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18th February 2014
McCullum registers triple ton
While New Zealand were left in a lot of
trouble by India in the second Test in
Wellington, skipper Brendon McCullum
came to his team's rescue with a
brilliant knock, and in the process he
made history. While India managed to
take a sizeable lead and reduced the
Black Caps to 94/5, McCullum stood
firm like a rock and received superb
support from BJ Watling as they added
a mammoth 352-run stand for the
sixth wicket to help their side out of
trouble. On 18th February 2015, the
final day's play, McCullum, went on to
make 302 to become the first New
Zealand player to register a triple
hundred. His terrific innings deservedly
earned him the Man of the Match
award while New Zealand drew the
Test to win the two-match series 1-0 ..
McCullum registers triple ton
While New Zealand were left in a lot of
trouble by India in the second Test in
Wellington, skipper Brendon McCullum
came to his team's rescue with a
brilliant knock, and in the process he
made history. While India managed to
take a sizeable lead and reduced the
Black Caps to 94/5, McCullum stood
firm like a rock and received superb
support from BJ Watling as they added
a mammoth 352-run stand for the
sixth wicket to help their side out of
trouble. On 18th February 2015, the
final day's play, McCullum, went on to
make 302 to become the first New
Zealand player to register a triple
hundred. His terrific innings deservedly
earned him the Man of the Match
award while New Zealand drew the
Test to win the two-match series 1-0 ..
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20th February 1963
Farewell Test for Neil Harvey and Alan
Davidson
On this day in 1963 it was farewell
time for Neil Harvey and Alan Davidson
- two of Australia's greatest Test
cricketers. The fifth Test at the Sydney
Cricket Ground ended in a draw while
the Ashes series too ended without a
winner - it was the first five-match
series in Australia to be drawn. The
left-handed batsman Harvey finished
with 6149 runs with 21 hundreds and
24 half-centuries. In his final Test, he
scored 22 and 28. Davidson, a left-arm
pacer and a handy left-handed
batsman, ended his Test career with
186 wickets, including 14 five-wicket
hauls and two 10-fers, along with 1328
runs. He picked up three-wicket hauls
in both innings of his final Test.
Farewell Test for Neil Harvey and Alan
Davidson
On this day in 1963 it was farewell
time for Neil Harvey and Alan Davidson
- two of Australia's greatest Test
cricketers. The fifth Test at the Sydney
Cricket Ground ended in a draw while
the Ashes series too ended without a
winner - it was the first five-match
series in Australia to be drawn. The
left-handed batsman Harvey finished
with 6149 runs with 21 hundreds and
24 half-centuries. In his final Test, he
scored 22 and 28. Davidson, a left-arm
pacer and a handy left-handed
batsman, ended his Test career with
186 wickets, including 14 five-wicket
hauls and two 10-fers, along with 1328
runs. He picked up three-wicket hauls
in both innings of his final Test.
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21st February 1970
Birth of Michael Slater
Before Virender Sehwag, there was
this man who defined aggressiveness
at the top of the order. Michael Slater,
born on February 21, 1970, turned out
to be a swashbuckling opening
batsman in his own right and he also
converted his aggressive posturing
onto the field of play. Born in a rural
city called Wagga Wagga, Slater played
a total number of 74 Tests for
Australia. Throughout his career,
Slater was infamous for his
susceptibility to the "nervous
nineties", and although he had a
conversion rate of 65 per cent in
turning half-centuries into nineties,
he took those nineties to centuries
only forty per cent of the time. Apart
from a brief lull during the period
between 1996 and early 1998, Slater
was a massive influence at the top of
the order for Australia.
Birth of Michael Slater
Before Virender Sehwag, there was
this man who defined aggressiveness
at the top of the order. Michael Slater,
born on February 21, 1970, turned out
to be a swashbuckling opening
batsman in his own right and he also
converted his aggressive posturing
onto the field of play. Born in a rural
city called Wagga Wagga, Slater played
a total number of 74 Tests for
Australia. Throughout his career,
Slater was infamous for his
susceptibility to the "nervous
nineties", and although he had a
conversion rate of 65 per cent in
turning half-centuries into nineties,
he took those nineties to centuries
only forty per cent of the time. Apart
from a brief lull during the period
between 1996 and early 1998, Slater
was a massive influence at the top of
the order for Australia.
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22nd February 1992
New Zealand defeat Australia in WC
opener
Host nations facing off, a moderate
team against the defending
champions, and hardly anyone gave
the Black Caps a chance. However,
they were in for a surprise. Martin
Crowe led from the front with a
brilliant century to power New Zealand
to a competitive total of 248/6. The
New Zealand skipper then came up
with a stunning move to open the
bowling with Dipak Patel, who finished
with fine figures of 1/36 from his 10
overs. The military medium pacers
took over and came up with a
collective performance that helped
New Zealand get off to a winning start,
despite David Boon's century. It was a
fine start for New Zealand at Eden
Park in Auckland as they registered
their first of seven straight victories.
However, it was the same venue where
their journey came to an end when
they lost to Pakistan in the semi-final.
