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Two of a Kind (1983 film)
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Two of a Kind
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Herzfeld
Produced by
Roger M. Rothstein
Joe Wizan
Written by
John Herzfeld
Starring
John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John
Oliver Reed
Beatrice Straight
Scatman Crothers
Charles Durning
Music by
Patrick Williams
Cinematography
Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by
Jack Hofstra
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release date
December 16, 1983 (1983-12-16)
Running time
88 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$23,646,952
Two of a Kind is a 1983 American romantic fantasy comedy film directed by John Herzfeld starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The original musical score was composed by Patrick Williams. Travolta plays a cash-strapped inventor while Newton-John plays the bank teller whom he attempts to rob. These two unlikely individuals must come to show compassion for one another in order to delay God's judgment upon the Earth. This is Travolta and Newton-John's second film together after 1978's Grease, which was a success. Despite being a critical and commercial failure, Two of a Kind yielded three popular singles for Newton-John and a Platinum certification for the soundtrack.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Filming
4 Reception
5 Soundtrack
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Four angels — Charlie (Charles Durning), Earl (Scatman Crothers), Gonzales (Castulo Guerra), and Ruth (Beatrice Straight) — have been in charge of Heaven for the last 25 years. They are playing a golf match in Heaven when their game is interrupted by God (voiced by Gene Hackman), who has returned to the office and does not like what he sees down on Earth. God wants to order up another flood and start all over again (despite his promise in the rainbow that he never would again), but the four angels persuade him to reconsider, reasoning that, if a typical Earth man can reform, it would prove that all mankind is capable of it.
God agrees to the scheme, and the typical Earth man selected by the angels is Zack Melon (John Travolta) — a failed inventor who, threatened by loan sharks, decides to hold up a bank. Zack points his gun at bank teller Debbie Wylder (Olivia Newton-John), who ostensibly gives him all the money. But, when Zack peers into the sack after the robbery, he sees that Debbie has substituted bank deposit slips for the cash and has kept the money for herself. Zack tracks her down to reclaim his stolen money. While dodging the loan sharks and the evil interventions of the Devil (Oliver Reed), the two come to develop a relationship, which is put to the test when the two are threatened by a masked thug.
Cast[edit]
John Travolta as Zack Melon
Olivia Newton-John as Debbie Wylder
Charles Durning as Charlie
Oliver Reed as Beasley
Beatrice Straight as Ruth
Scatman Crothers as Earl
Richard Bright as Stuart
Toni Kalem as Terri
Ernie Hudson as Detective Skaggs
Jack Kehoe as Mr. Chotiner
Robert Costanzo as Captain Cinzari
Castulo Guerra as Gonzales
Gene Hackman as God (uncredited)
Filming[edit]
Principal photography of Two of a Kind took place in New York City with two weeks of location shooting and then continued in California at 20th Century Fox Studios in Century City, MGM Studios in Culver City and The Burbank Studios in Burbank from May 9 to July 21, 1983.[1]
Reception[edit]
Two of a Kind received heavily negative reviews during its release.[2] It currently holds a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
The film was nominated for five Razzie Awards: Worst Actor (Travolta, also for Staying Alive), Worst Actress (Newton-John), Worst Director (Herzfeld), Worst Screenplay, and Worst Picture. The movie was nominated for a Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Picture.[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: Two of a Kind (soundtrack)
The film was salvaged by a platinum soundtrack which yielded three singles for Newton-John:
"Twist of Fate" - No. 5 Pop (her last of 15 Top 10 Pop hits)
"Take a Chance" (duet with John Travolta)- No. 3 AC (B-side to "Twist of Fate")
"Livin' in Desperate Times" - No. 31 Pop
The album was further bolstered by featuring "Ask the Lonely", a song which the rock group Journey had initially intended for their 1983 album Frontiers but which was only available on the soundtrack album, and Patti Austin's "It's Gonna Be Special", which was not a major pop hit but peaked at #15 on the R&B charts and #5 on the Dance charts in 1984.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Two of a Kind at American Film Institute Catalog
Jump up ^ "THE SCREEN: TRAVOLTA IN 'TWO OF KIND'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
Jump up ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1022225_two_of_a_kind?
