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Interesting/unusual things that have happened in cricket.

Nasser Butt-Head

Nasser Butt-Head

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Back when India Pakistan played cricket normally, they used to play bilateral ODI series in Canada. Sahara cup or something. Some absolute cracking series with some heavyweight players involved (some more than others:D). Anyway, one particular match, Pakistan had batted and India was chasing, not that anyone was bothered in the cricket by the end. In amongst a particularly partisan crowd of India fans, some daft lad had thought it was a good idea to bring a mega phone. All match, he kept shouting the same thing 'Aloo aloo' (potato) and 'fat boy' at Inzamam ul Haq all match, whether he was batting, fielding in the slips, warming up on the side lines, it was incessant. It was very audible on TV, even the commentators joined in on air with the long drawn out annoying drone of a voice...Aloooo Alooooooo, all day long.

Only thing was, Inzy wasn't best pleased. It had obviously been building up during the day, and then some time into the 2nd innings as he was contemplating what he was going to have for dinner, he just snapped, the last barb of 'looking for potatoes in your belly?' must have set him off. From the slips, like a gazelle that he was, he jumped over the barriers and proceeded to kick fuck out of said fan, then went back in with a bat in hand. Never seen owt like it.

Chaos ensued, the likes I've never seen in a match before. Fans, officials, players trying to get the steaming Inzy off this stunned fan. If you watch the footage, he looks to calm down at one point and then goes piling in again. Bloody brilliant. Daft fan got exactly what he deserved that day, chat shit get banged! I don't know what Inzy's punishment was or whether he was given a medal. I'd like to think he got off scot free.

P.s The funniest thing for me, and I didn't realise at the time was, where did he get the bat from? Pakistan was fielding and he didn't have time to go into the dressing room either. It was an anecdote given during an after dinner talk that some of the Indian team gave years later, that we got to find out.

Ganguly was batting that day and when Inzy snapped, he didn't go to the boundary 1st, he went to the middle, approached Ganguly and asked him for his bat, very nicely mind you. Ganguly asked why? Inzy just replied "I'm going to smash it over som'bitch's head" (obviously translated and parapharased), without hesitation and not wanting to feel his wrath, he handed his bat over sharpish! Absolute quality. :lol:

They don't need to be as long winded as mine, but any funny/obscure cricketing stories kicking about?
 

MONTYMCPHAIL said:
Richie Richardson was out first ball at Wearmouth
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I know I said you didn't have to write an essay, but colour in the picture a little mate. :lol: It does sound interesting.
Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan said:
I'll tell you one about two Counties, Durham and Yorkshire, the things that they've done and shouldn't have and the punishments they received relative to the offences.
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I'll file that under unusual. ECB are a bunch of hypocritical wankers. There was always something dodgy about Durham CC's punishment for me, we still haven't found out have we? Graves at Yorks sticking his oar in?
thamesvalleyman said:
Doubt that anyone could even come close marra. That's a classic 😃
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It was mate, still tickles me to this day. I'd love to hear what Inzamams take on it. I might see if there's one kicking about somewhere.
 
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Doubt will anyone come close to stokes accidentally sending the NZ ball for a boundary in a WC final.

An absolutely freak incident in the most high profile game.
 
smoker said:
Wish there was some footage of that.
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Footage of what mate? There's a poor quality YouTube link in the OP.
Raker said:
Doubt will anyone come close to stokes accidentally sending the NZ ball for a boundary in a WC final.

An absolutely freak incident in the most high profile game.
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That was freakish. I just think we were destined to win that WC. I knew it when Boult trod on the boundary rope after he had taken that catch toward the end, it was going to be our day.
 
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Nasser Butt-Head said:
Footage of what mate? There's a poor quality YouTube link in the OP.

That was freakish. I just think we were destined to win that WC. I knew it when Boult trod on the boundary rope after he had taken that catch toward the end, it was going to be our day.
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I was being a smartsrse as getting video unavailable, but worked when I searched for it in Youtube
 
Appreciate it's relatively well known, but I always find it odd that that Australia won the 1st test match in 1877 by 45 runs, and won the centenary test match by 45 runs.

Arkle scoring his incredible 174 in England's 2nd innings
 
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