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[vaibhavtewatia]

Brendon McCullum
Martin Crowe
Stephen Fleming
Bert Sutcliffe
Nathan Astle
Richard Hadlee
Daniel Vettori
John Bracewell
Ewen Chatfield
Jack Cowie
Richard Collinge
​

Remarks- Considering the last match was against a weak opponent, I'd say the performance was decent.
Now for a normal pitch, strengthened my bowling attack a bit. Good to see how would they perform with McCullum as their keeper!!

 

[VC the slogger]

Just wanted to know, whom will you consider a better KEEPER out of my two ?

Both of your keepers are good but Ames is just a little ahead with the bat.

 

[Fenil]

Arthur Morris
Matthew Hayden
Victor Trumper
Don Bradman
Allan Border
Keith Miller
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Bill O'Reilly
Glenn McGrath ​

 

[Ahmad94]

India:

Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag ^
Mohammad Azharuddin
Sachin Tendulkar^
Rahul Dravid
Farokh Engineer (+)
Kapil Dev^
Vinoo Mankad^
Anil Kumble^
Mohammad Nissar^
Erapalli Prasanna^

I know it is an excellent pitch, but I have to have atleast 2 spinners in a decent line-up. Hope my batting heavy team can fire on this track.

 

[Sulaiman7]

(1) Javed Miandad
(2) Hanif Mohammad^
(3) Inzamam-ul-Haq
(4) Mudassar Nazar^
(5) Mushtaq Mohammad^
(6) Moin khan
(7) Imran Khan^
(8) Fazal Mahmood^
(9) Shoaib Akhtar^
(10) Sarfraz Nawaz^
(11) Saqlain Mushtaq^ ​

 

[Umair7]

Sanath Jayasuriya
Kumar Sangakkara
Marvan Atapattu
Dinesh Chandimal
Aravinda de Silva
Thilan Samaraweera
Mahadevan Sathasivam
C Vaas
Nuwan Kulasekara
Rangana Herath
M Muralitharan

 

[Samuels]

I will let my peer announce the line-up.

 

[Andrin Issac]

Brain Lara
Chris Gayle
Conrad Hunte
Vivian Richards
Clyde Walcott
Clive Lloyd
Garry Sobers
Malcolm Marshall
Joel Garner
Courtney Walsh
Sonny Ramadhin
​

 

[Samuels]

Get Lara to 3 and swap Hunte with Gordon Greenidge to open the innings.

 

[Aislabie]

Archie Jackson
Grant Flower
Andy Flower
Ted Dexter
Colin Bland
John Lester
George Patterson
Shakib Al Hasan
Heath Streak
Bart King
Percy Clark

They can all bowl if they want, want to see how they shape up together

 

[SiriusBlack]

edited

 

[VC the slogger]

Shakib at 8!?

Clearly because he's rated lower than the other ROTW batsmen from No 1 to 7.

 

[Ahmad94]

Shakib at 8!?

Probably going to be used as more of a bowling option. Plus it is still practice matches.

 

[VC the slogger]

Warm-up Round 2
Match 1

at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Pitch Condition: Excellent

Toss: CSA Legends XI won the toss and chose to bat

CSA LEGENDS XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten*       c. Ferris      b. Laker        47   123    8    0   38.2%
Eddie Barlow        c. Compton     b. Laker        42   125    9    0   33.6%
Alan Melville       lbw            b. Ferris        9    19    2    0   47.4%
Kepler Wessels                     b. Verity       13    48    3    0   27.1%
Trevor Goddard      c. Verity      b. Laker        25    45    6    0   55.6%
Jimmy Sinclair                     b. Laker         0     4    0    0    0.0%
John Waite?         lbw            b. Laker         5    46    1    0   10.9%
Nicky Boje          c. ?Ames       b. Grace        19    24    4    0   79.2%
Andre Nel           lbw            b. Verity        5    19    1    0   26.3%
Makhaya Ntini                      b. Lohmann       6    14    1    0   42.9%
Norman Gordon       not out
 
