Replayed Limited Overs Matches

Philip Bailey

06-May-2004

One of the consequences of the ICC decision to sanction the inclusion in career figures and statistics of ODI matches that had been started and were halted to be replayed from scratch was that when compiling the List `A' limited overs matchlist similar considerations should apply there. The TCCB (as it was) had ruled in the past that such matches in English domestic limited overs competitions should not be counted, and that was the policy used in the ACS Yearbooks when separate figures for each competition were given.

However, I revisited this decision when combining the details to obtain a single limited overs career line - another consideration being that in some countries (for example Australia, South Africa and West Indies) such matches were included in records kept by statisticians in their own countries, although others (such as New Zealand) followed the England position. It makes more sense from the consistency viewpoint to stick to one convention for all countries, and although there is an argument which says that having more than one appearance for a single game does not make sense, I prefer the view that at the time these matches were played the performances would have been expected to be counted as the actual match and it was only later weather considerations that forced a restart.

There follows a listing of all such matches - I think I have now found all of them and there are some I have only recently found which means the next ACS Yearbook will have modified figures for some players. There are some original matches where full scorecard details have not yet been discovered. If anyone does think I have omitted any matches please let me know.

In some cases either the original match (where the rules allocated two days with a fresh start being made each day whether or not play had started) or the replay were abandoned without a ball bowled. The regulations at one time in England provided for a new match to be started if there was insufficient time was available to complete the one that had started - this explains why there are two matches starting on the same day in some cases. The date in brackets is the date of the replay.

