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There are some cricket grounds where batsmen amass runs in their sleep. The records which they have established at a particular venue make them memorable. Gocricket.com takes a look at batsmen who have scored plenty of runs at a particular venue. 
 
1. Mahela Jayawardene at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) (Tests: 26, Runs 2838*, Average: 79.97, Centuries 11, Fifties 8) 
 
One look at the numbers that <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/mahela-jayawardene/9001/9003">Jayawardene </a>has amassed at the SSC is eye-popping. 11 centuries at this venue is a world record. He has scored 2799 runs, which is the most by any batsman at a venue. The consistency of Jayawardene at the SSC is legendary. His first major knock was 242 against India in 1999 which gave <keyword id="6355572" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sri-Lanka">Sri Lanka</keyword> victory. At one point, from 2006 to 2008, Jayawardene scored four consecutive centuries at this venue. However, his knock of 374 and his partnership of 624 with Kumar Sangakkara against <keyword id="6355117" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="South-Africa">South Africa</keyword> will be remembered for its sheer enormity of the numbers. It is only a matter of time before the SSC stadium is renamed as the Mahela Jayawardene Recreation Park. 
 
2. <keyword id="61954" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Jacques-Kallis">Jacques Kallis</keyword> at Newlands, <keyword id="33769" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="cape-town">Cape Town</keyword> (Tests 22, Runs 2181, Average 72.7, Centuries 9, Fifties 9) 
 
Without a shadow of doubt, <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/jacques-kallis/8001/8004">Kallis </a>is the Lord of Newlands. He has smashed nine centuries at a venue which has traditionally favoured bowlers. Some of his exploits at this venue are legendary. He smashed 161 and 109* against India to help South Africa avoid defeat. The most astonishing part was that he did it on one leg. His knocks against England and Australia set up victory for the team. Newlands is associated with the picturesque Table Mountains but it will also be associated with Kallis' knocks. 
 
3. Sir <keyword id="80481" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Donald-Bradman">Donald Bradman</keyword> at the <keyword id="9385" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Melbourne">Melbourne</keyword> Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne (Tests 11, Runs 1671, Average 128.53, Centuries 9, Fifties 3) 
 
Bradman's monstrous appetite for runs was evident in the way he played at the MCG. In 11 matches, he scored nine tons and went without a century only once in his whole career at the MCG. His lowest century score is an unbeaten 103 but it came in the infamous Bodyline series of 1932/33. He was dismissed for 0 in the first innings but slammed 103 in the second to help Australia level the series in what was a bitter series. His next greatest moment came in 1937 when, on a damp sticky dog of a wicket, he reversed the batting order and scored 270 batting in the No. 7 position. He shared a 346-run stand with Jack Fingleton to help Australia win the match by 365 runs. This performance helped Australia come back from 0-2 down to win the five-match series 3-2. This is the only time so far that this feat has been achieved. 
 
4. Kumar Sangakkara at the SSC (Tests 21, Runs 2159, Average 77.1, Centuries 8, Fifties 5) 
 
Jaywardene's record is unbelievable at the SSC but <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/kumar-sangakkara/9001/9011">Sangakkara's </a>record is no flash in the pan. Out of his eight centuries at the SSC, he has scored three double centuries. His first major knock was 232 against South Africa in 2004 and South Africa never managed to get past his individual score in both innings. His 287 against the same opponents in 2006 was memorable for the 624-run stand with Jayawardene. The SSC has indeed been a happy hunting ground for these two best friends. 
 
5. Michael Clarke at Adelaide (Tests 9, Runs 1279, Average 98.38, Centuries 6, Fifties 3) 
 
<a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/michael-clarke/1001/1027">Clarke</a>, in a way, has been Bradmanesque at Adelaide. He has scored three consecutive centuries twice at this venue. His first purple patch came in 2006 and 2008 when his 124 helped Australia achieve a remarkable come from behind win against England. In his next two matches against India and <keyword id="22501" type="COUNTRY" weightage="40" keywordseo="New-Zealand">New Zealand</keyword>, his centuries gave Australia a platform from where they could push for victory. In his next patch, he scored two consecutive double centuries against India and South Africa as he made the venue his own. His average of 98.38 is second only to Bradman when it comes to his performances at this venue. 
 
*The number of runs is updated at the end of day one of the second Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the SSC. The order is according to the most number of centuries. 
 
