Quiz Game ( It's back but with a difference)

[Paoli]

Sorry RBLC, i was adamant with Mellons as well....

I mean test GAMES record holder, no it isn't Andy Flower, and halt this question until someone answers RBLC's question. First day nighter. At Old Trafford, circa 1975.

[Richard Jenkins]

zimbabwian test record games player is
Name Mat O M R W Ave Best 5 10 SR Econ
GW Flower 67 123 6 3457 201* 29.54 34.52 6 15 43 -

the ist official odi day nighter in the uk was at old trafford in august 2000 v Zimbabwe.
I've searched brittanica and encarta to now avail rblc!!
The first ever odi was played in 1971 so between then and now

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

The day night match I saw was at the Don Valley (athlectics) stadium, Sheffield circa 1992 with Yorkshire verses the rest of the world including an amazing batting cameo by an ageing derek randell. I'm trying my hardest to recall the other players but I sat and watched it gob-smacked, and put this down to restoring my interest in cricket again.

[Occasional Fan]

And in fairness, RBLC's question didn't ask about internationals. I stopped researching this one when the Guinness Book of Records website couldn't produce an answer.

[Milo]

Originally Posted by Richie Benauds Love Child

The day night match I saw was at the Don Valley (athlectics) stadium, Sheffield circa 1992 with Yorkshire verses the rest of the world including an amazing batting cameo by an ageing derek randell. I'm trying my hardest to recall the other players but I sat and watched it gob-smacked, and put this down to restoring my interest in cricket again.

Somehow I actually saw this game live on Yorkshire TV (don't ask me what it was doing there). They rigged up the ex-Notts player Basharat Hassan (I think that was his name) as the umpire with microphone and link to the commentary box and he just had an absolute laugh, acting the fool with Randall and a few others. The game included a very young Sachin Tendulkar (he was 18) who was smashing sixes and I realised at that moment he wasn't the new Gavaskar, although he was wearing his pads and batted like him when he came over here in 1990.

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Thank the lord someone can confirm the match I saw ! I know for a fact it wasnt earlier than 1990, don valley stadium hadnt been built yet ! Milo, have you found the lineups for that match per chance ?

[Paoli]

Grant Flower is correct, RJ.