Re: Ireland v Pakistan, Only Test, Dublin, 11-15 May, 2018

by lardbucket Tue 15 May 2018, 10:07

Seen it. Some good cricketers, and some very ordinary ones.

by WideWally Tue 15 May 2018, 10:11

JGK wrote:
taipan wrote:
lardbucket wrote:Balbirnie joins Gooch and a select band in making a high order pair on debut.

Some good cricketers in that bunch.

Got the list?

Saeed Anwar, Starvin' Marvan & Dean Elgar would be the only other ones worth mentioning.

http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingPairs.asp?Stat=1

by JGK Tue 15 May 2018, 10:38

WideWally wrote:
JGK wrote:
taipan wrote:
lardbucket wrote:Balbirnie joins Gooch and a select band in making a high order pair on debut.

Some good cricketers in that bunch.

Got the list?

Saeed Anwar, Starvin' Marvan & Dean Elgar would be the only other ones worth mentioning.

http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingPairs.asp?Stat=1

Thanks. Poor Gavin Hamilton, I remember that debut, destroyed by AD.

So this is the 3rd pair in a county's first ever Test after the 2 Snoozies.

by JGK Tue 15 May 2018, 11:11

Any stats on players out first ball of the day in a debut Test?

by taipan Tue 15 May 2018, 11:19

JGK wrote:Any stats on players out first ball of the day in a debut Test?

Cook and Garrick

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283164.html

by taipan Tue 15 May 2018, 11:36

taipan wrote:
JGK wrote:Any stats on players out first ball of the day in a debut Test?

Cook and Garrick

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283164.html

Interestingly Jimmy's son got a ton in his first knock. Must make for some interesting chats around the dinner table.

by Red Tue 15 May 2018, 11:49

Paks lose their first peg.

by JGK Tue 15 May 2018, 11:51

taipan wrote:
JGK wrote:Any stats on players out first ball of the day in a debut Test?

Cook and Garrick

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283164.html

Jaysus - Hannan Sakar was Pedro Collins' bitch.

by WideWally Tue 15 May 2018, 12:04

A second wicket falls but that one looked very close to being a no-ball.

by WideWally Tue 15 May 2018, 12:09

Another one bites the dust. Ireland favourites to win now!

3/14

http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchFollowOn.asp?FollowOn=T&Result=Lost

by JGK Tue 15 May 2018, 12:14

by taipan Tue 15 May 2018, 12:15

Okay. Who put money on the Irish?

by JGK Tue 15 May 2018, 12:21

taipan wrote:Okay. Who put money on the Irish?

Azhar Ali c Stirling b Murtagh
Haris Sohail c Joyce b Rankin
Asad Shafiq b Murtagh

by WideWally Tue 15 May 2018, 12:22

Looks as though Inzy's nephew bats in glasses. Actually more like goggles. I haven't seen him play before.

by Red Tue 15 May 2018, 12:54

Recovery of sorts from the Paks but it's hard to trust them in these lowish chases.

by Nath Tue 15 May 2018, 12:59

Red wrote:Recovery of sorts from the Paks but it's hard to trust them in these lowish chases.

hard to trust them full stop.

by PeterCS Tue 15 May 2018, 14:51

Ship steadied. Only 30 to go, 7 wickets left. Even Pakistan would have some explaining to do if they farqt this up.

by PeterCS Tue 15 May 2018, 14:54

Come on Ireland - claim at least one more scalp. A six-wicket loss is a reasonable Test blooding. Seven wickets (in the records) somehow looks more of a walk in the park.