikena Bula (Post-war XI)

@Naman Thakur @Yash.


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (//) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 4 players marked to bowl. I would suggest a minimum of 5 for matches on flat pitches to keep your frontline bowlers from total exhaustion.
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
5) The time limit for posting lineups is 96 hours. I will likely go with a random lineup if your lineup isn't posted within that time.
6) You must also ensure all your associate players () get at least one game over the course of the main tournament.

Standings

|| Team || P || W || L || D || NR || Bat || Bwl || Pts
| | Early Test XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | |- | | 0
| | Golden Age XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Interwar XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Post-war XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Professional XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0
| | Twenty20 Era XI | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 0

​

Statistics

To be updated after Round 3.

Player rarities

In each squad, players have been marked with these icons to give you a fair idea of their playing skills and overall usefulness to your team.

- Legend. Used for the players that are undoubtedly the best of the lot.
- Gold. Used for players with a high level of consistency and ability to deliver during key moments.
- Ruby. Used for players that are extremely talented and can play in a way no one else can replicate.
- Silver. Used for players that aren't as talented as their Gold/Ruby/Legend contemporaries, but still capable of holding their own against the best in business.

Explanation on pitch types

Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way.
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.​

 

[Neo 7]

We would go with the same lineup as that of the Warm-up match .

 

[Yash.]

Ken Barrington in for Hanif Mohommad

 

[CerealKiller]

Same @PresidentEvil
@VC the slogger how does the points system work?

 

[Mijurkat]

Ricky is out of form...thats why loss the match.but few positive :
Old wine Kallis does it again.
Mittchy is bowling fast.

 

[VC the slogger]

Same @PresidentEvil
@VC the slogger how does the points system work?

Points system

Result | Points Win | 16 points + BAT/BWL bonus points Tie | 8 points + BAT/BWL bonus points Draw | 5 points + BAT/BWL bonus points Loss | 0 points + BAT/BWL bonus points

Bonus points

Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. These points can only be obtained from the first 110 overs of each team's first innings. The bonus points are retained regardless of the outcome of the match.

Bonus points (Batting)

Totals | Points 200-249 runs | 1 point 250-299 runs | 2 points 300-349 runs | 3 points 350-399 runs | 4 points 400+ runs | 5 points

Bonus points (Bowling)

Wickets | Points 3-5 wickets taken | 1 point 6-8 wickets taken | 2 points 9-10 wickets taken | 3 points

​

 

[Pinch hitter]

Golden Age XI​

Archie MacLaren
Victor Trumper
Clem Hill
KS Ranjitsinhji
Warwick Armstrong
Wilfred Rhodes
George Lohmann
Gregor MacGregor
Bart King
Hugh Trumble
Sydney Barnes

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 1, Match 1

GOLDEN AGE XI vs PROFESSIONAL XI


at Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Toss: Golden Age XI won the toss and chose to bat


GOLDEN AGE XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*                   b. Akram        15    59    3    0   25.4%
Victor Trumper      lbw            b. McGrath     183   346   33    1   52.9%
Clem Hill           c. Border      b. Akram        50    99    8    0   50.5%
KS Ranjitsinhji                    b. McGrath     205   326   39    2   62.9%
Warwick Armstrong   c. Richards    b. Ambrose      17    28    4    0   60.7%
Wilfred Rhodes                     b. Ambrose      19    40    2    1   47.5%
George Lohmann      c. †Gilchrist  b. Khan          0    10    0    0    0.0%
Gregor MacGregor†                  b. Warne        26    47    6    0   55.3%
Bart King           not out                        10    36    2    0   27.8%
Hugh Trumble        not out                         8    21    2    0   38.1%
Sydney Barnes                                   
 
 Total:  552/8        Overs:  168.3        Run Rate:  3.28     Extras:  19
  
                             Day 2  4:16 PM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper    þþþþ                                      36 (109)
C Hill        V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              98 (176)
Ranji'nhji    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      277 (462)
Ranji'nhji    Armstrong    þþþþ                                      37 (50)
Ranji'nhji    W Rhodes     þþþþþ                                     44 (71)
Ranji'nhji    G Lohmann    þ                                          1 (19)
Ranji'nhji    MacGregor    þþþ                                       27 (51)
B King        MacGregor    þ                                         15 (27)
B King        H Trumble    þþ                                        17 (46)


     Fall of Wickets    36/1      134/2     411/3     448/4     492/5
                        493/6     520/7     535/8                         

 Total:  552/8       Overs:  168.3         Run Rate:  3.28    Extras:  19   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        33.0      8      85      2      2.58     0      0
Curtly Ambrose       35.0      9     104      2      2.97     0      2
Imran Khan           24.0      2      93      1      3.88     0      0
Wasim Akram          28.0      6      97      2      3.46     1      1
Shane Warne          48.3      9     162      1      3.34     0      4


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 1

 Total:  552/8        Overs:  168.3        Run Rate:  3.28    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

Those expecting the Professional XI to simply turn up and dominate were in for a rude shock, as Victor Trumper and KS Ranjitsinhji - two of the greatest batsmen of cricket's "Golden Age" put up scores of 183 and 205 respectively. The Golden Age XI finished with a mammoth total of 552 before declaring their innings.

