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Kirtley v South Africa: Final Day
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England's Jamaes Kirtley celebrates with his wife, Jenny who i sat next to at a sussex game,boy she can talk.
England's Jamaes Kirtley celebrates with his mother, Pip, and wife, Jenny. - Cricket - npower Third Test - England v South Africa
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48.2 Anderson to Boucher, two runs, good length delivery on the middle
and off, turned away to the mid wicket region, Boucher falls down
in the procees buts gets across for the single, overthrow allows
the batsmen to taken an extra run, all happening here
48.3 Anderson to Boucher, no run
48.4 Anderson to Boucher, one run, played wide of the fielder at mid
off, easy single taken
48.5 Anderson to Adams, no run, good length delivery, going down the leg
side, ball hits Adams on the pad, huge appeal for LBW turned down
and rightly so
48.6 Anderson to Adams, no run, short delivery, touch outside the off
stump, left alone
End of over 49 (3 runs) South Africa 112/8 (90 more runs req)
JM Anderson 10-4-10-2 - Pavilion End
MV Boucher 47* (79b 7x4) PR Adams 5* (26b)
49.1 Flintoff to Boucher, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and moving away, Boucher pushes at it and gets beaten
49.2 Flintoff to Boucher, no run, short delivery outside the off stump,
this one did not rise as expected, boucher gets across and defends
it
49.3 Flintoff to Boucher, one run, short delivery on the middle and off
stump line, extra bounce this time, Boucher adjusts well and plays
it down to the fine leg region for and easy single
49.4 Flintoff to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and
leg, pushed down to mid on
49.5 Flintoff to Adams, no run, short of a good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away a bit, batsman beaten
49.6 Flintoff to Adams, one run, short delivery outside the off stump,
pushed down to the third man, well played
End of over 50 (2 runs) South Africa 114/8 (88 more runs req)
A Flintoff 17-4-54-1 (2nb) - Radcliffe Road End
PR Adams 6* (29b) MV Boucher 48* (82b 7x4)
50.1 Anderson to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and
off, Adams moves forward and plays it down to mid on
50.2 Anderson to Adams, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the off side, Adams wants a single that was not
there Boucher sends him back
50.3 Anderson to Adams, no run, bouncer on the middle and off, Adams
ducks under it
50.4 Anderson to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside the
off stump, left alone
50.5 Anderson to Adams, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
pushed wide of the cover fielder, easy single taken
50.6 Anderson to Boucher, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, Boucher reaches out for it and drives it down to the mid
off region
End of over 51 (1 run) South Africa 115/8 (87 more runs req)
JM Anderson 11-4-11-2 - Pavilion End
PR Adams 7* (34b) MV Boucher 48* (83b 7x4)
Harmison into the attack now
51.1 Harmison to Adams, no run, wayward delivery outside the off stump,
Stewart dives and collects
51.2 Harmison to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
51.3 Harmison to Adams, no run, short dleivery angling down the leg
side, this time Stewart has to dive the other way to collect the
ball
51.4 Harmison to Adams, no run, again down the leg side, wasted delivery
51.5 Harmison to Adams, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
away to the covers, Hussian does well to stop it
51.6 Harmison to Adams, no run, short delivery outside the off stump,
left alone
End of over 52 (maiden) South Africa 115/8 (87 more runs req)
SJ Harmison 9-2-16-1 - Radcliffe Road End
MV Boucher 48* (83b 7x4) PR Adams 7* (39b)
52.1 Anderson to Boucher, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched in the middle and moving away, Boucher gets behind the
line and defends
52.2 Anderson to Boucher, two runs, fifty! this one pitched outside the
