Those white patches are what happens to skin when it scrapes along the tarmac.Biffer wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:20 amHe may have had repeated surgeries. It's the first time he's been seen in public since the accident. I think he must have been badly messed up.TedMaul wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:02 am What’s strange is why the wounds are like that so long after the accident. I almost ripped my right eye out skiing into a tree ten years ago and the wounds were pretty much healed in a month. It’s very strange.
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Miller and Klaase finally got it together
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Lots of Bok supporters at the cricket. 212/5 after 41
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Miller in full flight. Big over from Zampa
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Not a bad couple of days for Argentina
First T20 International, Buenos Aires
Argentina 427-1 (20 overs): Taylor 169, Galan 145; Miranda 1-64
Chile 63 (15 overs): Miranda 27
Argentina's women compiled a T20 International record score of 427 as they thrashed an inexperienced Chile side in Buenos Aires on Friday. The total - the highest in women's and men's T20Is - eclipsed the 318-1 made by Bahrain's women against Saudi Arabia in March 2022.
Lucia Taylor hit 169 off 84 balls for Argentina as she made the highest individual score in women's T20Is.
Chile, who fielded seven debutants, were bowled out for 63 in reply.
The 364-run margin of defeat in the match played at the Maurice Runnacles Oval in the St Albans Club, was the heaviest in both women's and men's cricket.
First T20 International, Buenos Aires
Argentina 427-1 (20 overs): Taylor 169, Galan 145; Miranda 1-64
Chile 63 (15 overs): Miranda 27
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Rain. delayed. Hollanders batting first
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"They'll be dancing in the streets of Mudgeeraba tonight!"
Australian club cricketer takes six wickets in final over to win match
It is a cricketing miracle that could sit alongside Ian Botham 1981 or Ben Stokes 2019. But instead of Headingley, this latest incredible comeback took place in the humble surroundings of the Carrara Community Centre on Australia's Gold Coast.
Club side Surfers Paradise had victory in their grasp against Mudgeeraba in the Gold Coast's Premier League Division Three. Chasing 179, they needed just five runs from the final over with six wickets in hand to win.
Mudgeeraba captain Gareth Morgan had other ideas, taking six wickets in six balls to seal the unlikeliest of victories.
"It is funny, the umpire said to me at the start of the over that I needed to take a hat-trick or something to win the game," Morgan told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
"When it happened he just sort of looked at me."
The chaos began when opener Jake Garland, a reporter for the Gold Coast Bulletin, smacked the ball straight to mid-wicket to depart for 65. The next two batters were caught at mid-on and short mid-wicket to make it three in a row - but Morgan was not done there.
"I remember thinking after I got the hat-trick - I don't want to lose this game now. Then it just went crazy," said Morgan.
The next batter was caught to point to leave Surfers Paradise wobbling on 174-8. Morgan then needed no further help from his team-mates in the field, with the final two batters clean bowled.
"When I saw the stumps go back on the last ball I couldn't believe it, I've never seen anything like it," he said.
For reporter Garland, he had broken a golden rule of journalism by becoming part of the story. Not that he minded too much on this occasion.
"I mean all you can really do now is laugh about it," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Always wanted to be part of history with sport somehow, didn't think it would be for this reason."
Incredibly, this is not the first time Morgan has been involved in some bowling heroics.
Writing on the club's Facebook page, Morgan's father Huw said: "A proud father here. Gareth won't tell you, but as a young bloke, he once took five wickets in an over! He didn't get six, because there was only five wickets left at the start of the over."
The most wickets taken in an over of professional cricket is five, which has been achieved on three occasions, Neil Wagner playing for Otago in 2011, Al-Amin Hossain for a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in 2013 and Abhimanyu Mithun for Indian state side Karnataka in 2019.
The last one of the qualifying tournaments for next year's T20 World Cup, the Africa Qualifying Tournament, is currently being played in Namibia.
Zimbabwe, the only Test side involved, are in a bit of trouble after losing their first game to Namibia, but tbh are still likely to beat Kenya and proceed - their other games are v Uganda (today, Rwanda and Nigeria. Uganda may be capable of providing a scare, but not that likely. The mismatches in these qualifiers continue to point to the world qualifier tournament being abolished having been a mistake.
Zimbabwe, the only Test side involved, are in a bit of trouble after losing their first game to Namibia, but tbh are still likely to beat Kenya and proceed - their other games are v Uganda (today, Rwanda and Nigeria. Uganda may be capable of providing a scare, but not that likely. The mismatches in these qualifiers continue to point to the world qualifier tournament being abolished having been a mistake.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
Seems Uganda provided more than a scare!
Zimbabwe 136/7, Uganda 138/ in 19.1
Now needs an unlikely set of results for Zimbabwe to qualify for the tournament in the USA and West Indies next year.
So one of the twelve test sides won’t get into a 20 team World Cup, but will still get a bigger portion of the cash from that tournament than 9 of the teams that will play in it.
Why are Zimbabwe given that status?
Zimbabwe 136/7, Uganda 138/ in 19.1
Now needs an unlikely set of results for Zimbabwe to qualify for the tournament in the USA and West Indies next year.
So one of the twelve test sides won’t get into a 20 team World Cup, but will still get a bigger portion of the cash from that tournament than 9 of the teams that will play in it.
Why are Zimbabwe given that status?
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Sorry to be that guy - but does anyone have a working link?
My usual one in just playing football.
My usual one in just playing football.
I don't know if this will work in your region, but try registering here: https://www.threenow.co.nz/live-tv-guide/three-sportThor Sedan wrote: Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:12 am Sorry to be that guy - but does anyone have a working link?
My usual one in just playing football.
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Just found it on YouTube.....
Sodhi - just can't bowl 6 good deliveries....always 1 or 2 loose ones an over.
Sodhi - just can't bowl 6 good deliveries....always 1 or 2 loose ones an over.
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Do NZ want to bat any overs today?
Although last 2 batters are throwing the bat at it - looks like it could be super tricky to play out overs for a short time.
Although last 2 batters are throwing the bat at it - looks like it could be super tricky to play out overs for a short time.
Namibia beat Tanzania comfortably, now qualified for the T20 World Cup.
Zimbabwe v Nigeria and Uganda v Kenya tomorrow, then Uganda v Rwanda and Zimbabwe v Kenya tomorrow. Zim need Kenya to beat Uganda tomorrow to give themselves a chance of getting to the World Cup.
Zimbabwe v Nigeria and Uganda v Kenya tomorrow, then Uganda v Rwanda and Zimbabwe v Kenya tomorrow. Zim need Kenya to beat Uganda tomorrow to give themselves a chance of getting to the World Cup.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
Covid restrictions? If not, I don't get it.
How much test cricket does Sylhet host that this one attracts zero local interest?