The Professional XI's bowlers were made to look powerless with the pitch not really acting the way they might have hoped apart from the first hour or two of play on the 1st day of the Test. None more so than Shane Warne, who finished with figures of 1 for 162 from 48.3 overs, reminding him an awful lot of his inglorious Test debut.


PROFESSIONAL XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      c. MacLaren    b. Barnes        5    28    1    0   17.9%
Adam Gilchrist†                    b. Barnes       25    59    3    0   42.4%
Viv Richards                       b. Trumble     183   292   36    2   62.7%
Brian Lara          lbw            b. Barnes        4    31    0    0   12.9%
Allan Border        c. †MacGregor  b. Barnes       29    37    3    1   78.4%
Steve Waugh*        lbw            b. Lohmann      63   100   12    1   63.0%
Imran Khan          lbw            b. Barnes        0    11    0    0    0.0%
Wasim Akram         not out                        55    90   11    0   61.1%
Shane Warne         c. MacLaren    b. Lohmann       7    13    1    0   53.8%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Lohmann       5    17    1    0   29.4%
Glenn McGrath       c. Trumper     b. Barnes       10    40    2    0   25.0%
 
 Total:  413/10       Overs:  118.3        Run Rate:  3.49     Extras:  27
  
                             Day 4  11:10 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Gilchrist    þþþþ                                      20 (51)
V Richards    Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþ                                 37 (98)
V Richards    B Lara       þþþþþþþþþþþ                               46 (70)
V Richards    A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            57 (79)
V Richards    S Waugh      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      141 (203)
V Richards    I Khan       þþ                                         9 (18)
V Richards    W Akram      þþþþþþþþ                                  36 (64)
S Warne       W Akram      þþþþþ                                     21 (28)
C Ambrose     W Akram      þþþþþþþ                                   30 (44)
G McGrath     W Akram      þþþ                                       16 (56)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      57/2      103/3     160/4     301/5
                        310/6     346/7     367/8     397/9     413/10   

 Total:  413/10      Overs:  118.3         Run Rate:  3.49    Extras:  27   
 
                                     -X-

GOLDEN AGE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        23.3      9      72      6      3.06     0      0
George Lohmann       25.0      4      69      3      2.76     1      0
Bart King            18.0      4      51      0      2.83     2      3
Wilfred Rhodes       23.0      2      89      0      3.87     1      4
Warwick Armstrong     6.0      1      18      0      3.00     1      0
Hugh Trumble         23.0      4     102      1      4.43     2      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 2

 Total:  413/10       Overs:  118.3        Run Rate:  3.49    Extras:  27   
                                     -X-

Viv Richards put behind a poor performance in the warm-up match to return to his usual aggressive best with the bat. His 183 off 292 balls proved vital after the Professional XI lost Sunil Gavaskar, Adam Gilchrist, Brian Lara and Allan Border for not too many. They managed to avoid the follow-on, eventually finishing with 413 to concede a 139-run lead.

The legendary Sydney Barnes finished with figures of 6 for 72 from 23.3 overs. Among his scalps were Gavaskar, Gilchrist, Lara, Border and Imran Khan.


GOLDEN AGE XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Archie MacLaren*                   b. Akram        50   146    6    2   34.2%
Victor Trumper      c. †Gilchrist  b. Ambrose      30    42    6    0   71.4%
Clem Hill                          b. Ambrose      19    41    4    0   46.3%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. Gavaskar    b. McGrath      23    59    2    0   39.0%
Warwick Armstrong   not out                        61    91   13    0   67.0%
Wilfred Rhodes      c. Waugh       b. Akram        15    32    3    0   46.9%
George Lohmann      c. Richards    b. Khan         17    42    3    0   40.5%
Gregor MacGregor†                  b. Ambrose       4     6    1    0   66.7%
Bart King           not out                         1    10    0    0   10.0%
Hugh Trumble         
Sydney Barnes       
 