off stump and comes back in, awkwardly played down to the backward
of sqaure leg region, great innings under pressure
52.3 Anderson to Boucher, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle
and off, Boucher moves forward and defends
52.4 Anderson to Boucher, one run, yorker on the middle and leg, Boucher
brings down his bat at the last moment and defends it, ball rolls
away to the sqaure leg region, easy single taken
52.5 Anderson to Adams, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in, defended to the on side
52.6 Anderson to Adams, three runs, fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg, flicked away past the diving mid on fielder, was a well
timed shot
End of over 53 (6 runs) South Africa 121/8 (81 more runs req)
JM Anderson 12-4-17-2 - Pavilion End
PR Adams 10* (41b) MV Boucher 51* (87b 7x4)
South Africa require another 81 runs with 2 wickets remaining
53.1 Harmison to Adams, no run, beauty! short pitched on the off and
moving away a bit, Adams pushes at it and gets beaten
53.2 Harmison to Adams, no run, bouncer, on the off and angling down the
leg side, hits Adams on the shoulder and goes to the keeper at one
bounce
53.3 Harmison to Adams, no run, short of a length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, but does not do enough to
make Adams play at it
53.4 Harmison to Adams, no run, over pitched on the middle and off,
driven back to the bowler, Harmison leans forward and fields
53.5 Harmison to Adams, FOUR, shot! fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg, played away uplishly but well wide of the mid wicket
fielder
53.6 Harmison to Adams, one run, turned away to the short mid wicket
region, they go for a quick single, Giles picks it up but his
throw misses the stumps and Boucher is safely in, would have been
out by miles if Giles had hit the stumps
End of over 54 (5 runs) South Africa 126/8 (76 more runs req)
SJ Harmison 10-2-21-1 - Radcliffe Road End
PR Adams 15* (47b 1x4) MV Boucher 51* (87b 7x4)
Kirtley is back
54.1 Kirtley to Adams, no run, short delivery outside the off stump,
ball kept very low, no shot offered
54.2 Kirtley to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside the
off stump, no shot offered
54.3 Kirtley to Adams, no run, good length delivery on the off stump
line, defended leaning forward
54.4 Kirtley to Adams, OUT: finally! fuller length delivery on the
middle and off, was the slower one, Adams early into the shot and
ends up popping it back to the bowler, sad end to a fighting
innings, first Test 5-for for Kirtley, nine down one more to go
South Africa 126/9, Partnership of 45
PR Adams c & b Kirtley 15 (51b 1x4 0x6)
MV Boucher 51* (87b 7x4) RJ Kirtley 15.4-7-33-5
Ntini is the new batsman
54.5 Kirtley to Ntini, one run, turned away to the short fine leg region
54.6 Kirtley to Boucher, legbye: one run, fuller length delivery down
the leg side, ball hits the pad and goes away to the backward of
sqaure leg region, end of a successful over
End of over 55 (2 runs) South Africa 128/9 (74 more runs req)
RJ Kirtley 16-7-34-5 - Pavilion End
MV Boucher 51* (88b 7x4) M Ntini 1* (1b)
55.1 Harmison to Boucher, one run, driven wide of the mid off fielder
55.2 Harmison to Ntini, no run, pitched up delivery on the middle and
off, defended back to the bowler with a straight bat
55.3 Harmison to Ntini, two runs, fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg, turned away to the fine leg region, the fielder is fine
and the second run is taken
55.4 Harmison to Ntini, no run, pitched up delivery on the pads, played
down to mid on
55.5 Harmison to Ntini, no run, short delivery down the leg side
55.6 Harmison to Ntini, no run, pitched up delivery outside the off
stump, Ntini drives at it and ends up hitting it uplishly back,
Harmison dives but can't reach the ball, Ntini survives
End of over 56 (3 runs) South Africa 131/9 (71 more runs req)
SJ Harmison 11-2-24-1 - Radcliffe Road End
MV Boucher 52* (89b 7x4) M Ntini 3* (6b)