Jump up ^ "1983 6th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
External links[edit]
Two of a Kind on IMDb
Two of a Kind at AllMovie
Two of a Kind at Rotten Tomatoes
Two of a Kind at Box Office Mojo
The Two of A Kind Only Olivia movie website
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Small Town Throwdown
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"Small Town Throwdown"
Single by Brantley Gilbert featuring Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett
from the album Just as I Am
Released
May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)
Format
Digital download
Recorded
2013–14
Genre
Country
Length
3:22
Label
Valory
Songwriter(s)
Brantley Gilbert
Ben Hayslip
Rhett Akins
Dallas Davidson[1]
Producer(s)
Dann Huff
Brantley Gilbert singles chronology
"Bottoms Up"
(2013) "Small Town Throwdown"
(2014) "One Hell of an Amen"
(2014)
"Bottoms Up"
(2013) "Small Town Throwdown"
(2014) "One Hell of an Amen"
(2014)
Justin Moore singles chronology
"Lettin' the Night Roll"
(2013) Lettin' the Night Roll2013 "Small Town Throwdown"
(2014) Small Town Throwdown2014 "Home Sweet Home"
(2014) Home Sweet Home2014
Thomas Rhett singles chronology
"Get Me Some of That"
(2013) Get Me Some of That2013 "Small Town Throwdown"
(2014) Small Town Throwdown2014 "Make Me Wanna"
(2014) Make Me Wanna2014
"Small Town Throwdown" is a song co-written and recorded by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert as a collaboration with Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett.[2] It was released in May 2014 as the second single from his third studio album Just as I Am.[3] The song has sold 417,000 copies in the U.S. as of October 2014.[4]
Contents
1 Critical reception
2 Music video
3 Chart performance
3.1 Year-end charts
4 Certifications
5 References
Critical reception[edit]
An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that "The song — penned by Gilbert and the Peach Pickers — is built to be performed live. Raw energy will make it a hit, as the four aren’t breaking new ground lyrically. For all the talk of a more sentimental album after one or two high-profile news events in Gilbert’s life, the first two singles seem to introduce a very loud, rebellious record. That’s likely a relief to fans who save money all year to see him take the stage."[5]
Music video[edit]
The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in August 2014. UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell plays a supporting role as the boss from hell.[6]
Chart performance[edit]
Chart (2014)
Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 97
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 67
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 13
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2014)
Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 16
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 36
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[14]
Gold 500,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Hudak, Joseph (June 23, 2014). "Justin Moore's Vocal Battle With Brantley Gilbert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Brantley Gilbert (Feat. Thomas Rhett, Justin Moore), 'Small Town Throwdown' [Listen]". Taste of Country. May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
Jump up ^ Bjorket, Matt (May 23, 2014). "The Weekly Single Recap: May 23, 2014". Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
Jump up ^ Matt Bjorke (October 29, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: October 29, 2014". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
Jump up ^ "Brantley Gilbert (Feat. Thomas Rhett, Justin Moore), 'Small Town Throwdown' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
Jump up ^ "CMT : Videos : Brantley Gilbert : Small Town Throwdown". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
Jump up ^ "American single certifications – Brantley Gilbert – Small Town Throwdown". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 21, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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The Devil Don't Sleep (2017)
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"Country Must Be Country Wide"
"You Don't Know Her Like I Do"
"Kick It in the Sticks"
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"Bottoms Up"
"Small Town Throwdown"
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"Small Town USA"
"Backwoods"
"How I Got to Be This Way"
"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"
"Bait a Hook"
"Til My Last Day"
"Point at You"
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"This Kind of Town"
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"Something to Do with My Hands"
"Beer with Jesus"
"It Goes Like This"
"Get Me Some of That"
"Make Me Wanna"
"Crash and Burn"
"Die a Happy Man"
"T-Shirt"
"Vacation"
"Star of the Show"
"Craving You" (with Maren Morris)
"Unforgettable"
"Marry Me"
"Life Changes"
Guest singles
"Small Town Throwdown" (with Brantley Gilbert and Justin Moore)
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Home Team Tour (2017)
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ICC World Twenty20
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For the equivalent women's tournament, see ICC Women's World Twenty20. For the ICC Twenty20 ranking scheme, see ICC T20I Championship.
