Martin Crowe 143 v England 3rd Test 1987
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00:00Here's the first round of the morning coming up.
00:07And there was a bit of bad on that from Martin Crowe, so finally the stalemate is broken and Crowe takes a second.
00:18Well good ball. Great badge played at that one.
00:27Just a little bit of extra bounce here by Capel. Good line and made a great badge play there. Good delivery there.
00:41That's a nicely timed stroke through mid-wicket. Run starting to come now.
00:46Fair brother after it. The batsman will turn for a third and quite easily completed.
00:58So with a little bit of patience the runs finally do come.
01:04Great badge has taken five off this over.
01:08And New Zealand's closing in on the 200 total, 198 for three.
01:13Certainly watch this one, Mark. Great badge right onto his pads. Turns it past mid-wicket.
01:20Out there for three runs.
01:30Appeal to umpire Steve Woodward.
01:33Suggestion being there was a bit of bat in that, but there wasn't, obviously, and that's the end of the over at 198 for three.
01:46A good looking shot from Martin Crowe. His four runs, the first boundary of the morning between third slip and gully.
01:53It was along the ground all the time, well controlled.
01:59Gives the colourful crowd something to cheer about and that was a fine stroke. Typical Martin Crowe.
02:04So he got on top of it, steered it away into the gap and lovely, wasn't it?
02:10I mean, it perfectly played right on top of it, keeping it down into the ground and four lovely runs.
02:17Onto 62, Martin Crowe. Total onto 202, bringing up the 200 for New Zealand.
02:31Good looking shot, this time behind square. Flipping it away.
02:35To break this in quickly, what a good piece of fielding.
02:38That was a marvellous throw, wasn't it? These West Indian arms, they're lethal, aren't they?
02:43And, I mean, he picked up really very fast and had it whipping back into French's gulves.
02:48And although Crowe is like a, well, he's a marvellous, he's a tremendous runner between the wickets.
02:53He was only just in then. Just watch this.
02:57Yes, he was there all right, but it was a marvellous piece of cricket by De Freitas.
03:01Yes, Martin Crowe was stretching and as you say, Henry, he's very quick between the wickets.
03:06Probably amongst the quickest in the world, I would imagine, Martin Crowe.
03:10Sometimes leads him into trouble because he forgets that the chap at the other end isn't as quick.
03:15As we saw an example of that yesterday with the sad run out of Robert Vance.
03:20Yes, although I thought Vance, in fact, had settled for two runs much too early and never really explored the possibility of a third.
03:29All of a sudden, we've got a flood of runs here with Martin Crowe picking up another two behind square.
03:34Tim Robinson running from just forward of square to pick up.
03:39So it's been a pretty quiet first half hour, but all of a sudden, Martin Crowe starting to look as if he may be taking some control.
03:51Good shot here by Mark Greatbatch, pick up two.
03:55Eddie Hemmings, the man coming in off the boundary way down there at fine leg.
04:06Good looking shot from Mark Greatbatch, probably won't go away for four, but it's a long chase for De Freitas.
04:14Mark Crowe comes back for the third.
04:18Good solid looking shot, just dropping it a shade short.
04:22Mark Greatbatch showed in the last over last night that he's looking for that shot and he's not afraid to play it.
04:35Oh, that was a fine throw.
04:37He is really well timed and it's run away. Eddie Hemmings is racing after doing very well.
04:42Bit of a contest there, tips it back, Tim Robinson picks up.
04:49Well, where did that one go?
04:57I think it went over the top of slips, didn't it, Henry?
04:59Over the top of our third slip.
05:03And that was a shot, not a good one.
05:06He got a little bit close to it. He does do that.
05:08It was very similar, in fact, to the one which John Embry dropped when he was in his six yesterday.
05:13Yes.
05:14And, you know, that is the area that Martin Crowe is vulnerable.
05:18Not only when he cuts there a little close to him, when he tries to run it down, opening the face.
05:23And for such a good player, I think he may have a little bit of work to do there.
05:27Yes, he's just fallen into bad habits in that area and it's probably stemmed out of the one day matches.
05:35Lovely shot by Martin Crowe, four runs away, just in front of point.