56.1 Kirtley to Boucher, no run, short delivery on the middle and off,
defended with a straight bat
56.2 Kirtley to Boucher, OUT: all over! England have won by 70 runs!
short delivery, pitched touch outside the off stump and moving
away a bit, ball kept bit low, Boucher pushes at it and ends up
edging it straight to Stewart, Kirtley finishes with six wickets
South Africa 131/10, Partnership of 5
MV Boucher c Stewart b Kirtley 52 (91b 7x4 0x6)
M Ntini 3* (6b) RJ Kirtley 16.2-7-34-6
England have won by 70 runs and leveled the series 1-1
when play started today it was anybody's game with South Africa
needing 139 runs to win with five wickets in hand
Kirtley was the first man to strike, clean bowling McKenzie
Pollock was bowled by Flintoff for a duck and when Andrew Hall
departed without scoring a run South Africa were down and out at
81 for 8
but Boucher and Paul Adams came up with a fighting partnership and
added 45 runs for the 9h wicket and once again the match was back
in the balance
Kirtley was brought back into the attack and he completed his first
5-for with the wicket of Adams
and finally Boucher (52) fell after a great innings, edging one
straight to Stewart, again of the bowling of James Kirtley
Kirtley finished off with six wickets, Anderson got two, Flintoff
and Harmison one each
Man of the Match: James Kirtley
and off, turned away to the mid wicket region, Boucher falls down
in the procees buts gets across for the single, overthrow allows
the batsmen to taken an extra run, all happening here
48.3 Anderson to Boucher, no run
48.4 Anderson to Boucher, one run, played wide of the fielder at mid
off, easy single taken
48.5 Anderson to Adams, no run, good length delivery, going down the leg
side, ball hits Adams on the pad, huge appeal for LBW turned down
and rightly so
48.6 Anderson to Adams, no run, short delivery, touch outside the off
stump, left alone
End of over 49 (3 runs) South Africa 112/8 (90 more runs req)
JM Anderson 10-4-10-2 - Pavilion End
MV Boucher 47* (79b 7x4) PR Adams 5* (26b)
49.1 Flintoff to Boucher, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and moving away, Boucher pushes at it and gets beaten
49.2 Flintoff to Boucher, no run, short delivery outside the off stump,
this one did not rise as expected, boucher gets across and defends
it
49.3 Flintoff to Boucher, one run, short delivery on the middle and off
stump line, extra bounce this time, Boucher adjusts well and plays
it down to the fine leg region for and easy single
49.4 Flintoff to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and
leg, pushed down to mid on
49.5 Flintoff to Adams, no run, short of a good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away a bit, batsman beaten
49.6 Flintoff to Adams, one run, short delivery outside the off stump,
pushed down to the third man, well played
End of over 50 (2 runs) South Africa 114/8 (88 more runs req)
A Flintoff 17-4-54-1 (2nb) - Radcliffe Road End
PR Adams 6* (29b) MV Boucher 48* (82b 7x4)
50.1 Anderson to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and
off, Adams moves forward and plays it down to mid on
50.2 Anderson to Adams, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the off side, Adams wants a single that was not
there Boucher sends him back
50.3 Anderson to Adams, no run, bouncer on the middle and off, Adams
ducks under it
50.4 Anderson to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside the
off stump, left alone
50.5 Anderson to Adams, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
pushed wide of the cover fielder, easy single taken
50.6 Anderson to Boucher, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, Boucher reaches out for it and drives it down to the mid
off region
End of over 51 (1 run) South Africa 115/8 (87 more runs req)
JM Anderson 11-4-11-2 - Pavilion End
PR Adams 7* (34b) MV Boucher 48* (83b 7x4)
Harmison into the attack now
51.1 Harmison to Adams, no run, wayward delivery outside the off stump,
Stewart dives and collects
51.2 Harmison to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
51.3 Harmison to Adams, no run, short dleivery angling down the leg
side, this time Stewart has to dive the other way to collect the
ball
51.4 Harmison to Adams, no run, again down the leg side, wasted delivery
51.5 Harmison to Adams, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
away to the covers, Hussian does well to stop it
