da pinup bet： Dileep Premachandran picks out interesting snippets from the day’s play
Plays of the Day by Dileep Premachandran09-Apr-2007
Dave Langford-Smith unveiled a unique celebration of his own, this time on a cricket field © Getty Images
Never mind the Chicken, here’s the Ferret
Trent Johnston has thechicken-dance celebration, and fellow Australian Dave Langford-Smithunveiled a unique one of his own after getting his two wickets. Apparently, the Ferret was pioneered at his wedding reception, and had been seen at Ocho Rios – a holiday resort in Jamaica – as wellafter the victory against Pakistan. Even the laid-back Guyanese raised aneyebrow or two when it was seen at Palm Court, a popular wateringhole in town.Are you Pat Jennings in disguise?
Langford-Smith’s first Ferretcelebration was sparked off by a spectacular catch from Eoin Morgan atcover. Back-pedalling frantically, he threw his hands over his head togather the ball just as Jennings, the Northern Ireland goalkeeping legend,might have plucked out a cross from under the cross bar.Watch what you write
Press box C on the second floor of the MediaCentre End is a spillover area, intended to accommodate journalistsarriving at the last minute. With few left in Guyana to watch this game,it was mercifully near-empty when Brendon McCullum launched a huge six offTrent Johnston that smashed one of the glass panes. After such a hit, mostjournalists will be wary of penning anything that offends him.Not quite a century
Jeremy Bray started the tournament with amagnificent century against Zimbabwe on a Sabina Park pitch that hadplenty of bounce. On the sluggish pitch in Guyana, he had 1-0-0 of a lesswelcome kind, following up ducks against England and South Africa withjust one in this game. Give the man some pace and bounce.[All]Black beard
Edward Teach, or Blackbeard, was the originalpirate of the Caribbean, a man with an immense beard that made him “looklike the devil”. If they don’t get hold of a razor soon, Daniel Vettoriand Craig McMillan might be accused of auditioning to play him in somemovie.O Brother, where art thou?
For 15.4 overs, it was goingswimmingly, with Niall and Kevin O’Brien adding 75 to keep Irish fansdreaming of an improbable upset. Then, Niall set off for a crazy run,Kevin backed up, Niall said no, and it was all over. Given that Kevin wasplaying so fluently, a little sibling sacrifice might have been in order.Fans in high places
Despite three defeats, the one thing Irelandnever lacked in Guyana was support. Varshni Jagdeo, wife of the Guyanesepresident, was in the front seats of the VIP stand, dressed in anautographed Irish jersey, cheering on the team that many in the regionhave adopted as their own.