Off Topic Cricket, general

[x]

after england's win in the first test against new zealand, anderson is ranked number one test bowler in the world. for the sixth time. he is 40.

he is the oldest player to be top ranked since 1936 (though i suspect that's based on retrospective calculations).

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

After an awful start, 21-3, the Yorkshire double act of Brook's & Root take us to 188 - 3, Brook 105 & Rooty 5 Not out.

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

At the interval 237-3, Brook 136 & Root 72

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

Rooty gets his 100, 315 - 3, Brook 184 no

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

Rain stop play 315-3

 

[springtiger]

What a f*****n inningsBrook and Joe with support

 

[dennisboothstash]

After an awful start, 21-3, the Yorkshire double act of Brook's & Root take us to 188 - 3, Brook 105 & Rooty 5 Not out.

Turned out ok after that poor start

 

[GEvans76]

Harry Brook is a freak! Incredible stats.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

Watched the first few overs and feared the worst. Woke up to this! Looking forward to catching up the highlights.

 

[askewshair]

Watched the first few overs and feared the worst. Woke up to this! Looking forward to catching up the highlights.

I stayed up to watch first two sessions. Great effort by the two Yorkers on a proper green un!

 

[Plum]

Lets hope the women can carry on the good work, semi starting just now.

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

Lets hope the women can carry on the good work, semi starting just now.

Kinnel Plum - cold shower in order?

 

[Plum]

Kinnel Plum - cold shower in order?

Absolutely not, at my age I don't see 'em too often!

 

[Plum]

SAF 70/0 after 10. Laura Wolvaardt looks like a very classy batter.

 

[rovertiger]

Kinnel Plum - cold shower in order?

 

[Plum]

Eng need 165. Could have been worse but for some late wickets. I've got to go out now so I'll miss the rest

 

[Plum]

Oh well, its only a game, as someone on here tells us regularly...

 

[x]

damnit, i've been had. i read on cricinfo that the second day's play was starting at 10:30, so i just opened up cricinfo to find three more wickets gone and realised they started at 10:30 new zealand time which would have been 9:30 uk time and brook is out for not much extra because i wasn't concentrating. damnation.

at least root 66 is still in, but might run out of partners. they should make 400, maybe 450 or more.

 

[rovertiger]

Harry Brook's record-breaking start to Test cricket

• 807 runs - the most by any player after nine innings in the history of Test cricket
• 4 centuries - one of six batters (including Sir Don Bradman) to have this many hundreds through their first six Tests, the joint-most in history
• 99.3 strike rate - Brook's 807 runs in his Test career so far have come off just 812 balls

 

[dennisboothstash]

Harry Brook's record-breaking start to Test cricket

• 807 runs - the most by any player after nine innings in the history of Test cricket
• 4 centuries - one of six batters (including Sir Don Bradman) to have this many hundreds through their first six Tests, the joint-most in history
• 99.3 strike rate - Brook's 807 runs in his Test career so far have come off just 812 balls

He’ll be good when he get a few more matches under his belt…