 Total:  228/7        Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.93     Extras:  8
  
                             Day 5  10:21 AM
  
                             INNINGS DECLARED
 
                                     -X-
 
GOLDEN AGE XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A MacLaren    V Trumper    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (110)
A MacLaren    C Hill       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            34 (86)
A MacLaren    Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (68)
Armstrong     Ranji'nhji   þþþþþþþþþ                                 22 (38)
Armstrong     W Rhodes     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (52)
Armstrong     G Lohmann    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                           35 (84)
Armstrong     MacGregor    þþþþþ                                     13 (14)
Armstrong     B King       þþþþ                                      10 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    58/1      92/2      122/3     144/4     170/5
                        205/6     218/7                                   

 Total:  228/7       Overs:  77.5          Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  8   
 
                                     -X-

PROFESSIONAL XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        14.0      1      50      1      3.57     1      0
Curtly Ambrose       20.0      4      49      3      2.45     0      1
Imran Khan           13.0      2      48      1      3.69     0      0
Shane Warne          16.0      4      44      0      2.75     1      0
Wasim Akram          14.5      4      33      2      2.22     0      1


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

 Total:  228/7        Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.93    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

Luck continued to elude Warne, although the rest of the Professional XI's bowling lineup fared a lot better in the second innings. Warwick Armstrong's unbeaten half-century helped the Golden Age XI's lead well past 350. They finally declared early on the 5th day with the score on 228, giving the Professional XI a target of 368 to chase with the best part of a day remaining in the match.


PROFESSIONAL XI 2nd innings (Target: 368)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sunil Gavaskar      lbw            b. Rhodes       52   137    9    0   38.0%
Adam Gilchrist†     lbw            b. King         15    15    3    0  100.0%
Viv Richards                       b. Barnes       12    34    2    0   35.3%
Brian Lara          c. Trumble     b. Barnes        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Allan Border        c. Lohmann     b. Barnes       24    70    4    0   34.3%
Steve Waugh*        lbw            b. King         41    59    8    0   69.5%
Imran Khan          c. MacLaren    b. Trumble      18    49    4    0   36.7%
Wasim Akram         c. †MacGregor  b. King         21    63    5    0   33.3%
Shane Warne         st †MacGregor  b. Rhodes       14    59    2    0   23.7%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                        14    27    3    0   51.9%
Glenn McGrath       not out                         0     5    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  225/9        Overs:  86.0         Run Rate:  2.62     Extras:  14
  
                             Day 5  5:01 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
PROFESSIONAL XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Gavaskar    Gilchrist    þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (45)
S Gavaskar    V Richards   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (79)
S Gavaskar    B Lara                                                  0 (1)
S Gavaskar    A Border     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (112)
S Waugh       A Border     þþþþþþ                                    14 (41)
S Waugh       I Khan       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (77)
W Akram       I Khan       þþþ                                        8 (18)
W Akram       S Warne      þþþþþþþþþþþþþ                             30 (98)
C Ambrose     S Warne      þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (40)
C Ambrose     G McGrath                                               0 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    21/1      68/2      68/3      107/4     121/5
                        168/6     176/7     206/8     225/9               

 Total:  225/9       Overs:  86.0          Run Rate:  2.62    Extras:  14   
 
                                     -X-

GOLDEN AGE XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Sydney Barnes        17.0      4      46      3      2.71     0      2
George Lohmann       14.0      3      45      0      3.21     0      1
Bart King            16.0      6      28      3      1.75     0      0
Wilfred Rhodes       16.0      6      40      2      2.50     0      0
Hugh Trumble         19.0      4      55      1      2.89     2      0
Warwick Armstrong     4.0      1       4      0      1.00     1      1


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

 Total:  225/9        Overs:  86.0         Run Rate:  2.62    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

The Professional XI's lower-order showed a great deal of resilience to bat out nearly 27 overs following the dismissal of Steve Waugh, their last specialist batsman. Things couldn't have gotten more tense than the final over of the day when Shane Warne was caught napping by the lightning-quick Gregor MacGregor, who whipped the bails off in a flash to get him out stumped off Wilfred Rhodes. This meant that Glenn McGrath, the No 11 batsman and one of world cricket's most renowned bunnies had to survive the next five balls in order to save the Test for his team.

There were a few close calls, but he managed to hang on and help his team draw the match by the skin of their teeth.

