05/07/24
November 16, 2006
Not a bad knock: - A pair of Indian schoolboys have driven their way into the record books by scoring 721 runs for the opening wicket... in a limited-overs match. "... not a single six was hit during the trail blazing innings."
I can only imagine they were - giving up 77 extras and replying with a fairly mediocre 21 all out.
posted by JJ at 09:45 AM on November 16, 2006
Hmmm. Perhaps they need a mercy rule in schools cricket. A slight mismatch, methinks.
posted by owlhouse at 03:05 PM on November 16, 2006
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posted by owlhouse at 03:54 PM on November 16, 2006
What would the equivalent of this be in baseball terms?
posted by yay-yo at 05:06 PM on November 16, 2006
It's a bit hard to compare, yay-yo, given the nature of the games and in limited over cricket, each side only bats once. However, this result could be the equivalent of one team hitting, say, 30-40 runs in their first inning, then restricting the other team to a single hit for the rest of the game. Tends to take the closeness out of the contest!
posted by owlhouse at 05:14 PM on November 16, 2006
Were the other team blind or something?!