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Gideon Haigh
- Haigh quotes the popular story that, at Bridgetown 1982-83, after returning from injury, Amarnath hit the first ball for six. Whether it really went for six needs some investigation. Too many sources don't mention him hitting any six in this innings to raise the possibility that this could be an urban legend. Tintin (talk) 05:48, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hello Tintin, I am the one who put in the bit about Amarnath hitting the six. I had heard about the incident before, and did some research which led to finding Haigh's article. On that basis I decided to include it. I did further research today, and found the scoreboard for the match http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/IND_IN_WI/IND_WI_T4_15-20APR1983.html If Amarnath had hit no sixes during this match then it would obviously be a contradiction. However he did hit 3 sixes in the first innings (and none in the second), so we have weak positive evidence (besides Haigh's article). Of course one way to confirm would be to ask Amarnath himself! Jayanta Sen 16:25, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
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- But he retired hurt in the second innings, not the first (see the note below the scores). At the same time, the scorecard is missing details about most of the boundary hits - so we cannot be sure either way. I'll add some quotes tomorrow about this innings from an old Wisden Cricket Asia, one by Rajan Bala (who reported the match from WI) and the other Harsha Bhogle who quoted Amarnath. Both mention the bouncer, that Amarnath hooked it to the boundary, but neither mention specifically that it was a six. It is a little strange because if it did go over the fence, that's first thing that you would say when you talk about the innings. Tintin (talk) 16:55, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hello Tintin, For the sake of just being sure, I am changing the wording to "hooked it to the boundry". I would also like to thank you for your attention to detail. Regards, Jayanta Sen 05:11, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
