Comments on: In praise of the tense final hour of a drawn Test match https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-tense-final-hour-of-a-drawn-test-match/2022/01/09/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:07:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-tense-final-hour-of-a-drawn-test-match/2022/01/09/#comment-268861 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:07:23 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=26628#comment-268861 I remember, as a child, being utterly entranced by the idea of the draw in longer-form cricket.

I think my first experience of the thrill that arises from “8 or 9 down finishes” must have been watching schools matches, as I don’t recall any such endings in home tests in the mid 1970s when my interest in cricket was born.

Since then, I have experienced many at the highest level. The one that sticks in my mind the most, though, not least because Daisy and I experienced this ending together live, was Surrey v Middlesex in 2009. A surprising number of familiar names in this piece, some still playing, one tragically departed:

https://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s66/st144318.htm

There are bore draws, but then there are boring wins too. Nail-biter endings, where the draw is part of the equation, are simply the best.

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-tense-final-hour-of-a-drawn-test-match/2022/01/09/#comment-268860 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:28:41 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=26628#comment-268860 In reply to Edwardian.

Brings to mind, “the 2013 King Cricket Ashes and Priestly Vestments Summer Crossword,” by Bert.

https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-2013-king-cricket-ashes-and-priestly-vestments-summer-crossword-by-bert/2013/06/28/

]]> By: Edwardian https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-tense-final-hour-of-a-drawn-test-match/2022/01/09/#comment-268859 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 22:00:34 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=26628#comment-268859 Curiously, this article raises the difference between the contextual meanings of ‘vested’ and ‘invested.’ Alastair Cook is familiar with vestments.

]]> By: Micko https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-tense-final-hour-of-a-drawn-test-match/2022/01/09/#comment-268858 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 21:06:16 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=26628#comment-268858 Watched the last hour at my parents house, gripping cricket with the non-cricketing highlight being dad telling mum to sod off when she suggested we leave the tv to have dinner.

]]> By: Jayne with a Y https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-tense-final-hour-of-a-drawn-test-match/2022/01/09/#comment-268857 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 12:42:53 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=26628#comment-268857 Agreed. Ish & Wagner v England an obvious favourite of mine.

]]> By: Karthik B S https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/in-praise-of-the-tense-final-hour-of-a-drawn-test-match/2022/01/09/#comment-268856 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 11:11:41 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=26628#comment-268856 Agreed. Humdinger matches like these is what makes Test Cricket standout against other sports. Today’s match reminded me of this Eng vs SL encounter in 2014: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-england-and-ireland-2014-667875/england-vs-sri-lanka-1st-investec-test-667899/full-scorecard

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