Legends At Battle Season VII
Round 2, Match 5
at St George's Cricket Club, New York, United States of America
Toss: Europe won the toss and chose to field
NORTH AMERICA 1st innings
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Gordon Greenidge c. Trueman b. Barnes 45 74 9 0 60.8%
Desmond Haynes b. Mortensen 16 46 3 0 34.8%
George Headley lbw b. Mortensen 38 55 7 0 69.1%
Brian Lara c. Hammond b. Barnes 0 2 0 0 0.0%
Viv Richards* b. Botham 56 86 9 2 65.1%
Garry Sobers b. Mortensen 45 60 7 1 75.0%
Clyde Walcott† lbw b. Botham 41 55 8 0 74.5%
George Patterson b. Barnes 0 3 0 0 0.0%
Bart King c. Hobbs b. Mortensen 15 25 3 0 60.0%
Malcolm Marshall b. Barnes 13 19 2 0 68.4%
Joel Garner not out 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Total: 292/10 Overs: 70.5 Run Rate: 4.12 Extras: 23
Day 1 3:45 PM
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NORTH AMERICA Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
Greenidge D Haynes þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 66 (100)
Greenidge G Headley þþþþþþþþþþ 23 (34)
B Lara G Headley 0 (2)
V Richards G Headley þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 60 (95)
V Richards G Sobers þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 40 (57)
C Walcott G Sobers þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 62 (72)
C Walcott Patterson þþþ 9 (14)
C Walcott B King þþþ 9 (14)
M Marshall B King þþþþþþþ 18 (31)
M Marshall J Garner þþ 5 (6)
Fall of Wickets 66/1 89/2 89/3 149/4 189/5
251/6 260/7 269/8 287/9 292/10
Total: 292/10 Overs: 70.5 Run Rate: 4.12 Extras: 23
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EUROPE Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Fred Trueman 13.0 4 33 0 2.54 0 0
Sydney Barnes 13.5 0 68 4 4.92 0 1
Ian Botham 18.0 2 71 2 3.94 1 2
Eiulf Nupen 7.0 1 25 0 3.57 0 0
Ole Mortensen 19.0 1 76 4 4.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 3 Leg Byes: 6 Byes: 13
Total: 292/10 Overs: 70.5 Run Rate: 4.12 Extras: 23
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Danish speedster Ole Mortensen rubbed shoulders against some of the best in business and came out on top with 4 wickets. North America were bowled out for 292 in a rather entertaining first innings.
EUROPE 1st innings
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jack Hobbs lbw b. Marshall 46 78 8 0 59.0%
Len Hutton* c. Sobers b. King 11 26 1 0 42.3%
Ken Barrington c. Richards b. Patterson 123 179 21 3 68.7%
Wally Hammond b. Marshall 3 20 0 0 15.0%
Kevin Pietersen c. Greenidge b. King 15 34 1 0 44.1%
Ian Botham c. Greenidge b. Marshall 39 47 6 1 83.0%
Alan Knott† b. Garner 0 6 0 0 0.0%
Eiulf Nupen b. King 7 24 1 0 29.2%
Sydney Barnes c. †Walcott b. King 6 9 1 0 66.7%
Ole Mortensen c & b. King 19 53 4 0 35.8%
Fred Trueman not out 17 41 4 0 41.5%
Total: 303/10 Overs: 85.1 Run Rate: 3.56 Extras: 17
Day 2 3:25 PM
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EUROPE Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs L Hutton þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 35 (69)
J Hobbs Barrington þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 61 (71)
W Hammond Barrington þþþþ 10 (25)
Pietersen Barrington þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 54 (83)
I Botham Barrington þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 68 (94)
A Knott Barrington 0 (12)
E Nupen Barrington þþþþþ 13 (32)
S Barnes Barrington þþþ 8 (16)
Mortensen Barrington þþþþþþþ 16 (29)
Mortensen F Trueman þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 38 (80)
Fall of Wickets 35/1 96/2 106/3 160/4 228/5
228/6 241/7 249/8 265/9 303/10
Total: 303/10 Overs: 85.1 Run Rate: 3.56 Extras: 17
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NORTH AMERICA Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Bart King 24.1 3 83 5 3.43 2 0
Malcolm Marshall 26.0 5 106 3 4.08 3 2
Joel Garner 15.0 1 50 1 3.33 0 1
Garry Sobers 9.0 3 12 0 1.33 0 1
George Patterson 11.0 2 45 1 4.09 1 0
EXTRAS Wides: 6 No Balls: 4 Leg Byes: 6 Byes: 1
Total: 303/10 Overs: 85.1 Run Rate: 3.56 Extras: 17
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Ken Barrington put behind a wretched Season VI to score a scintillating hundred against a very strong bowling attack. The Europeans were in the lead.
