Peach of a delivery!
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Topic: Peach of a delivery!
Posted By: Wal Bada
Subject: Peach of a delivery!
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 11:07am
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What are the deliveries have you seen to be among the best in cricket.
For me three instances 1. Warne to Basit Ali - Round the wicket, big leg break, ripped BETWEEN Basit Ali's legs and bowls him as he tried to pad up. 2. Murali to Butcher - Murali, right arm over, ball piches a yard outside leg and spins across Butcher and kisses the off stump - bowled 3. Murali to Kirsten - Once again, over the wicket, pitches two and half feet wide of leg and takes the off bowling round the legs 4. Famous Warne ball to Gatting But Warne to basit Ali one is my favorite. ------------- Don't argue with fools. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experiance |
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Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 11:14am
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Well the best i've seen not including footage of someone taking a beauty from 20 old years ago is probably Shane Warne's bowl to Andrew Strauss where it spun from the far right of the pitch to hit his pad infront of the wicket it would have been better if it actually hit the wicket. Also Stuart MacGill bowl a massive leggie from the middle of the pitch and cant remember who the batsman was but he tried cutting and went straight to the keeper that bowl spun alot more then Warne's delivery to Gatting & Strauss. One last one is Ashley Giles bowl to Damien Martyn massive spin no one expected it to come from Giles i'd think apart from skip_eng |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 11:50am
| Dale Steyn bowling Michael Vaughan with one that pitched middle and hit off...at about 90mph |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 12:17pm
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Brett Lee yorks Jaques Kallis!! One of the best overs Lee has ever bowled!!! Lee had Kallis jumping all over the shop, playing and missing, ducking & weaving in the previous overs, and the start of the wicket taking over. The ball before the wicket he set him up beautifully for the ol 1-2 with a rip snorter of a short ball which rattled Kallis. Lee the promptly follwed that up with an absolute "peach of a delivery" to york kallis. ------------- 5-0 You Beauty!!!!! Thanks for the many fantastic memories Marto, Langer, Warney & Pidg |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 12:22pm
| Was that against the world X1 or in the VB series cause I remember Lee giving Kallis a tough time out there on the crease. |
Posted By: dips_december
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 1:16pm
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The one which i will bowl to Warne ------------- |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 1:39pm
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The ball from Lee to Kallis was in 1st Innings of the 2nd Test at the MCG in december AK.... another to add is Lee to Flintoff... shattering his stumps and any chance England has of Retaining the ashes.... Oh wait... thats yet to happen ------------- 5-0 You Beauty!!!!! Thanks for the many fantastic memories Marto, Langer, Warney & Pidg |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 2:07pm
I was at the match Clobs , it was breathtaking! Vaughan's puzzled look at his stumps was quite comical! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 2:10pm
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That was his maiden test wicket which was the beauty to it a great way to start your test career by bowling Vaughan as your first test wicket is a dream you'd reckon but in the form Vaughan was I don't know either way great delivery. Congrats Sledger on 5,0000 posts |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 2:19pm
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The ball that removed Ponting for a duck in that memorable over by Freddie last year was truly brilliant.
Sighhhhhhhhh great memories. ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 2:22pm
I don't know what you're smoking Claps , but can you send me some!! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 5:56pm
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I would have to say Murali to Butcher or maybe Goughs ball after the no
ball wicket in the 1997 ashes to Greg Blewett or someone. Does anyone
remember this, truly amazing, perfect line and length loads of outswing
and caught at gully, if only things had turned out better in that
series.
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Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 5:57pm
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Does anyone know what ball I'm talking about?
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Posted By: Wal Bada
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 7:50pm
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I am giving a desc. of a very rare beauty. Pramodaya Wickramasinghe Sl seamer, who hasn't much of a record to be proud of was playing in this Boxing day test at ?Melbourne. (The famous Murali-Hair incident was in this match)
Pramodaya bowled a perfect length inswinger that totally foxed Mark Taylor. It swung in, Taylor adjusted, then pitched, cut away like a off break and took the off. I think that's the only good ball I can remeber Pramodaya to bowl  ------------- Don't argue with fools. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experiance |
Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 8:27pm
| Harmison's slower ball in the ashes im not sure who it was to I think it was Micheal Clarke. |
Posted By: Hawks fan
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 9:03pm
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I'm surprised no one has picked up on Monty Panesar's beautiful Left Arm Spinning delivery to Younis Khan. Pitches middle/leg Kisses the off bail. A beauty!
