Nathan coming home early

[ozbash]

Nathan Astle is returning home from India purely as a precaution.

The Black Caps star batsman will fly back to New Zealand at the end of the second test in Mohali, after feeling a twinge in his knee during a warm-up match earlier on the tour.

The second test begins Thursday.

Astle has only just recovered from surgery on his knee, and says the medical team does not know if the injury is related.

Astle says that with a big summer ahead, they have decided to take a safety-first approach.

Chris Nevin flew out yesterday to replace Astle for the upcoming one-day tri-series which also involves Australia.

And it has been confirmed that the Black Caps will play five one-day internationals in Pakistan next month, following on from the current tour of India.

The dates and venues have also been sorted out.

The Black Caps will not play in the violence-marred city of Karachi.

A Pakistan cricket official says the matches are scheduled to be played in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Lahore at New Zealand's request.

The first one-dayer will be on November 22 with the last on December 1.



heard on the radio this morning that part of nathans ongoing problem may be rel;ated to arthritis which is a bloody shame...

 

[Doctor]

Astle is a very handy cricketer to have - wouldn't make the Australian side, but that is beside the point. ;-)

As a one-day batsman who can bowl, he is handy at worst and a match-winner when on song. It is a real shame he has played very little cricket against Australian in recent times. I'd love to see the guy bat in Australia against the likes of Gillespie, Lee and Warne.

What are his stats like these days Ozbash? He's fallen in stature a bit, much like Craig McMillan in some ways.

 

[southern warrior]

Astle is a very handy cricketer to have - wouldn't make the Australian side, but that is beside the point. ;-)

As a one-day batsman who can bowl, he is handy at worst and a match-winner when on song. It is a real shame he has played very little cricket against Australian in recent times. I'd love to see the guy bat in Australia against the likes of Gillespie, Lee and Warne.

What are his stats like these days Ozbash? He's fallen in stature a bit, much like Craig McMillan in some ways.

I think that astle could make the aussie team quite easily personally i would have him above symonds and martyn he has scored 13 odi centuries.The last time he batted against Australia in a test he scored 150.

Since the start of the 2004 season he has 350 in 6 tests and in odi's since 22002 he has averaged abot 28 not as good as his average but has been carrying injuries.

 

[ozbash]

he missed a lot of last season through injury and it has been confirmed that astle has osteo-athritus which is a bloody shame imho.

make the oz team ? dunno,, on his day he is as good as anyone .

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Mat I NO Runs HS1 HS2 HS3 Ave 100 50 0

overall 58 100 9 3574 222 156* 141 39.27 9 17 9

v Australia 9 17 2 608 156* 66 61 40.53 1 2 1
v Bangladesh 1 1 0 5 5 - - 5.00 0 0 0
v England 10 18 2 679 222 102* 101 42.43 3 1 0
v India 7 12 2 458 103 74 56 45.80 1 3 2
v Pakistan 5 7 0 22 11 6 3 3.14 0 0 2
v South Africa 6 10 1 313 69* 62 44 34.77 0 2 0
v Sri Lanka 5 9 0 241 53 52 34 26.77 0 2 1
v West Indies 6 11 1 586 125 103 93 58.60 2 4 1
v Zimbabwe 9 15 1 662 141 114 96 47.28 2 3 2

in Australia 6 11 2 441 156* 66 49 49.00 1 1 0
in England 4 6 0 193 101 43 26 32.16 1 0 0
in India 4 7 1 346 103 74 51* 57.66 1 2 1
in New Zealand 28 46 6 1665 222 141 114 41.62 4 8 4
in Pakistan 2 4 0 15 11 3 1 3.75 0 0 1
in South Africa 3 5 0 77 37 18 12 15.40 0 0 0
in Sri Lanka 3 6 0 162 53 34 30 27.00 0 1 0
in West Indies 4 8 0 438 125 103 77 54.75 2 3 1
in Zimbabwe 4 7 0 237 96 86 27 33.85 0 2 2

in Africa 7 12 0 314 96 86 37 26.16 0 2 2
in Americas 4 8 0 438 125 103 77 54.75 2 3 1
in Asia 9 17 1 523 103 74 53 32.68 1 3 2
in Europe 4 6 0 193 101 43 26 32.16 1 0 0
in Oceania 34 57 8 2106 222 156* 141 42.97 5 9 4

home 28 46 6 1665 222 141 114 41.62 4 8 4
away 30 54 3 1909 156* 125 103 37.43 5 9 5