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ICC World Twenty20
The ICC World Twenty20 Trophy
Administrator
International Cricket Council
Format
Twenty20 International
First tournament
2007
Last tournament
2016
Next tournament
2020
Tournament format
Preliminary round
Super 10
Play-offs
Number of teams
16
Current champion
West Indies (2nd title)
Most successful
West Indies (2 titles)
Most runs
Mahela Jayawardene (1016)[1]
Most wickets
Shahid Afridi (39)[2]
Tournaments
2007
2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
2020
2021
The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the World T20, and colloquially as the T20 World Cup) is the international championship of Twenty20 International cricket. Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament currently consists of 16 teams, comprising all twelve ICC full members and four other associate members chosen through the World Twenty20 Qualifier. All matches played are accorded Twenty20 International status.
The event has generally been held every two years. However, the next edition of the tournament is scheduled to take place in 2020 in Australia, four years after the conclusion of the 2016 edition. In May 2016, the ICC put forward the idea of having a tournament in 2018, with South Africa being the possible host.[3] But at the conclusion of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, the ICC announced that the next edition of the World T20 would take place in 2020 in Australia, as originally scheduled.[4]
Six tournaments have so far been played, and only the West Indies, who currently hold the title, has won the tournament on multiple occasions. The inaugural event, the 2007 World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa, and won by India, who defeated Pakistan in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2009 tournament took place in England, and was won by the previous runner-up, Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's. The third tournament was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the West Indies cricket team. England defeated Australia in the final in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval, winning its first and the only international tournament to date. The fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The West Indies won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, winning its first international tournament since the 2004 Champions Trophy.[5] The fifth tournament, the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, was hosted by Bangladesh, and was won by Sri Lanka defeating India, who became the first team to play in three finals. West Indies are the current World T20I holders, beating England in the 2016 final, winning their second title.
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1 History
1.1 Background
1.2 Inaugural tournaments
1.3 Expansion to 16 teams
2 Format
2.1 Qualification
2.2 Final tournament
3 Hosts
4 Results
5 Performance of teams
6 Team results by tournament
7 Debut of teams
8 Statistics and records
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]
Main article: History of the ICC World Twenty20
Background[edit]
When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one day competition to fill its place. Cricketing authorities were looking to boost the game's popularity with the younger generation in response to dwindling crowds and reduced sponsorship. It was intended to deliver fast-paced, exciting cricket accessible to thousands of fans who were put off by the longer versions of the game. Stuart Robertson, the marketing manager of the ECB, proposed a 20 over per innings game to county chairmen in 2001 and they voted 11–7 in favour of adopting the new format.[6]
Regional tournaments
Bangladesh V South Africa at the 2007 tournament
The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup.[7] The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title.[8] The first Twenty20 match held at Lord's, on 15 July 2004 between Middlesex and Surrey, attracted a crowd of 27,509, the largest attendance for any county cricket game at the ground other than a one-day final since 1953.[9]
Soon after with the adoption of Twenty20 matches by other cricket boards, the popularity of the format grew with unexpected crowd attendance, new regional tournaments such as Pakistan's Faysal Bank T20 Cup and Stanford 20/20 tournament and the financial incentive in the format.
The West Indies regional teams competed in what was named the Stanford 20/20 tournament. The event was financially backed by convicted fraudster Allen Stanford, who gave at least US$28,000,000 funding money, the fruit of his massive Ponzi scheme. It was intended that the tournament would be an annual event. Guyana won the inaugural event, defeating Trinidad and Tobago by 5 wickets, securing US$1,000,000 in prize money.[10][11] A spin-off tournament, the Stanford Super Series, was held in October 2008 between Middlesex and Trinidad and Tobago, the respective winners of the English and Caribbean Twenty20 competitions, and a Stanford Superstars team formed from West Indies domestic players; Trinidad and Tobago won the competition, securing US$280,000 prize money.[12][13] On 1 November, the Stanford Superstars played England in what was expected to be the first of five fixtures in as many years with the winner claiming a US$20,000,000 in each match.[14][15]
Twenty20 Internationals
Main article: Twenty20 International
On 17 February 2005 Australia defeated New Zealand in the first men's full international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland. The game was played in a light-hearted manner – both sides turned out in kit similar to that worn in the 1980s, the New Zealand team's a direct copy of that worn by the Beige Brigade. Some of the players also sported moustaches/beards and hair styles popular in the 1980s taking part in a competition amongst themselves for best retro look, at the request of the Beige Brigade. Australia won the game comprehensively, and as the result became obvious towards the end of the NZ innings, the players and umpires took things less seriously – Glenn McGrath jokingly replayed the Trevor Chappell underarm incident from a 1981 ODI between the two sides, and Billy Bowden showed him a mock red card (red cards are not normally used in cricket) in response.
