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Winning by Scoring Less
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arahim
Dec 20, 2009, 3:07:57 PM12/20/09
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1. How many times, in tests, has a team won, when all wickets fell, by
scoring less off the bat than their opponents?
scoring less off the bat than their opponents?
2. How many times, in tests, has a team lost, when all wickets fell,
when its bowlers gave away less runs than their opponent's bowlers?
Aslam Siddiqui
Dec 25, 2009, 4:49:35 PM12/25/09
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arahim wrote:
> 1. How many times, in tests, has a team won, when all wickets fell, by
> scoring less off the bat than their opponents?
>
> 1. How many times, in tests, has a team won, when all wickets fell, by
> scoring less off the bat than their opponents?
>
This has happened only twice. The Extras are given in parentheses.
The sides batting first are listed first.
Aus 586(12) & 166(7) lost to Eng 325(21) & 437(22) by 10 runs
Sydney (1) 1894-95 (Eng followed on)
SAf 169(16) & 239(19) beat Aus 292(6) & 111(3) by 5 runs
Sydney, 1993-94
Also of interest:
Eng 180(18) & 163(20) beat Aus 220(9) & 104(10) by 19 runs
The Oval, 1997
WI 453(4) & 284(23) tied Aus 505(15) & 232(14)
Brisbane, 1960-61
aslam
GO COLTS!!!
arahim
Dec 31, 2009, 9:26:52 PM12/31/09
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Thank you Aslam.
The Spiv
Jan 4, 2010, 2:30:00 AM1/4/10
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This game also qualifies:
Aus 256 (32) & 471 (34) beat SL 547 (23) & 164 (7) by 16 runs at
Colombo, 1992-93
Aslam Siddiqui
Jan 4, 2010, 8:14:49 AM1/4/10
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You are leaving out something. Sri Lanka's first innings was 547-8d.
If you include incomplete innings, dozens more Tests will qualify
including some that were lost by an innings.
aslam
GO COLTS!!!
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