The International Cricket Thread

[paul_e]

What an innings from Buttler, spectacular innings. Joined by a superb cameo from Livingstone. Hopefully though this doesn't overshadow debut centuries for Salt and Malan who did a great job to set the stage for Buttler to come in under no pressure and do his thing.

[cdbearsfan]

Got a wicket alert earlier and assumed it was the women's team. Why are the men playing an ODI in the middle of a test series?

[Chris Smith]

Got a wicket alert earlier and assumed it was the women's team. Why are the men playing an ODI in the middle of a test series?

From Wiki

“ The England cricket team are touring the Netherlands in June 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches, which form part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in May 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

[cdbearsfan]

Makes sense, ta.

[Nev]

It's a stretch to describe this as first class cricket really.

It’s not first class cricket, it’s List A


England finish with 498 to set the new ODI record

If one of those waist high full tosses had been no-balled, we could have seen 500

I shall, as a keen follower rather than anything else, bow to your superior knowledge but I do have one question: is it a record in A list or First Class cricket? Surely it can't be both?

[charlatan]

Highest list A by two runs over Surrey v Gloucs in 2007 by the look of it. Some earlier list A games were up to 60 overs.

Highest first class total is 1107 but that was in 190.7 eight ball overs! List A is basically the one day equivalent of first class. One dayers are not first class.

[Nev]

Highest list A by two runs over Surrey v Gloucs in 2007 by the look of it. Some earlier list A games were up to 60 overs.

Highest first class total is 1107 but that was in 190.7 eight ball overs! List A is basically the one day equivalent of first class. One dayers are not first class.

You learn something new everyday, ta.

[Lastfootstamper]

Highest list A by two runs over Surrey v Gloucs in 2007 by the look of it. Some earlier list A games were up to 60 overs.

Highest first class total is 1107 but that was in 190.7 eight ball overs! List A is basically the one day equivalent of first class. One dayers are not first class.

The Gillette Cup, wasn't that the 60 over competition back in the days of yore when everything else was sponsored by fags, Benson & Hedges Cup 50 overs, John Player Special 40 over Sunday League?

[Meanwood Villa]

Gillette Cup/NatWest Trophy was 65 overs at one point I think?

Edit- checked on Wiki, was 65 overs in first season (1963) only. Then changed to 60.

[UK Redsox]

Malan is just the second Englishman to score an international century in all three formats.

No surprise that Buttler is the other

[Colhint]

i think i heard on commentary Buttler and Livingstone put on a hundred in 26 balls

i was wrong oops

[UK Redsox]

Article on Jonny Bairstow by Steve James

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jonny-bairstow-how-tragedy-and-tenacity-produced-a-brilliant-but-complicated-star-bckzgwkrw

Interesting that Steve describes Bairstow as a rugby player playing cricket. Steve himself was one of the best fullbacks we’ve ever had at Lydney.

[paul_e]

i think i heard on commentary Buttler and Livingstone put on a hundred in 26 balls

i was wrong oops

Nearly right, 350 to 450 came in 26 deliveries.

[olaftab]

Not a bad effort against the equivalent of a Birmingham Parks League team.

[UK Redsox]

Not a bad effort against the equivalent of a Birmingham Parks League team.

They’re missing a few players. I assumed that Colin Ackermann was injured, but he’s playing in the Blast for Leicestershire

Not sure why Timm van der Gugten isn’t playing. Just those two would make a difference

I can see Scott Edwards getting a look at a higher level, either in England or Australia