Golden Age XI       552/8d & 228/7d
Professional XI     413 & 225/9             
  
Match drawn
 
Man of the match: KS Ranjitsinhji (Golden Age XI)

Points

Golden Age XI - 11 (Draw - 5, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)
Professional XI - 9 (Draw - 5, Batting - 4, Bowling 0)

@CerealKiller @Pinch hitter @PresidentEvil​

 

[CerealKiller]

Phew, that was close! I think i jinxed our bowling by saying they are the best of the tournament

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 1, Match 2

INTERWAR XI vs POST-WAR XI


at National Stadium, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Toss: Interwar XI won the toss and chose to bat


INTERWAR XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. Trueman     b. Laker        99   264   13    2   37.5%
Herbert Sutcliffe   c. Bedser      b. Trueman      49    97   10    0   50.5%
Don Bradman*        st †Walcott    b. Laker        47    96    9    0   49.0%
George Headley      c. Trueman     b. Laker        18    29    4    0   62.1%
Wally Hammond       not out                        41   138    7    0   29.7%
Bert Oldfield†      lbw            b. Laker        11    37    1    0   29.7%
Charles Macartney   lbw            b. Gibbs         4     6    1    0   66.7%
Hedley Verity       c. †Walcott    b. Sobers        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Clem Gibson                        b. Davidson      9    18    2    0   50.0%
Clarrie Grimmett                   b. Laker         5    16    1    0   31.3%
Bill O'Reilly                      b. Laker        10    26    2    0   38.5%
 
 Total:  309/10       Overs:  121.4        Run Rate:  2.54     Extras:  16
  
                             Day 2  12:39 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
INTERWAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ        89 (192)
J Hobbs       D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       91 (196)
J Hobbs       G Headley    þþþþþþþþþ                                 25 (44)
J Hobbs       W Hammond    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               29 (97)
B Oldfield    W Hammond    þþþþþþþþþþ                                28 (63)
Macartney     W Hammond    þ                                          5 (8)
H Verity      W Hammond    þ                                          1 (6)
C Gibson      W Hammond    þþþþþ                                     15 (38)
C Grimmett    W Hammond    þþþþþ                                     15 (42)
B O'Reilly    W Hammond    þþþþ                                      11 (44)


     Fall of Wickets    89/1      180/2     205/3     234/4     262/5
                        267/6     268/7     283/8     298/9     309/10   

 Total:  309/10      Overs:  121.4         Run Rate:  2.54    Extras:  16   
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec Bedser          13.0      3      32      0      2.46     0      0
Fred Trueman         28.0     12      62      1      2.21     1      1
Alan Davidson        17.0      6      39      1      2.29     0      2
Garry Sobers         13.0      3      32      1      2.46     0      0
Jim Laker            30.4      4      90      6      2.93     1      2
Lance Gibbs          20.0      6      46      1      2.30     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 0

 Total:  309/10       Overs:  121.4        Run Rate:  2.54    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-

Jack Hobbs looked undismissable for most part of his 264-ball stay until he reached 99. His eagerness to bring up three figures saw him play a rash shot to get out just one short of the mark. The Interwar XI grinded their way to 309, and were given a hard time by Jim Laker who picked 6 for 90 from 30.4 overs, including the all important wicket of Don Bradman stumped for 47.


POST-WAR XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Len Hutton*                        b. O'Reilly     34    67    7    0   50.7%
Ken Barrington                     b. Gibson       22    64    4    0   34.4%
Graeme Pollock      c. Macartney   b. Verity        6    14    1    0   42.9%
Everton Weekes      c. O'Reilly    b. Hammond     155   306   29    3   50.7%
Garry Sobers                       b. Hammond      81   169   12    1   47.9%
Clyde Walcott†      st †Oldfield   b. O'Reilly     45   105    7    0   42.9%
Alan Davidson       lbw            b. O'Reilly     60    64   12    1   93.8%
Alec Bedser         c. Hobbs       b. Verity       20    39    4    0   51.3%
Fred Trueman        c. Hobbs       b. Verity       27    33    3    1   81.8%
Lance Gibbs         c. †Oldfield   b. Verity        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Jim Laker           not out                         1    13    0    0    7.7%
 
 Total:  471/10       Overs:  144.4        Run Rate:  3.26     Extras:  20
  
                             Day 3  4:47 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hutton      Barrington   þþþþþþþþþ                                 55 (127)
G Pollock     Barrington   þ                                          2 (10)
G Pollock     E Weekes     þ                                         11 (16)
G Sobers      E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      201 (371)
C Walcott     E Weekes     þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              72 (159)
C Walcott     A Davidson   þþþþþþþþþþ                                59 (80)
A Bedser      A Davidson   þþþþþ                                     31 (37)
A Bedser      F Trueman    þþþþþþ                                    35 (43)
A Bedser      L Gibbs                                                 0 (1)
A Bedser      J Laker      þ                                          5 (24)


