New Posts For Thread: Brian Closehttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-closeRIP A true legend.thanks twizzle,As an aside I was playing hockey once and someone hit the ball back at me like a bullet, I didn't have time to move or protect meself. It didn't hit me straight between the eyes but just above on the forehead from about 8 yards away (https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546235989#546235989thanks twizzle,As an aside I was playing hockey once and someone hit the ball back at me like a bullet, I didn't have time to move or protect meself. It didn't hit me straight between the eyes but just above on the forehead from about 8 yards away (Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:09:51 -0500Nice post Whisperinghttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546219483#546219483Nice post WhisperingMon, 14 Sep 2015 13:35:48 -0500Yes those clips of him facing the Windies still give me goosebumps when i watch . Used to live a couple of miles away from him and was a regular visitor to the Corals branch in Shipley and i remember before the smoking ban bobbing in most days with ahttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546217647#546217647Yes those clips of him facing the Windies still give me goosebumps when i watch . Used to live a couple of miles away from him and was a regular visitor to the Corals branch in Shipley and i remember before the smoking ban bobbing in most days with aMon, 14 Sep 2015 10:40:06 -0500As England captain he never lost a test winning six with one drawhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546217447#546217447As England captain he never lost a test winning six with one drawMon, 14 Sep 2015 10:16:39 -0500I think you are missing the point Rob. Nobody is claiming he was the greatest cricketer who ever lived. I'll say this also. His performance at Old Trafford affected me directly. I was 13 at the time and in my second year of playing proper cricket. Ihttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546217315#546217315I think you are missing the point Rob. Nobody is claiming he was the greatest cricketer who ever lived. I'll say this also. His performance at Old Trafford affected me directly. I was 13 at the time and in my second year of playing proper cricket. IMon, 14 Sep 2015 09:59:02 -0500I was there in 76.........Saturday night in the gloom at Old Trafford Brian Close fending off Micheal Holding with his chest and never flinchingThe bravest thing ever on a cricket field.......45 years of age No arm guard no helmet and no chest paddihttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546217209#546217209I was there in 76.........Saturday night in the gloom at Old Trafford Brian Close fending off Micheal Holding with his chest and never flinchingThe bravest thing ever on a cricket field.......45 years of age No arm guard no helmet and no chest paddiMon, 14 Sep 2015 09:50:07 -0500Lets just get this straight. He played 22 test matches in 27 years. He scored 887 runs at 25 (highest score of 70) and took 18 wickets. The Emperor’s new clothes springs to mind.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546216999#546216999Lets just get this straight. He played 22 test matches in 27 years. He scored 887 runs at 25 (highest score of 70) and took 18 wickets. The Emperor’s new clothes springs to mind.Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:31:24 -0500RIP A true legend.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30586097/brian-close?post_id=546215295#546215295RIP A true legend.Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:04:49 -0500