New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/05/14/a-result-unique-to-cricket/
A look at a type of result that is unique to the game of cricket, illustrated by two massively contrasting examples from the most recent round of county championship matches, and a large photo gallery.
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After four days we come down to the final possible ball of the match, with Harmer facing it. Harmer blocks it safely and Essex have finished on 273-9 from 133 overs. They were four wickets down overnight, but Critchley and Pepper batted for almost two complete sessions before Pepper was out at the stroke of tea.
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Porter gets himself off strike with a single off the first ball of the over. Harmer back on strike, with five balls to survive.
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Four to Harmer taking him into 30s, Essex 272-9, and Yorkshire have managed to get through that over fast enough to bowl one more, with Porter on strike. Moriarty to bowl it.
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Porter gets off the strike on the fourth ball of the over. Harmer has two balls to see out, and will hope he can spin it out long enough for there not be another over.
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Hill bowling this over, which may well be the last. The right arm medium pacer has taken nine wickets in the course of this match and he has Porter to bowl to.
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Harmer in the course of this resistance act has completed a 'Den-tury' - 100 balls survived in the innings ('Den-tury' derives from former England number three Joe Denly who specialized in surviving for 100 balls or thereabouts, usually scoring 30 or so).
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A maiden over, and bowled in very quick time. At least two overs still to come at this rate.
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Bess into his 38th over, with Porter on strike. There will be at least one more over after this, and possibly two more if Yorkshire get through them fast and the Essex pair fail to find shoelaces in need of reetying.
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