51.6 Harmison to Adams, no run, short delivery outside the off stump,
left alone
End of over 52 (maiden) South Africa 115/8 (87 more runs req)
SJ Harmison 9-2-16-1 - Radcliffe Road End
MV Boucher 48* (83b 7x4) PR Adams 7* (39b)
52.1 Anderson to Boucher, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched in the middle and moving away, Boucher gets behind the
line and defends
52.2 Anderson to Boucher, two runs, fifty! this one pitched outside the
off stump and comes back in, awkwardly played down to the backward
of sqaure leg region, great innings under pressure
52.3 Anderson to Boucher, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle
and off, Boucher moves forward and defends
52.4 Anderson to Boucher, one run, yorker on the middle and leg, Boucher
brings down his bat at the last moment and defends it, ball rolls
away to the sqaure leg region, easy single taken
52.5 Anderson to Adams, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in, defended to the on side
52.6 Anderson to Adams, three runs, fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg, flicked away past the diving mid on fielder, was a well
timed shot
End of over 53 (6 runs) South Africa 121/8 (81 more runs req)
JM Anderson 12-4-17-2 - Pavilion End
PR Adams 10* (41b) MV Boucher 51* (87b 7x4)
South Africa require another 81 runs with 2 wickets remaining
53.1 Harmison to Adams, no run, beauty! short pitched on the off and
moving away a bit, Adams pushes at it and gets beaten
53.2 Harmison to Adams, no run, bouncer, on the off and angling down the
leg side, hits Adams on the shoulder and goes to the keeper at one
bounce
53.3 Harmison to Adams, no run, short of a length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, but does not do enough to
make Adams play at it
53.4 Harmison to Adams, no run, over pitched on the middle and off,
driven back to the bowler, Harmison leans forward and fields
53.5 Harmison to Adams, FOUR, shot! fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg, played away uplishly but well wide of the mid wicket
fielder
53.6 Harmison to Adams, one run, turned away to the short mid wicket
region, they go for a quick single, Giles picks it up but his
throw misses the stumps and Boucher is safely in, would have been
out by miles if Giles had hit the stumps
End of over 54 (5 runs) South Africa 126/8 (76 more runs req)
SJ Harmison 10-2-21-1 - Radcliffe Road End
PR Adams 15* (47b 1x4) MV Boucher 51* (87b 7x4)
Kirtley is back
54.1 Kirtley to Adams, no run, short delivery outside the off stump,
ball kept very low, no shot offered
54.2 Kirtley to Adams, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside the
off stump, no shot offered
54.3 Kirtley to Adams, no run, good length delivery on the off stump
line, defended leaning forward
54.4 Kirtley to Adams, OUT: finally! fuller length delivery on the
middle and off, was the slower one, Adams early into the shot and
ends up popping it back to the bowler, sad end to a fighting
innings, first Test 5-for for Kirtley, nine down one more to go
South Africa 126/9, Partnership of 45
PR Adams c & b Kirtley 15 (51b 1x4 0x6)
MV Boucher 51* (87b 7x4) RJ Kirtley 15.4-7-33-5
Ntini is the new batsman
54.5 Kirtley to Ntini, one run, turned away to the short fine leg region
54.6 Kirtley to Boucher, legbye: one run, fuller length delivery down
the leg side, ball hits the pad and goes away to the backward of
sqaure leg region, end of a successful over
End of over 55 (2 runs) South Africa 128/9 (74 more runs req)
RJ Kirtley 16-7-34-5 - Pavilion End
MV Boucher 51* (88b 7x4) M Ntini 1* (1b)
55.1 Harmison to Boucher, one run, driven wide of the mid off fielder
55.2 Harmison to Ntini, no run, pitched up delivery on the middle and
off, defended back to the bowler with a straight bat
55.3 Harmison to Ntini, two runs, fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg, turned away to the fine leg region, the fielder is fine
and the second run is taken
55.4 Harmison to Ntini, no run, pitched up delivery on the pads, played
down to mid on
55.5 Harmison to Ntini, no run, short delivery down the leg side
55.6 Harmison to Ntini, no run, pitched up delivery outside the off
stump, Ntini drives at it and ends up hitting it uplishly back,
Harmison dives but can't reach the ball, Ntini survives
End of over 56 (3 runs) South Africa 131/9 (71 more runs req)
SJ Harmison 11-2-24-1 - Radcliffe Road End
MV Boucher 52* (89b 7x4) M Ntini 3* (6b)
