SA Footy

am Bays wrote:The Shield Final is at the Bay at the end of March isn't it??

I'll book leave now.....

A game played at the Bay where your team is a chance of winning. Must feel odd....

Booney wrote:

am Bays wrote:The Shield Final is at the Bay at the end of March isn't it??

I'll book leave now.....

A game played at the Bay where your team is a chance of winning. Must feel odd....

Won't be problem if the Redbacks, "Show no Mercy....."

Well done Travis Head
Now becomes one of the youngest ever players to make a SS century

mal wrote:Well done Travis Head
Now becomes one of the youngest ever players to make a SS century

He'd be well down the list on that stat, wouldn't he?
I'm pretty certain Ian Craig has the record. And for youngest double century.

Dogwatcher wrote:

mal wrote:Well done Travis Head
Now becomes one of the youngest ever players to make a SS century

He'd be well down the list on that stat, wouldn't he?
I'm pretty certain Ian Craig has the record. And for youngest double century.

Wouldn't be too high up. Cossie 19 when he made his maiden against nsw at adelaide oval

Kurtis Patterson holds the record at 18yrs and 206 days (in 2011), according to cricket.com.au

Reading further, Ian Craig scored a first class double ton at 17yrs old, but not in sheffield shield, but against the South Africans. He was picked for the Test team aged 17yrs 239 days soon after.

Thanks for the reference DW, i learnt something today.

Craig was both the youngest NSW and Australian captain, IIRC.
Phil Hughes would also be fairly high in the youngest hundred, as would Archie Jackson and possibly Clem Hill.

You can add Boof to that list, as well.

Matthew Hayden up there?

Ponting?

Travis Head
Maybe I should have posted this :
The reason he has taken so long to make a ton, is because he started his career as a teenager
To make a SS ton by 21 is quite an achievement

11 blokes have made test tons for Australia at a younger age. Seems unlikely that he'd be on any list. Maybe sneak in the top 100.

Good achievement for anyone to make a first class ton. Makes a strong statement about our state's cricket when our captain makes his first shield ton.

mal wrote:Travis Head
Maybe I should have posted this :
The reason he has taken so long to make a ton, is because he started his career as a teenager
To make a SS ton by 21 is quite an achievement

Bullshit mal, it's because you gave him some tips on Monday during some throwdowns in the nets.

Interestingly, Lawrie Colliver produced a stat last season, that showed he had (IIRC) scored more runs at the same point in his career as Greg Chappell and Darren Lehmann.

mal wrote:Travis Head
Maybe I should have posted this :
The reason he has taken so long to make a ton, is because he started his career as a teenager
To make a SS ton by 21 is quite an achievement

Plenty of players have debuted as teenagers and made their maiden century prior to their 21st birthday.

The great Doug Walters was 19 years and 2 months when he made 253 against a South Australian attack that included Freeman, Hawke and Sincock. Three test bowlers.

Even your old schoolmate Tony Handrickan made a shield century as a teenager.

In the old days 21 was old to make your first shield century.

robranisgod wrote:

mal wrote:Travis Head
Maybe I should have posted this :
The reason he has taken so long to make a ton, is because he started his career as a teenager
To make a SS ton by 21 is quite an achievement

Plenty of players have debuted as teenagers and made their maiden century prior to their 21st birthday.

The great Doug Walters was 19 years and 2 months when he made 253 against a South Australian attack that included Freeman, Hawke and Sincock. Three test bowlers.

Even your old schoolmate Tony Handrickan made a shield century as a teenager.

In the old days 21 was old to make your first shield century.

For the benefit of Lightning Mcqueen
You cant compare Handrickan with Head
Handrickan had the advantage of facing me in the nets

Heres a few batters who I reckon have made a ton before they were 21 in the SS
If over 21, prob not by much ?

BRADMAN
CHAPPELL G
CHAPPELL I
CLARKE
CRAIG
HANDRICKAN
HARVEY N
HUGHES P
JACKSON
LEHMANN
MADDINSON
MORRIS A
PATTERSON
SHEAHAN
SHIELL
SILK
SLEEP
WALTERS
WATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTO ??????

As we can see a lot of these players went on to play for Australia
When players make tons at an early age , often enough it means they have a real ability to play International cricket

I estimate there would be about 100+ cricketers who have achieved the make a ton b4 21 ???????????????????
Ive not posted accurately saying that Head might be one of youngest ever at 21
But b4 21 is still an outstanding effort by any first cricketer

Did it take Darren Lehmann a couple of seasons to make his first ton?

Richardson out injured for the game this week. Benton comes into the XI, Opie as cover. Benton took 4 wickets in his debut at the Gabba at the end of last season.

Otherwise unchanged I think. Jake Lehmann still in the squad of 13 and must be breathing down the necks of Ross/Cooper.

Tony Clifton wrote:Did it take Darren Lehmann a couple of seasons to make his first ton?

Richardson out injured for the game this week. Benton comes into the XI, Opie as cover. Benton took 4 wickets in his debut at the Gabba at the end of last season.

Otherwise unchanged I think. Jake Lehmann still in the squad of 13 and must be breathing down the necks of Ross/Cooper.

Jake 70 odd not out going into day 4 in Canberra.

Raphael out in the 70's as well.

Tony Clifton wrote:Did it take Darren Lehmann a couple of seasons to make his first ton?

Darren Lehmann played one game in 1987-88, the full season in 1988-89 and then made his first century against Victoria in Melbourne in December 1989 whilst still a teenager. He went on to make four centuries that season including a double century.