Adam Dale 3 for 18 in 7 Overs 3 Mdns vs South Africa 2nd ODI, Gqeberha, March 31, 1997

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00:00Adam Dale is a former Australian cricketer.

00:03He played in two test matches and 31-day international for Australia between 1997 and 2000.

00:10One of his most memorable performances came on March 31, 1997, during the second ODI against

00:16South Africa in Port Elizabeth.

00:18In that match, Adam Dale bowed brilliantly, taking three wickets for just 18 runs in his

00:24seven overs, including three median overs.

00:26His amazing swing-balling at the start of the match helped Australia, limit South Africa

00:31to a low total of 221 runs.

00:34Later, the Australian team chased down the target comfortably and won the match by seven

00:39wickets.

00:40Let's enjoy and relive the brilliant spell of Adam Dale.

00:45Australia took one for 55 a couple of days ago at East London.

00:51And in the air, first ball wicket.

00:53So Adam Dale has done for Australia what Mark Taylor has wanted.

00:57First ball into the very safe hands of Mark Waugh at second slip.

01:00A bit of bounce, a bit of movement and right on line.

01:04Mark Taylor having won the toss and sent South Africa into bat, couldn't have wished for a

01:08better start.

01:09He's at the ball.

01:11And that's come back a long way.

01:14An outswing bowler predominantly Adam Dale and that one has come back giving Adam Gilchrist

01:19some work to do.

01:20Overcast conditions.

01:21In the air and out.

01:27Well, there's a bit of discussion.

01:29Michael Bevan has no problems with it, of course.

01:32Umpire Cyril Mitchell says, you are out, so straight to cover, no footwork, just stood

01:37there, delivered at the ball and Adam Dale picks up his second wicket and Michael Bevan

01:42takes a good low down catch at cover or extra cover and the second South African wicket falls.

01:48High score of 124 in Nairobi against Pakistan, Darryl Cullinan, man of the match a couple

01:54of days ago, so he's in good form.

02:00Cullinan has very good footwork when he's in form and he is in form.

02:03Another wicket for the Australians in the over, South Africa two for four.

02:07Adam Dale, be very pleased with that, so would the Australian selectors.

02:13And in the air, no man at bat pad, an anxious look immediately by Cullinan.

02:17But no man can get in fast enough to take the catch, so Adam Dale is certainly enjoying

02:23these very good bowling conditions.

02:25Gully.

02:26And again, lovely delivery and appeal, but umpire Mitchley doesn't even look at Adam

02:33Dale.

02:34He's not too pleased, Dale.

02:35Dale didn't believe that he hit it.

02:37Gilchrist.

02:38Yeah.

02:39Dale, there's a lot of confidence at the moment.

02:45Down the wicket again, but this time it doesn't work.

02:50Adam Dale's got a big grin on his face.

02:52There's a big grin on his face.

02:54And Cullinan tried to repeat the dose that he saw Callis give Adam Dale early in the over,

02:59a little inside edge onto the stumps.

03:02And things falling apart here for South Africa.

03:05There's a big blow to South Africa.

03:08A Premier batsman, Darryl Cullinan, played so well.

03:12Adam Dale may not have been the fastest baller or the most talked-about name in Australian

03:24cricket, but he was definitely a highly skilled and dependable player.

03:29Born on 30 December 1968, Adam Dale started his cricket journey in Victoria, but due to

03:35limited chances and a job transfer, he moved to Queensland in his mid-twenties.

03:41This change turned out to be a smart decision.

03:43In the 1995-1996 season, he was selected for Queensland's one-day team, and he quickly

03:49impressed everyone with his amazing control over swing and seam.

03:53Though he did not have raw pace, he made up for it with a precise line and length.

03:58His ability to move the ball in the air and off the pitch earned him a place among the

04:03rare few who made their first-class and international debut within a year of starting state-level

04:09cricket.

04:10Adam Dale was known for his consistency.

04:13He had a short and simple run-up and bowled medium-paced out-swingers with excellent accuracy.

04:19He bowled very close to the stumps, sometimes even brushing the baller's end during his

04:23delivery stride.

04:25In one-day cricket, he became famous for his tight economy rate, giving away very few runs.

04:30Although he only played two test matches, he was a regular in Australia's ODI squad, featuring

04:36in 30 ODIs.

04:37He was also part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup winning team, a proud moment in his career.

04:43Unfortunately, a shoulder injury sidelined him for nearly two seasons and eventually he

04:49decided to retire at the end of the 2002-03 season.

04:53Over his long career, Adam Dale played for several clubs.

04:57Apart from his balling, Adam Dale is also remembered for one of the greatest catches ever in cricket,

05:03taken during a match for Queensland in the 1997-98 season.

05:06In short, Adam Dale was the kind of cricketer who quietly did his job and earned the respects

05:13of teammates and fans through discipline, skill and commitment.

05:16Truly an unsung hero of Australian cricket.

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