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01 Aug 25
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Good God...I could watch him bat all day and all night and never get bored.
Always loved how smart and tidy he always looked....and if you see a better cut shot i'll be astounded.
What a player
Always loved how smart and tidy he always looked....and if you see a better cut shot i'll be astounded.
What a player
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yep, quality of the highest order when England weren't producing many,
good guy as well..got a few signed bits and bobs from county games..was always very good on that if you weren't a d*** on your timing..
tough to make sense of but just very sad and great credit to his wife and family for creating some positive legacy to his name.
good guy as well..got a few signed bits and bobs from county games..was always very good on that if you weren't a d*** on your timing..
tough to make sense of but just very sad and great credit to his wife and family for creating some positive legacy to his name.
It is hard to understand how tough these guys are and I think Thorpe was as tough as they come. I was at Sabina Park in 2004 after 30 years of hurt.
It was dark when England batted. The openers fell quickly but Butcher, Hussain and Thorpe steered England to parity. I was not a huge fan of Hussain but Tino Best and Fidel Edward’s were bowling out of the Blue Mountains at speeds up to 94.5 mph on the gun of the time.
It was clearly dark to the naked eye. To face bowling as hostile as that hurled down at them in that light took enormous courage. It really is difficult to imagine how much.
Imagine being punched hard in the face, being hit amid ships or having your thumb smashed with a hammer and you have the choice of standing there again to have it done to you at random or getting out of Dodge.
It was dark when England batted. The openers fell quickly but Butcher, Hussain and Thorpe steered England to parity. I was not a huge fan of Hussain but Tino Best and Fidel Edward’s were bowling out of the Blue Mountains at speeds up to 94.5 mph on the gun of the time.
It was clearly dark to the naked eye. To face bowling as hostile as that hurled down at them in that light took enormous courage. It really is difficult to imagine how much.
Imagine being punched hard in the face, being hit amid ships or having your thumb smashed with a hammer and you have the choice of standing there again to have it done to you at random or getting out of Dodge.
I'd imagine the late Brian Close would agree to the brutality aspect WD.
Everyone i've taken to their first ground visit has said exactly the same , crikey it looks easier on the tv and the light seems so much brighter on tv , NOBODY can appreciate how difficult cricket is until they've witnessed it live.
Sabina Park is a ground i've always wanted to visit , most exotic place i've visited ( apart from Darley Dale
) is Bridgetown when my grandfather took me to watch England play and Lawrence Rowe hit them for 300+ sometime in the seventies when i was a youngster , happy days 
Everyone i've taken to their first ground visit has said exactly the same , crikey it looks easier on the tv and the light seems so much brighter on tv , NOBODY can appreciate how difficult cricket is until they've witnessed it live.
Sabina Park is a ground i've always wanted to visit , most exotic place i've visited ( apart from Darley Dale
) is Bridgetown when my grandfather took me to watch England play and Lawrence Rowe hit them for 300+ sometime in the seventies when i was a youngster , happy days
I was old school too. Never rubbed it. Never even acknowledged I got hit.
Proper English init!
I remember being on holiday in Goa all places. This fellow dived into the pool at the shallow end… 0.9m head first.
He got up from the dive, stood up straight in 0.9m of water, motioned his hands to pull his hair back into place not embarrassed in the slightest ( I swear I did not s**** ).
So I asked him….” Are you alright mate? “
He responded “ absolutely fine “ no doubt embarrassed after diving into the shallow end like an idiot.
“ Why do you ask “ he countered to spare his blushes
So I calmly said “ Well mate, you dived into the shallow end and you have got claret all over your boat “
That is who we are! God bless Closey!
Proper English init!
I remember being on holiday in Goa all places. This fellow dived into the pool at the shallow end… 0.9m head first.
He got up from the dive, stood up straight in 0.9m of water, motioned his hands to pull his hair back into place not embarrassed in the slightest ( I swear I did not s**** ).
So I asked him….” Are you alright mate? “
He responded “ absolutely fine “ no doubt embarrassed after diving into the shallow end like an idiot.
“ Why do you ask “ he countered to spare his blushes
So I calmly said “ Well mate, you dived into the shallow end and you have got claret all over your boat “
That is who we are! God bless Closey!
https://youtube.com/shorts/W9nZNfhBgks?si=KzyKnpeSupz6pOnT
I sent this to a friend of mine who loves cricket but has never played....He also said "it looks so much easier on TV".
Facing a genuine quick is one thing. Facing a genuine quick on a dodgy track is another. These guys who have played the best bowlers on all tracks are genuinely brave.
I sent this to a friend of mine who loves cricket but has never played....He also said "it looks so much easier on TV".
Facing a genuine quick is one thing. Facing a genuine quick on a dodgy track is another. These guys who have played the best bowlers on all tracks are genuinely brave.
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