Inaugural tournaments[edit]
Lasith Malinga bowling to Shahid Afridi in the 2009 Final at Lord's.
It was first decided that every two years an ICC World Twenty20 tournament is to take place, except in the event of an Cricket World Cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. The first tournament was in 2007 in South Africa where India defeated Pakistan in the final. Two Associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One, a 50-over competition. In December 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. With six participants, two would qualify for the 2009 World Twenty20 and would each receive $250,000 in prize money.[16] The second tournament was won by Pakistan who beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in England on 21 June 2009. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 wickets. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was won by the West-Indies, by defeating Sri Lanka at the finals. For the first time, a host nation competed in the final of the ICC World Twenty20. There were 12 participants for the title including Ireland and Afghanistan as 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was the first time the T20 World Cup tournament took place in an Asian country.
Expansion to 16 teams[edit]
The 2012 edition was to be expanded into a 16 team format however this was reverted to 12.[17] The 2014 tournament, held in Bangladesh was the first to feature 16 teams including all ten full members and six associate members who qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. However the top eight full member teams in the ICC T20I Championship rankings on 8 October 2012 were given a place in the Super 10 stage. The remaining eight teams competed in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage.[18][19] Three new teams (Nepal, Hong Kong and UAE) made their debut in this tournament.
Format[edit]
Qualification[edit]
See also: ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
All ICC full members qualify automatically for the tournament, with the remaining places filled by other ICC members through a qualification tournament, known as the World Twenty20 Qualifier. Qualification for the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 came from the results of the first cycle of the World Cricket League, a 50-over league for ICC associate and affiliate members. The two finalists of the 2007 WCL Division One tournament, Kenya and Scotland, qualified for the World Twenty20 later in the year. A separate qualification tournament was implemented for the 2009 World Twenty20, and has been retained since then. The number of teams qualifying through the World Twenty20 Qualifier has varied, however, ranging from two (in 2010 and 2012) to six (in 2014 and 2016).
Final tournament[edit]
In each group stage (both the preliminary round and the Super 10 round), teams are ranked against each other based on the following criteria:[20]
Higher number of points
If equal, higher number of wins
If still equal, higher net run rate
If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
If still equal, result of head to head meeting.