 Total:  186/10       Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.39     Extras:  15 
   
                             Day 1  4:13 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
CSA LEGENDS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     E Barlow     ???????????????????????????????????       94 (231)
G Kirsten     A Melville   ????                                      12 (29)
K Wessels     A Melville   ?                                          4 (17)
K Wessels     T Goddard    ??????????????                            39 (82)
J Sinclair    T Goddard                                               0 (2)
J Sinclair    J Waite      ?                                          1 (4)
N Boje        J Waite      ????????                                  24 (43)
A Nel         J Waite      ??                                         6 (36)
M Ntini       J Waite      ?                                          2 (18)
M Ntini       N Gordon     ?                                          4 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    94/1      106/2     110/3     149/4     149/5
                        150/6     174/7     180/8     182/9     186/10    

 Total:  186/10      Overs:  77.5          Run Rate:  2.39    Extras:  15   
  
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
George Lohmann       17.5      7      36      1      2.02     0      1 
John Ferris           8.0      3      13      1      1.63     0      0 
Andrew Flintoff      11.0      3      39      0      3.55     0      0 
Jim Laker            16.0      7      32      5      2.00     0      0 
Hedley Verity        20.0      8      37      2      1.85     0      2 
WG Grace              5.0      2      17      1      3.40     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 8 

 Total:  186/10       Overs:  77.5         Run Rate:  2.39    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

ENGLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Andrew Strauss*                    b. Boje         42    53    8    0   79.2%
Jack Hobbs          c. ?Waite      b. Nel          86   117   17    0   73.5%
Herbert Sutcliffe                  b. Goddard      26    52    4    1   50.0%
Denis Compton                      b. Ntini         9    32    2    0   28.1%
Les Ames?           lbw            b. Boje         20    56    2    0   35.7%
WG Grace            lbw            b. Nel          53    84   12    0   63.1%
Andrew Flintoff                    b. Nel           5    12    0    0   41.7%
Hedley Verity       c. Boje        b. Ntini         1     7    0    0   14.3%
George Lohmann                     b. Sinclair     31    48    6    0   64.6%
John Ferris                        b. Boje         18    45    3    0   40.0%
Jim Laker           not out                         1     3    0    0   33.3%
 
 Total:  297/10       Overs:  84.4         Run Rate:  3.51     Extras:  5 
   
                             Day 2  3:52 PM
   
  
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ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Strauss     J Hobbs      ????????????????????????????              64 (78)
Sutcliffe     J Hobbs      ??????????????????????????????            69 (103)
D Compton     J Hobbs      ?????????????                             31 (67)
L Ames        J Hobbs      ??                                         5 (12)
L Ames        W Grace      ????????????????????????                  57 (110)
A Flintoff    W Grace      ???                                        7 (20)
H Verity      W Grace      ???                                        7 (18)
G Lohmann     W Grace      ??                                         5 (4)
G Lohmann     J Ferris     ?????????????????????                     50 (90)
G Lohmann     J Laker      ?                                          2 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    64/1      133/2     164/3     169/4     226/5
                        233/6     240/7     245/8     295/9     297/10    

 Total:  297/10      Overs:  84.4          Run Rate:  3.51    Extras:  5   
  
                                     -X-

CSA LEGENDS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Makhaya Ntini        17.0      3      57      2      3.35     0      0 
Andre Nel            17.0      7      49      3      2.88     1      1 
Trevor Goddard       11.0      4      31      1      2.82     0      0 
Norman Gordon        15.0      2      83      0      5.53     0      1 
Jimmy Sinclair        9.4      1      27      1      2.79     0      0 
Nicky Boje           15.0      4      48      3      3.20     0      0 


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

 Total:  297/10       Overs:  84.4         Run Rate:  3.51    Extras:  5   
                                     -X-