     Fall of Wickets    55/1      57/2      68/3      269/4     341/5
                        400/6     431/7     466/8     466/9     471/10   

 Total:  471/10      Overs:  144.4         Run Rate:  3.26    Extras:  20   
 
                                     -X-

INTERWAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Clem Gibson          31.0     13      93      1      3.00     1      0
Wally Hammond        28.0      5      93      2      3.32     1      2
Bill O'Reilly        28.0      7     117      3      4.18     0      0
Hedley Verity        26.4      7      65      4      2.44     1      2
Clarrie Grimmett     25.0      8      80      0      3.20     4      2
Charles Macartney     6.0      3      16      0      2.67     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 1

 Total:  471/10       Overs:  144.4        Run Rate:  3.26    Extras:  20   
                                     -X-

Everton Weekes' impeccable knowledge of batting on subcontinental wickets came in handy for the Post-war XI as they went on to muster a 162-run lead, with Weekes scoring 155 off 306 balls. He was given some good support by Garry Sobers with whom he shared a 201-run partnership for the 4th wicket. Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett, the two legendary leg spinners in the Interwar XI were rendered ineffective as a result.


INTERWAR XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jack Hobbs          c. †Walcott    b. Gibbs        67   166   11    0   40.4%
Herbert Sutcliffe                  b. Davidson     24    53    3    1   45.3%
Don Bradman*        lbw            b. Davidson     19    44    4    0   43.2%
George Headley      c. Weekes      b. Bedser       31    35    6    0   88.6%
Wally Hammond       lbw            b. Gibbs         0     3    0    0    0.0%
Bert Oldfield†      c. Trueman     b. Laker        44   136    8    0   32.4%
Charles Macartney   c. †Walcott    b. Davidson     23    25    4    0   92.0%
Hedley Verity       c. Davidson    b. Bedser       46    95    8    1   48.4%
Clem Gibson         lbw            b. Bedser       14    33    3    0   42.4%
Clarrie Grimmett                   b. Bedser        1    13    0    0    7.7%
Bill O'Reilly       not out                         6    12    1    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  285/10       Overs:  102.1        Run Rate:  2.79     Extras:  10
  
                             Day 5  10:36 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
INTERWAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs       Sutcliffe    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                     49 (110)
J Hobbs       D Bradman    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (88)
J Hobbs       G Headley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   53 (88)
J Hobbs       W Hammond    þ                                          3 (6)
J Hobbs       B Oldfield   þþþ                                        7 (11)
Macartney     B Oldfield   þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (59)
H Verity      B Oldfield   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       80 (184)
C Gibson      B Oldfield   þþþ                                        9 (20)
C Gibson      C Grimmett   þþ                                         6 (27)
C Gibson      B O'Reilly   þþþþ                                      11 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    49/1      88/2      141/3     144/4     151/5
                        179/6     259/7     268/8     274/9     285/10   

 Total:  285/10      Overs:  102.1         Run Rate:  2.79    Extras:  10   
 
                                     -X-

POST-WAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Alec Bedser          21.1      7      36      4      1.70     0      1
Fred Trueman         13.0      3      36      0      2.77     0      0
Alan Davidson        20.0     10      47      3      2.35     0      0
Garry Sobers         13.0      1      58      0      4.46     2      1
Lance Gibbs          14.0      1      41      2      2.93     0      0
Jim Laker            21.0      7      62      1      2.95     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1

 Total:  285/10       Overs:  102.1        Run Rate:  2.79    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-

Hobbs added another gritty half-century to his match total, but the rest of his team-mates faltered again. This time to the nagging pace duo of Alec Bedser and Alan Davidson, who claimed 4 for 36 and 3 for 47 respectively. Bradman, who promised much with his unbeaten 294 in the warm-up match disappointed with scores of 47 and 19. The Post-war XI were set a very mediocre target of 124 with plenty of time still remaining in the Test.


