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PIETERSON 226
WEST INDIES 146

DAY 1 2ND TEST

EG 5/366
PIETERSON 130* [he did it for ADELAIDE HAWK]
PRIOR 13*

DAY2 2ND TEST

EG 7/57O DECLARED

STRAUSS 15
COOK 42
VAUGHAN 103
PIETERSON 226 [262] 24 FOURS 2 SIXES throw his wicket away again ?
COLLINGWOOD 29
BELL 5
PRIOR 75
PLUNKETT 44*

WI 146
SMITH 26
SIDEBOTTOM 4/42 who is he ?
PLUNKETT 3/35 hes back

WI 2/22
SIDEBOTTOM 2/12

EG will win

KP this series

26
106
226

348 runs
116 average

Quite remarkable what one can do instead of facing the Australian bowling attack.
Averaging 50+ vrs AU in about 10 tests against them is an achievement
The world number 3 rated test batsman has arrived
Oh yeah its only the WI pop gun attack [the same attack AU batsman face as well]


COUNTY CRICKET TOP 5 RUNGETTERS

RAMPRAKASH 676
LANGER ........665
KATICH.........557
Cam WHITE...540
DI VENUTO....537

David HUSSEY 275[217] NOTTS V ESSEX] 14 sixes 2 short of ROYS record of 16
Cam WHITE 201 [282] also in the runs

With his long, curly, ginger hair, standing 6' 4" and weighing 13 stone, Ryan Sidebottom is one of the most recognisable figures on the county circuit. Like his father - Arnie - who was an accomplished footballer and cricketer - he made his county debut for Yorkshire as a left-arm seamer in 1997, having previously impressed the scouts of Sheffield United Football Club. He toured with England Under-17 to Holland in 1995 and with MCC to Bangladesh 1999-00 as well as playing some club cricket for Ringwood in Melbourne, Australia in 1998.


Sidebottom finished 2000 as the leading English-qualified bowler in the domestic averages, earning his county cap in the process, and finishing with 24 wickets at 12.5 a piece and winning a nomination for the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year. He suffered from injury problems however, notably a groin strain that robbed him of much of the 2000 season.


A successful tour of the West Indies with England A helped earn Sidebottom pole position for a senior spot at the start of the next summer. He took 16 first-class wickets (the equal best for a seamer on the tour) at 16.81 with a best of 5 for 31 against Jamaica. Capable of swinging the ball both ways, he appeared to add a yard of pace during the tour.

Sidebottom attracted the attention of the England selectors at the start of the 2001 summer, and made his international debut in the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's in place of the injured Matthew Hoggard. Although he bowled tidily throughout, he failed to take a wicket and was generally considered to be out of his depth and he was quickly discarded, and seemingly forgotten after two poor ODIs against Zimbabwe that October.

He left Yorkshire in 2004 and headed to nearby Nottinghamshire, where he impressed in his first two seasons. The first year there he helped them to a double promotion, and the second year he took 50 first-class wickets to become the Player of the Year and help them to the Championship title for the first time in 18 years. He was rewarded for a good start to 2007 with a call-up by England, six years after his uninspiring debut.

MR X

Welcome to the SAFOOTY site
And thank you for that informative post on SIDEBOTTOM

JUST TO ADD TO MR.X FOR YOU MAL

Full name Ryan Jay Sidebottom
Born January 15, 1978, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Current age 29 years 132 days
Major teams England, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Height 6.04 ft
Education King James Grammar School, Almondbury

Batting and fielding averages Mat..... Inns. ...NO ....Runs... ..HS. ...Ave.... BF. ..SR ......100.. 50.. 4s.. 6s..Ct... St
Tests...................................... 1......... 1... .....0..... ..4..........4.. ...4.00... ..23. .17.39... 0 .....0 ....0.... 0... 0... 0
ODIs...................................... 2... .......1..... ...1....... 2..... ....2*.... -........ .2....100.00...0 .....0 ....0 ....0... 0.. 0
First-class ............................105........ 131......37. ...1072.. .54....11.40........................0.......1................39...0
List A................................... 136....... 58....... 26 .....342. ....32.....10.68 ......................0.......0................30.. 0
Twenty20.............................. 15......... 5......... 4...... 23.... ..12*...23.00. ..24.. 95.83... 0...... 0.............. 4 ...0

