Re: 100 years ago

by Lara Lara Laughs Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:24

Colonialism - Discuss.

by GordoninPortsmouth Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:30

Allan D wrote:
Zat wrote:Is 5 days enough to complete a Test match?

Except Tests were then played over 3 days in England and were timeless in Australia and South Africa. 5 days only became the norm for Ashes matches in England after Warwick Armstrong's complaints following the 1921 tour of when he considered Australia had been denied a second consecutive whitewash (following their 5-0 victory at home the previous winter) by the 3-day rule. 5 days only became the norm for all sides in England in 1950.

I think the 1926 Ashes tests were all 3-day encounters as well. Except the Oval, which was timeless.

A cunning ploy by Eng to get back the Ashes no doubt.

In 1930 I think the Ashes tests were 4-days long.

by skully Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:34

Will cricket be of any interest to statisticians?

by PeterCS Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:46

Is that looking back a century, or forward?

by PeterCS Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:46

"Will Western Australian crustaceans rule the earth in their own minds?"

by skully Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:47

Forward - towards StatsGuru.

by PeterCS Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:52

Statsguru - The Statisticians' Stalin.

(Or Lenin - I was ahead of myself. This is 1908.)

by Lara Lara Laughs Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:55

When will 19 year old leg spinner Adolf Hitler qualify for England?

by PeterCS Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:56

Leg spinner? More like googly (only one mind)

by horace Wed 16 Jul 2008, 22:32

"Champion fast bowler claims that his opium was prescribed"

by Basil Thu 17 Jul 2008, 11:33

Users having a birthday in the next seven days - Horace (72)

by bliksem Thu 17 Jul 2008, 12:06

Ban India!

by ten years after Thu 17 Jul 2008, 12:19

Is Trumper a bully on bad wickets?

by Allan D Thu 17 Jul 2008, 15:23

GordoninPortsmouth wrote:
Allan D wrote:
Zat wrote:Is 5 days enough to complete a Test match?

Except Tests were then played over 3 days in England and were timeless in Australia and South Africa. 5 days only became the norm for Ashes matches in England after Warwick Armstrong's complaints following the 1921 tour of when he considered Australia had been denied a second consecutive whitewash (following their 5-0 victory at home the previous winter) by the 3-day rule. 5 days only became the norm for all sides in England in 1950.

I think the 1926 Ashes tests were all 3-day encounters as well. Except the Oval, which was timeless.

A cunning ploy by Eng to get back the Ashes no doubt.

In 1930 I think the Ashes tests were 4-days long.

Yes to the above, 1934 & 1938 series were 4-day affairs too. First 5-day Ashes series in England was the Invincibles' tour in 1948.

by Allan D Thu 17 Jul 2008, 15:25

Basil wrote:Users having a birthday in the next seven days - Horace (72)

and...???

Many happy returns to Horace, btw.

by Basil Thu 17 Jul 2008, 15:29

Allan D wrote:
Basil wrote:Users having a birthday in the next seven days - Horace (72)

and...???

Many happy returns to Horace, btw.

NSR

by JGK Thu 17 Jul 2008, 15:29

Basil wrote:Users having a birthday in the next seven days - Horace (72)

72 was the year he was born right?

by embee Thu 17 Jul 2008, 15:31

JGK wrote:
Basil wrote:Users having a birthday in the next seven days - Horace (72)

72 BC was the year he was born right?

Right

by horace Thu 17 Jul 2008, 20:12

thank you for the clarifications from Embee and JGK...admit to great confusion about my actual birth year and date - this was not helped by the dreadful, imposition of the pagan christian calendar.

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