56.1 Kirtley to Boucher, no run, short delivery on the middle and off,
defended with a straight bat
56.2 Kirtley to Boucher, OUT: all over! England have won by 70 runs!
short delivery, pitched touch outside the off stump and moving
away a bit, ball kept bit low, Boucher pushes at it and ends up
edging it straight to Stewart, Kirtley finishes with six wickets
South Africa 131/10, Partnership of 5
MV Boucher c Stewart b Kirtley 52 (91b 7x4 0x6)
M Ntini 3* (6b) RJ Kirtley 16.2-7-34-6
England have won by 70 runs and leveled the series 1-1
when play started today it was anybody's game with South Africa
needing 139 runs to win with five wickets in hand
Kirtley was the first man to strike, clean bowling McKenzie
Pollock was bowled by Flintoff for a duck and when Andrew Hall
departed without scoring a run South Africa were down and out at
81 for 8
but Boucher and Paul Adams came up with a fighting partnership and
added 45 runs for the 9h wicket and once again the match was back
in the balance
Kirtley was brought back into the attack and he completed his first
5-for with the wicket of Adams
and finally Boucher (52) fell after a great innings, edging one
straight to Stewart, again of the bowling of James Kirtley
Kirtley finished off with six wickets, Anderson got two, Flintoff
and Harmison one each
Man of the Match: James Kirtley
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Kirtley is the 10th best England bowler EVER !!!
Top 20 All Time England Bowlers by Bowling Average
(Qualification: five wickets taken)
Player Innings Bowling Average Wickets Taken Strike Rate 5w Hauls 10w Matches
1 JJ Ferris (ENG) 2 7.00 13 20.92 2 1
2 CA Smith (ENG) 2 8.71 7 22.00 1 0
3 CS Marriott (ENG) 2 8.73 11 22.45 2 1
4 F Martin (ENG) 3 10.07 14 29.29 2 1
5 GA Lohmann (ENG) 36 10.76 112 34.20 9 5
6 AJ Fothergill (ENG) 4 11.25 8 40.13 0 0
7 AE Trott (ENG) 4 11.65 17 27.88 1 0
8 WR Cuttell (ENG) 3 12.17 6 47.50 0 0
9 H Dean (ENG) 5 13.91 11 40.64 0 0
10 RJ Kirtley (ENG) 2 14.25 8 35.50 1 0
11 MC Bird (ENG) 12 15.00 8 33.00 0 0
12 J Southerton (ENG) 2 15.29 7 37.57 0 0
13 W Barnes (ENG) 28 15.55 51 44.88 3 0
14 J Lillywhite (ENG) 4 15.75 8 42.50 0 0
15 W Bates (ENG) 23 16.42 50 47.28 4 1
16 SF Barnes (ENG) 50 16.43 189 41.66 24 7
17 RL Johnson (ENG) 2 16.67 6 34.00 1 0
18 C Heseltine (ENG) 3 16.80 5 31.40 1 0
19 R Peel (ENG) 35 16.98 101 51.64 5 1
20 J Briggs (ENG) 49 17.75 118 45.19 9 4
Top 20 All Time England Bowlers by Bowling Average
(Qualification: five wickets taken)
Player Innings Bowling Average Wickets Taken Strike Rate 5w Hauls 10w Matches
1 JJ Ferris (ENG) 2 7.00 13 20.92 2 1
2 CA Smith (ENG) 2 8.71 7 22.00 1 0
3 CS Marriott (ENG) 2 8.73 11 22.45 2 1
4 F Martin (ENG) 3 10.07 14 29.29 2 1
5 GA Lohmann (ENG) 36 10.76 112 34.20 9 5
6 AJ Fothergill (ENG) 4 11.25 8 40.13 0 0
7 AE Trott (ENG) 4 11.65 17 27.88 1 0
8 WR Cuttell (ENG) 3 12.17 6 47.50 0 0
9 H Dean (ENG) 5 13.91 11 40.64 0 0
10 RJ Kirtley (ENG) 2 14.25 8 35.50 1 0
11 MC Bird (ENG) 12 15.00 8 33.00 0 0
12 J Southerton (ENG) 2 15.29 7 37.57 0 0
13 W Barnes (ENG) 28 15.55 51 44.88 3 0
14 J Lillywhite (ENG) 4 15.75 8 42.50 0 0
15 W Bates (ENG) 23 16.42 50 47.28 4 1
16 SF Barnes (ENG) 50 16.43 189 41.66 24 7
17 RL Johnson (ENG) 2 16.67 6 34.00 1 0
18 C Heseltine (ENG) 3 16.80 5 31.40 1 0
19 R Peel (ENG) 35 16.98 101 51.64 5 1
20 J Briggs (ENG) 49 17.75 118 45.19 9 4
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Marvellous scenes... If Albion win tonight this must be one of the finest sporting weeks in Sussex's history...