In case of a tie (that is, both teams scoring the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over would decide the winner. In the case of a tie occurring again in the Super Over, the match is won by the team that has scored the most sixes in their innings. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament, having been implemented during the 2009 tournament. During the 2007 tournament, a bowl-out was used to decide the loser of tied matches.[21]
Hosts[edit]
The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining bids from the nations which have expressed an interest in holding the event. After South Africa in 2007, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka hosted the tournament in 2009, 2010 and 2012 respectively. Bangladesh hosted the tournament in 2014.[22] India hosted the last edition of the tournament in 2016.[23]
In December 2015, Tim Anderson, the ICC's head of global development, suggested that a future tournament be hosted by the United States. He believed that hosting the event could help spur growth of the game in the country, where it is relatively obscure and faces competition by other sports such as baseball.[24]
Results[edit]
Year
Host(s)
Final venue
Final
Winner
Result
Runner-up
2007
Details South Africa Johannesburg India
157/5 (20 overs) India won by 5 runs
Scorecard Pakistan
152 all out (19.4 overs)
2009
Details England London Pakistan
139/2 (18.4 overs) Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Scorecard Sri Lanka
138/6 (20 overs)
2010
Details West Indies Bridgetown England
148/3 (17 overs) England won by 7 wickets
Scorecard Australia
147/6 (20 overs)
2012
Details Sri Lanka Colombo West Indies
137/6 (20 overs) West Indies won by 36 runs
Scorecard Sri Lanka
101 all out (18.4 overs)
2014
Details Bangladesh Dhaka Sri Lanka
134/4 (17.5 overs) Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Scorecard India
130/4 (20 overs)
2016
Details India Kolkata West Indies
161/6 (19.4 overs) West Indies won by 4 wickets
Scorecard England
155/9 (20 overs)
2020
Details Australia Melbourne
2021
Details India
Performance of teams[edit]
Team
Appearances
Best result
Statistics[25]
Total
First
Latest
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
Win%
West Indies 6 2007 2016 Champions (2012, 2016) 31 17 12 1(1) 1 58.33
Sri Lanka 6 2007 2016 Champions (2014) 35 22 12 1(1) 0 64.28
India 6 2007 2016 Champions (2007) 33 20 11 1(1) 1 64.06
Pakistan 6 2007 2016 Champions (2009) 34 19 14 1(0) 0 57.35
England 6 2007 2016 Champions (2010) 32 15 16 0 1 48.38
Australia 6 2007 2016 Runner-up (2010) 29 16 13 0 0 55.17
South Africa 6 2007 2016 Semi-final (2009, 2014) 30 18 12 0 0 60.00
New Zealand 6 2007 2016 Semi-final (2007, 2016) 30 15 13 2(0) 0 53.33
Bangladesh 6 2007 2016 Super 8s (2007) 25 5 19 0 1 20.83
Netherlands 3 2007 2016 Super 10s (2014) 12 5 6 0 1 45.45
Afghanistan 4 2010 2016 Super 10s (2016) 14 5 9 0 0 35.71
Ireland 5 2009 2016 Super 8s (2009) 15 3 9 0 3 25.00
Zimbabwe 5 2007 2016 First round (2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) 12 5 7 0 0 41.66
Scotland 3 2007 2016 First round (2007, 2009, 2016) 7 1 5 0 1 16.66
Hong Kong 2 2014 2016 First round (2014, 2016) 6 1 5 0 0 16.66
Nepal 1 2014 2014 First round (2014) 3 2 1 0 0 66.66
Oman 1 2016 2016 First round (2016) 3 1 1 0 1 50.00
Kenya 1 2007 2007 First round (2007) 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
United Arab Emirates 1 2014 2014 First round (2014) 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
Note:
The number in bracket indicates number of wins in tied matches by Super Overs and bowl outs, however these are considered half a win regardless of the result. The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.
Teams are sorted by best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order
Team results by tournament[edit]
The ICC does not adjudicate rankings but only rounds a team achieves e.g. Semis, round one etc. The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the ICC World Twenty20.
Legend
C — Champions
RU — Runners-up
SF — Semi-finalist
R2 — Round 2 (Super 8s, Super 10s)
R1 — Round 1 (Group stage)
•• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / Withdrew
The team ranking in each tournament is according to ICC. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team

2007
(12)

2009
(12)

2010
(12)

2012
(12)

2014
(16)

2016
(16)

2020
(16)

2021
(16)
Total
Afghanistan × × R1 R1 R1 R2 4
Australia SF R1 RU SF R2 R2 Q 6
Bangladesh R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 6
England R2 R2 C R2 R2 RU 6
Hong Kong × × × • R1 R1 2
India C R2 R2 R2 RU SF Q 6
Ireland • R2 R1 R1 R1 R1 5
Kenya R1 • • • • • 1
Nepal × × × • R1 • 1
Netherlands • R1 • • R2 R1 3
New Zealand SF R2 R2 R2 R2 SF 6
Oman × × × • • R1 1
Pakistan RU C SF SF R2 R2 6
Scotland R1 R1 • • • R1 3
South Africa R2 SF R2 R2 SF R2 6
Sri Lanka R2 RU SF RU C R2 6
United Arab Emirates × × • • R1 • 1
West Indies R1 SF R2 C SF C 6
Zimbabwe R1 •• R1 R1 R1 R1 5
Debut of teams[edit]
Team appearing for the first time, in alphabetical order per year.
