Cricket Radio Show ... July 14 2012 ... Mark Boucher Retires

Highlights : Mark Boucher of South Africa announces his retirement owing to the freak injury which lacerated his left eye. One of all the all time wicket keeping greats he had 999 victims in Test Matches and ODIs.

Timeline :
2:22 ... West Indies Vs New Zealand ODI Match 4. Importance of tail wagging, West Indies post a total of 264 runs.

7:15 ... Sri Lanka Pakistan 3rd Test. Rain affected draw but Pakistan's youngsters perform.

11:30 ... Batting Power plays and further discussion of DRS

16:04 ... Mark Boucher's Injury and Retirement

20:40 ... This Day in cricket...Malcolm Marshall's one handed devastation of England.

27:20 ... Shout-out to Skanda and Anand Godbole

28:10 ... Retirement of Tatenda Taibu and Brett Lee

31:30 ... India Sri Lanka series , Irfan Pathan's inclusion and other team selection issues for Team India.

39:03 ... England South Africa series schedule.

41:58 ... New Jersey Cricket Leagues Round Up

July 07 2012 ... Day's Play

July 07 2012 ... Day's Play

1932 -- Don Bradman scores a double century in Montreal Canada against a local all Montreal team.

1958 -- CA Milton scores an unbeaten 104 on his Test cricket debut for England against New Zealand at  Headingley.

1859 -- Birthday of George Hearne of England, brother of Frank and Alec Hearne played Test cricket.

1970 -- Birthday of MN Patel, born in Bombay played for England in 1996 against India, left arm spinner.


1979 -- Birthday of Douglas Hondo of Zimbabwe. Test fast bowler played in 2001.

1981 -- Birthday of Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India. One of India's most successful captains and ODI batsman with a great ability to finish matches.

1984 -- Birthday of Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh. Dashing batsman who became the youngest to score a Test century.


Cricket Radio Show on 2012-07-07 ... Highlights



Timeline :
2:00 ... Indus CC Vs Woodbridge CC in the Nj Millenium Cricket League.

4:08 ... England Vs Australia 4th ODI, which England won convincingly.

6:39 ... Cricket Analytics ... Fundamental Analysis of England - Australia 4th ODI, analysis of the run chase

12:48 ... West Indies Vs New Zealand 2nd ODI at Kingston Jamaica. Chris Gayle's magnificent century

16:05 ... India Vs Sri Lanka, team selection.

19:05 ... This Day in Cricket ... Events, Birthdays, Obituaries. Birthday of MS Dhoni

27:30 ... Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan Test Series discussion. 2nd Test highlights and preview of 3rd Test.

33:55 ... Did You Know segment. Big Partnerships, Most LBW decisions in a Test Match.

37:09 ... Round Up of all New Jersey Cricket Leagues.

41:10 ... Top Scorers, Top Wicket Takers  in New Jersey Cricket Leagues

June 30 2012 ... Day's Play

June 30 2012 ... Day's Play

1899 -- Jack Hearne medium fast bowler of England registers England's first hat-trick against Australia in the Leeds Test. The victims were Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble, all scoring ducks.

1924 -- England score 503 for the loss of 2 wickets against S.Africa in the 2nd Test at Lords. A double century by Jack Hobbs and a century apiece by Herbert Sutcliffe and Frank Woolley enabled this record score.

1930 -- Don Bradman of Australia scores 254 against England in the 2nd Test at Lords, consisting 25 fours in 320 minutes.  Australia posted an imposing total of 721 overshadowing a brilliant 173 by Duleepsinhji for England .

1966 -- Test Debut of  Derek Underwood of England against the West Indies at Trent Bridge. Though he went wicket less, he was one of the best spin bowlers for England capturing 297 wickets. 

1933 -- Birthday of Mike JK Smith of England, captain of the mid 1960s. Toured India in 1961-62 and 1964.

1941 -- Birthday of John Jameson, born in Bombay played for England in the early 70s.


1941 -- Birthday of Peter Pollock of South Africa. Leading fast bowler in the 1960s, taking 116 wickets in just 28 Tests at 24 runs a wicket. Part of the great Pollock family, brother Graham and son Shaun.

1969 -- Birthday of Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka. One Of Sri Lanka's all time greats, MVP for the 1996 World Cup which SriLanka won. Opening batsman known for his attacking style and also a very useful spin bowler.

1973 -- Birthday of Dodda Ganesh of India. Fast bowler from Karnataka, took a lot of wickets in domestic cricket but had only a brief Test career,