Lord Bracknell
On fire
And if you ignore pre-1945 performances, he's the BEST EVER !!!
Top 20 post-1945 England Bowlers by Bowling Average
(Qualification:- five wickets taken)
Player Innings Bowling Average Wickets Taken Strike Rate 5w Hauls 10w Matches
1 RJ Kirtley (ENG) 2 14.25 8 35.50 1 0
2 RL Johnson (ENG) 2 16.67 6 34.00 1 0
3 R Appleyard (ENG) 17 17.87 31 51.48 1 0
4 HJ Butler (ENG) 4 17.92 12 46.00 0 0
5 FH Tyson (ENG) 29 18.57 76 45.42 4 1
6 ESH Giddins (ENG) 6 20.00 12 37.00 1 0
7 JH Wardle (ENG) 52 20.39 102 64.68 5 1
8 K Higgs (ENG) 27 20.75 71 57.92 2 0
9 JC Laker (ENG) 86 21.25 193 62.32 9 3
10 NA Mallender (ENG) 3 21.50 10 44.90 1 0
11 FS Trueman (ENG) 127 21.58 307 49.44 17 3
12 HL Jackson (ENG) 4 22.14 7 71.14 0 0
13 T Greenhough (ENG) 8 22.31 16 70.56 1 0
14 PJ Loader (ENG) 26 22.51 39 68.26 1 0
15 RMH Cottam (ENG) 8 23.36 14 64.50 0 0
16 JB Statham (ENG) 129 24.85 252 63.71 9 1
17 AV Bedser (ENG) 92 24.90 236 67.45 15 5
18 RGD Willis (ENG) 165 25.20 325 53.41 16 0
18= R Pollard (ENG) 7 25.20 15 73.47 1 0
20 R Berry (ENG) 4 25.33 9 72.56 1 0
Top 20 post-1945 England Bowlers by Bowling Average
(Qualification:- five wickets taken)
Player Innings Bowling Average Wickets Taken Strike Rate 5w Hauls 10w Matches
1 RJ Kirtley (ENG) 2 14.25 8 35.50 1 0
2 RL Johnson (ENG) 2 16.67 6 34.00 1 0
3 R Appleyard (ENG) 17 17.87 31 51.48 1 0
4 HJ Butler (ENG) 4 17.92 12 46.00 0 0
5 FH Tyson (ENG) 29 18.57 76 45.42 4 1
6 ESH Giddins (ENG) 6 20.00 12 37.00 1 0
7 JH Wardle (ENG) 52 20.39 102 64.68 5 1
8 K Higgs (ENG) 27 20.75 71 57.92 2 0
9 JC Laker (ENG) 86 21.25 193 62.32 9 3
10 NA Mallender (ENG) 3 21.50 10 44.90 1 0
11 FS Trueman (ENG) 127 21.58 307 49.44 17 3
12 HL Jackson (ENG) 4 22.14 7 71.14 0 0
13 T Greenhough (ENG) 8 22.31 16 70.56 1 0
14 PJ Loader (ENG) 26 22.51 39 68.26 1 0
15 RMH Cottam (ENG) 8 23.36 14 64.50 0 0
16 JB Statham (ENG) 129 24.85 252 63.71 9 1
17 AV Bedser (ENG) 92 24.90 236 67.45 15 5
18 RGD Willis (ENG) 165 25.20 325 53.41 16 0
18= R Pollard (ENG) 7 25.20 15 73.47 1 0
20 R Berry (ENG) 4 25.33 9 72.56 1 0
Lord Bracknell
On fire
And he's the 4th best post-war test bowler in the World !!!