Bowling averages Mat.... .Balls. ...Runs ...Wkts... BBI... BBM.... Ave.. ...Econ..... SR.... .....4.. 5... 10
Tests..................... 1... ..120 .......64 ........0....... -....... - ..........3.20...... - .......................0... 0 ...0
ODIs..................... 2...... 84 ........84........ 2 ......1/42.. 1/42.... .42.00... 6.00. ...42.00..... 0.. 0... 0
First-class........... 105... 17250.... 8111. ...324 ....7/97...............25.03.. .2.82 ....53.24..........11 ..1
List A ..................136 ...5863 ......4164 ...139 ....6/40... 6/40 ....29.95. ..4.26.... 42.17.....1...2... 0
Twenty20 .............15..... 313....... 343..... 17 .....3/20 ...3/20 ....20.17 ...6.57.... 18.41.....0... 0 ...0

Career statistics

Only Test England v Pakistan at Lord's - May 17-20, 2001 scorecard
ODI debut Zimbabwe v England at Harare - Oct 7, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo - Oct 10, 2001 scorecard
First-class span 2006 - 2007
List A span 1997 - 2007
Twenty20 span 2003 - 2006

Thanks M80 + MRX

Also I have to admit I MADE A MISTAKE about KP

HE has made this series
358 runs
119-33 ave

not 348 at 116 as I posted above

M80 can you get KP batting stats up for everybody to marvel at.

Haven't seen any of this test yet but regardless of who you are playing you have to be a superstar to make a Test double ton. Just ask Dizzy

Seriously Pietersen is a very very good player and this innings shows that. I see Vaughan got a ton as well. Good news for him. Needed runs after being out for so long and such poor form in the one day arena.

JUST FOR MAL. THE WHOLE PIETERSON STORY

Full name Kevin Peter Pietersen
Born June 27, 1980, Pietermaritzburg, Natal
Current age 26 years 334 days
Major teams England, Hampshire, ICC World XI, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Nottinghamshire
Nickname KP, Kelves, Kapes
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6.04 ft
Education Maritzburg College, University of SA

Batting and fielding averages Mat.... Inns..... NO.... Runs... HS..... Ave.... ...BF........ SR.... 100... 50..... 4s.... 6s.... Ct.... St
Tests ....................................24...... 46.........2...... 2222 ...158... 50.50.... 3404... 65.27 .....7...... 9.... 256 ...34.... 14.... 0
ODIs.................................... 51...... 45........ 9..... .2026.... 116... 56.27... 2215... 91.46...... 5.... 14.... 191... 43.... 22.... 0
Twenty20 Int.......................... 4........ 4........ 0....... 62...... 34.... 15.50...... 41.... 151.21.... 0..... 0....... 6...... 1...... 4.... 0
First-class............................ 105..... 174..... 14..... 8241... 254*...51.50......................... ...28.... 34 ................... ... 94.... 0
List A ...................................154..... 139 .....26.... 5307.... 147.... 46.96 ......................... . 10 .....34.................. ...64.... 0
Twenty20.............................. 14....... 14....... 0....... 318 .....67.... 22.71 ....214.... 148.59..... 0...... 2...................... 4 ....0

Bowling averages Mat..... .Balls..... Runs...... Wkts...... BBI..... BBM..... Ave...... Econ..... SR..... ..4..... 5..... 10
Tests.................... 24....... 258....... 201........... 1...... 1/11..... 1/30... 201.00.... 4.67 ....258.00.. 0..... 0..... 0
ODIs.................... 51......... 90 .........93........... 1...... 1/4 .......1/4..... 93.00..... 6.20 .....90.00... 0 .....0..... 0
Twenty20 Int.......... 4 .............................................................................................................................
First-class............ 105...... 4972..... 2843......... 57 ......4/31............... 49.87..... 3.43...... 87.22......... 0 .....0
List A................... 154 ......2002..... 1756......... 35...... 3/14.... 3/14.... 50.17..... 5.26...... 57.20.. 0..... 0..... 0
Twenty20 ..............14 ........108....... 136.......... 6........ 2/9..... 2/9...... 22.66..... 7.55...... 18.00.. 0..... 0... 0

Career statistics

Test debut England v Australia at Lord's - Jul 21-25, 2005 scorecard
Last Test England v West Indies at Lord's - May 17-21, 2007 scorecard
ODI debut Zimbabwe v England at Harare - Nov 28, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI West Indies v England at Bridgetown - Apr 21, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 Int. debut England v Australia at Southampton - Jun 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Int. Australia v England at Sydney - Jan 9, 2007 scorecard
First-class span 1997/98 - 2007
List A span 1998/99 - 2007
Twenty20 span 2003 - 2006/07

Notes
ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2005
ICC One-Day Player of the Year 2005
Awarded the MBE on 31st December 2005
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2006