1968     May 25-28  *  Worcs v Notts at Worcester, Gillette Cup (Jun 18)
1968     Aug 7-9    *  Middx v Warwicks at Lord's, Gillette Cup (Aug 13)
1977     May 7-10      Middx v Essex at Lord's, B&H Cup (May 10)
1977     Aug 17-19  *  Middx v Som at Lord's, Gillette Cup (Aug 24-26)
1977/78  Jan 14        Rhodesia v Transvaal at Salisbury,
Datsun Shield (Jan 15)
1977/78  Feb 18     *  Eastern Province v Rhodesia at Johannesburg,
Datsun Shield (Mar 11)
1978     Aug 2-4       Yorks v Sussex at Leeds, Gillette Cup (Aug 4)
1979     May 23-25     Derbys v Lancs at Chesterfield, B&H Cup(May 25)
1981     Jul 22-24     Surrey v Leics at Kennington Oval,
NatWest Trophy (Jul 24)
1982/83  Mar 20     *  New South Wales v Western Australia at
Sydney, McDonald's Cup (Oct 8) (see note 1)
1985     May 11-13     Kent v Hants at Canterbury, B&H Cup (May 13)
1985     May 26        Gloucs v Kent at Bristol,
John Player Special League (May 26)
1985     Jun 5-7       Essex v Derbys at Chelmsford, B&H Cup (Jun 7)
1985/86  Mar 9         Victoria v Western Australia at
Melbourne, McDonald's Cup (Mar 10)
1986     May 10-12     Hants v Middx at Southampton, B&H Cup (May 12)
1986     Jun 1         Lancs v Warwicks at Manchester,
John Player Special League (Jun 1)
1987     May 14-15     Lancs v Warwicks at Manchester, B&H Cup (May 15)
1987     May 14-15     Middx v Combined Universities at Lord's,
B&H Cup (May15) (see note 2)
1987     May 14-15     Sussex v Surrey at Hove, B&H Cup      (May 15)
1987/88  Mar 5-6       Northern Transvaal v Eastern Province at
Verwoerdburg, Nissan Shield (Mar 12-13)
1988/89  Nov 9         Natal v Impalas at Durban, B&H Series      (Nov 10)
1988/89  Dec 14     *  Impalas v Orange Free State at King William's Town,
B&H Series (Dec 15)
1988/89  Feb 22        Orange Free State v Natal at Virginia,
B&H Series (Feb 23)
1989/90  Sep 18     *  Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan v
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation at
Hyderabad, Wills Cup (Sep 20)
1989/90  Sep 23        House Building Finance Corporation
v Pakistan International Airlines at Peshawar,
Wills Cup (Sep 24)
1989/90  Dec 31        Central Districts v Otago at Wanganui, Shell Cup (Jan 1)
1989/90  Jan 2         Auckland v Central Districts at Auckland,
Shell Cup (Jan 3)
1989/90  Mar 21     *  Northern Districts v Auckland at Hamilton,
Shell Cup (Mar 22)
1990     May 8-9       Lancs v Hants at Manchester, B&H Cup (May 9)
1990     May 10-11     Essex v Leics at Chelmsford, B&H Cup (*May 11)
1990     May 10-11     Kent v Gloucestershire at Canterbury, B&H Cup (May 11)
1990     Jul 1         Glam v Surrey at Cardiff,
Refuge Assurance League (Jul 1)
1991     Apr 21        Warwicks v Sussex at Birmingham,
Refuge Assurance League (Apr 21)
1991     Jun 2         Derbys v Yorks at Chesterfield,
Refuge Assurance League (Jun 2)
1991     Jun 26-27     Surrey v Oxfordshire at Kennington Oval,
NatWest Trophy (Jun 27) (see note 3)
1991/92  Dec 29     *  Canterbury v Auckland at Christchurch,
Shell Cup (*Dec 30)
1991/92  Dec 31     *  Auckland v Central Districts at Auckland,
Shell Cup (*Jan 1)
1991/92  Dec 31        Canterbury v Northern Districts at Christchurch,
Shell Cup (Jan 1)
1991/92  Dec 31     *  Wellington v Otago at Wellington, Shell Cup (*Jan 1)
1992     Apr 26        Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford, Sunday League (Apr 26)
1992/93  Dec 7         Bangladesh v India `A' at Dhaka,
SAARC Quadrangular (*Dec10) (see note 4)
1993/94  Jan 9      *  Otago v Central Districts at Oamaru, Shell Cup (Jan 10)
1993/94  Jan 16        Otago v Auckland at Dunedin, Shell Cup (Jan 17)
1993/94  Jan 23        Canterbury v Central Districts at Christchurch,
Shell Cup (*Jan 24)
1994     Jul 16     *  Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
at Colombo, Hatna Trophy (Sep 18)
1994     Jul 16     *  Sinhalese Sports Club v
Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo,
Hatna Trophy (Sep 18)
1994     Jul 16     *  Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v
Singha Sports Club at Colombo,
Hatna Trophy (Sep 18)
1994     Jul 17     *  Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v
Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo,
Hatna Trophy (Sep 24) (see note 5)
1994     Jul 17     *  Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo,
Hatna Trophy (Sep 24)
1994     Sep 4         Sri Lanka v India at Colombo,
Singer World Series (Sep 5)
1995     Sep 17        Derbys v Lancs at Derby,
AXA Equity and Law League (Sep 17)
1995/96  Nov 12        Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands at
Port of Spain, Shell/Sandals Trophy
(Nov 14) (see note 6)
1995/96  Nov 12     *  Windward Islands v Barbados at Castries,
Shell/Sandals Trophy (*Nov 13)
1995/96  Nov 25        Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana at
Port of Spain,Shell/Sandals Trophy (Nov 26)
1995/96  Nov 26        Central Districts v Northern Districts at Levin,
Shell Cup (Nov 27)
1995/96  Feb 26        Kenya v Zimbabwe at Patna, Wills World Cup (Feb 27)
1995/96  Apr 1         Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Singer Cup (Apr 2)
1996/97  Jan 14        Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington,
Shell Cup (Jan 15)
1996/97  Feb 12        South Africa v India at Durban,
Standard Bank International Series (Feb 13)
1996/97  Mar 5         Griqualand West v Northern Transvaal at Kimberley,
Standard Bank Cup (Mar 20-21)
1996/97  Apr 20        Northern Transvaal v Western Province at Centurion, Standard Bank Cup (Apr 21)
1997     Jul 20        India v Pakistan at Colombo, Pepsi Asia Cup (*Jul 21)
1997     Sep 17        India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sahara `Friendship' Cup (Sep 18)
1997/98  Jan 12        Central Districts v Wellington at New Plymouth, Shell Cup (Jan 13)
1998     Aug 11     *  Kent v Sri Lankans at Canterbury, Sri Lanka in England (Aug 11) (see note 7)
1998/99  Jan 14        New Zealand v India at Wellington, India in New Zealand (*Jan 15)
1998/99  Mar 25        New Zealand v South Africa at Napier, South Africa in New Zealand (Mar 26)
1999     Sep 7         India v West Indies at Singapore, Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge (Sep 8)
1999/00  Mar 19-20     Gauteng v Eastern Province at Johannesburg, Standard Bank Cup (Mar 24)
2000     Jun 21        Worcs v Gloucs at Worcester, NatWest Trophy
(Jul 4) (see note 8)
2000/01  Feb 18        KwaZulu-Natal v Eastern Province at Durban, Standard Bank Cup (Feb 19)
2002/03  Sep 29        Sri Lanka v India at Colombo, ICC Champions Trophy (Sep 30)
2003     Apr 20     *  India v South Africa at Dhaka, TVS Cup      (Apr 21)
* denotes the match was abandoned without a ball bowled

Notes: 1. McDonald's Cup Final replay took place at the start of the 1983/84 season at Perth
2. This match was started three times (and still finished in a no result)
3. This match was eventually decided by a bowl-out
4. The original match was halted by riots and re-scheduled but the replay and the tournament final (scheduled for 11 Dec) were later cancelled.
5. The rules of the competition provided for the semi-finalists and finalists to be decided by run rates in the preliminary matches but when all the competing teams agreed to replay the matches prior to the scheduled date for the final (all were successfully completed) Nondescripts beat Sinhalese Sports Club when the latter would have qualified if the abandonments had stood.
6. The replay should have taken place on 13 November but the match referee had incorrectly interpreted the playing conditions and the West Indies Cricket Board had to order the replay for the day after.
7. The original match was declared void when the game was halted near the start because of the dangerous pitch conditions. In this one case, the original match has not been included in figures.
8. A replay was ordered when it was found Worcestershire had fielded an ineligible player, Kabir Ali, who had already appeared for the Worcestershire Cricket Board in an earlier round. The ECB later amended the tournament rules to permit this in future.