------------- 700 Posts! |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 11:48pm
it was Clarke, an absolute beauty too |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 11:50pm
Vaughan knew he'd been done by something special and you could see in close up he just shrugged his shoulders and accepted it would have done any batsmen from any era I reckon. AK that wasn't Steyn's first wicket - his 1st was bowling Trescothick, a fine ball in its own right. |
Posted By: inzamam329
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 11:53pm
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ERM Waqar reverse swinging yorkers? Wasim's delvery to Lamb and Lewis 1992 wcup final? Wasim's over to Dravid, inswing, inswing, LBW not given and then an away swing pitched leg, hit off stump, this is man who is considered diffcult to get out esplly on asian picthes. ------------- |
Posted By: inzamam329
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 12:06am
Sledger wrote:
Shoiab bowled that same delivery to Jacques kallis twice, once in pak and once in safrica, wicktes went flying. He also bowled that great ball to Sachin, first ball yorker. The eden gardens went silent you could hear a pin drop. ------------- |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 12:33am
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When i think about it... we see lots and lots of marvellous deliveries that take wickets... but so many go unrecognised. So the question is why do be single out these few to be a "peach of a delivery" yet the others are just a very good ball. To me it's the events/deliveries leading up to the wicket taking ball that sets these deliveries out from the rest... your thoughts?? ------------- 5-0 You Beauty!!!!! Thanks for the many fantastic memories Marto, Langer, Warney & Pidg |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 12:36am
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Flintoff to Hayden, fourth test... bowled him straight through the gate with a huge inswinger... had the big oaf flummoxed! ------------- 5-0 You Beauty!!!!! Thanks for the many fantastic memories Marto, Langer, Warney & Pidg |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 12:37am
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In some instances it is the context of the game - the Harmison ball to Clarke seemed to have set the seal on that game (combined with the fact that Harmi's slower ball was a relatively unknown weapon at the time) and Warne's ball to Gatting being the culmination of the hype about some new leggie the Aussies supposedly have found. In others it is simply a great ball, such as the Steyn one I mention. Reverse context also applies to an extent - Glenn McGrath dismissed KP with a gem at the Oval last year (just as Richie was say bye byes  ) but that ball will never be remembered. |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 1:10am
5,000 not 50,000. ------------- |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 1:13am
Yup it was to him. Great delivery. According to me, "another great peach of a delivery" would be the one Asif bowled to Laxman. Pitches way outside off-stump and swung in and hit off-stump. Another one is Wasim Akram to Dravid. Bowled outside leg stump, swung towards off stump before bouncing. Dravid completely deceived moved to his front foot then his back foot and edged it. Would have been better if he was bowled.(Sorry Dravid, I'm still your biggest fan) ------------- |
Posted By: lintonskippa
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 9:24am
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a similar 1 to the asif-laxman delivery was the jones to clarke (yup, clarke again) in the ashes. it made me larf and larf harmys was a peacher. ------------- If i had 3 wishes i would do 3 thing... exile mahmood and harmison, make geraint jones the best keeper in the universe and me the best leg spinner. what a lethal combination! |
Posted By: wiseguy
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 11:17am
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Imran Khan 1986 series against india, he bowled gavaskar and wishwanath by indipers, both the batsmen were leaving the ball outside off! ------------- so far so good! |
Posted By: Wal Bada
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 11:25am
The one's we are talking are special ones. You are not goimg to see one's like that in every match. probalay one in fifty tests! The one's I have described are such. The Gatting delivery may have been in that fame simply because it was bowled at Ashes. Otherwise Basit Ali delivery and the two Murali deliveries mentioned by me are much much difficult ones to bowl, because they occured in 2nd or 3rd day pitches without any rough and were batting beauties, and all of them spun much much more than the Gatting delivery. ------------- Don't argue with fools. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experiance |
Posted By: cheech
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 12:44pm
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how bout the one in the recnet ashes, 2005. Warne bowled Andrew Strauss out, clean bowled through his legs. Andrew strauss sees the ball coming outside leg, and puts his right foot (being left hander) outside leg stump to cover the spin. It spins more than anticipated and ges through his legs hitting the stumps. He is left wondering and looking behind to see stumps and inning shattered... that was amaizng for me, its like magic seeing andrew strausses leg move as the ball turns. Then his head looking back. ------------- "If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!!!" |
Posted By: cheech
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 12:47pm
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oh, that Pramodaya Wickramasinghe guys ball seems a beauty. I imagine taylor woulda have been squared right up, with it flying past his bats edge. =P my ideal ball!!! =P ------------- "If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!!!" |
Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 1:14pm
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Panesar to Younis. Round the wicket, ball pitching just on off stump, straightens sharply with Younis left pushing at air. Just kissing the off bail leaving all 3 stumps intact. ------------- Offspinner, Right Arm Bat |
Posted By: Wal Bada
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 3:07pm
 ------------- Don't argue with fools. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experiance |
Posted By: inzamam329
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 3:17pm
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I agree with Clapo so many stunning deliveries go unnoticed, Shoiabs first ball yorker was significant because he just had bowled Dravid with a yorker ona flat track and got sachin next ball and put pak back in the game. I also remeber Mcgraths ball to lara in 1999 wcup, pitched leg, lara played an immculate forwad defnce but it bowled him off stump. Aqib javed got laucnched in the stands by mark greatbach in the 1992 semifinal against newzealnd, next ball he bowled a slower ball off cutter he came down the track was deviced as it picthed outside leg and bowled his off stump, one of the best slower balls ive seen. ------------- |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 4:30pm
| What about Akhtar's delivery to Dravid when he was on 99 I think? |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 9:10pm
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Warne to gatting. Warne to strauss. Bond to ganga recently in an odi. A dead insinging yorker it was. Waqar to an aussie batter in 1999. Another dead inswinging yorker. Can'r remember the batter. Its blewett I think. Ntini to ganga in 2002 I think. A nasty piece of an off cutter it was. Harmison slower ball to clarke and S. Jones reverse swinger to him as well. Many more to come sooner or later. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 10:26pm
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How about Tait to Trescothick in the fourth test, what a beautiful inswinger.
