Well there was a time when I could recite all 17 (as it was then) first choice XI's. Obviously this was before I discovered sex.
I remember the Hants one now only because for some reason I nearly always saw the game against the Shire. Oh and the 1 day side was on tv a lot.
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My dad won one of those limited edition prints of the Hants side of around 1992 at a benefit dinner years ago.
I think all of those players are on it and I'd have struggled to remember all the names!
Next season I'm going to get to some bloddy live cricket, I am!
I think all of those players are on it and I'd have struggled to remember all the names!
Next season I'm going to get to some bloddy live cricket, I am!
QUOTE(Sarah lady @ Sep 20 2005, 01:01 PM)
Shaggy has made the England Squad!!
My lovely lovely Shaun Udal, the only man still playing for Hampshire who was playing when I first started going is going to Pakistan!
I'm so pleased for him!
My lovely lovely Shaun Udal, the only man still playing for Hampshire who was playing when I first started going is going to Pakistan!
I'm so pleased for him!
Is there any truth to the rumour that Udal has been bowling for Hants since the 19th Century or is it that no one can remember who he replaced? We were discussing spinners whilst watching a match the other week & no one could remember who the Hants spinner was before Udal as he's been there soooo long.
Raj Maru
I've been trying to think of Raj's name for fucking ages - thanks Mo!!
There was a great photo of Raj, in the outfield during a game, sparking up with a pint (I think) resting on the advertising boards - a proper sportsman and no mistake!
Almost as good as Phil Tufnell who turned up for a game even though he wasn't playing and when I asked for his autograph (for my little brother, which pissed him off) he made me hold his pint while he signed my book, he had his fag in his mouth at the time.
Never let it be said that cricketers aren't serious sportsmen!
There was a great photo of Raj, in the outfield during a game, sparking up with a pint (I think) resting on the advertising boards - a proper sportsman and no mistake!
Almost as good as Phil Tufnell who turned up for a game even though he wasn't playing and when I asked for his autograph (for my little brother, which pissed him off) he made me hold his pint while he signed my book, he had his fag in his mouth at the time.
Never let it be said that cricketers aren't serious sportsmen!
QUOTE(moster @ Sep 22 2005, 02:24 PM)
Raj Maru
Thank you very much. I thought that the spinner was of asian extract but could I (or anyone else) remember his ****dy name, no way.
QUOTE(Sarah lady @ Sep 22 2005, 02:52 PM)
I've been trying to think of Raj's name for fucking ages - thanks Mo!!
There was a great photo of Raj, in the outfield during a game, sparking up with a pint (I think) resting on the advertising boards - a proper sportsman and no mistake!
Almost as good as Phil Tufnell who turned up for a game even though he wasn't playing and when I asked for his autograph (for my little brother, which pissed him off) he made me hold his pint while he signed my book, he had his fag in his mouth at the time.
Never let it be said that cricketers aren't serious sportsmen!
There was a great photo of Raj, in the outfield during a game, sparking up with a pint (I think) resting on the advertising boards - a proper sportsman and no mistake!
Almost as good as Phil Tufnell who turned up for a game even though he wasn't playing and when I asked for his autograph (for my little brother, which pissed him off) he made me hold his pint while he signed my book, he had his fag in his mouth at the time.
Never let it be said that cricketers aren't serious sportsmen!
But things have changed. To quote Darren Lehmann, who is more than partial to a pint & ciggie, talking about the player's taking ice baths after a day in the field at the tests.
'When I started they put the beers on ice, they now put the players on ice'.
just had an e-mail from play to say that my ashes dvd has been posted.
i have a burner if any of our australian friends would like a copy.
i have a burner if any of our australian friends would like a copy.
Oooh! I think I might ask for this as a stocking filler at X-mas!
after the ashes , probably the best test series in living memory , the aussies needed to re-assess where they are at.
then they beat the west indies by 350 runs and everyone thinks its all ok , back to normal.
well its not
the aussies will fall into complacency by flogging crap teams and then when they play a half decent team they will be exposed again , especially by good bowlers (the way england did).
how bad are the current west indian team ?
this might be tempting fate , but brian lara looks like he is on one big holiday. he dosent look remotely interested . but he isnt alone there
then they beat the west indies by 350 runs and everyone thinks its all ok , back to normal.
well its not
the aussies will fall into complacency by flogging crap teams and then when they play a half decent team they will be exposed again , especially by good bowlers (the way england did).
how bad are the current west indian team ?
this might be tempting fate , but brian lara looks like he is on one big holiday. he dosent look remotely interested . but he isnt alone there
Just spent a 12 hour flight watching all 3 DVDs of the Ashes series - what fun!
