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	Ball of the Century - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ball of the Century, also known as the Gatting Ball or simply That Ball, was a cricket ball bowled by Australian bowler Shane Warne to English batsman Mike Gatting on 4 June 1993, during the first Test match of the 1993 Ashes cricket series, at Old Trafford in Manchester.
		Gatting responded by thrusting his left leg forward and to the leg side, and pushing his bat next to his pad to cover the spin of the ball and defend it away.
		Gatting's wicket reduced England to 80 runs for 2 wickets, a position from which they never recovered, as Warne added the wicket of Robin Smith a mere 4 runs later.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ball_of_the_Century (1226 words)

	Mike Gatting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gatting was one of the most prolific batsmen in English domestic cricket virtually throughout his career, but it took him several years to establish himself in the England team, as he initially had great difficulty converting fifties into centuries at test match level.
		Another mishap for which Gatting will be remembered is being caught by Australian wicketkeeper Greg Dyer after trying to play a reverse sweep off opposing captain Allan Border's first ball during the 1987 World Cup final.
		Gatting was named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1984.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Gatting (354 words)

	Read All About It - Looking at Newspapers
		MIKE GATTING walked 150 yards through a chanting throng of demonstrators outside the Jan Smuts Stadium here yesterday to receive a petition concerning poor playing conditions in the Natal townships.
		Chants of "Gatting go home" went on unabated, but nothing was thrown while the former England captain was on the podium, and on the journey back the stewards did an excellent job.
		REBEL cricket captain Mike Gatting was pelted with stones by screaming hordes yesterday.
	www.newi.ac.uk /englishresources/workunits/ks3/langmedia/readallaboutit/yr9readallaboutit2.html (1388 words)

	CRICKETNEXT.COM NEWS ::: England tours revives memories of bitter trip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Now it is part of cricketing folklore, a sign of the rocky sporting relations that have helped keep England from touring Pakistan until they returned this week to start a visit that includes three one-day internationals and three tests.
		Gatting disputed the call and he and Rana started shouting and wagging their fingers at each other to the astonishment of players and the crowd.
		Finally, England cricket chief Raman Subba Row told Gatting to write an apology, but by then his team had lost its grip on the game and the test petered out in a draw.
	www.cricketnext.com /news/reuters/reuters772.htm (712 words)

	ON THIS DAY \| 9 \| 1987: Gatting row halts play in Pakistan
		Gatting stood shaking his head and was heard saying, "One rule for one, one for another", after his appeal for a catch was turned down.
		Gatting's outburst came after growing tensions on the field which had begun during a summer tour involving accusations of controversial umpiring decisions favouring Pakistan.
		In 1988, Gatting was allegedly involved in an affair with a barmaid and was sacked as England captain but it was widely perceived as an excuse for something which sporting authorities had wanted to do after the Pakistan tour.
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/9/newsid_2536000/2536829.stm (481 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Gatting's rough guide to Pakistan
		Gatting is very much with us, a near-constant presence as commentator and sponsor's host at Test matches home and away.
		Gatting first toured Pakistan in 1977-78, returning in 1983-84 and 1987-88.
		Michael Vaughan's side have a liberal sprinkling of first-time visitors to Pakistan, but Gatting believes the newcomers will be better insulated than he was against the challenging realities of Pakistani life.
	www.sport.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/10/28/scbake28.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/10/28/ixsport.html (740 words)

	GN Online: For the love of Mike!
		Despite the passing of time post-cricket, Mike Gatting looks as fit as he was during his playing days.
		The neutrality among officials apart, Gatting did not feel that today's cricketers were being tied down by the enforcement of strict rules regarding on-field discipline.
		A keen advocate on the globalisation of cricket Gatting reserved his sympathies on the fall of Bangladesh.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=101059 (1716 words)

	Print Article: Gatting's Ashes hopes shot down in flames
		Former England captain Mike Gatting has been accused of "wishful thinking" after claiming Australia's Test team was not only in decline but also would be ripe for defeat when England next toured Australia in 2006-07.
		The Herald yesterday reported Gatting's vision of an end to England's Ashes humiliation, when he wrote in UK newspaper The Observer that Australia would be gutted by the loss of Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and possibly Adam Gilchrist by the time the old foes next met in Australia.
		Gatting's prediction coincided with England's innings and 215-run defeat in Sri Lanka, the visitors losing the three-Test series 1-0.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/12/22/1071941670571.html (697 words)

	BBC SPORT \| ENGLAND ON TOUR \| Gatting blames umpires for Kandy chaos
		Mike Gatting, who famously clashed with officialdom on the sub-continent, believes the umpires in Sri Lanka have only themselves to blame for the controversy in Kandy.
		But while Gatting points the finger at the umpires, he accepts that others need to play their part to improve the image of the game.
		Gatting calls for increased use of technology - both during the game and after it has finished - in an attempt to remove the element of human error.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/england_on_tour/1211155.stm (539 words)

