One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat, 
but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all 
round the ground for a short period! :)

For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison scored 
64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:47:06 GMT, Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat, 
>but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all 
>round the ground for a short period! :)
>
>For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison scored 
>64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!
>-- 
>Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

A post from Cricket Europe

max.it

"What an amazing performance by Leinster bowler, suddenly turned
all-rounder, Byron Vermaak, in the Antalis cup match against Clontarf.
Having only got into double figures 3 times previously, with a top
score of 33* and an average of less than 9. He plundered the Clontarf
bowlers to score 158* to bring his career total of runs to almost 250.
Unfortunately for Byron, Clontarf won by 6 wkts. His batting
performance must have tired him out."

In message , Paul Hyett 
<pah@invalid.invalid> writes
>One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat, 
>but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all 
>round the ground for a short period! :)
>
>For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison 
>scored 64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!

We had a situation only this weekend where a lass who is a genuine Chris 
Martin (in her batting ability that is - she's quite a canny spinner) 
went out to bat in the last over of a 50 over game with the match 
hopelessly lost. The first ball, a rather vicious short one, hit her 
soundly in the body and brought something of a gasp from the spectators 
around me. It wasn't quite what was expected with the fielding side 
already home and dry. The third was carted in her usual badly timed 
manner into the leg side with a huge swing of the bat and earned runs 
only because it bisected fielders by chance, and then a full pitch which 
threatened to take her head off was perfectly timed though mid wicket 
for four. It sounded great off the bat and is probably the best timed 
shot she'd ever played. A little girl, probably only 5ft or 5ft 1, it 
brought huge cheers from the onlookers and the bowler, a good 8-inches 
taller went and patted her on the helmet. What might have been a nasty 
incident at the end turned into smiles all round. A no-ball should have 
been called but as it was drizzling and the match already lost I guess 
law 43 was once again applied.

Don
-- 
Don Miles
For Women's Cricket on the Web : www.webbsoc.demon.co.uk
Last Updated 2008 June 3

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 at 18:21:34, ?@?.?.invalid wrote in uk.sport.cricket 
:

>On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:47:06 GMT, Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat,
>>but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all
>>round the ground for a short period! :)
>>
>>For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison scored
>>64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!
>
>"What an amazing performance by Leinster bowler, suddenly turned
>all-rounder, Byron Vermaak, in the Antalis cup match against Clontarf.
>Having only got into double figures 3 times previously, with a top
>score of 33* and an average of less than 9. He plundered the Clontarf
>bowlers to score 158* to bring his career total of runs to almost 250.
>Unfortunately for Byron, Clontarf won by 6 wkts. His batting
>performance must have tired him out."

The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :

http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/8/8384.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

In article ,
 Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid> writes:
>On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 at 18:21:34, ?@?.?.invalid wrote in uk.sport.cricket
>:
>
>>On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:47:06 GMT, Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat,
>>>but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all
>>>round the ground for a short period! :)
>>>
>>>For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison scored
>>>64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!
>>
>>"What an amazing performance by Leinster bowler, suddenly turned
>>all-rounder, Byron Vermaak, in the Antalis cup match against Clontarf.
>>Having only got into double figures 3 times previously, with a top
>>score of 33* and an average of less than 9. He plundered the Clontarf
>>bowlers to score 158* to bring his career total of runs to almost 250.
>>Unfortunately for Byron, Clontarf won by 6 wkts. His batting
>>performance must have tired him out."
>
>The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
>
>http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/8/8384.html
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson

Indeed, though hid career batting average of 18.59 suggests that he was
rather better than an out-and-out tail-ender.
-- 
John Hall
            "Three o'clock is always too late or too early
             for anything you want to do."
                                           Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

In article <udABi5DzamRIFw2X@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid>,
John Hall   wrote:
>In article ,
> Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid> writes:
>>The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
[...]
>Indeed, though hid career batting average of 18.59 suggests that he was
>rather better than an out-and-out tail-ender.

