Muttiah Muralitharan

[West Ealing Bee]

He has taken 9-51 in the 1st innings against Zimbabwe out of 234-9 and there is still one wicket left to take.

Got to be a chance he will become the 3rd man to take all 10 wickets in an innings, after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble.

Although it is unlikely, he could still beat the 10-53 of Laker and could do better than Kumble who took 10-76.

Even if he only finishes with 9 it would only be the 15th time that 9 had been taken in a test innings.

Quite an achievement.

 

[Holysmit]

Yeah but does he chuck it or not?

 

[Mr Tree]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Holysmit:
Yeah but does he chuck it or not?</font>

no, otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to bowl...

amazing acheievement, good on him, great bowler...

 

[Holysmit]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dan the Bee:
no, otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to bowl...

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Well there has been a lot of debate in the past over whether he throws it and yes at one point he was suspended from bowling in a match because his action was deemed illegal. Rantangua then captain of Sri Lanka then refued to carry on with the game because of this and walked his team off. His bowling action has been questioned a couple of times since with ICC commisions so I feel my question is fairly valid.

 

[Mr Tree]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Holysmit:
Well there has been a lot of debate in the past over whether he throws it and yes at one point he was suspended from bowling in a match because his action was deemed illegal. Rantangua then captain of Sri Lanka then refued to carry on with the game because of this and walked his team off. His bowling action has been questioned a couple of times since with ICC commisions so I feel my question is fairly valid.</font>

or

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anyway, yes, i understand, but he wouldn't be allowed to bowl if he chucked it, so my answer was valid, duh!

 

[Holysmit]

Dan you speak of how imature we are in chit chat with the story game thread etc and then you resort to the childish level of blah blah when you realise your point has been answered talk about double standards.

 

[Mr Tree]

it's not double standards, it's telling you to be quiet!!

Chaminda Vaas got the last wicket, to leave Murali with figures of

40-19-51-9

very impressive nonetheless!!

 

[TW3Bee]

Took the last India wicket today to reach 800 Test Wickets.

 

[Mark H]

Incredible career. What an ending to get your last ever wicket in test cricket to get to 800.

You do wonder if the bowler at the other end was told to bowl outside off-stump.

 

[Ghost]

I bet Tuffers still can't spell his name

 

[Mr Tree]

lol would've been such a let-down if the other guy had got the last wicket!

as that remarkably mature young man above pointed out, whatever the questions of the validity of his action, it's a real shame if it's allowed to overshadow the achievement. remarkable bowler, and a record that will stand for a long long time

 

[West Ealing Bee]

Not sure why everyone is going on about 800.

He took five in that World XI v Australia game that I - and many leading cricket statisticians - don't think should count.

795 and out for Murali.

 

[Mr Tree]

fair enough - but, they are counting it, and it gives him a nice round number. i'm happy for him

 

[West Ealing Bee]

fair enough - but, they are counting it, and it gives him a nice round number. i'm happy for him

These sort of games get added in and taken away by the ridiculous body that is the ICC all the time.

I wouldn't be surprised if in 20 years someone takes over at ICC that wants it out so he goes down to 795.

 

[sussexb]

fair enough - but, they are counting it, and it gives him a nice round number. i'm happy for him

Me too. Remarkable player, and seems like a really nice guy as well.

Isn;t the stat that he's taken 40% of the wickets Sri Lanka have taken whilst he's been playing?? Insanity.

 

[Newbee]

A great bowler, i wonder if his record will ever get beaten seeing that 20/20 seems to be the game all the kids will be wanting to play in the future.

 

[malvernbee]

Daryl Harper has sent a well done message.

In fairness he's propelled SL as a competitive cricket team in all formats, Someone a team like Bangladesh are crying out for.

 

[GP200]

I bet Tuffers still can't spell his own name

...................probably not.................................

 

[TW1Bee]

Good job the slip didn't drop the catch. How would he have felt.