Flintoff & Botham

Monday, November 20, 2006

8: New Zealand (3/3 home) 1978 and Zimbabwe (2/2 home) 2000

Botham's first 10 wicket match helped England to a 7 wicket victory and a 3-0 series whitewash. He contributed 22 in his only innings, confirming the view that in his early career Botham was a bowling all-rounder.

The scorecard can be accessed below:
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/63216.html

This was Emburey's first test. Wisden's report can be accessed below:
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152150.html


Flintoff could only manage a pair of 16s and no wickets in ten overs in a drawn match, which Zimbabwe, and the weather, had the best of.

The scorecard can be accessed below:
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/63884.html

Wisden's report, which can be accessed below, concluded that Flintoff lacked the nous required for Test cricket. Domestic unrest at home and a shameful state controlled selection policy was poised to envelope Zimbabwian cricket.
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153789.html

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