WHAT’S THE SCORE?

KERSI MEHER-HOMJI

A MEASLY 99! This is going back a bit, but is worth recalling. In a varsity match against Cambridge on July 8, 1912 at Lord’s, Oxford’s 21-year-old Gerald E.V. Crutchley was unbeaten on 99 at stumps. But at the end of the day he was diagnosed with measles and had to withdraw from the match. Cricket, cruel cricket! Wisden 1913 devoted two pages to it. PALLEKELE AND PERTH There were many similarities between the Pallekele and Perth Tests played by Australia four months apart. In Pallekele in July 2016, Sri Lanka was dismissed for 117 after being 4 for 43 and 5 for 67. In Perth in November 2016, South Africa was dismissed for 242 after being 4 for 32 and 5 for 81. In Pallekele, Australia replied with 203…

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