It was quite a pain in the arse to be living in the US during this summer of Test match fun - football is relatively obtainable with the right cable channels (and an open wallet on occasion), but cricket on TV remains a black hole, even through the most expensive of Pay-per-Views...
Takes me back to the happy summer of 1981, when I got to enjoy every ball of the famous Ian Botham series, thanks to those nice people at the DHSS.
It was quite a pain in the arse to be living in the US during this summer of Test match fun - football is relatively obtainable with the right cable channels (and an open wallet on occasion), but cricket on TV remains a black hole, even through the most expensive of Pay-per-Views...
Takes me back to the happy summer of 1981, when I got to enjoy every ball of the famous Ian Botham series, thanks to those nice people at the DHSS.
I for one are looking forward to this weekend .... The 1st Pakistan vs England Test .... the only minor problem is that it starts at 4am GMT ...... oh well I don't need to sleep.
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this weekend .... The 1st Pakistan vs England Test
- Announced today that Vaughan will miss at least this one following his knee injury. Alastair Cook gets the call up to cover for him.
QUOTE(aquaman @ Nov 9 2005, 04:45 PM)
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this weekend .... The 1st Pakistan vs England Test
- Announced today that Vaughan will miss at least this one following his knee injury. Alastair Cook gets the call up to cover for him.
But Marcus Trescothic has stepped up as both captain ... & batsman. An excelent ton today ... I do feel a bit tired though ...... 4:30 starts tend to get to one.
England need 180 ish with 9 wickets remaining & 1 day left ..... COME ON ENGLAND (sorry for shouting but it's rare to get a result in Pakistan)
QUOTE(Red Star @ Nov 15 2005, 08:40 PM)
England need 180 ish with 9 wickets remaining & 1 day left ..... COME ON ENGLAND (sorry for shouting but it's rare to get a result in Pakistan)
My mate at work will be shouting louder !!
He was telling me this morning that about a month ago he placed a bet (at 16 to 1) that England would beat Argentina in the football, Australia in the rugby and Pakistan in the first test.
Oh dear 
QUOTE(aquaman @ Nov 16 2005, 03:55 AM)
Oh dear
Oh dear oh dear oh dear
QUOTE(Bogues @ Nov 16 2005, 09:04 AM)
QUOTE(aquaman @ Nov 16 2005, 03:55 AM)
Oh dear
Oh dear oh dear oh dear
Oh sh*t .... we lost by a few runs due to some bloody bad batting.
fuck, fuck and more fuck.
we are short enough on batting as it is.
thoughts on the test are that we chucked away that we had a stranglehold on for 9/10ths of the time.
for once i agreed with geoff boycott. more patience needed in the middle order, and better shot selection required.
oh, and paul collingwood is not now, or at any time in the future, good enough to play test match cricket.
we are short enough on batting as it is.
thoughts on the test are that we chucked away that we had a stranglehold on for 9/10ths of the time.
for once i agreed with geoff boycott. more patience needed in the middle order, and better shot selection required.
oh, and paul collingwood is not now, or at any time in the future, good enough to play test match cricket.
........but Pakistan may have problems too. LOOK
see. the only way to beat this superb england side is to cheat.
the cunts.
the cunts.
QUOTE(moster @ Nov 17 2005, 12:12 PM)
see. the only way to beat this superb england side is to cheat.
the cunts.
the cunts.
After Bell's 'catch' (it looks like the ball was gounded) off his own bowling today we should be careful before insulting people
i think the english got carried away in winning the ashes. they beat the aussies and then thought that they are 'the team '.
QUOTE(brendon0108 @ Nov 21 2005, 02:59 AM)
i think the english got carried away in winning the ashes. they beat the aussies and then thought that they are 'the team '.