New Zealand defeat Australia in WC
opener
Host nations facing off, a moderate
team against the defending
champions, and hardly anyone gave
the Black Caps a chance. However,
they were in for a surprise. Martin
Crowe led from the front with a
brilliant century to power New Zealand
to a competitive total of 248/6. The
New Zealand skipper then came up
with a stunning move to open the
bowling with Dipak Patel, who finished
with fine figures of 1/36 from his 10
overs. The military medium pacers
took over and came up with a
collective performance that helped
New Zealand get off to a winning start,
despite David Boon's century. It was a
fine start for New Zealand at Eden
Park in Auckland as they registered
their first of seven straight victories.
However, it was the same venue where
their journey came to an end when
they lost to Pakistan in the semi-final.
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24th February 2010
Tendulkar scales Mount 200
On this day in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became the first man in the history of the One-Day International game to score a double century when he squeezed a single off to point in the final over of the game against a visiting South Africa side. After electing to bat on a flat batting surface in Gwalior, India rode on Tendulkar's double ton to post a mammoth 401/5 in their 50 overs, a target too steep
even for a talented South African
batting order. Tendulkar, who began circumspectly, went into overdrive during the batting powerplay, finding seemingly non-existant gaps in the field. Such was the mastery of his shot making that he chose to walk across to a full-delivery outside the off-stump from Dale Steyn and whipped it to the mid-wicket boundary.
Tendulkar scales Mount 200
On this day in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became the first man in the history of the One-Day International game to score a double century when he squeezed a single off to point in the final over of the game against a visiting South Africa side. After electing to bat on a flat batting surface in Gwalior, India rode on Tendulkar's double ton to post a mammoth 401/5 in their 50 overs, a target too steep
even for a talented South African
batting order. Tendulkar, who began circumspectly, went into overdrive during the batting powerplay, finding seemingly non-existant gaps in the field. Such was the mastery of his shot making that he chose to walk across to a full-delivery outside the off-stump from Dale Steyn and whipped it to the mid-wicket boundary.
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26th February 1993
AB goes past Sunny
On this day in 1993 at Christchurch,
Allan Border went past Sunil
Gavaskar's then world record of 10,122
Test runs when he pulled New Zealand
spinner Dipak Patel for four. Border
top scored with 88 as Australia, having
been put in to bat, notched up 485
runs. A young Shane Warne then
ripped through the hosts' batting order
twice as New Zealand folded for 182
and 243 in their two innings. Warne
ended with match figures of 7/86. Ken
Rutherford's sparkling century in the
second innings was the only saving
grace for the Kiwis. Border called
curtains on his glorious career having
amassed 11174 Test runs. Since then
Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky
Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis,
Mahela Jayawardene and Shivnarine
Chanderpaul have all gone on to post
more Test runs.
AB goes past Sunny
On this day in 1993 at Christchurch,
Allan Border went past Sunil
Gavaskar's then world record of 10,122
Test runs when he pulled New Zealand
spinner Dipak Patel for four. Border
top scored with 88 as Australia, having
been put in to bat, notched up 485
runs. A young Shane Warne then
ripped through the hosts' batting order
twice as New Zealand folded for 182
and 243 in their two innings. Warne
ended with match figures of 7/86. Ken
Rutherford's sparkling century in the
second innings was the only saving
grace for the Kiwis. Border called
curtains on his glorious career having
amassed 11174 Test runs. Since then
Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky
Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis,
Mahela Jayawardene and Shivnarine
Chanderpaul have all gone on to post
more Test runs.
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27th February 2011
A tie at the Chinnaswamy
On this day in 2011, India and England
played out a World Cup classic at the
Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
At the end of a day after 676 runs
were scored, the two sides couldn't be
separated. With two required off the
final delivery, Graeme Swann hit
Munaf Patel straight to the extra-
cover fielder, Yusuf Pathan and could
take only a single. Chasing India's total
of 338, England skipper Andrew
Strauss compiled a fantastic 158 that
put to shade even Sachin Tendulkar's
120 before that. At one stage in the
chase, riding on the partnership
between Strauss and Ian Bell, England
appeared firmly in control of recording
a famous win before an inspired spell
of bowling with the old ball from
Zaheer Khan swung the match back in
India's favour. In the end, a flurry of
sixes hit off Piyush Chawla brought
the visitors back into the game before
the match ended in a deserving tie.
A tie at the Chinnaswamy
On this day in 2011, India and England
played out a World Cup classic at the
Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
At the end of a day after 676 runs
were scored, the two sides couldn't be
separated. With two required off the
final delivery, Graeme Swann hit
Munaf Patel straight to the extra-
cover fielder, Yusuf Pathan and could
take only a single. Chasing India's total
of 338, England skipper Andrew
Strauss compiled a fantastic 158 that
put to shade even Sachin Tendulkar's
120 before that. At one stage in the
chase, riding on the partnership
between Strauss and Ian Bell, England
appeared firmly in control of recording
a famous win before an inspired spell
of bowling with the old ball from
Zaheer Khan swung the match back in
India's favour. In the end, a flurry of
sixes hit off Piyush Chawla brought
the visitors back into the game before
the match ended in a deserving tie.
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