Aussies in English County Cricket

[HAL]

Where did Stuart take MacGill ?

[Donny]

Australians make hay in the sunshine
Wisden Cricinfo staff - June 17, 2003

Australia's Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds came close to becoming the first Twenty20 centurians, but both had to be content with guiding their sides to victory.

Hodge cracked 97 off 61 balls and Paul Nixon chipped in with four sixes in a 26-ball 43 as Leicestershire scored 174 for 6, a total which was too good for Yorkshire despite a spirited 71 from 34 balls by Yuvraj Singh.Scorecard

Symonds smashed three sixes and 14 fours on his way to a 37-ball 96 not out as Kent overwhelmed Hampshire at Beckenham, racing to a six-wicket win with a remarkable eight overs to spare. Scorecard

Another Australian, Mike Hussey, made 79 not out off 58 balls to steer Northamptonshire to a 23-run win over Glamorgan. Chasing 160 to win, only Robert Croft (53) offered any significant resistance as Glamorgan were always off the pace. Scorecard

[Donny]

[Donny]

Well, Ian 'the Freak' Harvey is certainly enjoying his stint in County cricket !!
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Harvey hammers the first Twenty20 century
Wisden Cricinfo staff - June 23, 2003

Gloucestershire 135 for 2 (Harvey 100*) beat Warwickshire 134 for 7 by 8 wickets at Edgbaston
Ian Harvey thrashed the first century in Twenty20 Cup cricket as Gloucestershire maintained their 100% record at Edgbaston. Harvey faced only 50 balls, but thwacked 13 fours and four sixes as Warwickshire's modest total was surpassed with 6.5 overs to spare. Earlier Jonathan Trott hit 65* for Warwickshire, but then Harvey came in and made his spot of history.

[Donny]

Andy Symonds cracked 103 n.o. from 81 balls for Kent.

I know he's not an Aussie but Sami has taken 10 Notts wickets from the 12 to fall.

Michael Di Venuto hit 148 for Derby and, in the same game, Ian Harvey took 3/18 and 3/45 and hit 27 for Gloucester.

Kaspa took 4/53 and Jimmy Maher hit 21 and 62 for Glamorgan

[Donny]

Mike Hussey scored 43 & 72 for Northants.

Just a mention about Sami. He went on to take 15/114 for Kent - the best match figures for the season, so far.

[Donny]

Jimmy Maher scored 142 from 113 balls.

Mike Hussey carried his bat for 112 n.o.

Simon Katich scored 56.

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Stuart Law hit 186.

Ashley Noffke took 5/52.

Murray Goodwin scored 75 and 21 n.o.

Joe Dawes took 3/38.

Simon Katich (117) notched another century.

Stuart MacGill took 4/78.

[Donny]

Stuart MacGill was on the receiving end against Surrey during a 204 run partnership between Mark Ramprakash (191 n.o.) and Graham Thorpe (99). He took 1/146.

[Donny]

Stuart Law scored 96 and Mike Hussey noptched another century (144).

Mike Kasprowicz took a career best 9/36 from 20.2 overs for Glamorgan.

[Donny]

Hussey went on to 331 n.o. for Northamptonshire.

He has now scored unbeaten triple centuries in each of his last three County seasons. 329 n.o. in 2001 and 310 n. o. last year.

[HAL]

A lot of people say that about him.

[Donny]

Hussey just keeps scoring centuries. This time it was 103 n.o. to take his tally to 534 (once out) in his last three innings.

Murray Goodwin notched 210 and Martin Love kept his hand in with 181 n.o.

[Donny]

Hussey was out (run out) for 115.

Love went on to 273 and Stuart Law is 41 n.o.

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Brad Hodge scored 157 and Michael DiVenuto, 116.