Well if England keep batting like they are doing it will be 3-0 to Pakistan. 2 out of 3 England wickets were given away & Vaughan was bowled by a Yorker he should have kept out, but fell over.
QUOTE(Red Star @ Nov 20 2005, 09:47 PM)
QUOTE(moster @ Nov 17 2005, 12:12 PM)
see. the only way to beat this superb england side is to cheat.
the cunts.
the cunts.
After Bell's 'catch' (it looks like the ball was gounded) off his own bowling today we should be careful before insulting people
perhaps i should have inserted a few thousand of these crap things
But look what happened after todays Explosion
I revoke my last statement.
cheating pitch tampering cunts.
cheating pitch tampering cunts.
QUOTE(brendon0108 @ Nov 21 2005, 02:59 AM)
i think the english got carried away in winning the ashes. they beat the aussies and then thought that they are 'the team '.
and indeed they are. it's only a matter of time before we overtake australia at the top of the rankings.
Oops.......even more Tampering Tactics spotted
Fall of wicket
1 M E Trescothick
5 A J Strauss
10 I R Bell
20 M P Vaughan
Oh very dear
1 M E Trescothick
5 A J Strauss
10 I R Bell
20 M P Vaughan
Oh very dear
boycott in right again shocker!!!!
i've long been a hater of the sweep shot, the risks far outweigh the benefits. fucking lazy cricket after a good start.
christ i wish MV would open the batting all the time, move strauss down to 3.
i've long been a hater of the sweep shot, the risks far outweigh the benefits. fucking lazy cricket after a good start.
christ i wish MV would open the batting all the time, move strauss down to 3.
isnt life funny...beating the aussies one day , getting hammered by the paki batsmen the next
we used to think the same when india used to beat australia mercilessly
Pakistan 446 - 5 with Imzie' still having the option to return if he feels that he needs to
Not so good is it?!
Not long in from work............don't think I'll bother to stay up and listen to any of the cricket
Fall of wicket
0 M E Trescothick
30 M P Vaughan
205 P D Collingwood
212 K P Pietersen
212 A Flintoff
212 I R Bell
227 G O Jones
Oh Bugger
0 M E Trescothick
30 M P Vaughan
205 P D Collingwood
212 K P Pietersen
212 A Flintoff
212 I R Bell
227 G O Jones
Oh Bugger
All over.......
Fall of wicket
0 M E Trescothick
30 M P Vaughan
205 P D Collingwood
212 K P Pietersen
212 A Flintoff
212 I R Bell
227 G O Jones
227 L E Plunkett
248 S D Udal
248 M J Hoggard
Double Bugger
Fall of wicket
0 M E Trescothick
30 M P Vaughan
205 P D Collingwood
212 K P Pietersen
212 A Flintoff
212 I R Bell
227 G O Jones
227 L E Plunkett
248 S D Udal
248 M J Hoggard
Double Bugger
is darren goth good at cricket? hes lovely at dancing
QUOTE(pink shay @ Dec 3 2005, 06:58 PM)
is darren goth good at cricket? hes lovely at dancing
Gough will tell everyone that he's still a great bowler ... BUT whilst he can do it for a while he wouldn't last a 5 day test. The Dazzler only played 9 of the 16 possible championship (& also Tote Sport 1 day league) games for Essex in the championship being injured for for the other 7 ....... just like he used to at Yorkshire
Even at his pomp Gough was over-rated.
Spent an enjoyable Saturday morning watching the first one-dayer, Blackwell's spell turned the game, that Plunkett looks a bit tasty too.
Spent an enjoyable Saturday morning watching the first one-dayer, Blackwell's spell turned the game, that Plunkett looks a bit tasty too.
Unfortuately they didn't exactly excel on Monday morning. Pakistan were very worthy winners.
We're getting stuffed
Update
We got stuffed.
Englands heaviest defeat in a One Day International
We got stuffed.
Englands heaviest defeat in a One Day International
QUOTE(aquaman @ Dec 15 2005, 01:01 PM)
Update
We got stuffed.
Englands heaviest defeat in a One Day International
We got stuffed.
Englands heaviest defeat in a One Day International
Unless something changes, quickly, it will be 4-1 to Pakistan by the end of the 1 day series.
