Talk:First Test, 1948 Ashes series/GA1

GA Review
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'Pologies about the late review:

Background
Prior to the First Test, Australia had played 12 first-class matches, winning ten and drawing two.

When had they played these 12 matches? In the previous year, or their whole history? Laker had struggled when he had played for Surrey and the MCC against Australia in the lead-up matches, taking 1/137 and 3/127 respectively.
 * This tour, fixed.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

What's the MCC? It should be wikilinked and probably expanded on the first mention.
 * Marylebone Cricket Club - abbrev noted above.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

June 10: Day One
''Miller induced an edge from Washbrook in his first over, but it went to ground.

What does "went to ground" mean?
 * Clarified for non-cricket people that the ball landed before reaching a fielder, so no catch.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

He drove the ball in front of point to the boundary for four, and was then given two lives.

What does it mean, he was "given two lives"?


 * Linked to new entry in the jargon page. Life means the batsman got another opportunity because of a dropped catch or missed stumping.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Laker top-scored with 63 in 101 minutes, with six boundaries,[1] after reaching his first 50 in only 60 minutes.

What is "top-scored"?


 * Means the scored the most runs among the team, just like "Kobe Bryant was the highest scorer, with 40 of LA's 80 points"  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Do you think you could just say "Laker scored the most runs for his team, with 63..."? Noble Story (talk • contributions) 04:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I could but I think it is rather long winded, as "topped the rankings" etc is quite common in English.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! '') 22:44, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Following England's struggles in the first innings, many pundits criticised Yardley's decision to bat.

This is a singe-sentence paragraph. Couldn't you combine it somewhere else?
 * Done  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

June 11: Day Two
Hassett came close to holing out when he knocked up a ball from Bedser and it just evaded the grasp of Evans.

"Holing out"?
 * Used a more common term. It means hitting a catch to a fielder.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

June 12: Day Three
Australia's last-wicket pair of Johnston and Toshack wagged a further 33 runs in only 18 minutes before Bedser trapped Toshack to end the innings on 509, leaving the tourists with a 344-run lead.

Wiki-link "wagged".


 * Done  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 01:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Noble Story (talk • contributions) 02:55, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, this looks like a pass now. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 01:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)