1996 (age: 24y 108d) 6 12 0 382 125 103 54 31.83 2 1 1
1997 (25y 108d) 10 19 2 494 102* 96 52 29.05 1 2 2
1998 (26y 108d) 6 10 1 375 114 56 53 41.66 1 2 0
1999 (27y 108d) 12 19 2 769 101 93 74 45.23 1 4 1
2000 (28y 108d) 9 16 1 549 141 86 61 36.60 1 3 2
2001 (29y 108d) 7 9 1 334 156* 66 49 41.75 1 1 1
2002 (30y 108d) 7 13 1 517 222 77 69 43.08 1 3 2
2003 (31y 108d) 1 2 1 154 103 51* - 154.00 1 1 0

season 1995/96 4 8 0 367 125 103 54 45.87 2 1 0
season 1996/97 7 13 1 266 102* 52 36 22.16 1 1 2
season 1997/98 7 12 1 399 114 96 42 36.27 1 1 1
season 1998 3 6 0 162 53 34 30 27.00 0 1 0
season 1998/99 4 7 2 293 69* 62 56 58.60 0 3 0
season 1999 4 6 0 193 101 43 26 32.16 1 0 0
season 1999/00 8 14 1 507 93 74 61 39.00 0 3 2
season 2000/01 9 13 1 389 141 86 51* 32.41 1 2 2
season 2001/02 7 12 2 641 222 156* 66 64.10 2 2 0
season 2002 2 4 0 148 77 69 2 37.00 0 2 1
season 2002/03 2 3 0 55 41 14 0 18.33 0 0 1
season 2003/04 1 2 1 154 103 51* - 154.00 1 1 0

toss won 29 52 4 1861 222 156* 141 38.77 4 9 6
toss lost 29 48 5 1713 125 114 103 39.83 5 8 3

toss won & batted 16 30 2 1099 156* 141 86 39.25 2 7 3
toss won & fielded 13 22 2 762 222 103 69* 38.10 2 2 3
toss lost & sent in 15 25 1 724 125 102* 93 30.16 2 4 2
toss lost & fielded 14 23 4 989 114 103 101 52.05 3 4 1

matches batting 1st 31 55 3 1823 156* 141 125 35.05 4 11 5
matches fielding 1st 27 45 6 1751 222 114 103 44.89 5 6 4

1st team innings 58 57 2 2176 156* 141 114 39.56 6 10 6
2nd team innings 50 43 7 1398 222 125 102* 38.83 3 7 3

1st match innings 31 31 1 1053 156* 141 93 35.10 2 6 3
2nd match innings 27 26 1 1123 114 103 103 44.92 4 4 3
3rd match innings 28 26 3 847 125 102* 77 36.82 2 6 2
4th match innings 22 17 4 551 222 51* 49 42.38 1 1 1

no follow-on 52 92 8 3208 222 156* 141 38.19 9 14 9
enforcing a follow-on 4 4 0 211 93 86 27 52.75 0 2 0
in team following on 2 4 1 155 69* 41 37 51.66 0 1 0