Year
Debutants
Total
2007 Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Kenya, New Zealand,
Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe 12
2009 Ireland, Netherlands 2
2010 Afghanistan 1
2012 none 0
2014 Hong Kong, Nepal, United Arab Emirates 3
2016 Oman 1
2020 TBD TBD
2021 TBD TBD
Total 19
Statistics and records[edit]
Main article: ICC World Twenty20 statistics and records
See also[edit]
Cricket portal
List of Twenty20 International records
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Records – ICC World Twenty20 – Most Runs Cricinfo
Jump up ^ Records – ICC World Twenty20 – Most Wickets in a career Cricinfo
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Jump up ^ Twenty20 Cup, 2003, Final – Surrey v Warwickshire ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2008
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Jump up ^ "Udal leads Middlesex for Stanford". ESPNcricinfo. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
Jump up ^ McGlashan, Andrew (27 October 2008). "Ramdin leads T&T to big-money glory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
Jump up ^ McGlashan, Andrew (1 November 2008). "Gayle leads Superstars to millions". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
Jump up ^ "US tycoon charged over $8bn fraud". BBC News. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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Jump up ^ "ICC approves Test championship". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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Jump up ^ "BCB promises stellar T20 WC". The Daily Star. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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Jump up ^ Bangladesh to host World Twenty20 2014 Cricinfo, retrieved 1 July 2010
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Jump up ^ "International Cricket Council Targets World Twenty20 on United States Soil: Report". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
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"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)"
Single by Scott McKenzie
from the album The Voice of Scott McKenzie
B-side
"What's the Difference"
Released
May 13, 1967 (1967-05-13)
Format
7-inch single
Genre
Soft rock
psychedelic pop
Length
2:58
Label
Ode 103 (US)
Columbia 2757 (UK & Canada)
Songwriter(s)
John Phillips[1]
Producer(s)
Lou Adler
John Phillips[1]
Scott McKenzie singles chronology
"No, No, No, No, No"
(1966) "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)"
(1967) "Look in Your Eyes"
(1967)
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" is an American pop music song, written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie.[2] The song was produced and released in May 1967 by Phillips and Lou Adler, who used it to promote their Monterey International Pop Music Festival held in June of that year.[3]
John Phillips played guitar on the recording and session musician Gary L. Coleman played orchestra bells and chimes. The bass line of the song was supplied by session musician Joe Osborn. Hal Blaine played drums. The song became one of the best-selling singles of the 1960s in the world, reaching the fourth position on the US charts and the number one spot on the UK charts.
McKenzie's version of the song has been called "the unofficial anthem of the counterculture movement of the 1960s, including the Hippie, Anti-Vietnam War and Flower power movements."[4]
Contents
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1 Writing
2 Reception
3 Personnel
4 Johnny Hallyday version
4.1 Track listings
4.2 Charts
5 Other covers and samples
6 Charts
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Writing[edit]
"...local authorities in Monterey were starting to get cold feet over the prospect of their town being overrun by hippies. To smooth things over, Phillips wrote a song, "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)."[this quote needs a citation]
Phillips reported writing the song in about 20 minutes.[5]
The song, which tells the listeners, "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair",[2] is credited with bringing thousands of young people to San Francisco, California, during the late 1960s.
Reception[edit]
Released on May 13, 1967, the song was an instant hit. By the week ending July 1, 1967, it reached the number four spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, where it remained for four consecutive weeks.[6] Meanwhile, the song rose to number one in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and most of Europe. The single is purported to have sold over seven million copies worldwide.[7] In Central Europe, young people adopted "San Francisco" as an anthem for freedom, and it was widely played during Czechoslovakia's 1968 Prague Spring uprising.
The song has been featured in several films, including Frantic, The Rock, and Forrest Gump. It was also played occasionally by Led Zeppelin as part of the improvised section in the middle of "Dazed and Confused". U2's Bono also led the audience in singing this song during their PopMart performances in the San Francisco Bay Area on June 18 and 19, 1997. New Order covered the song on July 11, 2014, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.[8]
The Bee Gees song "Massachusetts" is a reaction to this song. The Bee Gees' song is about someone who has been to San Francisco but is now homesick for Massachusetts.
