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For me it's been the 2014 ODI win vs Australia at HSC. Totally packed ground, the huge roar when Prosper hit the six, people dancing in the street afterwards.

It was a great series overall, Prosper took a hat trick the match before :lol:
The only sad thing is I remember seeing Phil Hughes walking through the Centurion bar. :(

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For me it's been the 2014 ODI win vs Australia at HSC. Totally packed ground, the huge roar when Prosper hit the six, people dancing in the street afterwards.

It was a great series overall, Prosper took a hat trick the match before :lol:
The only sad thing is I remember seeing Phil Hughes walking through the Centurion bar. :(
You’re jus bragging that you went.
Did you take any pictures? Post them
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For me it was when we chased 300 against NZ in 2015. Craig Ervine outdid himself that day. Very easy chase in the end

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ZIMDOGGY wrote:
Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:03 pm
brmtaylor.com admin wrote:
Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:59 am
For me it's been the 2014 ODI win vs Australia at HSC. Totally packed ground, the huge roar when Prosper hit the six, people dancing in the street afterwards.

It was a great series overall, Prosper took a hat trick the match before :lol:
The only sad thing is I remember seeing Phil Hughes walking through the Centurion bar. :(
You’re jus bragging that you went.
Did you take any pictures? Post them
Well it felt like a while since I'd mentioned it ;)

Never before seen image of Prosper hitting the winning six, it's a little blurry but you can make out the slog sweep in motion:
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Sitting a few rows behind in the corporate (?) boxes were the Taylor/Cremer families and you could see their spouses crying in the balls leading up to this because they knew Zim would win. Cremer's wife was yelling "Come on Prosper!" every ball he faced towards the end. He cops a bit on this forum, but Utseya had a ripping series and batted very well - aggressively - in this match.

And because they never show you on TV, this is what the area behind the grassy bank looks like. There's a big area where kids were playing impromptu games of cricket, and to the far left (out of frame) is where the nets for the senior players are.
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And a final one, another that you don't get to see on TV, this is what the entrance to the bar looks like from outside the ground (from the entry/carpark area):
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3rd Match (D/N), Standard Bank International One-Day Series 1997 at Paarl

India V/s Zimbabwe

A great last over by Eddo Brandes to tie the game

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Streak's 4-8 at the SCG to beat the WI.

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