	He played virtually as a specialist batsman, despite playing
at 7/8/9 and with a batting average to match.  In "his" match, he was
playing at 9;  the article on him at CA says he was only playing as
Wass was injured, but he was scarcely a replacement -- Wass would
have bowled rather more than 1 over! -- and in any case he played
pretty regularly over that and the preceding seasons.

	OTOH, the top eight were Jones, Iremonger, GunnG, Hardstaff,
GunnJ, Payton, Whysall and Lee, all genuine f-c [or better!] batsmen,
tho' some not at that stage yet established, so it's not surprising
that he was so low down the order.  The surprise is that he kept his
place for so long.  Lucky for Notts [not for Sussex!] that he did.

-- 
Andy Walker
Nottingham

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 at 10:56:03, John Hall  
wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>>
>>The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
>>
>>http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/8/8384.html
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson
>
>Indeed, though hid career batting average of 18.59 suggests that he was
>rather better than an out-and-out tail-ender.

Though a 189* tends to help your average quite a bit itself... :)
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

In article ,
 Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid> writes:
>On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 at 10:56:03, John Hall 
>wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>>>
>>>The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
>>>
>>>http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/8/8384.html
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson
>>
>>Indeed, though hid career batting average of 18.59 suggests that he was
>>rather better than an out-and-out tail-ender.
>
>Though a 189* tends to help your average quite a bit itself... :)

:)

Though as he had 179 innings, the effect on his average would only be
about 1 run.
-- 
John Hall
            "Three o'clock is always too late or too early
             for anything you want to do."
                                           Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

"Paul Hyett" <pah@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
news:eoJ7h9UxXlRIFwj1@blueyonder.co.uk...
> On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 at 18:21:34, ?@?.?.invalid wrote in uk.sport.cricket :
>
>>On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:47:06 GMT, Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat,
>>>but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all
>>>round the ground for a short period! :)
>>>
>>>For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison scored
>>>64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!
>>
>>"What an amazing performance by Leinster bowler, suddenly turned
>>all-rounder, Byron Vermaak, in the Antalis cup match against Clontarf.
>>Having only got into double figures 3 times previously, with a top
>>score of 33* and an average of less than 9. He plundered the Clontarf
>>bowlers to score 158* to bring his career total of runs to almost 250.
>>Unfortunately for Byron, Clontarf won by 6 wkts. His batting
>>performance must have tired him out."
>
> The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
>
> http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/8/8384.html
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson

Rather large mistake in the wikipedia article, in claiming that Alletson 
came to the wicket with the score at 258/8 and implying that his innings had 
barely started when the 9th wicket fell.  He did in fact score almost 50 
runs before the tenth wicket partnership commenced.

Andrew

On Jun 4, 7:56 pm, John Hall  wrote:
> In article ,
>  Paul Hyett <p...@invalid.invalid> writes:
>
>
>
> >On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 at 18:21:34, ?@?.?.invalid wrote in uk.sport.cricket
> >:
>
> >>On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:47:06 GMT, Paul Hyett <p...@invalid.invalid>
> >>wrote:
>
> >>>One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat,
> >>>but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all
> >>>round the ground for a short period! :)
>
> >>>For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison scored
> >>>64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!
>
> >>"What an amazing performance by Leinster bowler, suddenly turned
> >>all-rounder, Byron Vermaak, in the Antalis cup match against Clontarf.
> >>Having only got into double figures 3 times previously, with a top
> >>score of 33* and an average of less than 9. He plundered the Clontarf
> >>bowlers to score 158* to bring his career total of runs to almost 250.
> >>Unfortunately for Byron, Clontarf won by 6 wkts. His batting
> >>performance must have tired him out."
>
> >The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
>
> >http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/8/8384.html
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson
>
> Indeed, though his career batting average of 18.59 suggests that he was
> rather better than an out-and-out tail-ender.
> --
> John Hall
>             "Three o'clock is always too late or too early
>              for anything you want to do."
>                                            Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)


Yes, rather better than simple tail-ender I think.