CSA LEGENDS XI 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten*       lbw            b. Laker        38    38    8    0  100.0%
Eddie Barlow        c. Compton     b. Laker        84   130   19    0   64.6%
Alan Melville       c. Strauss     b. Laker        80   143   16    0   55.9%
Kepler Wessels      lbw            b. Laker         0    16    0    0    0.0%
Trevor Goddard      c. Hobbs       b. Ferris       14    46    3    0   30.4%
Jimmy Sinclair                     b. Laker        47    68   10    0   69.1%
John Waite?         c. Strauss     b. Laker        39    72    6    1   54.2%
Nicky Boje          lbw            b. Flintoff      0     6    0    0    0.0%
Andre Nel                          b. Lohmann      10    20    2    0   50.0%
Makhaya Ntini       c. Verity      b. Ferris       10    29    2    0   34.5%
Norman Gordon       not out                         0     4    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  336/10       Overs:  95.1         Run Rate:  3.53     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 3  4:13 PM
   
  
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CSA LEGENDS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     E Barlow     ???????????????????                       67 (64)
A Melville    E Barlow     ???????????????????????????????????      118 (211)
A Melville    K Wessels    ????                                      14 (34)
A Melville    T Goddard    ????                                      14 (28)
J Sinclair    T Goddard    ??????????                                34 (76)
J Sinclair    J Waite      ??????????????                            48 (62)
N Boje        J Waite      ?                                          4 (12)
A Nel         J Waite      ????                                      16 (27)
M Ntini       J Waite      ??????                                    21 (52)
N Gordon      J Waite                                                 0 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    67/1      185/2     199/3     213/4     247/5
                        295/6     299/7     315/8     336/9     336/10    

 Total:  336/10      Overs:  95.1          Run Rate:  3.53    Extras:  14   
  
                                     -X-

ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
George Lohmann       14.0      2      80      1      5.71     0      0 
John Ferris          21.0      2      87      2      4.14     0      1 
Andrew Flintoff      10.0      1      31      1      3.10     1      0 
Jim Laker            20.1     10      35      6      1.74     0      0 
Hedley Verity        21.0      2      60      0      2.86     0      0 
WG Grace              9.0      0      31      0      3.44     0      0 


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

 Total:  336/10       Overs:  95.1         Run Rate:  3.53    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

ENGLAND 2nd innings (Target: 226)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Andrew Strauss*     c. Sinclair    b. Gordon      103   147   21    0   70.1%
Jack Hobbs                         b. Sinclair      0     2    0    0    0.0%
Herbert Sutcliffe                  b. Gordon       25    59    4    0   42.4%
Denis Compton       not out                        79   112   17    0   70.5%
Les Ames?           not out                        14    21    3    0   66.7%
WG Grace             
Andrew Flintoff      
Hedley Verity        
George Lohmann       
John Ferris          
Jim Laker            
 
 Total:  229/3        Overs:  56.4         Run Rate:  4.04     Extras:  8 
   
                             Day 4  1:28 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Strauss     J Hobbs      ?                                          3 (14)
A Strauss     Sutcliffe    ???????????????                           64 (102)
A Strauss     D Compton    ???????????????????????????????????      143 (191)
L Ames        D Compton    ????                                      19 (33)


     Fall of Wickets    3/1       67/2      210/3               
                                                                          

 Total:  229/3       Overs:  56.4          Run Rate:  4.04    Extras:  8   
  
                                     -X-

CSA LEGENDS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Makhaya Ntini        10.0      0      34      0      3.40     0      1 
Andre Nel             8.0      1      47      0      5.88     1      0 
Jimmy Sinclair        9.0      4      20      1      2.22     0      0 
Norman Gordon        13.0      0      64      2      4.92     0      1 
Trevor Goddard        7.0      1      24      0      3.43     0      1 
Nicky Boje            9.4      2      36      0      3.72     0      0 


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

 Total:  229/3        Overs:  56.4         Run Rate:  4.04    Extras:  8   
                                     -X-