The song was featured in the final story scene of the 2016 game Watch Dogs 2.
Personnel[edit]
Scott McKenzie – double-tracked vocals, acoustic guitar
John Phillips – acoustic guitar, lead guitar, sitar, production
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Gary L Coleman – orchestral bells and chimes
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
Johnny Hallyday version[edit]
"San Francisco"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Johnny au Palais des sports
Released
1967 (1967)
Label
Philips
Songwriter(s)
John Phillips
Georges Aber (French adaptation)
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Petite fille"
(1967) "San Francisco"
(1967) "L'histoire de Bonnie and Clyde"
(1968)
French singer Johnny Hallyday recorded the song in French, with the title "San Francisco". His version reached number five in Wallonia (French Belgium) in 1967.[9]
Track listings[edit]
7" single Philips B 370.454 F (1967)
"San Francisco" (3:10)
"Mon fils" (4:00)[9]
7" EP Philips 437.380 BE (1967)
A1. "San Francisco" (3:10)
A2. "Fleurs d'amour et d'amitié" (2:39)
B1. "Mon fils" (3:58)
B2. "Psychédélic" (3:20)[9]
Charts[edit]
"San Francisco" / "Mon fils"[9][10]
Chart (1967–1968)
Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 5
Other covers and samples[edit]
Petula Clark also released a cover in 1967.
Bovic Shamar sang a cover in pidgin English, released by African Fiesta Sukisa as Sukisa 88b in 1967.
Merrilee Rush released a cover in 1968.
Tanya Tucker released a cover in 1979.
CBS released a remix by Peter Slaghuis in 1989 ("Remix 89", CBS 6550717)[11]
Helloween sampled two lines for 1993's track Revolution Now.
Ted Hawkins released a cover in 1995.
Charts[edit]
Chart (1967)
Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12]
1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13]
1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14]
1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]
1
France (SNEP)[16]
93
Germany (Official German Charts)[17]
1
Norway (VG-lista)[18]
1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]
8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20]
1
US Billboard Hot 100[21]
4
See also[edit]
1967 in music
Best-selling singles worldwide
Counterculture of the 1960s
List of songs about California
List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
List of number-one singles in 1967 (New Zealand)
List of number-one hits of 1967 (Germany)
List of number-one singles of 1967 (Ireland)
Summer of Love
List of number-one hits in Norway
References[edit]
Notes
^ Jump up to: a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ Jump up to: a b Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 42 – The Acid Test: Psychedelics and a sub-culture emerge in San Francisco. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
Jump up ^ Davis, Clive (February 19, 2013). "8: Monterey Pop". The Soundtrack of My Life. Simon & Schuster. pp. 62–64. ISBN 9781476714790.
Jump up ^ "Scott McKenzie, 1960s counter-culture singer, dies at 73". Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
Jump up ^ John Phillips interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 415.
Jump up ^ Carson, Jim (August 5, 2011). "Did You You: "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" By Scott McKenzie". CBS Radio. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
Jump up ^ Youtube - New Order***Full Concert***Live at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF, CA, July 11, 2014
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Ultratop.be – Johnny Hallyday – San Francisco" (in French). Ultratop 50.
Jump up ^ "ultratop.be - Johnny Hallyday - Mon fils". Retrieved 2017-12-06.
Jump up ^ Discogs: Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Remix '89)
Jump up ^ "Austriancharts.at – Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Lescharts.com – Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Musicline.de – Scott McKenzie Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)". VG-lista. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Swisscharts.com – Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Scott McKenzie: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
Jump up ^ "Scott McKenzie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Bibliography
Guinness Book of British Hit Singles – 19th Edition – ISBN 1-904994-10-5
The Book of Golden Discs – 2nd Edition – ISBN 0-214-20512-6
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles UK Singles Chart number one single
9 August 1967 (four weeks) Succeeded by
"The Last Waltz" by Engelbert Humperdinck
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Switch pitcher
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In baseball, a switch-pitcher is an ambidextrous pitcher who is able to pitch with both the right and left hand from the pitcher's mound.