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Cricket legend <keyword id="74016" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="greg-chappell" source="Orion">Greg Chappell</keyword> has revealed going through a financial struggle with his friends pitching in to set up an online fundraising platform to "enhance his last few years", according to a report. The 75-year-old former Australia captain, who also had a controversial stint as the head coach of the Indian team from 2005-2007, admitted that he is doing fine but is certainly not living a life of luxury as a result of his cricketing career. "I'm not on the bones of my a**e," <keyword id="39928" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="chappell" source="Orion">Chappell</keyword> told News Corp. "I certainly don't want it to sound like we're in desperate straits, because we're not - but we're not living in luxury either. I think most people assume that, because we played cricket, that we are all living in the lap of luxury. While I'm certainly not crying poor, we're not reaping in the benefits that today's players are," he said. According to the report, Chappell "reluctantly" agreed to a GoFundMe page being set up for him, along with a testimonial lunch held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) last week - hosted by <keyword id="1698935" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="eddie-mcguire" source="Orion">Eddie McGuire</keyword> and attended by cricket greats, including brothers Ian and Trevor. Chappell further said he is not the only player from his era who experienced financial difficulties, even though the landscape of professional cricket has come a long way since his retirement. "It is just my friends who realised that we didn't get a lot and just to make sure that Judy and I were comfortable in our retirement," Chappell said. "To be fair, there are others of our era who are in more dire circumstances that could do with the help and I don't think the game has done enough for players of that era. Particularly in relation to the comparison with today's era." "I believe the players that set the scene for what's happening today, should probably be recognised for the role they played in getting the game to where it is today," Chappell added. Pacer Dennis Lillee, wicketkeeper <keyword id="553086" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rod-marsh" source="Orion">Rod Marsh</keyword>, and Chappell were part of an iconic trio that defected to Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket in the late 1970s. But unlike Lillee and Marsh, Chappell didn't receive a fundraising testimonial at the end of his career to help set him up after retiring from cricket. A report in news.com.au quotes Chappell's friends saying that he is doing it tougher than an Australian sporting legend ever should. "Greg is a very proud man. He's doing it tougher than what he says," Chappell's friend <keyword id="19275796" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="peter-maloney" source="Orion">Peter Maloney</keyword> said. The Australian great also runs the Chappell Foundation, which raises funds for homelessness charities. But the foundation makes sure every cent is distributed each year and Chappell doesn't keep any money for himself. "The Chappell Foundation is run by Darshak Mehta and 100 per cent of the money that is raised gets distributed," Maloney said. "They distribute it annually so at the end of each year, they don't leave any money and they're starting afresh." "If you put your name to a foundation you're entitled to take some money out of it. But Greg hasn't taken a cent out of it, even though he could have. "I guess that was the irony that he was the face of it and turning up to every function and he's raising all this money while he didn't have a hell of a lot himself. "Put it this way, we will probably end up raising about $250,000 out of it, and it will significantly enhance his last few years," Maloney added. Chappell scored 24 centuries across 87 Tests during the 1970s and 80s and led Australia 48 times. He retired from Tests in January 1984 ass the highest run-getter (7110) in Australian Test history, surpassing Sir Donald Bradman's record of 6996 runs. 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Legendary Greg Chappell facing financial struggle; friends launch fundraising campaign

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Metro UKThe front page of today's Metro UK</div></div></div>In part, the power of an idea comes from the eloquence with which it expressed. Few managed it with the class of <keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword>, from pithy observations such as "Where you stand depends on where you sit", and "It always seems impossible until it's done", to the uplifting "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living".
Here are 20 things he said that are a guide to ensuring a life well lived.
From his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom (1995):
<ul>
<li>"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."</li>
<li>"No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion."</li>
<li>"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."</li>
<li>"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."</li>
<li>"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. … The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."</li>
</ul>
Others:
<ul>
<li>"Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates." - Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, 1993.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." -Speech from the dock following his 1964 trial.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>"Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished." - Cape Town speech, 1990.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do." - Letter to Makhaya Ntini on his 100th cricket test, 2009.</li>
<li>"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead." - Address at Walter Sisulu's 90th birthday celebrations, 2002.</li>
<li>"If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man." - Speech in mitigation after being convicted of inciting strikes and leaving the country illegally, 1962.</li>
<li>"Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end." - Letter to Winnie Mandela, 1975.</li>
<li>"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles." - From his unpublished autobiographical manuscript, 1975.</li>
<li>"Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty." - British Red Cross Humanity Lecture, 2003.</li>
<li>"When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?" - Speaking about AIDS, 46664 concert, Norway, 2005.</li>
<li>"A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of." - Soweto address, 2008.</li>
<li>"The values of human solidarity that once drove our quest for a humane society seem to have been replaced, or are being threatened, by a crass materialism and pursuit of social goals of instant gratification. One of the challenges of our time, without being pietistic or moralistic, is to re-instil in the consciousness of our people that sense of human solidarity, of being in the world for one another and because of and through others." - 5th Steve Biko lecture, 2004.</li>
<li>"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom." - Address Make Poverty History campaign, 2005.</li>
<li>"You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with, and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you're discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that." - Interview for Mandela: The Authorised Portrait, 2006.</li>
<li>"Mr Fraser, is Donald Bradman still alive?" - To former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, when visited by him in Pollsmoor jail, 1986. (Later, Mr Fraser presented him with a signed bat from The Don, inscribed: "To Nelson Mandela, in recognition of a great unfinished innings.")</li>
<li>"Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace." - Mandela documentary interview, 1994</li>
</ul>
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