CSA Legends XI      186 & 336
England             297 & 229/3              
   
[B]England won by 7 wickets[/B]
  
Man of the match: Jim Laker

Jim Laker showed that he was a true master of his art by picking up 11 wickets on a pitch where most spinners would struggle.​

 

[VC the slogger]

Warm-up Round 2
Match 2

at Buffalo Park, East London

Pitch Condition: Poor

Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat

AUSTRALIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Arthur Morris       c. S Waugh     b. McDermott     9    35    2    0   25.7%
Matthew Hayden      lbw            b. Grimmett     50    59   11    0   84.7%
Victor Trumper      c. Underwood   b. Grimmett      5    12    1    0   41.7%
Don Bradman         lbw            b. Underwood   148   264   34    0   56.1%
Allan Border*                      b. Worrell       0     7    0    0    0.0%
Keith Miller        lbw            b. Gillespie    43   114    8    0   37.7%
Adam Gilchrist?                    b. McDermott    44    80    8    0   55.0%
Shane Warne         lbw            b. Underwood    22    35    5    0   62.9%
Dennis Lillee                      b. Underwood    17    44    3    0   38.6%
Bill O'Reilly       c. ?Evans      b. Underwood    13    18    2    0   72.2%
Glenn McGrath       not out                         7    14    1    0   50.0%
 
 Total:  376/10       Overs:  112.5        Run Rate:  3.33     Extras:  18 
   
                             Day 2  11:33 AM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
A Morris      M Hayden     ??????????????                            41 (69)
V Trumper     M Hayden     ????????                                  23 (29)
D Bradman     M Hayden     ?                                          1 (14)
D Bradman     A Border     ?                                          4 (13)
D Bradman     K Miller     ?????????????????????????????????         95 (204)
D Bradman     Gilchrist    ???????????????????????????????????       98 (176)
D Bradman     S Warne      ????????????????????                      57 (72)
D Bradman     D Lillee     ??????????                                28 (56)
B O'Reilly    D Lillee     ?????                                     16 (22)
B O'Reilly    G McGrath    ????                                      13 (22)


     Fall of Wickets    41/1      64/2      65/3      69/4      164/5
                        262/6     319/7     347/8     363/9     376/10    

 Total:  376/10      Overs:  112.5         Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  18   
  
                                     -X-

LEGENDS XI Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Craig McDermott      21.0      5      54      2      2.57     2      0 
Jason Gillespie      28.0      9      72      1      2.57     0      1 
Derek Underwood      23.5      6      72      4      3.02     0      0 
Clarrie Grimmett     24.0      4      84      2      3.50     1      2 
Frank Worrell        14.0      3      60      1      4.29     2      0 
Mark Waugh            2.0      0      24      0     12.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 2 

 Total:  376/10       Overs:  112.5        Run Rate:  3.33    Extras:  18   
                                     -X-

LEGENDS XI 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Justin Langer       lbw            b. McGrath       5    15    1    0   33.3%
Bill Ponsford       c. Hayden      b. O'Reilly     32   118    5    0   27.1%
KS Ranjitsinhji     lbw            b. Lillee        0     5    0    0    0.0%
Steve Waugh*        lbw            b. Lillee       47    69   10    0   68.1%
Mark Waugh          c. ?Gilchrist  b. O'Reilly      5    43    1    0   11.6%
Frank Worrell                      b. O'Reilly      6    14    0    1   42.9%
Godfrey Evans?      c. Lillee      b. Miller        7    10    1    0   70.0%
Clarrie Grimmett    lbw            b. Warne         4     8    1    0   50.0%
Jason Gillespie     not out                        13    42    2    0   31.0%
Craig McDermott     lbw            b. Miller        0     7    0    0    0.0%
Derek Underwood                    b. Lillee       17    25    3    0   68.0%
 
