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Q: Chasing 203, Yorkshire were down in the dumps with the score at the end of 46 overs reading 9/123. A further 80 runs were required to win from the remaining 54 balls (it was a 55 over match). Nobody had scored more than Boycott's 31 in Yorkshire's innings when no. 11 Mark Johnson joined their wicketkeeper for the last wicket.
The following overs saw 9 sixes being hit, all from the bat of that diminutive wicketkeeper batsman who took particular liking for the slow left arm spin of David Steele and hit him 26 in an over.
Not only did he manage to eke out a 1 wicket win for Yorkshire with a 80 run partnership where Johnson's contribution was a mere 4 runs, he also ended with an unbeaten hundred against his name. In a result that not many had seen coming an hour ago, the match was over with 8 balls to spare.
The following overs saw 9 sixes being hit, all from the bat of that diminutive wicketkeeper batsman who took particular liking for the slow left arm spin of David Steele and hit him 26 in an over.
Not only did he manage to eke out a 1 wicket win for Yorkshire with a 80 run partnership where Johnson's contribution was a mere 4 runs, he also ended with an unbeaten hundred against his name. In a result that not many had seen coming an hour ago, the match was over with 8 balls to spare.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/447/the-random-cricket-photos-guy-guy/blog/478/david-bairstow-yorkshire-v-derbyshire-benson-and-hedges-cup-match-in-1982
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Q: Since a talented Shubman Gill’s bat sans a sponsor sticker has got everyone wondering, it reminded me of one of the most famous pictures from the game in the 21st century where the subject is curiously without a bat sponsor. Here is the story behind it.
In 2001, Steve Waugh was entering his 16th year of international cricket at the age of 36. In 2001, his bat sponsorship deal with bat manufacturers Gunn and Moore also came to an end. Their Australian bat-making operation wasn’t making enough money and they just didn’t have the money to pay him. In the background, there was also a tussle going on between ICC and the cricketers as ICC at that point only allowed batsmen to use logos of bat manufacturers. Bat manufacturers didn’t have the kind of money to shell out for sponsorships that other players like MRF or Reebok had.
At this point, if you’re wondering that how did MRF manage to find space on Sachin Tendulkar’s bat, well, that’s because they were clever, like many Indian companies before them. MRF or Madras Rubber Factory is a tyre manufacturing company but to circumvent the ICC rules and be on the bat of the most popular cricketer, they just brought a bat factory!
In 2001, Steve Waugh was entering his 16th year of international cricket at the age of 36. In 2001, his bat sponsorship deal with bat manufacturers Gunn and Moore also came to an end. Their Australian bat-making operation wasn’t making enough money and they just didn’t have the money to pay him. In the background, there was also a tussle going on between ICC and the cricketers as ICC at that point only allowed batsmen to use logos of bat manufacturers. Bat manufacturers didn’t have the kind of money to shell out for sponsorships that other players like MRF or Reebok had.
At this point, if you’re wondering that how did MRF manage to find space on Sachin Tendulkar’s bat, well, that’s because they were clever, like many Indian companies before them. MRF or Madras Rubber Factory is a tyre manufacturing company but to circumvent the ICC rules and be on the bat of the most popular cricketer, they just brought a bat factory!
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/447/the-random-cricket-photos-guy-guy/blog/477/random-cricket-photos-steve-waughs-bat-stickerless
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Chasing 203, Yorkshire were down in the dumps with the score at the end of 46 overs reading 9/123. A further 80 runs were required to win from the remaining 54 balls (it was a 55 over match). Nobod ...
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Since a talented Shubman Gill’s bat sans a sponsor sticker has got everyone wondering, it reminded me of one of the most famous pictures from the game in the 21st century where the subject is cur ...