Venditte pitching left-handed for the Oakland Athletics in 2015
Four 19th-century pitchers are known to have thrown with both hands: Tony Mullane in 1882 and in 1893, Elton Chamberlain in 1888, Larry Corcoran in 1884, and George Wheeler.[1]
Greg A. Harris was one of few major league pitchers in the modern era to pitch with both his left and his right arm, though he only did so in a single Major League game. A natural right-hander, by 1986 he could throw well enough left-handed that he felt capable of pitching with either arm in a game. Harris did not throw left-handed in a regular-season game until September 28, 1995, the penultimate game of his career. Pitching for the Montreal Expos against the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth inning, Harris retired Reggie Sanders pitching right-handed, then switched to his left hand for the next two hitters, Hal Morris and Ed Taubensee, who were both left-handed batters. Harris walked Morris but got Taubensee to ground out. He then went back to his right hand to retire Bret Boone to end the inning.[2]
Venditte pitching right-handed for the Staten Island Yankees, Short-Season A affiliates of the New York Yankees, in 2008
Pat Venditte regularly pitches with both arms.[3] Venditte was drafted by the New York Yankees, played for the Seattle Mariners, and now plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. While with the Staten Island Yankees, the Yankees' Single-A affiliate, when he opposed switch hitter Ralph Henriquez, Venditte switched his modified glove to his left arm. (Hitters traditionally derive advantages from batting from the opposite side of the plate to the pitcher's throwing arm.) Henriquez then switched to batting left-handed, and a series of changes continued for several minutes. This prompted the PBUC (Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation) to issue a new rule about switch-pitching. In short, switch-pitchers must indicate to the umpire, batter, and any runners the hand with which they will use to pitch. The pitcher must continue using this hand for the duration of the at bat, with some exceptions for injury and the use of pinch hitters. Following this choice, batters can then select with which hand they will bat. [4]
Right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish throws with his left hand when training. He does this to keep both arms strong and balanced.[5] He does not pitch left-handed during a game, however.
In 2003, the Atlanta Braves drafted switch pitcher Brandon Berdoll of Temple (Texas) Junior College in the 27th round. He never made it to the major leagues.
In the collegiate ranks, Matt Brunnig (Harvard class of 2006-07) was able to pitch over 85 mph left-handed and over 90 mph right-handed, but only pitched with both arms in the same game a few times. In college, he pitched more from the right side as a starter and pitched some relief as a lefty although he did start one game left-handed. When playing the outfield after a start he would typically play the position with the other arm to rest the arm he just pitched with.[6]
Switch-throwers are commonly taught to switch-throw at a young age. For instance, Venditte's father trained him in ambidextrous throwing from the age of three and Brunnig's father taught him from age five.[3]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "George Wheeler". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
Jump up ^ DeMarco, Tony (March 27, 2007). "Expert: Bonds Might Not Hold Record Long". Retrieved June 12, 2007.
^ Jump up to: a b Schwarz, Alan (April 6, 2007). "Throwing Batters Curves Before Throwing a Pitch". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ "Official Baseball Rules - 2015 Edition" (PDF). Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
Jump up ^ Grant, Evan (February 22, 2012). "See Rangers' righty Yu Darvish throw left-handed in practice". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
Jump up ^ Bruce Lowitt (8 July 2003). "No gimmick:Floridian is two pitchers in one". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
Further reading[edit]
Baseball portal
The Associated Press. "Ambidextrous pitcher stars at Creighton". MSNBC, May 3, 2006. Accessed 12 June 2007.
German, Norman. Switch-Pitchers. St. Augustine, Florida: BluewaterPress LLC, 2010. In this novel Ernest Hemingway smuggles twin Cuban pitchers to the U.S. for a shot at major league fame. A dugout full of rats reveals one to be a switch-pitcher when he throws at the rats equally well either right- or left-handed.
Holtzman, Jerome. "A lesson in switch-pitching". MajorLeagueBaseball.com via the Internet Archive, March 3, 2000. Accessed 12 June 2007.
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