Cricket Thread - England v West Indies
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I've only seen that once before in club cricket. We had a bowler who was mullering the opposition and (partly for a laugh) as skipper I kept giving him an extra close fielder after each delivery. He ended up with 5 slips, a gully, silly mid on and leg slip. I got my just desserts when an old boy came in and pushed the ball past the bowler towards the longest boundary at extra cover.
My bowler was none to happy when he eventually dragged the ball back following a 90 yard sprint and the old boy just leaned on his bat having strolled an easy three and said quietly, "Are you gonna stop taking the piss now"?
Lesson learned.
My bowler was none to happy when he eventually dragged the ball back following a 90 yard sprint and the old boy just leaned on his bat having strolled an easy three and said quietly, "Are you gonna stop taking the piss now"?
Lesson learned.
I did watch this but really was it the most sensible thing to do ? My understanding he has got an injury and diving like this did not help. It is not that runs mattered in this scenario.
Even if runs were important you have to be mindful of the risk-reward trade off. I always remember the horrific injury suffered by Simon Jones in 2002 in Australia,trying to save 1 run.
Even if runs were important you have to be mindful of the risk-reward trade off. I always remember the horrific injury suffered by Simon Jones in 2002 in Australia,trying to save 1 run.
I think Stokes is a better batsman than Botham, in the way he builds an innings but can also cut loose. Don’t think he will ever match Botham as one of our all time leading wicket takers or be an opening bowler, not to say he’s not more than useful. Fielding both capable of brilliant slip catches, Stokes more athletic in the outfield.
How you compare them as all-rounders is probably impossible
How you compare them as all-rounders is probably impossible
Cornwall is the big bloke isn't he?
There was a big chap (CricInfo: "portly") played for the Saffers in the 1960s called Atholl McKinnon . I remember to this day a bit of commentary by John Arlott,
"... and McKinnon flopped like a seal to take the return catch".
The only caught and bowled of an England player by McKinnon was Peter Parfitt at the Oval in 1965, so that must be the occasion that I remember.
There was a big chap (CricInfo: "portly") played for the Saffers in the 1960s called Atholl McKinnon . I remember to this day a bit of commentary by John Arlott,
"... and McKinnon flopped like a seal to take the return catch".
The only caught and bowled of an England player by McKinnon was Peter Parfitt at the Oval in 1965, so that must be the occasion that I remember.
