International Cricket Captain

[Zaz]

England Take Out First One Day Match

An unbeaten 94 by Kevin Pieterson and a brilliant 6/29 from Stuart Broad have guided England to a 23 run victory in the first One Day International against India. After Trescothick came out firing with 35, the English order collapsed (including a 2 ball duck for Hildreth on debut) with Kevin Pieterson their only shining light. India started strongly and looked to be in the drivers seat before Broad stepped forward and demolished the Indian batting attack. England lead the series 1-0 with 2 matches to play. Previous to this, England lost the Twenty20 match by 20 runs, falling short of India's 162.

* Highest innings score in a Test: 4/592 dec. (Against India)

* Highest innings score in a ODI: 200 (Against India)

* Lowest innings score against: 316 (India)

* Lowest ODI score against: 177 (India)

* Highest individual score in a Test: 289 (Vaughan against India)

* Highest individual ODI score: 94* (Pieterson against India)

* Best bowling in a Test (innings): 6/69 (Panesar against India)

* Best bowling in a Test (match): 7/144 (Panesar against India)

* Best bowling in an ODI: 6/29 (Broad against India)

* Quickest 50: Didn't take note of this

* Quickest 100: Didn't take note of this

* Most runs in a series: 596 (Vaughan at 119.20)

* Most runs in the year

* Most wickets in a series: 14 (Panesar at 30.43)

* Most wickets in a year

Now the special awards

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only): 6* (Harvey) >_>

* Highest score with Monty Panesar: 9

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Do I have to keep using Nixon? He's rather shite =/

Edited April 25, 2007 by Zaz

[Liam]

Whats the easiest way to check out how a player did in a single series? Asking for the runs and wicket totals.

[Zaz]

Whats the easiest way to check out how a player did in a single series? Asking for the runs and wicket totals.

[Liam]

Whats the easiest way to check out how a player did in a single series? Asking for the runs and wicket totals.

Unless the series was the first they played in that year, going through each match and counting =/

I assumed as such....>_>

[lafunky xxvii]

Yes you have to keep Nixon .

Edited April 25, 2007 by lafunky xxvii

[Dan]

• Highest innings score in a Test:318ao vs India 1st test

• Highest innings score in a ODI

• Lowest innings score against: 334ao vs India 1st test

• Lowest ODI score against:447/8 dec vs India 1st test

• Highest individual score in a Test: Kevin Pietersen:156 (85/71) vs India 1st test

• Highest individual ODI score

• Best bowling in a Test (innings): Harmison 3/39

• Best bowling in a Test (match): Collingwood 2/71

• Best bowling in an ODI

• Quickest 50: Kevin Pietersen second inning vs India 1st test

• Quickest 100

• Most runs in a series

• Most runs in the year

• Most wickets in a series

• Most wickets in a year

  Now the special awards

• First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan

• Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only)

• Highest score with Monty Panesar - 0 both innings >_>

[Dan]

Whoah, brought Chris Rees in the injured Hoggard.

Took 2 five wicket hauls in his first test :|

[Thomas]

I'm currently 3-1 up with one to play in the ODI series with West Indies. I'll post a summary after the final game. Vaughan got 111 too in the second match!

[Thomas]

Won the 5th match to take the series 4-1. It was the form mainly of Vaughan and Trescothick opening the batting. Vaughan's five scores were: 84, 61, 111, 90, 89*.

Next up: Tour to Sri Lanka!

[Liam]

Played 3 matches thus far in the West Indies Test Series, and so far the series is sitting at 1-1. The first match was drawn, when I seemed to be in a decent position, but just couldn't get the score I needed on the board quick enough. The 2nd test, I put about 480 on the board in my second innings for 3, to give me a 300 lead, declared early on the 5th day and then saw the Windies rattle off my score with 2 wickets and 2 overs to spare, close, but poor captaining by me. In the last one, the Windies batting just didn't get going on either innings, and it left me just over 200 to win with my 2nd innings. Was cruising, but lost 4 wickets for 14 or so runs, but only lost 2 others and picked up a 4 wicket victory.