	Cricinfo - Mike Gatting's annus horribilis
		Gatting was good enough to lead Middlesex and England, but spectators couldn't buy his book at Lord's.
		Gatting gave his side of events to the selectors, who were acting on behalf of the TCCB.
		Gatting had effectively been sacked for having a late-night drink with a female.
	content.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/141453.html (846 words)

	Sport \| England Warne down and put in a spin
		Gooch and Mike Atherton - who despite their prevously productive relationship were being reunited as an opening pair for the first time since the Fourth Test against Pakistan last year - progressed comfortably enough against McDermott and Hughes.
		After all, there was Gooch biffing along merrily and Mike Gatting had just announced himself with a clubbing square drive full of intent.
		Gatting, perhaps suspecting a tabloid stitch-up or at the very least subterfuge from the wicketkeeper (not possible because Ian Healy was clueless too and groping down the leg side at the time), stood his ground, not in dissent or disappointment, but in total, utter disbelief before hauling himself away.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4498999-110997,00.html (766 words)

	rediff.com: cricket channel - Rana says England 'can't win'
		Rana, 62, now retired, was involved in an on-field shouting match with England captain Mike Gatting when England last toured Pakistan in 1987.
		Gatting, sacked as Middlesex director of coaching last August, recently admitted in a radio interview he was at fault in 1987.
		Of the incident, Rana recalled: "Gatting moved a fielder behind the batsman which was against the law and when I called it a dead ball he abused me which was against the values of this gentleman's game."
	www.rediff.com /cricket/2000/oct/15rana.htm (438 words)

	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Mike Gatting
		For two decades, it was a sight as characteristic of Lord's as Father Time himself: Mike Gatting, with jutting beard and strutting gait, biffing the ball past extra cover for Middlesex or England.
		It took six months for Gatting to be sacked, and then it was ostensibly (and ludicrously) because of an alleged sexual encounter with a barmaid.
		The selectors wanted him back in 1989 but their choice was vetoed; Gatting, in pique and sadness, took a rebel team to South Africa instead and the captaincy never came back to him.
	content.cricinfo.com /pakveng/content/player/13340.html (497 words)

	Mike Gatting in Denmark
		The DCF invited Mike Flockhart, who, together with Bruce Smuts, launched the 2003 `Imagination' Roadshow in Denmark during the 2003 Indoor Championships in February, to return to Jutland.
		Mike Gatting was hugely impressed with the way in which Mike and Bobby combined to produce a memorable - and at times, deafening - experience.
		Mike Gatting's visit also included a workshop and batting masterclass for the Danish national squad and three members of their U19 team at Svanholm Park, where he was joined by Peter Palle Klokker and Stan Mortensen.
	www.cricketeurope.net /ECC/DATABASE/ARTICLES/188162.shtml (233 words)

	Key moments during past 4 Cup finals
		Repeatedly utilising the orthodox sweep, Gatting and Graham Gooch had batted England to victory against the Indian spinners in the semi-finals.
		He speared the ball wide of the leg stump and Gatting, already in position for the reverse sweep, top-edged the ball to jubilant wicketkeeper Greg Dyer.
		Gatting, who had led England to an Ashes triumph earlier in the year, was sacked as captain in 1988, led the final rebel tour to South Africa in the following year and thereafter played a peripheral role in Test cricket.
	www.rediff.com /wc2003/2003/jan/27cup.htm (1187 words)

	Shane Warne
		However, with feats like the famous "Gatting Ball" or "Ball of the Century" which spun sharply and bowled a bemused Mike Gatting in the 1993 Ashes series, most of the credit is Warne's.
		At the time when spin was dying a slow death, he showed to the World what real talent is all about and in the bargain the whole world got to see some masterpieces from this magician.
		The ball he got Mike Gatting out with has gone down in the history as the ball of the century.
	www.yehhaicricket.com /aus/shanewarne/shanewarne.html (511 words)

	CRICKETNEXT.COM NEWS ::: Mike Gatting's top 5 Indians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The former England captain was at the launch of the triangular tournament between Marylebone Cricket Club, Melbourne Cricket Club and the Cricket Club of India commencing from December 29.
		Gatting, whose best score in Test cricket (207) and also in one-day internationals (115 not out) came against India in 1984-'85 series, has had mixed memories of India but is now in "complete love with this country."
		Listed below are Mike Gatting's top five Indian batsmen and bowlers, and the reasons why they are on his list.
	www.cricketnext.com /news1/next/joshi/tap477.htm (678 words)

	AM Archive - Steve Waugh out as one-day captain
		MIKE GATTING: I would think with the test cricket he would still be quite a major force I would have thought.
		However England's former Captain, Mike Gatting, says that whilst Steve Waugh's shoes will be big ones to fill, he's not irreplaceable.
		MIKE GATTING: I would think it's not as if you've not got any people over in Australia that will do a good job.
	www.abc.net.au /am/stories/s481165.htm (484 words)

