1 Feburary 1981

[dedja]

There was a theory going that Chappell recalled a World Series Cricket game in the 78-79 season when West Indian tailender Wayne Daniel hit Mick Malone for 6 to win the game off the last ball.

Wayne Daniel needed 5 off 2 balls to win and smacked a six off the first ball off a Mick Malone long hop that said please hit me ... a tad different from requiring six off the last ball to tie I would have thought.

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Not trying to rationalise Greg Chappell's actions, but a South African bloke at work told me a story yesterday concerning a provincial one day final in South Africa. In a similar situation, Natal's Jonty Rhodes needed 7 runs to win off the final ball from Transvaal's Richard Snell (first bloke to take a Test wicket for South Africa upon their re-introduction to Tests). He's smashed a no ball for 6 and then won the game off the next delivery.

Then wouldn't they have needed 8 to win off the final ball? Unless they played under different rules, it would have been 1 run for the no-ball, plus 6.

Pedantics aside, fancy bowling a no-ball in that situation!

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Apologies for going off course, but you will find the match in here:

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seaso ... 90-91.html

They played a best of three semi final series, but just one final it seems. The first leg is the match, so not everything was riding on it.

[Hondo]

There was a theory going that Chappell recalled a World Series Cricket game in the 78-79 season when West Indian tailender Wayne Daniel hit Mick Malone for 6 to win the game off the last ball.

Wayne Daniel needed 5 off 2 balls to win and smacked a six off the first ball off a Mick Malone long hop that said please hit me ... a tad different from requiring six off the last ball to tie I would have thought.

Yes it was a terrible ball by Malone from what I recall of the footage. I guess it's just the concept of a big strong tailender hitting a 6 off a medium pacer right at the end. Greg Chappell in hindsight showed a complete lack of confidence in his brother's ability not to bowl as bad a delivery as Malone did.

[dedja]

There was a theory going that Chappell recalled a World Series Cricket game in the 78-79 season when West Indian tailender Wayne Daniel hit Mick Malone for 6 to win the game off the last ball.

Wayne Daniel needed 5 off 2 balls to win and smacked a six off the first ball off a Mick Malone long hop that said please hit me ... a tad different from requiring six off the last ball to tie I would have thought.

Yes it was a terrible ball by Malone from what I recall of the footage. I guess it's just the concept of a big strong tailender hitting a 6 off a medium pacer right at the end. Greg Chappell in hindsight showed a complete lack of confidence in his brother's ability not to bowl as bad a delivery as Malone did.

I think Mick was on his Pat Malone after that ball.

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And that match was:

http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/S ... 37797.html

I find it amazing the match went to 11.50pm!

[Brucetiki]

And that match was:

http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/S ... 37797.html

I find it amazing the match went to 11.50pm!

or 10:30 on the 'offical' clock after Packer arranged for the clock to be slowed to allow the lights to be kept on after 10:30

[Booney]

And that match was:

http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/S ... 37797.html

I find it amazing the match went to 11.50pm!

or 10:30 on the 'offical' clock after Packer arranged for the clock to be slowed to allow the lights to be kept on after 10:30

At a dinner one night Max Walker spoke of that story, very funny indeed.

[Hondo]

Another anectode on the underarm ball from the cricket in the 80s DVD was that afterwards apparently Doug Walters set out to prove that a 6 could be hit from a grubber. I think he tried a few theories in the nets and was adamant it could be done but not able to prove it.

[Rik E Boy]

Another anectode on the underarm ball from the cricket in the 80s DVD was that afterwards apparently Doug Walters set out to prove that a 6 could be hit from a grubber. I think he tried a few theories in the nets and was adamant it could be done but not able to prove it.

I read in 'The Gloves of Irony' by Rod Marsh that Douggie stuck his foot out and the ball popped up and he clouted it out of the park.

regards,

REB

[McAlmanac]

Not trying to rationalise Greg Chappell's actions, but a South African bloke at work told me a story yesterday concerning a provincial one day final in South Africa. In a similar situation, Natal's Jonty Rhodes needed 7 runs to win off the final ball from Transvaal's Richard Snell (first bloke to take a Test wicket for South Africa upon their re-introduction to Tests). He's smashed a no ball for 6 and then won the game off the next delivery.

Then wouldn't they have needed 8 to win off the final ball? Unless they played under different rules, it would have been 1 run for the no-ball, plus 6.

Pedantics aside, fancy bowling a no-ball in that situation!

Remember it was 90-91. Can't remember if you got the extra run for the no ball then. It seems he might have hit a six and a four, judging from your excellently researched scorecard.