Top 20 post-1945 Bowlers (all Countries) by Bowling Average
(Qualification:- five wickets taken)
Player Innings Bowling Average Wickets Taken Strike Rate 5w Hauls 10w Matches
1 WJ O'Reilly (AUS) 2 4.13 8 14.25 1 0
2 LJ Johnson (AUS) 2 12.33 6 47.00 0 0
3 MF Malone (AUS) 2 12.83 6 57.00 1 0
4 RJ Kirtley (ENG) 2 14.25 8 35.50 1 0
5 FH Edwards (WI) 2 15.00 6 30.67 1 0
6 MJ Procter (SA) 14 15.02 41 36.93 1 0
7 JB Iverson (AUS) 8 15.24 21 52.76 1 0
8 WPA Crawford (AUS) 7 15.29 7 62.43 0 0
9 JDP Oram (NZ) 6 15.87 15 39.53 0 0
10 J Trim (WI) 8 16.17 18 44.11 1 0
11 RL Johnson (ENG) 2 16.67 6 34.00 1 0
12 LA King (WI) 4 17.11 9 52.89 1 0
13 AH Gray (WI) 10 17.14 22 40.36 0 0
14 MH Ngam (SA) 5 17.18 11 35.64 0 0
15 AR Adams (NZ) 2 17.50 6 31.50 0 0
16 CD Collymore (WI) 6 17.87 15 41.60 2 0
17 R Appleyard (ENG) 17 17.87 31 51.48 1 0
18 HJ Butler (ENG) 4 17.92 12 46.00 0 0
19 BF Butcher (WI) 6 18.00 5 51.20 1 0
20 GB Lawrence (SA) 9 18.29 28 47.64 2 0
Top 20 post-1945 Bowlers (all Countries) by Bowling Average
(Qualification:- five wickets taken)
Player Innings Bowling Average Wickets Taken Strike Rate 5w Hauls 10w Matches
1 WJ O'Reilly (AUS) 2 4.13 8 14.25 1 0
2 LJ Johnson (AUS) 2 12.33 6 47.00 0 0
3 MF Malone (AUS) 2 12.83 6 57.00 1 0
4 RJ Kirtley (ENG) 2 14.25 8 35.50 1 0
5 FH Edwards (WI) 2 15.00 6 30.67 1 0
6 MJ Procter (SA) 14 15.02 41 36.93 1 0
7 JB Iverson (AUS) 8 15.24 21 52.76 1 0
8 WPA Crawford (AUS) 7 15.29 7 62.43 0 0
9 JDP Oram (NZ) 6 15.87 15 39.53 0 0
10 J Trim (WI) 8 16.17 18 44.11 1 0
11 RL Johnson (ENG) 2 16.67 6 34.00 1 0
12 LA King (WI) 4 17.11 9 52.89 1 0
13 AH Gray (WI) 10 17.14 22 40.36 0 0
14 MH Ngam (SA) 5 17.18 11 35.64 0 0
15 AR Adams (NZ) 2 17.50 6 31.50 0 0
16 CD Collymore (WI) 6 17.87 15 41.60 2 0
17 R Appleyard (ENG) 17 17.87 31 51.48 1 0
18 HJ Butler (ENG) 4 17.92 12 46.00 0 0
19 BF Butcher (WI) 6 18.00 5 51.20 1 0
20 GB Lawrence (SA) 9 18.29 28 47.64 2 0
Italiaseagull
New member
Statto, Statto! 
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Here's one just for you, Italia:-Italiaseagull said:Statto, Statto!