	ASHWELL CRUSADERS
		Mike was one of the heroes of the England set up in the 1980's.
		A regular tourer with Paul Thwaites and the Ashwell Crusaders since Chiang Mai 2001, Captained the Ashwell Crusaders in August 2001 against the Bunbury Cricket Team in aid of Sargent Cancer Care of Children and was a key member in the team that clinched the cup in Sarasota.
		I have known Mike Gatting for many years and am enormously pleased that he will be joining us.
	www.chiangmaisixes.com /cmsixes2002/teams_ashwell_crusaders.html (696 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He also rounded on Mike Gatting after the former England captain criticised Nasser for flying out ahead of the rest of the party in order to be with his heavily pregnant wife Karen.
		Gatting was the last England skipper to lift the Ashes when his side triumphed in Australia during the 1986-87 season.
		Gatting’s former England teammate Ian Botham has gone further, calling for Hussain to resign the captaincy.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1021206/asp/sports/story_1454564.asp (563 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Calcutta: Captain Stephen Fleming couldn’t make it to the MCC XI nets at Lord’s on Monday morning, but manager Mike Gatting was around to ensure the Sourav Gangulys trained with at least a degree of seriousness.
		Tuesday’s limited overs match against an International XI is charity-driven (and doesn’t have official status), but Gatting has always had the reputation of a taskmaster.
		Gatting informed Sourav is either going to open with Chris Gayle or bat at No. 3 if Fleming decides to himself take on Makhaya Ntini and his tribe straightaway.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050614/asp/sports/story_4865676.asp (454 words)

	Daily Telegraph (London, England): Obituary of Shakoor Rana; Pakistani cricket umpire who earned notoriety for clashing ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		SHAKOOR RANA, who has died aged 65, was a Pakistani cricket umpire best known for his sharp exchange with Mike Gatting in the second Test at Faisalabad in 1987.
		Gatting retorted that the batsman, Salim Malik, knew perfectly well what was going on.
		Red-faced, Gatting approached Rana and was heard over a television microphone to mutter: "One rule for one".
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:73051543&refid=holomed_1 (245 words)

	Biff Books and Records (Sheffield) - Sport - Cricket
		Brearley, Mike and Dudley Doust: The Ashes Retained.
		Gatting, Mike: Leading From The Front - The Autobiography of Mike Gatting.
		Gatting, Mike with Angela Patmore: Leading From The Front - The Autobiography of Mike Gatting.
	www.btinternet.com /~biffbooks/cricket.htm (3914 words)

	ashley%2C mike%0D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mike Lewis The Sunday Telegraph 03-19-2000 CRAWFORD Ashley should be flying to America...
		Here, author Mike Ashley has fashioned a biography that goes beyond a labour of...
		MIKE RIZZER WEXFORD, PA. Rizzer, a 170-pound, 6 ft. 1 in...
	www.hallauthors.com /top/sites/10/1/ashley%25252C_mike%25250D.html (557 words)

	AIAON \| BBC ON THIS DAY \| 19 \| 1990: Rebel cricketers face storm of protest
		Several hundred protesters, many waving placards saying "Apartheid is not cricket" and "Ban racist tours" had gathered in the arrivals hall at Jan Smuts airport to wait for the 15 England tourists led by former captain Mike Gatting.
		Mike Gatting was asked about the demonstration at the airport.
		Gatting served a three-year Test ban and was recalled to the England side for the tour of India and Sri Lanka in 1992-93.
	amiabstractornot.highlyillogical.org /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/19/newsid_2530000/2530237.stm (588 words)

	CNN/SI - Cricket - Ex-England captain supports second division - Thursday November 04, 1999 08:28 PM
		Gatting said Bangladesh were good enough to play in one-day international cricket but "should wait for at least one or two years for test status."
		Gatting acknowledged the move towards the globalization of cricket, saying the International Cricket Council (ICC) could offer financial support to non-test playing countries to play more cricket at home and abroad.
		He said the ICC should introduce a "second division of test cricket" among Bangladesh, Kenya, Scotland, Canada, Fiji, Bermuda, the United States and 'A' teams from the test playing countries.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/1999/11/04/bangladesh_test (235 words)

	Hussain, Gatting caught in a tussle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mike Gatting and Nasser Hussain have been at loggerheads ever since ''fat'' Gatt denounced Hussain as ''selfish'' while reminding him publicly that cricket is a team game.
		Referring to Hussain's article in which he listed his wishes including ones that he would like to play 100 Tests while leading England to a record number of wins, Gatting opined that the much acclaimed present captain of England should go for his selfishness.
		But is there a certain Englishness to all this since Gatting is the all-English cricketer with the bulldog spirit while Hussain began life in the less exalted surrounds of triplicane, a Chennai suburb somewhat famous for its proximity to the city's cricket ground.
	web.mid-day.com /sports/international/2003/may/52545.htm (273 words)

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