Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Old School - ODI

With Fox Sports running so much old school cricket, football and league, it would be remiss of me to not devote a little time to strolling down memory lane. Tonight, we head back to 1993 to see Australia host New Zealand in a one-day game.
Australia V New Zealand ODI
1993
MCG
Historical Context: Australia were rightfully regarded as the best ODI team in the world but clashes against the Kiwis were low-key compared with the first South African tour since the black-and-white era.
Australia v Bahrain in the Asian Cup starts in 30 minutes so I'm cutting it fine.
Ah, the Allan Border book is in the set for Richie's intro. I have that.
Australia won the toss - Matty Hayden is opening with Taylor. Not for long though. The MCG outfield looks like junk. Mark Waugh at three? Where the hell is Dean Jones?
Tubby Taylor looks funny in yellow. I had one of those lightning bolt shirts too. They used to go for $50, because they were a bonds polo with paint on them.
I fancy myself a bit of a cricket historian, but I have no idea who Richard de Groen is. He got Mark Waugh out, but.
Tubby's 50 is off 'only' 92 balls, according to Tony Grieg. I had to laugh at that. Expectations were low back then.
Steve Waugh is referred to as an all-rounder ... Now THAT is old school. Scary to think he was still playing 10 years later.
The NZ team includes luminaries such as Gary Larsen, Chris Pringle, Shane Thomson and Tony Blain. Not quite as legendary as Allan Border, who is Australia's captain.
Tugga retired hurt with a hammie. Bugger. Heals replaces him. AB run out off last ball. 5-202.
Billy McDermott takes the new ball. Rod Latham is opening for NZ. Who? Ken Rutherford replaces Bryan Young, who is out second ball.
Paul Reiffell is having a bowl. Some smartarse said I looked like him at high school. Mark Waugh gets a wicket with seam-up stuff. Truly, this is old school.
Mark Greatbatch is in. He always looked like a cockhead. Heals makes an awesome stumping off Warnie. See ya, Ken.
Bizarre to see them playing in colours, but with no numbers on the back.
Heals catches Chris Cairns off Warne. I was in Year 6 at school around this time and the step cut Warnie was rocking was all the rage.
Greatbatch proves he is a cockhead by mouthing off at AB after being trapped in front by Warne. Tell your story walking, muppet.
Blain waddles back into obscurity after being caught. Larsen tries to sweep a Mark Waugh yorker. These guys are rubbish.
Chris Pringle is in but Thompson lets him down by skying Billy to AB. Boonie runs out someone.
Danny Morrison - who was good, but a Kiwi - should have been run out, but Billy knocks the bails off without the ball.
With his side needing six off the last ball, he faces up baseball style. Nutter. Underarm reference by bitter old man Richard Hadlee. We win.

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