The only real changes to my team has been Cook as the standard opening partnership with Vaughan, Broad in for the first 2 tests, dropped from Tremlett in the 3rd, and I've dropped Strauss for Collingwood (I believe), due to me needing a 5th option for the ball. It was either Bell or Strauss, with Vaughan, Cook, Trescothick, Pietersen, Flintoff and Nixon already in, so I dumped Strauss due to form. Panesar and Harmison made up the other places.

Games off, so this is all off the top of my head generally, but I'll be updating my scores when I next get on.

Edited April 25, 2007 by Liam Byrne

[9 to 5]

Managed to won the meaningless 3rd test. Having similar scores to each other in the first innings at 400+, I reduced them to 262 all out thanks to the magic of Money. With a reasonable target to chase, it seemed every time we would start up the making of a reasonable partnership we lost a wicket. Lucky that George Harvey in his 2nd ever test showed the mature and level-headedness of a vet to look after the tale and see us home on 271-7, with himself getting an unbeaten 97. Onto the 20/20 and ODI series, where I really suck.

# Highest innings score in a Test - 491 vs India

# Highest innings score in a ODI

# Lowest innings score against - India, 247

# Lowest ODI score against

# Highest individual score in a Test- Pietersen 173

# Highest individual ODI score

# Best bowling in a Test (innings) - 5/82 Flintoff

# Best bowling in a Test (match) - 6/150 Flintoff

# Best bowling in an ODI

# Quickest 50 - Strauss, 77 balls

# Quickest 100 - Bell, 188 balls

# Most runs in a series - Pietersen, 361

# Most runs in the year

# Most wickets in a series - Flintoff, 13

# Most wickets in a year

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only) - George Harvey, 54

* Highest score with Monty Panesar - 12

[Liam]

I absolutely crushed the Windies in the final test, winning the Series 2-1. I got a reasonable 382 in the first innings, but when they were all out for just over 200, I was in command, and blasted my way to a 550 run lead before declaring. I ended up taking the victory by 263 runs. Man of the series was either Panesar or Cook, Cook blasting some really decent scores at the top of the order.

I then went on to win the 20/20 by 30 runs. I put 174 on the board, with a good 48 by Varun Chopra (I guy, I admit, I picked due to me going to school with him.....as well as him being good). One of the best scores I'd got in 20/20, and West Indies struggled all the way. Now for the ODI's.

* Highest innings score in a Test: 448/3 dec (Windies 2nd Test)

* Highest innings score in a ODI: 271/9 (India 2nd ODI)

* Lowest innings score against: 216 all out (Windies 4th Test)

* Lowest ODI score against: 198 all out (India 1st ODI)

* Highest individual score in a Test: 178 (Cook 2st Test Windies)

* Highest individual ODI score: 122 (Pietersen 2nd ODI India)

* Best bowling in a Test (innings): 6/57 (Panesar 4th Test Windies)

* Best bowling in a Test (match): 11/108 (Panesar 4th Test Windies)

* Best bowling in an ODI 4/30 (Dalrymple 3rd ODI India)

* Quickest 50: 50 off 48 balls (Pietersen 2nd ODI India)

* Quickest 100: I wasn't paying attention, but Pietersen thus far, not sure how many balls though

* Most runs in a series: 558 (Cook vs Windies)

* Most runs in the year

* Most wickets in a series: 25 (Panesar vs Windies)

* Most wickets in a year

Now the special awards

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only)

* Highest score with Monty Panesar: 8

[9 to 5]

My 20/20 game was also quite fun. India got what I thought was a fairly low 128 for 6, and with Vaughan and Strauss blasting away at the top order with a stand of 72 I thought no sweat. Then Singh got to work. By the 2nd to last ball Sharma dismissed my 3rd highest scorer Nixon for 18, leaving it all up to Simon Jones to get at least two runs off the last ball. He managed a very streaky four and we snatched the game by 3 wickets. >_>

No records beaten, so I won't both updating that. My squad for the ODI's reads Vaughan, Pietersen, Harvey, Bell, Cook, Bopara, Strauss, Nixon, Collingwood, Flintoff, Jones, Hoggard, Panesar, Broad and Anderson.

