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 28 Jun 2006 13:22:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Getting to 300 seems to be a monumental task NOW. damn |
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 28 Jun 2006 13:23:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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Naleen,
Yes that is what i meant. Arjuna hardly played a game for school in 1982 because of national duty. After the tour he returned and played one game against St. Peters and scored 120.
However, when talking of Sumithra Charlie Warnakulasooriya I was referring to 1981. He scored 5 centuries (3 of them more than 150) against Arjuna's 3 in 1981. That is what I thought it should have gone to Charlie. However, I was referring to the best batsman award in 1981 (not schoolboy cricketer of the year, sorry it was a mistake). It went to Arjuna. I had no qualm about it but thought Charlie was more deserving.
If I remember correctly, Naveen de Silva of Wesley College won the schoolboy cricketer of the year award in 1981. That year we had a formidable school team that toured England and did extremely wellagainst counties. Almost everyone of that team played for the country. The next best school team was in 1993.
SCORE: Our guys are well set right now at 268/7 after 46 overs. |
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28 Jun 2006 13:28:19 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hey Shisya
where did Royal import Charlie from. he was only there for 1 yr IIRC when he scored that 197 |
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28 Jun 2006 13:40:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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I take it all back. maharoof and bandara clubbing 6's like there is no tomorrow thanks to Kabir Ali!!
way past 300, this should be adequate to go 4 zip! |
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28 Jun 2006 13:47:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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Guru,
With due respect to your highness, Charlie played for Royal in 1980 and 1981. Yes be became famous after that annoying 197 (for Thoras) in 1980. Pity that record still stands. But I rate Duleep Mendis' entertaining 188 in 1973 as the best in the series because it was a 2 day match.
Hey, you were there on the 4th day in 1982. I was there too! Was the closest we have ever been physically? But it was a dreadful day, especially after goin with high hopes in the morning. Embury was the terror.
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Well done guys, Sri Lanka 318 for 7 after 50 overs. The last over produced 20 runs! |
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28 Jun 2006 13:58:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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Guru,
We might win this match as well but the main feature of this particular match was, for the first time in the history of one day game 4 players got out for exactly seven runs.
That reminds me of a seven glances (not cricket) humour:
7 Glance = 1 Smile
7 Smile = 1 Meeting
7 Meeting = 1 Kiss
7 Kisses = 1 Proposal
7 Proposal = 1 Marriage
And that 1 Bloody marriage has 77777 problems.
So beware of glance! |
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28 Jun 2006 14:01:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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Shisya,
you were there on day 4. wow. i was apaprently on tv as well for a brief second or two! thats bizarre!!
thansk for the info on charlie.
i think duleep hit 184 IIRC.
yes a good chance to win this match. middle order collapsed but the 8th wicket partnetship of 60 odd runs at 11 RPO is simply great! |
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28 Jun 2006 14:05:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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i was apaprently on tv as well for a brief second or two! thats bizarre!!
And you were whining here that your Father's house got burned and sinhala thugs attacked you blah blah blah when actually you were having a good time watching cricket matches. |
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28 Jun 2006 14:09:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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And you were whining here that your Father's house got burned
I never said our House was Burnt!! but the security i felt was taken away from that day onwards! |
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28 Jun 2006 14:43:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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Guru,
Did you watch the match on TV? Cricinfo was my only source.
England is off to a reaonably well start. Who knows they might pull off a surprise. I hope they won't.
Duleep 184. Thanks for correcting me. I always thought it was 188. He went on to play as a young man in Sri Lanka's first world cup in 1975 and played very well against the aussies (with Lilee and Thommo). Thommo put a bouncer and injured his head. In the end Sri Lanka was 274/4 chasing australia's 318.
In the same match Thommo damaged Sunil Wettimuny's leg too and broke the partnership between Mendi-Wettimuny. They were going great guns when Ian Chappel called Jeff Thomson to bowl. If not for the injuries we would have pulled out a surprise too. Since that day I always supported the teams playing against Australia!
Guess what,I was there too, at the Oval. |
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