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60,000 heads

Looks like a 1970’s English pop star

Absolute shame that international cricket lovers did not get to see Clive Rice play test cricket.

Tough one to critique Do you look at averages or impact? Individual stats (batting / bowling) or as a package? Botham is a prime example (even though I hate the Poms, he was my favourite cricketer growing up. And although retired years ago, probably still is). Averaged 'only' 33 with the...

Assume the batsman didn't have a Helmut Phat? I only started wearing a lid in the last couple of years that I played (late 40's - that's the age not the year) :) . Found at training that I was getting hit a bit by the A grade bowlers regularly (I was down in the C's then). Nothing serious...

Donald Dickie

Bock to GCS for money as they were a new club, as did David to GWS.

The fact that the cricket public never got to see the heights that the greats of the South African test could have achieved in the 1970's due to SAF banishment from test cricket: A quick look at the list: Eddie Barlow; 30 tests Barry Richards; 4 tests Graeme Pollock; 23 tests Mike Proctor; 7...

Agree Phat I'm not 100% sure what the OP's gripe is about. Used to work in an industry where I was transferred usually every 3-4 years to other towns with work. 90% of which were country towns (which was great as I'm a country lad originally anyway) Some of these towns had only 300 - 500...

In comps where you have to umpire yourself, young guys have to learn somehow. Agree that its not easy for young guys however.

Yeah we all know his influence on cricket in the early days No one disputes that But he doesn’t deserve to be in the best test X1 of the century.

Who the hell is Jafer Chohan?

Wisden lost me when they named WG Grace (test average of 32) as one of the openers in the test team of the century. I’ve already gone on about it on a different forum. Understand the impact he had on early cricket in England but it is the test team of the century, not the ‘who had the most...

Bit hard to get Umps in country cricket comps.

Unfortunately not every comp / association has their own umpires. And I already said that even with Umpires, there are shocking decisions made.

Great point. Never had to umpire our own games until playing C grade later in my career. Up until then however, we had neutral umpires and honestly, some of the decisions you would cop (or not get) were astonishing. In our association, think the Umps got $75 per Saturday for umpiring (which...

Was umpiring one day, with one of our U16's who was doing square leg to square leg. He had come up to the Seniors because we were short. One of our batsman attempted to hit their spinner back over his head, missed and was stumped by at least 2 yards. The young guy said not out and I...

That's the worst part. As you said, some sides you come up against you just know its not even worth appealing sometimes. Yet those some teams are the ones that whinge, sook and carry on if anything goes against them. I wouldn't hesitate to give one of our lads out if I thought it was out...

Whatever happend to Suzi Wilks?

Shared big partnership with Greg Blewett who got 125

Unwritten was a great song as well. Perhaps my description of modest hits doesn't do justice to her talent.

Natasha Bedingfield. English singer who had a couple of modest hits. Has a fantastic voice

Did I hear correctly that the Ranji Trophy has 40 teams in it?

What's the domestic red ball comp standard like these days there Phat? I know you don't have a crystal ball but if the WI Board of Control are finally getting their act together, how many years before it bears fruit (from a test cricket perspective)? Footnote: Imagine seeing Barbados vs...

I cant understand why there is this fixation and the overwhelming need to compare every player from every era and critique them down to the minutest detail? Why cant we just celebrate those who played for Australia (and indeed those from all other test playing nations) who have great records...

Was he the one that could get the ball to turn the other way whilst still bowling with an off spinning action?

100+ tests 8600+ runs 30 centuries 50.73 average Of course he is one of our greats.

I hope Ginbey was able to practice good hygiene and wash his hands afterwards...

Going to be unbearable commentary wise with the 2 Sydney sides in the finals. Will be a Warner vs Moses jerk off in the commentary box.

Tim May bowled magnificently on the 1993 Ashes tour of England. Made some of the English players (who were bought up on a diet of off spin) look stupid. Took 21 wickets @ 28. Formed a great combo with Warne on that tour.