Aussies in English County Cricket

HAL · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2003 12:38 pm

Where did Stuart take MacGill ?

Donny · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:00 am

Australians make hay in the sunshine
Wisden Cricinfo staff - June 17, 2003

Australia's Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds came close to becoming the first Twenty20 centurians, but both had to be content with guiding their sides to victory.

Hodge cracked 97 off 61 balls and Paul Nixon chipped in with four sixes in a 26-ball 43 as Leicestershire scored 174 for 6, a total which was too good for Yorkshire despite a spirited 71 from 34 balls by Yuvraj Singh.Scorecard

Symonds smashed three sixes and 14 fours on his way to a 37-ball 96 not out as Kent overwhelmed Hampshire at Beckenham, racing to a six-wicket win with a remarkable eight overs to spare. Scorecard

Another Australian, Mike Hussey, made 79 not out off 58 balls to steer Northamptonshire to a 23-run win over Glamorgan. Chasing 160 to win, only Robert Croft (53) offered any significant resistance as Glamorgan were always off the pace. Scorecard

Donny · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 4:58 pm

Harvey and Spearman blitz Gloucs to 10-wicket win
Freddie Auld - June 21, 2003

Ian Harvey and Craig Spearman smashed the biggest partnership in the Twenty20 Cup so far as Gloucestershire completely demolished their West Country rivals Somerset at Taunton. The overseas pair treated the crowd to some Antipodean anarchy with a flurry of boundaries: 16 fours and five sixes � and two lost balls. Spearman played the anchor role with a mere 43 from 28 balls, while Harvey thrashed an astonishing 75 from 34. While Gloucestershire's Martyn Ball finished with the miserly figures of 1 for 11 from his 4 overs, all the Somerset bowlers were despatched with embarrassing ease with Wesley Durston going for 24 off his one over. It was the first ten-wicket victory in the competition and by far the easiest, and it now sets up a top-of-the-table clash between Gloucestershire and Warwickshire at Edgbaston on Monday.

Donny · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 12:12 pm

Well, Ian 'the Freak' Harvey is certainly enjoying his stint in County cricket !!
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Harvey hammers the first Twenty20 century
Wisden Cricinfo staff - June 23, 2003

Gloucestershire 135 for 2 (Harvey 100*) beat Warwickshire 134 for 7 by 8 wickets at Edgbaston
Ian Harvey thrashed the first century in Twenty20 Cup cricket as Gloucestershire maintained their 100% record at Edgbaston. Harvey faced only 50 balls, but thwacked 13 fours and four sixes as Warwickshire's modest total was surpassed with 6.5 overs to spare. Earlier Jonathan Trott hit 65* for Warwickshire, but then Harvey came in and made his spot of history.

Donny · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:25 pm

Andy Symonds cracked 103 n.o. from 81 balls for Kent.

I know he's not an Aussie but Sami has taken 10 Notts wickets from the 12 to fall.

Michael Di Venuto hit 148 for Derby and, in the same game, Ian Harvey took 3/18 and 3/45 and hit 27 for Gloucester.

Kaspa took 4/53 and Jimmy Maher hit 21 and 62 for Glamorgan

Donny · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 11:41 am

Mike Hussey scored 43 & 72 for Northants.

Just a mention about Sami. He went on to take 15/114 for Kent - the best match figures for the season, so far.

Donny · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 8:21 pm

Jimmy Maher scored 142 from 113 balls.

Mike Hussey carried his bat for 112 n.o.

Simon Katich scored 56.

Donny · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2003 2:56 pm

Stuart Law hit 186.

Ashley Noffke took 5/52.

Murray Goodwin scored 75 and 21 n.o.

Joe Dawes took 3/38.

Simon Katich (117) notched another century.

Stuart MacGill took 4/78.

Donny · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:12 pm

Stuart MacGill was on the receiving end against Surrey during a 204 run partnership between Mark Ramprakash (191 n.o.) and Graham Thorpe (99). He took 1/146.

Donny · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 2:18 pm

Stuart Law scored 96 and Mike Hussey noptched another century (144).

Mike Kasprowicz took a career best 9/36 from 20.2 overs for Glamorgan.

Donny · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 2:08 pm

Hussey went on to 331 n.o. for Northamptonshire.

He has now scored unbeaten triple centuries in each of his last three County seasons. 329 n.o. in 2001 and 310 n. o. last year.

HAL · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 2:10 pm

A lot of people say that about him.

Donny · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 12:36 am

Hussey just keeps scoring centuries. This time it was 103 n.o. to take his tally to 534 (once out) in his last three innings.

Murray Goodwin notched 210 and Martin Love kept his hand in with 181 n.o.

Donny · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:50 pm

Hussey was out (run out) for 115.

Love went on to 273 and Stuart Law is 41 n.o.

Donny · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 2:11 pm

Brad Hodge scored 157 and Michael DiVenuto, 116.