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Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - ketchim - 05-03-2014
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/741007.html
On a pitch prepared by another Antigua legend, Andy Roberts :
Lara won his third toss of the series and batted.
"[Roberts] couldn't bear the prospect of a Windies whitewash," wrote the then Wisden !
"so came up with just about the most benign pitch spotted outside the drier parts of India"
Few expected anything other than a flat, unhelpful track aimed at allowing West Indies
to salvage some pride.
None envisaged quite how flat.
Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - ketchim - 05-03-2014
Let's be honest, Roy Orbison could have scored 400 not out on that pitch !
Article in the Sun..
Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - ketchim - 05-03-2014
By the end of the first day he had made 86 .....out of 208 for 2 :
by the end of the second he was on 313 .........out of 595 for 5.
Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - ketchim - 05-03-2014
As Lara approached the record on the third morning he was partnered by:
Ridley Jacobs, two years his senior, a marked contrast to 1994 :
when he had been calmed by an old head on young shoulders -19-year-old Shiv Chanderpaul.
Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - karlaa - 05-03-2014
There's a time to win a match and a time to break a record. If Lara had attempted to win the match and succeeded, it would have meant very little and been completely forgotten. But by going for the record and breaking it, meant far far more for lifting Caribbean spirits and infusing some dignity. While going for the win is paramount in most cases, in this case an exception has to be made. Just check for most number of runs in a losing cause, and see how often Lara's name pops up.
Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - 7643664 - 05-03-2014
To get back the record required real character and determination. Lara had this in him and proved it. If it were not for the tussle with his board, he would have created more historical landmarks.
Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - Calypso - 05-04-2014
[quote author=Prince link=topic=89052.msg561863#msg561863 date=1399143919]
There's a time to win a match and a time to break a record. If Lara had attempted to win the match and succeeded, it would have meant very little and been completely forgotten. But by going for the record and breaking it, meant far far more for lifting Caribbean spirits and infusing some dignity. .......[/quote]
Correct is right ....... even though I admit my feelings were somewhat mixed at the time....
Re: 400*: When Lara Placed Himself Ahead Of His Team by Garfield Robinson - Kwami - 05-04-2014
Lets not forget that Walsh also had the record for the highest wicket taker at the time and so the Windians had the the two most important records in international cricket.... battin and bowlin