1999-00 - South Africa vs England, 5th Test at Centurion | Fixed Match Controversy Hansie Cronje.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Once Hansie Cronje's involvement in match-fixing became public knowledge, events during the Centurion Test between South Africa and England in January 2000 were looked at in a new light. His last-day declaration and the offer he made to Nasser Hussain, England's captain, which resulted in England 's thrilling two-wicket win, were regarded with far more scepticism.
We now know that Cronje's offer was motivated by factors other than cricket. But at the time, his tactics were generally applauded.
The loss of the second, third and fourth days to rain meant that the Test was heading for a dull draw. South Africa, who had struggled to 155 for 6 on a curtailed first day, were expected to complete their innings and then have a crack at England. In terms of the series, however, it was immaterial as South Africa were already 2-0 up.
However, behind the scenes, before play resumed, Cronje bumped into Alec Stewart on the stairs and asked if Hussain would consider an offer, which Hussain said was 270 in 73 overs. "Fletch and I, both being conservative types, decided to see how things went in the first session," he said. Given that the pitch had been so bowler-friendly on the first day, neither was tempted. Stewart, too, felt this was not on: "This was not Essex v Hampshire during my youth." Michael Atherton, Hussain's predecessor, agreed. "All of us thought it would be madness to agree to a game without first seeing how the pitch would play after three days of rain, and we deferred."
When South Africa resumed it soon became clear that the track had lost many of its demons and Lance Klusener and Shaun Pollock scored with ease. They were helped somewhat by Darren Gough not being at his best. "Gough bowled a pile of shite," Hussain recalled. "I knew then that he'd had a few drinks the night before. It was stinking hot, so I decided to punish him by keeping on bowling him."
Forty minutes into the day, Hussain sent a message from the field to see if Cronje was still interested in a deal. "I deliberately aimed low at first and said, 'How about us chasing 250?'," he said. "Hansie just said, 'Fine'. I couldn't believe it. No haggling. No banter. No bartering, No mention of how many overs we would face. It was like that scene from Life of Brian when the salesman is all indignant because the guy has simply paid his first asking price without any argument."
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Once Hansie Cronje's involvement in match-fixing became public knowledge, events during the Centurion Test between South Africa and England in January 2000 were looked at in a new light. His last-day declaration and the offer he made to Nasser Hussain, England's captain, which resulted in England 's thrilling two-wicket win, were regarded with far more scepticism.
We now know that Cronje's offer was motivated by factors other than cricket. But at the time, his tactics were generally applauded.
The loss of the second, third and fourth days to rain meant that the Test was heading for a dull draw. South Africa, who had struggled to 155 for 6 on a curtailed first day, were expected to complete their innings and then have a crack at England. In terms of the series, however, it was immaterial as South Africa were already 2-0 up.
However, behind the scenes, before play resumed, Cronje bumped into Alec Stewart on the stairs and asked if Hussain would consider an offer, which Hussain said was 270 in 73 overs. "Fletch and I, both being conservative types, decided to see how things went in the first session," he said. Given that the pitch had been so bowler-friendly on the first day, neither was tempted. Stewart, too, felt this was not on: "This was not Essex v Hampshire during my youth." Michael Atherton, Hussain's predecessor, agreed. "All of us thought it would be madness to agree to a game without first seeing how the pitch would play after three days of rain, and we deferred."
When South Africa resumed it soon became clear that the track had lost many of its demons and Lance Klusener and Shaun Pollock scored with ease. They were helped somewhat by Darren Gough not being at his best. "Gough bowled a pile of shite," Hussain recalled. "I knew then that he'd had a few drinks the night before. It was stinking hot, so I decided to punish him by keeping on bowling him."
Forty minutes into the day, Hussain sent a message from the field to see if Cronje was still interested in a deal. "I deliberately aimed low at first and said, 'How about us chasing 250?'," he said. "Hansie just said, 'Fine'. I couldn't believe it. No haggling. No banter. No bartering, No mention of how many overs we would face. It was like that scene from Life of Brian when the salesman is all indignant because the guy has simply paid his first asking price without any argument."
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