 Total:  139/10       Overs:  59.2         Run Rate:  2.34     Extras:  3 
   
                             Day 2  4:31 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
LEGENDS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Langer      B Ponsford   ????????                                  20 (40)
Ranji'nhji    B Ponsford   ??                                         5 (15)
S Waugh       B Ponsford   ??????????????????????????                61 (150)
M Waugh       B Ponsford                                              0 (7)
M Waugh       F Worrell    ????                                      10 (26)
M Waugh       G Evans      ???                                        7 (16)
M Waugh       C Grimmett   ?                                          4 (14)
M Waugh       Gillespie    ???                                        9 (23)
McDermott     Gillespie                                               0 (13)
Underwood     Gillespie    ??????????                                23 (52)


     Fall of Wickets    20/1      25/2      86/3      86/4      96/5
                        103/6     107/7     116/8     116/9     139/10    

 Total:  139/10      Overs:  59.2          Run Rate:  2.34    Extras:  3   
  
                                     -X-

AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        14.0      9      16      1      1.14     0      0 
Dennis Lillee        12.2      3      43      3      3.49     0      0 
Keith Miller         11.0      4      31      2      2.82     0      0 
Bill O'Reilly        11.0      5      16      3      1.45     0      0 
Shane Warne          11.0      5      30      1      2.73     0      0 


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

 Total:  139/10       Overs:  59.2         Run Rate:  2.34    Extras:  3   
                                     -X-

LEGENDS XI 2nd innings (Follow on)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Justin Langer                      b. McGrath       1     7    0    0   14.3%
Bill Ponsford       c. Morris      b. Lillee        5     9    1    0   55.6%
KS Ranjitsinhji     c. O'Reilly    b. Miller       19    31    3    0   61.3%
Steve Waugh*        c. Morris      b. Miller       90   199   16    0   45.2%
Mark Waugh          c. Hayden      b. Lillee        0    14    0    0    0.0%
Frank Worrell                      b. Miller       41    79    7    0   51.9%
Godfrey Evans?      c. Morris      b. McGrath      30    82    6    0   36.6%
Clarrie Grimmett    c. ?Gilchrist  b. O'Reilly      1     9    0    0   11.1%
Jason Gillespie     lbw            b. Warne         4     7    1    0   57.1%
Craig McDermott     c. Trumper     b. O'Reilly      0     3    0    0    0.0%
Derek Underwood     not out                         2    10    0    0   20.0%
 
 Total:  209/10       Overs:  74.2         Run Rate:  2.81     Extras:  16 
   
                             Day 3  3:28 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
LEGENDS XI Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
J Langer      B Ponsford   ??                                         6 (14)
Ranji'nhji    B Ponsford   ?                                          4 (6)
Ranji'nhji    S Waugh      ???????????????                           35 (62)
M Waugh       S Waugh      ???                                        7 (33)
F Worrell     S Waugh      ???????????????????????????????????       81 (156)
G Evans       S Waugh      ????????????????????????????              65 (140)
C Grimmett    S Waugh      ??                                         5 (14)
C Grimmett    Gillespie                                               0 (2)
McDermott     Gillespie                                               0 (3)
Underwood     Gillespie    ??                                         6 (16)


     Fall of Wickets    6/1       10/2      45/3      52/4      133/5
                        198/6     203/7     203/8     203/9     209/10    

 Total:  209/10      Overs:  74.2          Run Rate:  2.81    Extras:  16   
  
                                     -X-

AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Glenn McGrath        15.0      2      51      2      3.40     2      2 
Dennis Lillee        20.0      4      58      2      2.90     2      2 
Keith Miller         14.0      4      25      3      1.79     0      1 
Shane Warne          12.2      3      32      1      2.59     0      2 
Bill O'Reilly        13.0      2      39      2      3.00     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0 

 Total:  209/10       Overs:  74.2         Run Rate:  2.81    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-

Australia           376
Legends XI          139 & 209
   
[B]Australia won by an innings and 28 runs[/B]
  
Man of the match: Don Bradman

Don Bradman as usual was a class above all other batsmen.​