POST-WAR XI 2nd innings (Target: 124)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Len Hutton*         lbw            b. O'Reilly     49    82   10    1   59.8%
Ken Barrington      c. Hobbs       b. Hammond      16    47    1    0   34.0%
Graeme Pollock      lbw            b. Hammond      29    62    5    0   46.8%
Everton Weekes      not out                        23    30    5    0   76.7%
Garry Sobers        not out                         4    11    1    0   36.4%
Clyde Walcott†       
Alan Davidson       
Alec Bedser         
Fred Trueman         
Lance Gibbs         
Jim Laker           
 
 Total:  124/3        Overs:  38.3         Run Rate:  3.22     Extras:  3
  
                             Day 5  1:40 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
POST-WAR XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hutton      Barrington   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          37 (93)
L Hutton      G Pollock    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   54 (76)
E Weekes      G Pollock    þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (39)
E Weekes      G Sobers     þþþþþþ                                    14 (23)


     Fall of Wickets    37/1      91/2      110/3               
                                                                          

 Total:  124/3       Overs:  38.3          Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  3   
 
                                     -X-

INTERWAR XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Clem Gibson           7.0      2      26      0      3.71     1      0
Wally Hammond        10.0      3      20      2      2.00     0      1
Clarrie Grimmett      7.3      1      27      0      3.60     0      0
Hedley Verity         6.0      0      20      0      3.33     0      1
Bill O'Reilly         8.0      1      31      1      3.88     0      0


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

 Total:  124/3        Overs:  38.3         Run Rate:  3.22    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

Everton Weekes was there to see the job done without much trouble. A very convincing victory to start off for the Post-war XI.

Interwar XI         309 & 285
Post-war XI         471 & 124/3             
  
Post-war XI won by 7 wickets
 
Man of the match: Everton Weekes (Post-war XI)

Points

Post-war XI - 21 (Win - 16, Batting - 3, Bowling - 2)
Interwar XI - 3 (Loss - 0, Batting - 2, Bowling - 1)

@Naman Thakur @Yash.​

 

[Pinch hitter]

I feel our 1st game is toughest match in this season, but we did exceptionally well... It felt bad we didn't win the game, just 1 wicket needed and we didn't take that in the time...

 

[Yash.]

Great game.. The bowling attack led by Laker and Bedsrr did really well to stop the Mighty batting lineup of the Interwar XI including the Don himself!

And Everton Weekes You beauty!

 

[Velocity]

Same XI.
Charles Bannerman
WG Grace
Arthur Shrewsbury
Percy McDonnell
Charlie Turner
Bobby Peel
Billy Murdoch
Johnny Briggs
Fred Spofforth
Charles Newhall
George Ulyett
On a sidenote, I think this is great idea form @VC the slogger. I am enjoying it.

 

[VC the slogger]

Legends At Battle Season VIII
Round 1, Match 3

EARLY TEST XI vs TWENTY20 ERA XI


at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados

Toss: Twenty20 Era XI won the toss and chose to bat


TWENTY20 ERA XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*                      b. Spofforth    76   146   14    0   52.1%
Alastair Cook                  c & b. Briggs       14    56    1    0   25.0%
Ricky Ponting                      b. Newhall      64   118   11    1   54.2%
Sachin Tendulkar                   b. Peel          4    11    1    0   36.4%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Spofforth    21    72    3    0   29.2%
AB de Villiers      c. Briggs      b. Peel         80   110   13    1   72.7%
MS Dhoni†           c. †Murdoch    b. Newhall       9    39    1    0   23.1%
Daniel Vettori      c. Briggs      b. Newhall       2    14    0    0   14.3%
Mitchell Johnson    c. Briggs      b. Ulyett       13    50    2    0   26.0%
Dale Steyn          c. Grace       b. Newhall       0     5    0    0    0.0%
James Anderson      not out                         0     4    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  299/10       Overs:  103.5        Run Rate:  2.88     Extras:  16
  
                             Day 2  10:57 AM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       A Cook       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             67 (135)
G Smith       R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                61 (115)
Tendulkar     R Ponting    þþþ                                        8 (23)
J Kallis      R Ponting    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   53 (124)
J Kallis      A Villiers   þ                                          4 (9)
M Dhoni       A Villiers   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                      47 (83)
D Vettori     A Villiers   þþþþ                                      10 (25)
M Johnson     A Villiers   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       45 (89)
M Johnson     D Steyn                                                 0 (11)
M Johnson     J Anderson   þ                                          4 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    67/1      128/2     136/3     189/4     193/5
                        240/6     250/7     295/8     295/9     299/10   

 Total:  299/10      Overs:  103.5         Run Rate:  2.88    Extras:  16   
 
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EARLY TEST XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Spofforth       21.0      4      56      2      2.67     0      1
Charlie Turner       20.0      6      45      0      2.25     0      1
Charles Newhall      19.0      6      64      4      3.37     0      1
George Ulyett         3.5      0      16      1      4.17     0      0
Johnny Briggs        17.0      4      55      1      3.24     0      2
Bobby Peel           23.0     10      55      2      2.39     2      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 4

 Total:  299/10       Overs:  103.5        Run Rate:  2.88    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-

The Twenty20 Era XI's middle-order failed to capitalize on the solid platform laid out by Graeme Smith and Ricky Ponting. AB de Villiers counter-attacked his way to 80 off 110 balls, adding some valuable runs with the lower-order in the process as they finished with 299.


