Josh Hazlewood dropped Williamson on 21, but otherwise maintained a stranglehold on New Zealand's scoring rate with figures of 3 for 16. Kane Williamson's masterful 85 off 48 balls took New Zealand to 172 - the highest total in a World Cup final - but in a tournament heavily favouring chasing teams, their weak start (57 for 1 in the first ten overs) ultimately cost them. In Dubai, Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets in a match reminiscent in its one-sidedness of the 50-over World Cup final between the two sides in 2015. He died in Sydney in 1995.Ī new T20 World Cup winner is crowned. Larwood, who was loudly barracked in Australia when he played, ironically later emigrated there. He was a lusty hitter, too, and in his last Test, in Sydney, he creamed 98 as nightwatchman. Although he wasn't a tall man, he was hostile and fiercely quick, with an action so vigorous that, legend has it, his knuckles would scrape the surface in his follow-through. But his part in the controversy should not obscure Larwood's brilliance. After that, Larwood was never picked for England again, partly because of his refusal to apologise for tactics others had devised. In five Tests Larwood took 33 wickets at 19.51, and made even Don Bradman seem human. Harold Larwood was Douglas Jardine's main man when he unleashed his leg theory on Australia in 1932-33. He quit Test cricket in 2007-08 but his reflexes didn't desert him during the IPL, where he played for Deccan Chargers and led them to the title in 2009.īirth of a man best remembered for his part in the Bodyline controversy. He also has the fourth fastest Test century (balls faced) and was the first player to hit 100 Test sixes. In the heavyweight clash in South Africa in 2001-02, Gilchrist walloped 204 not out off only 213 balls in Johannesburg. His innings include a brutal 152 against England at Edgbaston in 2001, as well as the astonishing 122 that set up victory over India in Mumbai, when he smashed his century off 84 balls.
With his ability to nail a good position created by the top order, Gilchrist was central to Steve Waugh's great Test-cricket revolution of winning the toss and bowling first. When Ian Healy retired it looked like Australia would finally have a weakness to exploit, but instead they brought in a wicketkeeper who averaged over 40, and scored those runs at an indecent rate. In its rich history, Test cricket has never seen a player quite like Adam Gilchrist, who was born today. Adam Gilchrist: probably the most destructive wicketkeeper-batter the game has seen © Getty Images
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