NORTH AMERICA 2nd innings
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Gordon Greenidge c. Botham b. Barnes 13 16 3 0 81.3%
Desmond Haynes b. Trueman 3 6 0 0 50.0%
George Headley lbw b. Botham 139 224 23 1 62.1%
Brian Lara c. Barnes b. Trueman 43 95 8 0 45.3%
Viv Richards* lbw b. Mortensen 8 10 1 0 80.0%
Garry Sobers b. Barnes 69 160 12 0 43.1%
Clyde Walcott† b. Nupen 53 90 6 2 58.9%
George Patterson lbw b. Barnes 8 18 2 0 44.4%
Bart King c. †Knott b. Barnes 13 31 2 0 41.9%
Malcolm Marshall run out (Mortensen) 10 19 2 0 52.6%
Joel Garner not out 1 4 0 0 25.0%
Total: 370/10 Overs: 112.0 Run Rate: 3.30 Extras: 10
Day 3 4:54 PM
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NORTH AMERICA Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
Greenidge D Haynes þþþ 12 (19)
Greenidge G Headley þþ 8 (8)
B Lara G Headley þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 117 (204)
V Richards G Headley þþþ 12 (26)
G Sobers G Headley þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 101 (198)
G Sobers C Walcott þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 53 (114)
Patterson C Walcott þþþþþþ 23 (33)
B King C Walcott þþþþþ 19 (23)
B King M Marshall þþþþþ 19 (40)
J Garner M Marshall þ 6 (7)
Fall of Wickets 12/1 20/2 137/3 149/4 250/5
303/6 326/7 345/8 364/9 370/10
Total: 370/10 Overs: 112.0 Run Rate: 3.30 Extras: 10
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EUROPE Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Fred Trueman 22.0 3 84 2 3.82 1 1
Sydney Barnes 34.0 4 114 4 3.35 0 2
Ian Botham 23.0 7 67 1 2.91 0 0
Ole Mortensen 21.0 5 72 1 3.43 0 1
Eiulf Nupen 12.0 3 29 1 2.42 0 1
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 5 Leg Byes: 4 Byes: 0
Total: 370/10 Overs: 112.0 Run Rate: 3.30 Extras: 10
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George Headley's century helped turn it around for the North Americans, as they went on to set Europe a sizeable target of 360. Garry Sobers and Clyde Walcott supported him well with half-centuries to their names.
EUROPE 2nd innings (Target: 360)
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Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jack Hobbs lbw b. Marshall 10 28 2 0 35.7%
Len Hutton* c. Haynes b. King 4 21 0 0 19.0%
Ken Barrington c. Haynes b. Sobers 80 127 15 0 63.0%
Wally Hammond c. King b. Marshall 14 18 3 0 77.8%
Kevin Pietersen c. Haynes b. King 35 81 6 0 43.2%
Ian Botham b. Sobers 64 65 12 1 98.5%
Alan Knott† lbw b. Marshall 0 9 0 0 0.0%
Eiulf Nupen lbw b. Sobers 18 47 3 0 38.3%
Sydney Barnes c. †Walcott b. Garner 4 3 1 0 133.3%
Ole Mortensen c & b. Sobers 4 10 1 0 40.0%
Fred Trueman not out 8 5 2 0 160.0%
Total: 249/10 Overs: 68.4 Run Rate: 3.63 Extras: 8
Day 4 3:29 PM
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EUROPE Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
J Hobbs L Hutton þþþþþþ 14 (44)
Barrington L Hutton þþ 6 (9)
Barrington W Hammond þþþþþþþþþþþþ 28 (48)
Barrington Pietersen þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 61 (139)
Barrington I Botham þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 69 (70)
A Knott I Botham þþ 6 (12)
E Nupen I Botham þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 42 (55)
E Nupen S Barnes þþþ 9 (15)
E Nupen Mortensen þ 4 (9)
F Trueman Mortensen þþþþ 10 (11)
Fall of Wickets 14/1 20/2 48/3 109/4 178/5
184/6 226/7 235/8 239/9 249/10
Total: 249/10 Overs: 68.4 Run Rate: 3.63 Extras: 8
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NORTH AMERICA Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Bart King 20.0 5 69 2 3.45 1 1
Malcolm Marshall 19.0 6 54 3 2.84 0 1
Joel Garner 14.0 2 73 1 5.21 1 0
George Patterson 5.0 1 16 0 3.20 0 0
Garry Sobers 10.4 1 35 4 3.28 0 2
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 4 Leg Byes: 2 Byes: 0
Total: 249/10 Overs: 68.4 Run Rate: 3.63 Extras: 8
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Garry Sobers showcased his unique all-round talent by backing up scores of 45 and 69 with a 4-wicket haul to seal the deal for North America.
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North America 292 & 370
Europe 303 & 249
North America won by 110 runs
Man of the match: George Headley (North America)
Points
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North America - 21 (Win - 16, Batting - 2, Bowling - 3)
Europe - 6 (Loss - 0, Batting - 3, Bowling - 3)