Profile

Expansive with the bat and explosive with the bombast, the South African-born Kevin Pietersen is not one for the quiet life. Pietersen, an enthusiastic, bold-minded and big-hitting No 5, first ruffled feathers by shunning South Africa - he was disenchanted with the quota system - in favour of England; his eligibility coming courtesy of an English mother. He never doubted he would play for England: he has self-confidence in spades but, fortunately, he has sackfuls of talent too. Sure enough, as soon as he qualified in September 2004, he was invited to tour Zimbabwe for that winter's one-dayers, where he averaged 104 in three innings. Success here earned him a late call into England's team against none other than South Africa in early 2005. Undeterred by hostile receptions from the home crowds, he announced his arrival - loudly, of course - with a robust, unbeaten century in the second ODI at Bloemfontein, and in doing so demonstrated his peerless eye for the ball and for making headlines, too. On reaching his ton, he kissed his badge with unreserved fervour and afterwards announced his next ambition: getting a tattoo of three lions and his England number. Playing at Test level was next on the Pietersen to-do list, and, as a man who puts his money, if not always his mind, where his mouth is, it was only a matter of time. Overlooked for two Tests against Bangladesh, he made his debut against Australia at Lord's of all places, and responded with a pair of hard-hitting fifties in a losing cause. Six dropped catches in the series appeared to have dented his brash confidence, but with the series at stake, he once again showed his unswerving eye for the limelight by clubbing a phenomenal 158 on the final day at The Oval, to secure the draw that England needed for a first Ashes triumph in 18 years. First to congratulate him on his feat was Shane Warne, his good friend and captain at Hampshire, whom Pietersen had joined at the start of the season after three eventful and fractious years at Nottinghamshire. Unsurprisingly, that innings proved hard to live up to, but astonishingly Pietersen managed it, clubbing two more big hundreds in his next two Test innings in England, the second of which - against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston - included a remarkable reverse-sweep for six off Muttiah Muralitharan. In Australia the following winter, he once again lived up to his reputation with hard-earned runs, but his tour ended in disappointment when he flew home with a fractured rib, courtesy of Glenn McGrath after the first match of the CB Series. While England's World Cup was a miserable failure for the team it was a personal success for Pietersen who hit two centuries - including his first ODI ton in a winning cause against West Indies - and confirmed his role as England's leading batsman.

Played about 10 of his 24 matches against Australia in test cricket
And still averages 50+
Time to caSh in KP.

Did they name the town he was born in after him ?

KP has scored 2448 runs in his first 25 test matches, putting him second on the all time list behind Sir Donald Bradman.

brod wrote:KP has scored 2448 runs in his first 25 test matches, putting him second on the all time list behind Sir Donald Bradman.

But he hasn't matched the average yet.

For those that have access to the vision what are your thoughts on the new keeper Matt Prior. Is he the real deal and were the others that bad as he has made more runs that the last two put together for an entire series.

Will he get found out against quality opposition like Australia?

Yes he will IMHO, however Australia are only one team amongst alot of average world attacks unfortunately.
Even plunkett got 50 odd

I think the important thing here is to see what happens over the course of 5-10 years and not just a couple of years. Bowlers will work out a way of getting him out and restricting his scoring. The measure of greatness is how well he works through that.

mal wrote:Played about 10 of his 24 matches against Australia in test cricket
And still averages 50+
Time to caSh in KP.

Did they name the town he was born in after him ?

Got to agree a double hundred is great batting - well done Pietersen

heater31 wrote:For those that have access to the vision what are your thoughts on the new keeper Matt Prior. Is he the real deal and were the others that bad as he has made more runs that the last two put together for an entire series.

Will he get found out against quality opposition like Australia?

Jury is still out on his keeping but from what I've seen so far he has A LOT of work to do.

Saw a Sydney harbour bridge last night due to a lack of foot work. Appears to have "hard" hands ATM. He can bat no mistake but IMHO he may be G Jones MkII. My thoughts on that are well documented on this site...

"Born June 27, 1980, Pietermaritzburg, Natal "

Shame on the Poms for claiming him.

And Sidebottom,another 20 year old debuting for England at the top level.Do they give birth to 25 year olds over there? Where are the kids? Methinks the form Caddick has shwon could see him in the 2011 WC squad.

Sidebottom is a dud.... seriously he wouldnt get a game in grade cricket here..... he's lucky west indies are grade cricket standard..... I cant beare to watch it..... Its sad!!!!!

brod wrote:KP has scored 2448 runs in his first 25 test matches, putting him second on the all time list behind Sir Donald Bradman.

Never to be mentioned in the same breath as the great man....

EVER !!!!

He is way over-rated....