05:45Crowe being given plenty of width on that occasion, came onto the front foot, presented the full face
05:49and smashed it away through the area, just in front of point for a boundary.
05:53Yes, David Capel overpitching there outside the off stump and Martin Crowe taking full advantage of that overpitch delivery,
05:59hitting it very square.
06:01Very good shot for four runs.
06:11And the ball's gone to the fence. I thought Chris Broad had stuffed it in the gully.
06:14But it's four more runs.
06:16Martin Crowe clipping that one very firmly indeed.
06:19He's 84. Now he's hit nine boundaries.
06:222.29 for three.
06:24Yes, I'm very surprised here that Mike Gatting has not employed a third man.
06:28I think with the scores round about 2.20 for three, he is over-attacking too much.
06:32A man should be down in that area to prevent those runs.
06:35But Martin Crowe taking advantage of a shortish ball there, just sort of working the ball down,
06:40opening the face of the bat, and easy runs.
06:43He now moves to 84.
06:46Just the one.
06:47In fact, Crowe's going to come back for the second on the misfield by De Freitas.
06:51And that's the century partnership.
06:56Martin Crowe is 86.
06:58And New Zealand, 232 for three.
07:01100 runs added for the fourth wicket so far between Crowe and Gatting.
07:05Yes, I'm very surprised here that Mike Gatting has not employed a third man.
07:08I think with the scores round about 2.20 for three, he is over-attacking too much.
07:11A man should be down in that area to prevent those runs.
07:14Between Crowe and Greatbatch.
07:21Greatbatch on 46, facing Cable.
07:25Crunching drive through the covers, and here's Mark Greatbatch's 50.
07:29What a lovely shot.
07:32APPLAUSE
07:44Another test 50 for Mark Greatbatch, as New Zealand go to 240 for three.
07:52Drops his short. Crowe gives himself room.
07:54And this is on its way out towards the fence.
07:57De Freitas will probably just overhaul it.
08:00And the batsman will have time for three runs.
08:05Martin Crowe goes to 97.
08:07New Zealand waits 250 for three at the end of the over.
08:17Beautiful shot off the back foot by Greatbatch.
08:21Fairbrother can give it away, four runs.
08:31Sweeping Greatbatch.
08:33Hemmings has considerable ground to make, but he does it well.
08:37And gets it in quickly. Good fielding.
08:42Crowe pulling it away. This will be the boundary.
08:45And this is Martin Crowe's ninth test century.
08:48Test century.
09:00A very relieved Martin Crowe, after his patchy form for him
09:03over the last couple of test matches.
09:07Really ground his way to a very fine hundred,
09:10his ninth in test match cricket.
09:13Using his feet, calling for the single quickly.
09:16And misfielded.
09:18Now they could well get, they'll settle for two here.
09:21Because Greatbatch had run right past.
09:23They probably would have got three.
09:32New Zealand starting the day at 192.
09:35And that is lunch.
09:37On the second day of the third
09:40Rothlands cricket test here at the Basin Reserve.
09:42New Zealand 192 for three overnight.
09:45They've added 74 runs in the first session today.
09:48And have gone to 266 for three.
09:50Losing no further wickets.
09:52Martin Crowe goes to lunch.
09:54104 not out. His ninth test century safely tucked away.
09:57Mark Greatbatch is on 60.
10:00And the partnership between these two players now with 134 runs.
10:04As we salute Martin Crowe's efforts
10:07at the Basin Reserve this morning.
10:11A little microchip memory.
10:13Asset card.
10:15Like a checkbook, it'll get you groceries at Woolworths.
10:18As a cash card, it'll get you cash at the checkout.
10:21Like a saving card.
10:26Back with John Embree bowling to Mark Greatbatch.
10:30Back with John Embree bowling to Mark Greatbatch.
10:34Oh, good forceful looking shot.
10:36But there's a man down deep, David Capel.
10:39And a bit of confusion there between the two batsmen.
10:43But it never looked like there was anything but two.
10:50Oh, a bit lucky there, Mark Greatbatch.
10:53Into the over.
10:55280 for three.
10:59Martin Crowe swings this one away.
11:02And that's the first boundary since lunch.