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Posted By: inzamam329
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 10:30pm
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Waqar to lara, inswinging yorker, bowls lara and lara ends up falling onto the ground. Wasim ro Lara 92 world cup, Lara yorked on the foot had to retire injured. ------------- |
Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 10:44pm
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Waqar to Ponting. Dont know what match. Wide of the crease, hands covering the ball disguising the shine. Bowl a beautiful reverse swinger taking Ponting's off stump with him leaving the ball. ------------- Offspinner, Right Arm Bat |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 10:53pm
You crook.....thiefing from highlights are you  ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 09 September 2006 at 11:56pm
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The best ive 'seen' as such was Warne to Marshell. very similar to the ball that got Strauss (cept marshall is right handed). Marshell on 160 odd. ball pitches a mile outside leg, spins in, Marshell ends up with his bat no-where and ball goes between his legs to take middle and off. Look on Marshells face said it all. |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 10 September 2006 at 1:24am
Yeah NZ fast, I had a real good laugh when I saw that. It was an absolute gem if you ask me. A real ripper too !  ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 10 September 2006 at 9:04pm
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Kevin Pietersen to Harbhajan Singh. His first international wicket and Harbhajan refused to believe he had just got bowled by Pietersen. Hilarious!
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Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 10 September 2006 at 11:40pm
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I remember that. It was pretty cool. ------------- |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 13 September 2006 at 7:13pm
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Another one, Fishcake bowling out Australia U15's best player for
Scotland U15, oh wait, that's never happened because he's not very good
and couldn't get in to the Vatican City cricket team. Only joking Fishy ------------- [ |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 13 September 2006 at 8:07pm
If my son ever learns cricket and ends up as a spinner then he will be trying to learn the Hippy Spin, but it will be too tough for him and he will say,"Who was that guy who invented this horrible delivery."
And I'll be like,"Oh! It was my friend fishcake14." ------------- |
Posted By: ars-cric
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 3:56pm
| mohammad asif to vvs laxman in karachi test.ball pitched out side the off stump and came back very sharply to bold him. |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 5:32pm
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I'm going to look really stupid if hippy spin ends up being the next
big thing in leg spinning, I wont be able to show my face in
public.
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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 12:22am
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You are allready looking stupid mate cause warne have it in his armoury allready !! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 2:11am
That bond deilevery was Amazing indeed |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 6:34pm
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I've never seen an inswinging yorker dip like that too !! It was the best yorker I've seen in my life !! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 6:38pm
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I haven't watched cricket for 6 months now . All I see is the scorecards on www.cricinfo.com.
It's really sad as I used sit all night a watch cricket on TV when I was in Dubai. Here you have to pay a lot of money just to see a few matches. So my mom said that she's going to pay money only for the WC. Pity I missed that delivery. ------------- |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 11:33pm
Yeah, but he calls it something a little different. Slider? Something like that. ------------- [ |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 11:43pm
I mite be thinking of another yorker bond got ganga with, but i was sure it was a slower ball. |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 8:33pm
Third ODI me think ! If not then its the 1st odi that season that just went by. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: cheech
Date Posted: 19 September 2006 at 7:58am
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hey, dude, i got some footage of shane warnes ball, the one between andrew strausses legs and bowling him, from last years ashes. its on youtube, found it at school. ill find the link and post it here in a while.
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Posted By: cheech
Date Posted: 19 September 2006 at 8:01am
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here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZPU_BgUhg8 its there 3rd ball shown. After the first two, you can see the caption at the bottom, saying warne to strauss. It was actually bowled behind his legs, and made him just look back in the "it didn't hit it did it?" way. oh wow... EDIT: heres a better video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw5_hLpcGEo ------------- "If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!!!" |
Posted By: Wal Bada
Date Posted: 19 September 2006 at 11:53am
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Thanks buddy. I'll have a look. ------------- Don't argue with fools. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experiance |
Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 23 October 2006 at 8:14pm
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How did I miss all this stuff about Hippy Spin!! Thanks for rating me so highly!! ------------- |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 23 October 2006 at 10:22pm
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Warne to Chanderpaul ball is the best I've seen from Warne and the
Butcher ball is the best spin ball I've ever seen and Hadlee to Waugh
is the best pace ball I've ever seen.
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Posted By: Wal Bada
Date Posted: 24 October 2006 at 4:49am
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Here is that Murali Ball to Butcher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnRbdfB2syw ------------- Don't argue with fools. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experiance |