[9 to 5]

I think you will need this screenshot for my 1st ODI game.

# Highest innings score in a Test - 491 vs India

# Highest innings score in a ODI

# Lowest innings score against - India, 247

# Lowest ODI score against

# Highest individual score in a Test - Pietersen 173

# Highest individual ODI score - Vaughan 125

# Best bowling in a Test (innings) - 5/82 Flintoff

# Best bowling in a Test (match) - 6/150 Flintoff

# Best bowling in an ODI

# Quickest 50 - Strauss, 67 balls

# Quickest 100 - Bell, 129 balls

# Most runs in a series - Pietersen, 361

# Most runs in the year

# Most wickets in a series - Flintoff, 13

# Most wickets in a year

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan - 1st Test vs India

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only) - George Harvey, 54

* Highest score with Monty Panesar - 12

[9 to 5]

Lost easily again, my bowling is terrible. Collingwood was best with bat and ball, Havary and Pietersen tred too but too many players not doing enough every match is costing us. Plus, I am not that good. >_>

# Highest innings score in a Test - 491 vs India

# Highest innings score in a ODI

# Lowest innings score against - India, 247

# Lowest ODI score against

# Highest individual score in a Test - Pietersen 173

# Highest individual ODI score - Vaughan 125

# Best bowling in a Test (innings) - 5/82 Flintoff

# Best bowling in a Test (match) - 6/150 Flintoff

# Best bowling in an ODI

# Quickest 50 - Pietersen, 31 balls

# Quickest 100 - Bell, 129 balls

# Most runs in a series - Pietersen, 361

# Most runs in the year

# Most wickets in a series - Flintoff, 13

# Most wickets in a year

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan - 1st Test vs India

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only) - George Harvey, 54

* Highest score with Monty Panesar - 12

[Zaz]

After the shithouse second one day match, I posted a modest total of 220 in the third (Bell 76, Trescothick 58) and India looked to be in the match before they lost 7-13 and I won by 44 runs.

* Highest innings score in a Test: 4/592 dec. (Against India)

* Highest innings score in a ODI: 220 (Against India)

* Lowest innings score against: 316 (India)

* Lowest ODI score against: 176 (India)

* Highest individual score in a Test: 289 (Vaughan against India)

* Highest individual ODI score: 94* (Pieterson against India)

* Best bowling in a Test (innings): 6/69 (Panesar against India)

* Best bowling in a Test (match): 7/144 (Panesar against India)

* Best bowling in an ODI: 6/29 (Broad against India)

* Most runs in a 3 match Test series: 596 (Vaughan at 119.20 against India)

* Most runs in a 3 match ODI series: 128 (Trescothick at 42.67 against India)

* Most runs in the year

* Most wickets in a 3 match Test series: 14 (Panesar at 30.43 against India)

* Most wickets in a 3 match ODI series: 9 (Broadm at 9.44 against India)

* Most wickets in a year

Now the special awards

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only): 6* (Harvey) >_>

* Highest score with Monty Panesar: 9

[Zaz]

Beat West Indies by an innings and 21 runs in the first test. Pieterson got 140 and Vaughan 71. Flintoff and Panesar got 17 wickets between them overall, with Flintoff getting 6-46 and 3-54, Panesar 3-49 and 5-50.

* Highest innings score in a Test: 4/592 dec. (Against India)

* Highest innings score in a ODI: 220 (Against India)

* Lowest innings score against: 316 (India)

* Lowest ODI score against: 164 (West Indies)

* Highest individual score in a Test: 289 (Vaughan against India)

* Highest individual ODI score: 94* (Pieterson against India)

* Best bowling in a Test (innings): 6/46 (Flintoff against West Indies)

* Best bowling in a Test (match): 9/100 (Flintoff against West Indies)

* Best bowling in an ODI: 6/29 (Broad against India)

* Most runs in a 3 match Test series: 596 (Vaughan at 119.20 against India)

* Most runs in a 3 match ODI series: 128 (Trescothick at 42.67 against India)

* Most runs in the year

* Most wickets in a 3 match Test series: 14 (Panesar at 30.43 against India)

* Most wickets in a 3 match ODI series: 9 (Broadm at 9.44 against India)

* Most wickets in a year

Now the special awards

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only): 6* (Harvey) >_>

* Highest score with Monty Panesar: 9

[Liam]

Was absolutely crushed in the first ODI against the Windies. Lost the toss, and they put on 279 in 50 overs, and it was all uphill from there. The only good thing in the bowling was Hoggard's return to the team saw him pick up 3 wickets.