Top 30 Pakistan Bowlers by Bowling Average
(Qualification:- five wickets taken)
Player Innings Bowling Average Wickets Taken Strike Rate 5w Hauls 10w Matches
1 Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK) 10 18.30 20 64.25 2 1
2 Arif Butt (PAK) 6 20.57 14 47.57 1 0
3 Imran Khan (PAK) 142 22.81 362 53.75 23 6
4 Ehteshamuddin (PAK) 7 23.44 16 58.75 1 0
5 Waqar Younis (PAK) 154 23.51 373 43.40 22 5
6 Wasim Akram (PAK) 181 23.62 414 54.65 25 5
7 Pervez Sajjad (PAK) 35 23.90 59 70.25 3 0
8 Khan Mohammad (PAK) 22 23.93 54 58.46 4 0
9 Fazal Mahmood (PAK) 53 24.71 139 70.75 13 4
10 Danish Kaneria (PAK) 18 25.19 42 50.64 4 1
11 Salahuddin (PAK) 5 26.71 7 78.00 0 0
12 Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) 46 27.29 87 48.53 5 0
13 Israr Ali (PAK) 5 27.50 6 53.00 0 0
14 Manzoor Elahi (PAK) 7 27.71 7 63.43 0 0
15 Iqbal Qasim (PAK) 86 28.11 171 76.13 8 2
16 Asif Iqbal (PAK) 54 28.34 53 72.91 2 0
17 Arshad Khan (PAK) 15 28.43 30 76.20 1 0
18 Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) 83 28.94 205 66.57 13 3
19 Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK) 70 29.23 79 66.58 3 0
20 Aamir Nazir (PAK) 12 29.85 20 52.85 1 0
21 Mohammad Munaf (PAK) 7 31.00 11 69.91 0 0
22 Shahid Afridi (PAK) 24 31.48 21 63.38 1 0
23 Salim Jaffer (PAK) 23 31.64 36 70.31 1 0
24 Tauseef Ahmed (PAK) 58 31.72 93 83.63 3 0
25 Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) 85 32.25 183 66.81 10 3
26 Mohammad Farooq (PAK) 11 32.48 21 67.71 0 0
27 Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK) 95 32.76 177 78.82 4 1
28 Abdul Qadir (PAK) 111 32.81 236 72.57 15 5
29 Mohammad Nazir (PAK) 23 33.06 34 95.94 3 0
30 Abdul Razzaq (PAK) 38 33.28 47 70.74 0 0
Italiaseagull
New member
Shabash Mushy! 
Don't know about anyone else, but I wish Kirtley WASN'T playing for England.
I would much prefer Sussex to win the Championship (it must be our best chance ever) and now we've lost our best fast bowler for a few games it's going to make it that much more difficult.
Personally I think this whole test squad / county thing is ludicrous. So a county has one or two international class players and loses them for most of the season to international duty. What the hell is the county supposed to do?
The solution in my view is a lot less international cricket during the cricket season. Five tests max. And during those matches no county games should be scheduled, just the one-day stuff.
That way the whole thing is a lot more fair and the county with the best players should have the best chance for the championship.
Any thoughts?
I would much prefer Sussex to win the Championship (it must be our best chance ever) and now we've lost our best fast bowler for a few games it's going to make it that much more difficult.
Personally I think this whole test squad / county thing is ludicrous. So a county has one or two international class players and loses them for most of the season to international duty. What the hell is the county supposed to do?
The solution in my view is a lot less international cricket during the cricket season. Five tests max. And during those matches no county games should be scheduled, just the one-day stuff.
That way the whole thing is a lot more fair and the county with the best players should have the best chance for the championship.
Any thoughts?
the right footed denilson
New member
well done kirtles!!!!
England legend!!!!
England legend!!!!
BRIGHT ON Q
Well-known member
- Jul 5, 2003
- 9,211
Anyone heard anything from Bob willis as he said Kirtley wasn't good enough for test cricket when he was picked.
miserable lanky twat.
miserable lanky twat.
nwgull
Well-known member
goldstone said:
No way, the county championship only exists to produce test match players. It makes no money and has to be subsidised by the money made from the test matches which is why we have 8 or 9 tests a year, if there were only 5 or less it would leave English cricket in financial trouble. The England team has to take priority over the county teams.
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,495
Lord Bracknell said:
that means Eastbourne's produced 2 of the best 6 post war England bowlers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pass the embrocation, pour me a sherry, break out the Russ Conway LP and let's drop some philosan - I feel a party coming on.
statsing, statsing Bracknell