EARLY TEST XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Charles Bannerman   c. Smith       b. Steyn        31    45    6    0   68.9%
WG Grace*                          b. Steyn        61   136   13    0   44.9%
Arthur Shrewsbury   c. †Dhoni      b. Anderson     23    57    5    0   40.4%
Percy McDonnell     lbw            b. Johnson      22    23    5    0   95.7%
Charlie Turner      c. Ponting     b. Kallis       19    63    3    0   30.2%
Billy Murdoch†      c. Vettori     b. Anderson     47   127    9    0   37.0%
Bobby Peel          lbw            b. Johnson       9    21    2    0   42.9%
Johnny Briggs       c. Ponting     b. Anderson      9    21    2    0   42.9%
Fred Spofforth      c. Johnson     b. Steyn        11    14    1    1   78.6%
Charles Newhall     c. Tendulkar   b. Johnson      10    20    1    0   50.0%
George Ulyett       not out                         5     5    1    0  100.0%
 
 Total:  266/10       Overs:  88.3         Run Rate:  3.01     Extras:  19
  
                             Day 3  10:51 AM
  
 
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EARLY TEST XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Bannerman     W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       45 (75)
Shrewsbury    W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (120)
McDonnell     W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         41 (41)
C Turner      W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (59)
C Turner      B Murdoch    þþþþþþþþþþþ                               27 (52)
B Peel        B Murdoch    þþþþþ                                     12 (49)
J Briggs      B Murdoch    þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (46)
Spofforth     B Murdoch    þþþþþþþ                                   17 (30)
C Newhall     B Murdoch    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (49)
G Ulyett      B Murdoch    þþþ                                        7 (10)


     Fall of Wickets    45/1      88/2      129/3     156/4     183/5
                        195/6     214/7     231/8     259/9     266/10   

 Total:  266/10      Overs:  88.3          Run Rate:  3.01    Extras:  19   
 
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TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
James Anderson       17.3      3      51      3      2.91     0      0
Dale Steyn           21.0      5      57      3      2.71     0      2
Mitchell Johnson     25.0      4      90      3      3.60     1      3
Jacques Kallis        9.0      4      27      1      3.00     0      0
Daniel Vettori       16.0      6      29      0      1.81     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 6

 Total:  266/10       Overs:  88.3         Run Rate:  3.01    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

The Early Test legends were bowled out for 266 in response, thus giving the Twenty20 Era XI a 33-run first innings lead. Dale Steyn, James Anderson and Mitchell Johnson all picked three apiece.


TWENTY20 ERA XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Graeme Smith*       lbw            b. Peel         18    40    3    0   45.0%
Alastair Cook       c. Ulyett      b. Spofforth    24    53    3    0   45.3%
Ricky Ponting       c. Grace       b. Newhall       9    11    2    0   81.8%
Sachin Tendulkar    lbw            b. Turner      174   251   28    3   69.3%
Jacques Kallis      c. Grace       b. Spofforth    24    37    5    0   64.9%
AB de Villiers                     b. Briggs      136   285   24    1   47.7%
MS Dhoni†                          b. Ulyett       13    45    2    0   28.9%
Daniel Vettori      c. Ulyett      b. Turner        0     3    0    0    0.0%
Mitchell Johnson    c. Grace       b. Turner        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Dale Steyn          c. †Murdoch    b. Spofforth    27    53    6    0   50.9%
James Anderson      not out                         4    15    1    0   26.7%
 
 Total:  453/10       Overs:  130.5        Run Rate:  3.46     Extras:  24
  
                             Day 4  2:05 PM
  
 
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TWENTY20 ERA XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Smith       A Cook       þþþþþþ                                    46 (83)
G Smith       R Ponting    þ                                          4 (17)
Tendulkar     R Ponting    þþ                                         8 (6)
Tendulkar     J Kallis     þþþþþ                                     45 (65)
Tendulkar     A Villiers   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      267 (416)
M Dhoni       A Villiers   þþ                                        21 (78)
D Vettori     A Villiers   þ                                          9 (9)
M Johnson     A Villiers                                              0 (1)
D Steyn       A Villiers   þþþþþ                                     45 (78)
D Steyn       J Anderson   þþ                                         8 (32)