11:05The most positive approach now for Martin Crowe.
11:11Greatbatch in the air and he's going to be caught here.
11:14De Freitas holds the catch.
11:16A lapse in concentration from Mark Greatbatch.
11:20And England have taken the fourth New Zealand wicket at 287.
11:26Mark Greatbatch should be very disappointed with that.
11:29Because he's worked long and hard for his 68 runs.
11:32And really that was the first attempt that he's made to try and hit over the top.
11:36And it just shows you how difficult it has been.
11:38Because he's completely mistimed it, miscued it.
11:40And skied the ball up.
11:42And De Freitas has taken a very simple catch.
11:44But nevertheless, still a very fine innings from Mark Greatbatch.
11:47Who's continuing his progress in the Test Arena.
11:52And really got inside out there a little bit.
11:55And straight up in the air.
11:57That is a disappointment for Greatbatch.
12:01I suppose the advantage of that is now that Rutherford will come to the wicket.
12:05And having two right handers may find it easier to hit the offspin bowler.
12:10And now Rutherford's underway.
12:14Ball breaks out around the base and reserve.
12:16Again, Rutherford's had a long wait.
12:18And now he has his first run.
12:28In and out.
12:30And now Rutherford's under way.
12:32And now Rutherford's under way.
12:35In and out.
12:39Whether in fact it came from the bat, we'll have to wait and see.
12:42It sounded woody.
12:44I think that might be a chance.
12:54It went quickly.
12:56But that looked to be
12:58a possible chance.
13:04And over the top goes Ken Rutherford.
13:06That's a good hit.
13:08Four runs.
13:10Yes, it's a far better shot than Kenny Rutherford.
13:14Locking the ball safely in the air to the vacant field out there for four runs.
13:19Three hundred runs on the board.
13:21New Zealand.
13:23With a loss of four wickets.
13:28Short ball from De Freitas.
13:30Punished by Martin Crowe.
13:32Good shot.
13:34Four runs.
13:36Three hundred runs on the board.
13:38New Zealand.
13:40With a loss of four wickets.
13:42Short ball from De Freitas.
13:44Punished by Martin Crowe.
13:47Crowe went into position very quickly
13:49and hit that with tremendous force and timing.
13:57Embury's down at fine leg.
13:59And that's a very lazy piece of fielding.
14:04It's an own goal.
14:05Four runs.
14:10Well, that was a marvellous strike, wasn't it?
14:12You could see him move his feet inside the line.
14:14He swivelled round, kept his wrists over it
14:17and went all along the ground, square for four.
14:19And that was Martin Crowe absolutely at his best.
14:22And one feels that the longer he stays there,
14:25the more the footwork is going to come,
14:27the more the timing is going to come,
14:29the more the ball's going to be flowing off the blade of the bat.
14:31And it's Hemmings now, into Rutherford.
14:36Yellow catch it. He has caught it too,
14:38but he didn't hit the bat. That's the only problem.
14:44Bilouthi reacting quickly.
14:46Richard, nowadays, every time the ball balloons in the air,
14:49the yell is catch it.
14:50Entirely irrelevant to whether it's hit the bat or not.
14:57Oh, he didn't. He picked that up beautifully.
15:00Embury down there.
15:02He's got a lovely arm too. Look at that.
15:03A beautiful throw, right into French's gloves.
15:06That's Martin Crowe looking for two there,
15:08but I venture to say, had he attempted that,
15:11he would find himself walking back to the dressing room.
15:16Oh, he's down!
15:17He's out. He's done it. He's done it.
15:19What an extraordinary thing.
15:21It was a shortish one on the leg stump.
15:23Crowe tried to work it away to leg and missed it,
15:26and Umpire Woodward had no hesitation at all.
15:29Lightning has struck twice in the same place,
15:31and isn't that extraordinary?
15:33Richard Hadley is saying a moment ago,
15:35could history happen again?
15:37It has for the second successive Test match
15:40between England and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve,
15:43and just before to the T-interval,
15:45Crowe has succumbed to Mike Gatti.
15:47But let's give credit to Crowe first.
15:50Just listen to this as he comes in.
15:52I think the applause, the noise, says it all.