QUOTE(Red Star @ Dec 15 2005, 01:49 PM)
QUOTE(aquaman @ Dec 15 2005, 01:01 PM)
Update
We got stuffed.
Englands heaviest defeat in a One Day International
We got stuffed.
Englands heaviest defeat in a One Day International
Unless something changes, quickly, it will be 4-1 to Pakistan by the end of the 1 day series.
Something didn't happen. England bowled well & then threw the game away with the bat .... again. At least there's only 1 more game for us to lose.
In 1987, according to The Independent, Cricket umpire Shakoor Rana called the then England Captain, Mike Gatting, a fucking cheating cunt.
It's not cricket but by gad sir, well played.
It's not cricket but by gad sir, well played.
It was Rana who was out of order, a cunt of the highest order. Still, it was the catalyst that brought in neutral umpires. Home umpires on the sub-continent had been cheating fuckers for years.
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"Attacking the spinners, Gatting himself made 79 of only 81
deliveries, including 14 fours, a masterly innings appar- ently
sparked by anger at what he considered to be another display of
abject umpiring.
The official who upset him most during England's innings was
Shakoor Rana. And three deliveries from the end of what had been
an absorbing second day, with Pakistan struggling at 106 for
five, the ttwo of them became embroiled in an exchange which pro-
duced a situation provoking headlines in countries with only the
vaguest interest in cricket. The incident ocurred when Gatting
moved Capel up from deep square leg to prevent a single. He had,
he said later, told the batsman, Salim Malik, what he was doing.
However as Hemmings came in to bowl, Gatting sig- nalled to Capel
that he had come close enough, whereupon Shakoor Rana, standing
at square leg, stopped play to inform Malik of Capel's position.
Shakoor cliamed that Gatting had been unfairly moving the fielder
behind the batsman's back; Gatting informed the umpire that he
was, in his opinion, overstepping his bounds. the language em-
ployed throughout the discourse was basic.
Shakoor's refusal to play on until he received an apoplogy from
Gatting was suspected by some of having more than a little to do
with Pakistan's parlous position, snd by the time Gatting's en-
forced apology had restores an uneasy truce, six hours of playing
time had been lost. Ironically, a further three and a half hours
were then lost to rain and bad light on the fourth day. "
" ... Gatting's declaration left his bowlers 100 minutes in which
to bowl out Pakistan, and they did not even get that long. In
keeping with the conduct of everything to do with the match,
Miandad called his batsmen in when the last 20 overs were due to
start. That the Laws make no provision for such an early closure
did not prevent the umpires from drawing stumps immediately."
deliveries, including 14 fours, a masterly innings appar- ently
sparked by anger at what he considered to be another display of
abject umpiring.
The official who upset him most during England's innings was
Shakoor Rana. And three deliveries from the end of what had been
an absorbing second day, with Pakistan struggling at 106 for
five, the ttwo of them became embroiled in an exchange which pro-
duced a situation provoking headlines in countries with only the
vaguest interest in cricket. The incident ocurred when Gatting
moved Capel up from deep square leg to prevent a single. He had,
he said later, told the batsman, Salim Malik, what he was doing.
However as Hemmings came in to bowl, Gatting sig- nalled to Capel
that he had come close enough, whereupon Shakoor Rana, standing
at square leg, stopped play to inform Malik of Capel's position.
Shakoor cliamed that Gatting had been unfairly moving the fielder
behind the batsman's back; Gatting informed the umpire that he
was, in his opinion, overstepping his bounds. the language em-
ployed throughout the discourse was basic.
Shakoor's refusal to play on until he received an apoplogy from
Gatting was suspected by some of having more than a little to do
with Pakistan's parlous position, snd by the time Gatting's en-
forced apology had restores an uneasy truce, six hours of playing
time had been lost. Ironically, a further three and a half hours
were then lost to rain and bad light on the fourth day. "
" ... Gatting's declaration left his bowlers 100 minutes in which
to bowl out Pakistan, and they did not even get that long. In
keeping with the conduct of everything to do with the match,
Miandad called his batsmen in when the last 20 overs were due to
start. That the Laws make no provision for such an early closure
did not prevent the umpires from drawing stumps immediately."
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