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shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2941New Post! Jan 16, 2017 @ 00:35:46
Congrats to Pakistan on their first win over Australia at the G since 1985.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2942New Post! Jan 16, 2017 @ 00:36:29
Another poor batting display against spin bowling from the hosts and another failure for Marsh.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2943New Post! Jan 16, 2017 @ 00:40:43
Mitchell Swepson in the side to tour India
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2944New Post! Jan 16, 2017 @ 00:43:16
As a note, a little over 31,000 turned up at the G. This is in keeping with generally poor crowds for the earlier odi matches this summer. Compare that to the 71,000 who watched the bbl clash on new years day at the same venue.
last_wave_of_summer On May 06, 2023




Canberra, Australia
#2945New Post! Jan 17, 2017 @ 07:39:24
31,000 would still fill out most grounds in the world though.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2946New Post! Jan 17, 2017 @ 23:17:29
True, but there has been a marked decline in crowds for ODI's in recent years (world cup obviously not included).
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2947New Post! Feb 04, 2017 @ 03:26:16
Not impressed with the ICC's latest plan to provide some sort of relevance for international cricket. The best solution by far is a two tier system that features promotion and relegation...only the BCCI (and Sri Lanka) wont agree for financial reasons and so we are left with a weak, watered down proposal that is only a marginal improvement on what we currently have.
Jennifer1984 On July 20, 2022
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Penzance, United Kingdom
#2948New Post! Feb 09, 2017 @ 05:31:43
A sad farewell to Rachel Heyhoe-Flint who passed away in January after a short illness and was buried in her home town of Wolverhampton yesterday.

She almost single handedly pioneered women's cricket in England and championed the cause of women in sport generally.

She captained the England women's team from 1966 to 1978 and was awarded first an MBE, then an OBE and was eventually made a Baroness in 2011 for her services to sport.

She also played Netball and Hockey for England and even took on that most stubborn monolith of sport, the MCC - and won..!! In 1999 she finally won her battle to have women cricketers recognised and forced the MCC to allow female members. Shortly before the start of the 1999 ICC World Cup she became the first female member of the MCC and took her place in the Long Room as an equal. It was a landmark day in British women's sport and was the catalyst for other challenges to male hegemony in England.

All the battles are not yet won, but with the spirit of RHF in our minds and hearts, women everywhere will be encouraged to keep fighting... never give up.

She was a remarkable, determined and courageous woman who served her country well and was not only a great cricketer, but a great all round sportswoman.

Thank you, Rachel, for all you did for sportswomen all over the world.



Rachel Heyhoe-Flint batting against the Australians at Lords' in 1966. Note; Female cricketers playing in skirts..!! Amazing.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2949New Post! Feb 09, 2017 @ 09:44:23
Can't see the BCCI agreeing to the ICC's proposed financial distributions.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2950New Post! Feb 09, 2017 @ 09:46:23
Still not seeing anything from the ICC re funding and planning to improve cricket in developing counties.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2951New Post! Feb 09, 2017 @ 09:58:59
Nic Maddinson has withdrawn from his second successive Shield match...
Ratty On November 08, 2021




So Cal, California
#2952New Post! Feb 18, 2017 @ 09:00:08
Cricket in the USA is a small sport.... LOL.......
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2953New Post! Feb 18, 2017 @ 16:30:44
Don't really get 3 day warm up games for test matches...
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2954New Post! Feb 18, 2017 @ 16:32:38
Bit of trivia...

Australia won the first ever test match, the first ever ODI and the first ever international T20 game.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2955New Post! Feb 23, 2017 @ 09:59:54
Predictably they still have absolutely no idea how to play spin.
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