That is hardly surprising, as his final average (99.94 runs per inning) stands head and shoulders above the next in line, currently Adam Voges at 61.87. Arguably the greatest cricketer to have graced the game was headed back into the pavilion having scored, possibly, the most famous duck (zero) in the game's history.Ĭricket lovers speak of Bradman's feats as if they held some mythical quality. Two balls later, an Eric Hollies googly, got through Bradman's defences and broke his stumps. When Donald Bradman strode out to the crease on August 14 in 1948 to play his final innings for his country, such was his standing in the game, his opponents proffered their respect with three rousing cheers. This question was written by Phoenix Rising member tazman6619. This time however, the US forces prevailed but at a terrible cost to both sides. Interestingly, the first major battle of the Vietnam War, The battle of Ia Drang, was fought by the US 7th Air Cavalry and almost ended in another massacre. It was a pyrrhic victory for the Native Americans because it brought swift retribution from the US military. The battle stunned officials in Washington because a defeat of this magnitude had never been suffered by US forces during the Indian wars.

Reno and Benteen were also attacked but managed to survive, holding out until reinforcements arrived and the hostiles withdrew. In the ensuing battle all of the men with Custer were killed along with Custer himself on June 25. Custer commanded about half of the men while the rest were split between Major Reno and Captain Benteen. He, therefore, split his command so as to contain the hostiles. Custer underestimated the size of the encampment and feared it would break up and scatter. On June 25 and 26 the US 7th Cavalry under the command of George Armstrong Custer came upon a vast Native American village. This question was cured by Phoenix Rising team member purelyqing. Century eggs are commonly cooked with rice porridge (a popular dish in Chinese dim sum restaurants) or eaten with pickled ginger. The eggs can be consumed once they are peeled and rinsed. There is also an odour of ammonia, which takes getting used to. The appearance is similar to a hard-boiled egg but its texture is more jelly-like. With modern understanding of the chemical process involved in producing century eggs, the method can be simplified to immersing the eggs in a solution containing table salt, calcium hydroxide, and sodium carbonate for ten days, after which the eggs are wrapped in plastic and aged for several weeks.Ĭentury eggs are dark brown with greenish-yellow yolks. They are rolled in chaff and stored for several weeks or months. Traditionally, eggs (duck, quail, or chicken) are coated with a paste made from tea, lime, salt, and ash. Liking the taste of these eggs, he set out to re-create them. Legend has it that century eggs were accidentally discovered by a Ming Dynasty farmer who found some duck eggs preserved in a muddy pool of slaked lime. The process only takes a few weeks to a few months. This question was slashed through the slips to land on this page by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19.Īnswer: Preserving the egg in an alkaline mixture.Ĭontrary to what its name suggests, century eggs are not preserved for one hundred years. The icing on the cake came with England strolling to an innings victory and, in the process, securing the Ashes from Australia. Boycott would eventually be the last man out for 191 in a team total of 436. A glorious on-drive for four off Australia's Greg Chappell to the foot of the Rugby Stand at Headingly on August 11, 1977, took him to the mark and had the crowd erupt in generous cheer with a standing ovation. Not content with bringing up his one hundredth first class century in a plain old first class match, he did it in a Test match no less. Geoffrey Boycott's performance is rarer still. Englishman Mark Ramprakash became the twenty fifth in 2008. Only twenty four batsmen had achieved the feat by the turn of the twenty first century. To score a century in first class cricket is an achievement but score 100 centuries in first class cricket is an incredibly rare achievement.

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