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Tuesday, January 29, 2002

If you for some reason don’t follow the cricket or are just internationally inclined, you just missed a ripper. An absolute beauty, and probablly the best cricket match I have ever witnessed (in person, the world cup match against south africa was probablly better).

New Zealand batted first, and after a slow start and quick 5 wickets, managed to scrape a reasonable good score of 245 out of a good last half innings. Already, much doubt had been cast on us quivering aussies, coming off the world cup win, and the test champions cup we are (were) justifiably the best cricket team in the world. Unfortunately that was 3 years ago, and NZ have beaten us 4 times in a row in one dayers. Anyhoo, to cut a long story short, a even less heartening start (at one stage 6/60) meant I was ready to pack up and leave at 8pm. Fortunately, Warney and Bevan started something going. Soon there was a 50 partnership, then, in trademark warney fashion, the fat bastard was caught. Lee came in, and admirably also made a 50 partnership with beven, and Australia, for the first time in the innings, was sorta, almost within reach, if only Lee could stay in.
Forget it, lee went out in the 47th and critical over, and the fort was left to Bichel, and if he was to fall, Mcgrath would surely lose it for us. Anyhoo, the runs required was down from 140 off 90 balls to at the start of Bichels innings, 22 off about 18. Beven made his century, and bichel made 11, which included the final 8 runs which came off two balls… Australia won, for the record by 2 wickets, but it would be more acurate if expressed like 3 balls. What a ripper.

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1. lauryn — Tuesday, January 29, 2002 @ 10:27 pm    Reply

   i’m not into sports so i don’t understand the rules of the game but it looks like you’re happy. that means it must have been great !

2. phona — Wednesday, January 30, 2002 @ 09:41 pm    Reply

   AUSSIE aUSSIE AUSSIE!

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