1121 for 6 and still not a world record�
NEW DELHI -- When Anjuman Islam school ran up a
monumental 1,121 for six against St John's in an
inter-schools match in Mumbai last month, it
supposedly broke one of the longest standing world
records in cricket.
Not since Victoria piled up 1,107 runs against New
South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match in Melbourne
in 1926 had any team in first-class, club, university
or schools cricket scored so many runs.
Anjuman school's mayhem came after St John's had been
shot out for a paltry 46.
Too good to be true? Anjuman insist the game was
played fair and square. Onlookers believe it was the
biggest cricket farce of the new century.
bowled out their rivals for less than 50, Anjuman
needed to score at least 850 to edge out main
challengers Rizvi Springfield school from the
tournament semi-finals on a superior run-rate.
They got home with plenty to spare. Anjuman ended up
with 989-6 and another 132 runs were added as a
penalty for slow over-rates by the hapless St John
bowlers.
Ramesh Mamunkar, the coach of another school which was
playing on the adjacent ground, was stunned at what
was happening. "We had a clear view of the scoreboad
and I was surprised to see the score ticking by every
over, from 200 to 240 in just two overs," Mamunkar
remembers.
"I then stood up to see how it was done and found that
the fielders were not even trying to stop the ball
passing just metres away from them.�
"I was also very surprised at the way St John's set
the field. They had at least seven men around the bat
even while defending 46. The bowlers bowled full
tosses and still the close-in fielders were not
removed.�
"There was also a buzz around the ground that the
scores were increased."
It emerged there was no official scorer for the match.
Nor did St John's have theirs. The only scoresheet of
the match belonged to Anjuman's!
Anjuman coach Naushad Khan vehemently denied any
wrongdoing and blamed Springfields for sparking a
controversy.
"The whole thing has been planted by them, after all
they have lost out," said Khan.
St John's coach Sashi Naik also defended himself and
his team. "Look, we are a very weak team this season,"
he said. "Most of the boys are new and some of our
main players were injured."
Not surprisingly, Indian cricket board official
Ratnakar Shetty, who is also the secretary of the
Mumbai Cricket Association, dismissed any talk of a
new world record.
"Without any official scorer, there is no question of
there being a world record," said Shetty. "Let's not
get too carried away." � AFP (Times of Oman)
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