I researched some of his career a few years ago. Hadn't updated since
then, but think a glance at some of the online newspaper archives
would be worthwhile. Will alert the group during the next month or so
if any significant change occurs Details at:
http://au.geocities.com/sportandhistory/cricket/alletson.html

Cheers
Ross

In article ,
 Andrew Dunford  writes:
>Rather large mistake in the wikipedia article, in claiming that
>Alletson came to the wicket with the score at 258/8 and implying that
>his innings had barely started when the 9th wicket fell.  He did in
>fact score almost 50 runs before the tenth wicket partnership
>commenced.

Now corrected.
-- 
John Hall
            "Three o'clock is always too late or too early
             for anything you want to do."
                                           Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:25:22 +0000 (UTC), anw@cuboid.uk (Andy Walker)
wrote:

>In article <udABi5DzamRIFw2X@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid>,
>John Hall   wrote:
>>In article ,
>> Paul Hyett <pah@invalid.invalid> writes:
>>>The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
>[...]
>>Indeed, though hid career batting average of 18.59 suggests that he was
>>rather better than an out-and-out tail-ender.
>
>	He played virtually as a specialist batsman, despite playing
>at 7/8/9 and with a batting average to match.  In "his" match, he was
>playing at 9;  the article on him at CA says he was only playing as
>Wass was injured, but he was scarcely a replacement -- Wass would
>have bowled rather more than 1 over! -- and in any case he played
>pretty regularly over that and the preceding seasons.
>
as I understand it he had injured his wrist during the match
-- 
"Hope is replaced by fear and dreams by survival, most of us get by."
Stuart Adamson 1958-2001

Mad Hamish
Hamish Laws
newsunspammelaws@iinet.unspamme.net.au

"John Hall"  wrote in message 
news:K96wj5A9vBSIFw5U@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid...
> In article ,
> Andrew Dunford  writes:
>>Rather large mistake in the wikipedia article, in claiming that
>>Alletson came to the wicket with the score at 258/8 and implying that
>>his innings had barely started when the 9th wicket fell.  He did in
>>fact score almost 50 runs before the tenth wicket partnership
>>commenced.
>
> Now corrected.

As Billy Ibadulla used to say on Television New Zealand: "you are the man, 
John!".

Andrew

On Jun 5, 2:55 pm, jessop...@email.com wrote:
> On Jun 4, 7:56 pm, John Hall  wrote:
> > In article ,
> >  Paul Hyett <p...@invalid.invalid> writes:
> > >On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 at 18:21:34, ?@?.?.invalid wrote in uk.sport.cricket
> > >>On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:47:06 GMT, Paul Hyett <p...@invalid.invalid>
> > >>wrote:
> > >>>One of them is when a side is slipping to an inevitable heavy defeat,
> > >>>but the tailenders go out with all guns blazing - slogging the ball all
> > >>>round the ground for a short period! :)
> > >>>For example, in Glamorgan's last match : their No.11, DS Harrison scored
> > >>>64 in 32 mins off 27 balls, with 10 4's & 3 6's!
> > >>"What an amazing performance by Leinster bowler, suddenly turned
> > >>all-rounder, Byron Vermaak, in the Antalis cup match against Clontarf.
> > >>Having only got into double figures 3 times previously, with a top
> > >>score of 33* and an average of less than 9. He plundered the Clontarf
> > >>bowlers to score 158* to bring his career total of runs to almost 250.
> > >>Unfortunately for Byron, Clontarf won by 6 wkts. His batting
> > >>performance must have tired him out."
> > >The most famous example was probably EB Alletson, of course :
> > >http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/8/8384.html
> > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson
> > Indeed, though his career batting average of 18.59 suggests that he was
> > rather better than an out-and-out tail-ender.
> Yes, rather better than simple tail-ender I think.
[...]
> I researched some of his career a few years ago. Hadn't updated since
> then, but think a glance at some of the online newspaper archives
> would be worthwhile. Will alert the group during the next month or so
> if any significant change occurs Details at:http://au.geocities.com/sportandhistory/cricket/alletson.html

Will keep an eye out.

Anagrammatically,
Aunty Yodeler