Opening 1 1 0 40 40 - - 40.00 0 0 0
3rd position 2 3 0 67 41 14 12 22.33 0 0 0
4th position 16 23 4 825 125 101 69* 43.42 2 5 0
5th position 41 59 2 2239 222 156* 141 39.28 6 10 7
6th position 11 11 1 326 102* 74 48 32.60 1 1 2
7th position 2 2 1 26 22* 4 - 26.00 0 0 0
8th position 1 1 1 51 51* - - - 0 1 0

bowled 8 10 0 236 62 56 35 23.60 0 2 1 10%
caught 49 66 0 2413 222 141 125 36.56 6 9 5 66%
lbw 10 11 0 161 69 39 19 14.63 0 1 3 11%
run out 3 3 0 191 93 86 12 63.66 0 2 0 3%
stumped 1 1 0 103 103 - - 103.00 1 0 0 1%
not out 8 8 8 469 156* 102* 69* - 2 3 0 8%
retired hurt/not out 1 1 1 1 1* - - - 0 0 0 1%

dismissed 57 91 0 3104 222 141 125 34.10 7 14 9
not dismissed 9 9 9 470 156* 102* 69* - 2 3 0

matches won 19 28 2 883 114 93 86 33.96 1 6 4
matches drawn 21 36 7 1664 156* 141 103 57.37 6 7 2
matches lost 18 36 0 1027 222 125 62 28.52 2 4 3

won by an innings 5 4 0 239 114 93 27 59.75 1 1 0
won defending target 6 12 0 279 77 65 52 23.25 0 3 2
won chasing target 8 12 2 365 86 56 48 36.50 0 2 2
lost by an innings 4 8 0 149 53 36 19 18.62 0 1 0
lost defending targ. 5 10 0 357 222 35 31 35.70 1 0 1
lost chasing target 9 18 0 521 125 62 61 28.94 1 3 2

5 day matches 58 100 9 3574 222 156* 141 39.27 9 17 9

1st/Only Tests 24 44 5 1746 222 141 125 44.76 5 6 4
2nd Tests 22 37 2 1142 114 103 96 32.62 2 8 4
3rd Tests 11 17 2 672 156* 101 74 44.80 2 3 1
4th Tests 1 2 0 14 9 5 - 7.00 0 0 0

in series level 1 2 1 154 103 51* - 154.00 1 1 0
in series won 18 27 2 954 114 101 93 38.16 2 6 4
in series drawn 16 28 3 1051 222 156* 141 42.04 3 4 3
in series lost 23 43 3 1415 125 103 102* 35.37 3 6 2



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Key:
Mat = matches played, I = innings batted, NO = not outs, Runs = runs scored, HS1, HS2, HS3 = highest score, 2nd highest score, 3rd highest score, Ave = average runs per dismissal, 100 = scores over 100, 50 = scores between 50 and 100, 0 = ducks.

team innings = 1st or 2nd innings for each team, match innings = 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th innings of the match.
Notes:

 

[El Diablo]

I wouldn't feed him.

 

[ozbash]

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Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 08/10/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 58 100 9 3574 222 39.27 49.30 9 17 52 0

O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 773.5 267 1711 36 47.52 2-22 0 0 128.9 2.21

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 14/03/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 174 171 10 5540 122* 34.40 72.99 13 32 69 0

O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 735.3 28 3413 95 35.92 4-43 1 0 46.4 4.64

FIRST-CLASS
(1991/92 - 2003/04; last updated 15/10/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 127 202 20 7103 223 39.02 17 33 105 0

O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1863 653 3948 118 33.45 6-22 2 0 94.7 2.11

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1991/92 - 2002/03)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 292 276 24 8820 137 35.00 21 46 121 0

O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1570.1 128 6314 218 28.96 4-14 5 0 43.2 4.02

 

[ozbash]

hope your watching ED ,, 361-1

history is being made..... 8)

 

[Anonymous]

Here comes another draw. Jeezus, Mark Richardson scored 145 in the same amount of balls that Hayden scored 380.

 

[El Diablo]

A superb innings by Fleming :lol:

I wouldn't feed Richardson either.

ozbash, did you hear The Great Man commentating today???

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!

 

[ozbash]

no , i cant say i did el dook. whats he doing in india ?

they must be hard pressed for commentators if they have his greatness hanging off a microphone,, tho him and that indian bloke with all the useless information would be great mates.

mr flemming is going through a rough patch but he will recover in time for the tri series... 8)

 

[El Diablo]

NZ TV aren't showing the clash of the titans(Aus v Zim)?

Please don't drop Fleming for the tri-series [-o<