I then ended up all out for 135. I had Bopara, Collingwood and Chopra in, bad team selection really, and will probably look to include Bell, Strauss or Cook in the 2nd ODI, as the batting failed badly.

EDIT: Bollocks, I forgot that once you chose your team, you are stuck with it >_>

SECOND EDIT: 2nd match, and 2-0 down already. I was in to bat first, and managed to only achieve 176. I got 6 of thier wickets, but they rattled it off with 2 overs to spare.

LAST EDIT: Finally beat them, but almost threw it away. I had them bowled out for 176, helped by some beautiful bowling by Panesar, and was racing my way towards it, when I had a collapse. I ended up winning by 3 wickets with 2 balls to spare, as the runs dried up completely. Now, at least it is 2-1, and I'm still in with a chance.

* Highest innings score in a Test: 448/3 dec (Windies 2nd Test)

* Highest innings score in a ODI: 271/9 (India 2nd ODI)

* Lowest innings score against: 216 all out (Windies 4th Test)

* Lowest ODI score against: 176 all out (Windies 3rd ODI)

* Highest individual score in a Test: 178 (Cook 2st Test Windies)

* Highest individual ODI score: 122 (Pietersen 2nd ODI India)

* Best bowling in a Test (innings): 6/57 (Panesar 4th Test Windies)

* Best bowling in a Test (match): 11/108 (Panesar 4th Test Windies)

* Best bowling in an ODI 4/28 (Panesar 3rd ODI Windies)

* Quickest 50: 50 off 48 balls (Pietersen 2nd ODI India)

* Quickest 100: I wasn't paying attention, but Pietersen thus far, not sure how many balls though

* Most runs in a series: 558 (Cook vs Windies)

* Most runs in the year

* Most wickets in a series: 25 (Panesar vs Windies)

* Most wickets in a year

Now the special awards

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only)

* Highest score with Monty Panesar: 8

Edited April 27, 2007 by Liam Byrne

[Thomas]

There aren't any other cricket threads so I'll shove it in here. I got my first century today! Wahey. 131 runs at over a run a ball, which is unusual for me. It was part of a 312 second wicket partnership. We got the 380-2 off 40 overs (yep, 9.5 an over), and bowled them out for 180 off an incredibly boring 30 overs (they could've at least tried to smash it about). So... good stuff.

[9 to 5]

Lost the last ODI against India by 11 runs. Always just fell short against them I think. 1st tes against the Windies went well. 1st innings batting collasped bar Pietersen, Harvey and Flintoff. The latter two getting 156 and 181no to give us a total of 453. Soon bowled them out for 275, they managed to avoid the follow-on despite early loss of wickets. Only got one century next innings, a fine 132 from Collingwood who's lost wicket had us declared at 380/7. The Windians were too far behind to make a real challenge and eventually fell for 319. So, this is what a lead feels like eh?

# Highest innings score in a Test - 491 vs India

# Highest innings score in a ODI

# Lowest innings score against - India, 247

# Lowest ODI score against

# Highest individual score in a Test - Flintoff 181*

# Highest individual ODI score - Vaughan 125

# Best bowling in a Test (innings) - 5/82 Flintoff

# Best bowling in a Test (match) - 6/150 Flintoff

# Best bowling in an ODI

# Quickest 50 - Pietersen, 31 balls

# Quickest 100 - Flintoff, 122 balls

# Most runs in a series - Pietersen, 361

# Most runs in the year

# Most wickets in a series - Flintoff, 13

# Most wickets in a year

* First person to score an ODI 100 with Michael Vaughan - 1st Test vs India

* Highest score by the 'next' Alistair Cook (debut only) - George Harvey, 54

* Highest score with Monty Panesar - 12