World Cricket II

**GSV** · 4th December 2012, 12:07 AM

Ricky.. Unna suthama enaku pidikalanaalum but innaiku ground'la paakrappo konjam feeling'ah irundhuchu..

for everything

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**venkkiram** · 27th December 2012, 09:56 PM

TOP 5 spots in "Most runs in a calendar year"

Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) -- 1788
IVA Richards (WI) -- 1710
GC Smith (SA) -- 1656
MJ Clarke (Aus) -- 1595

for 106.33 average
SR Tendulkar (India) -- 1562

**rajeshkrv** · 28th December 2012, 06:16 AM

what a knock by Mitchell johnson.. fantastic ..

**venkkiram** · 29th December 2012, 10:33 AM

Tony Greig - one of the entertaining commentators ever, passes away due to lung cancer

RIP

**ajaybaskar** · 29th December 2012, 01:08 PM

Former England skipper and Channel Nine commentator, Tony Greig, has died of lung cancer at the age of 66, according to a statement released by the Nine network. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, David Faktor, St. Vincent hospital spokesman, said, "He was rushed to St. Vincent hospital after he had suffered a heart attack. The staff at the emergency department worked on him but we could not save him."

Mr. Greig became aware of the problem during the ODI series between Pakistan and Australia in September 2012. Mr. Greig was earlier diagnosed with Bronchitis in May but the condition lingered on.

During the T20 WC 2012 World Cup in Sri Lanka in October, Greig had tests that revealed a small lesion at the bottom of his right lung. On returning to Australia, he had fluid removed from the right lung and in subsequent tests, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. During the recent Australia versus South Africa Test in Brisbane, Mr. Greig spoke candidly about the disease saying that, "It is not good. The truth is that I have got lung cancer and it's now a case of what they can do".

Tony Greig was born in Queenstown, South Africa in 1946. He trialled out for Sussex in 1965 as a teenager and within a period of seven years, he made his Test debut for England in 1972 against Australia in Manchester. He got off to a wonderful start by scoring fifties in both innings and picked up five wickets in the match as England won the match by 89 runs.

One of his greatest moments was during the 1976-77 tour to India. His captaincy and his all-round skills played a major part in England winning the five Test series 3-1. He scored a total of 342 runs in that series with an average of 42.7 and also picked up 10 wickets.

The Channel Nine statement added that Tony Greig is synonymous with Australian cricket. "From his playing days as the England skipper which we loved to hate, to his senior role in the revolution of World Series Cricket, his infamous car keys in the pitch report and more than three wonderful decades of colourful and expert commentary."

He went on to play 58 Tests for England, and led them in 14. His five year stint with England ended when he joined the Kerry Packer run World Series Cricket and he was one of the key players. Greig scored 3599 runs at an average of 40 and took 141 wickets at 32 apiece. His first-class career spanned for 11 years and he played 350 matches, scoring 16,660 runs and picking up 856 wickets. In 190 domestic one-day games, he scored 3899 runs and snapped up 244 wickets.