     Fall of Wickets    46/1      50/2      58/3      103/4     370/5
                        391/6     400/7     400/8     445/9     453/10   

 Total:  453/10      Overs:  130.5         Run Rate:  3.46    Extras:  24   
 
                                     -X-

EARLY TEST XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Fred Spofforth       28.5      3      94      3      3.26     0      2
Charlie Turner       20.0      3      72      3      3.60     2      2
George Ulyett         8.0      2      12      1      1.50     0      0
Johnny Briggs        30.0      8      93      1      3.10     4      2
Bobby Peel           25.0      5     101      1      4.04     3      0
Charles Newhall      19.0      6      72      1      3.79     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 9      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 7

 Total:  453/10       Overs:  130.5        Run Rate:  3.46    Extras:  24   
                                     -X-

Having reduced the Twenty20 Era XI lineup to 103/4, the Early Test legends may have envisioned running through a few more of their batsmen like they did in the first innings and getting themselves an achievable target to chase. But Sachin Tendulkar and AB de Villiers had different ideas. The classy pair added a massive 267-run partnership for the 5th wicket as they both coasted along to their individual centuries at different paces. Tendulkar's was faster coming off just 143 balls with a massive six off the Australian "demon" bowler Fred Spofforth. The Early Test legends were left with an improbable target of 487 to chase with around 5 sessions still remaining in the Test.


EARLY TEST XI 2nd innings (Target: 487)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Charles Bannerman   lbw            b. Anderson      0     3    0    0    0.0%
WG Grace*                          b. Anderson     86   129   19    1   66.7%
Arthur Shrewsbury   run out (†Dhoni)              121   280   21    1   43.2%
Percy McDonnell     c. Tendulkar   b. Vettori     105   161   19    0   65.2%
Charlie Turner      c. Ponting     b. Steyn        14    37    2    0   37.8%
Billy Murdoch†      c. Cook        b. Steyn        16    57    3    0   28.1%
Bobby Peel          c. †Dhoni      b. Anderson     10    39    2    0   25.6%
Johnny Briggs                      b. Anderson      1     4    0    0   25.0%
Fred Spofforth                     b. Vettori      13    23    3    0   56.5%
Charles Newhall     c. Ponting     b. Johnson       4     4    1    0  100.0%
George Ulyett       not out                         4     5    1    0   80.0%
 
 Total:  389/10       Overs:  123.1        Run Rate:  3.16     Extras:  15
  
                             Day 5  4:47 PM
  
 
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EARLY TEST XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Bannerman     W Grace                                                 0 (3)
Shrewsbury    W Grace      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                136 (262)
Shrewsbury    McDonnell    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ      185 (299)
C Turner      McDonnell    þ                                          4 (6)
C Turner      B Murdoch    þþþþ                                      25 (75)
B Peel        B Murdoch    þ                                          7 (35)
B Peel        J Briggs     þ                                          1 (5)
B Peel        Spofforth    þþþþ                                      22 (44)
C Newhall     Spofforth    þ                                          4 (4)
C Newhall     G Ulyett     þ                                          5 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       136/2     321/3     325/4     350/5
                        357/6     358/7     380/8     384/9     389/10   

 Total:  389/10      Overs:  123.1         Run Rate:  3.16    Extras:  15   
 
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TWENTY20 ERA XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
James Anderson       26.0      5      78      4      3.00     0      0
Dale Steyn           33.0     11     106      2      3.21     2      2
Mitchell Johnson     24.1      6      78      1      3.23     0      4
Jacques Kallis        5.0      3      12      0      2.40     0      0
Daniel Vettori       32.0      9     103      2      3.22     0      1
Sachin Tendulkar      3.0      1       7      0      2.33     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1

 Total:  389/10       Overs:  123.1        Run Rate:  3.16    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

Centuries from Arthur Shrewsbury, Percy McDonnell and a classy 86 from the good doctor himself saw them put up a marvelous fight. They very nearly went the distance of drawing the match against all odds, but for Mitchell Johnson to strike with the final wicket of Charles Newhall just 13 minutes before stumps on the final day of the Test. James Anderson finished with the most impressive figures for his team, claiming 4 for 78 from 26 overs. The Twenty20 Era XI had emerged victorious by a margin of 97 runs. Nonetheless, a very impressive effort by the losing side.

Twenty20 Era XI     299 & 453
Early Test XI       266 & 389
  
Twenty20 Era XI won by 97 runs
 
Man of the match: AB de Villiers (Twenty20 Era XI)

Points

Twenty20 Era XI - 21 (Win - 16, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)
Early Test XI - 5 (Loss - 0, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)

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