Thursday, 12 January 2006
Great tail-enders of our time
Cricinfo's stats gurus have come up with a fascinating analysis of tail-enders with stickability. And it is not surprising to see a whole bunch of New Zealanders in there. Geoff Allott's 101 minutes duck in 1999 tops the page, but classic performances such as Richard Collinge's 68 not out from number 11 and the Boock and Bracewell partnership of 124 against Australia in 1985/6 also make an appearance.
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Don't forget Danny Morrison's match saving innings against England in 1996/97.
Morrison batted for 165 minutes to save the Test, having joined Nathan Astle with NZ a flimsy 11 runs ahead in their second innings. They added 126 unbeaten runs.
I was a very frustrated and depressed England fan!
I remember that well! I was a depressed New Zealand fan just hoping that Astle might get to 50 to shed a little light on an otherwise miserable defeat. I watched Astle reach his century in stunned disbelief. One of the great rear-guard actions on our time.
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