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Who the fuck doesn't know who George Headley is?<br>
It's like you didn't read those amazing fat little yellow cricket bibles for hours on end.</p></blockquote>
A collection of Wisdens at the Bach we were staying kept me amused for hours on end during a family holiday in Waikanae in the early 90s when it fucken hosed down the whole time. Happily enough last time I went there they were still there and I had a flick through, fucken outstanding reading. Vivid memories involved reading about a heavily moustached Graham Gooch and a heavily mulletted Mark Waugh plundering county attacks for Essex. That was when the elder Waugh had a pretty middle of the road test average and MW was starting out. I boldly predicted 'Afghanistan' would get the outstanding record of the two, how wrong I was although 8000 odd runs at 42 is still very good. -
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<p>A collection of Wisdens at the Bach we were staying kept me amused for hours on end during a family holiday in Waikanae in the late 80s when it fucken hosed down the whole time. Happily enough last time I went there they were still there and I had a flick through, fucken outstanding reading.</p>
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<p>I've got most of them since 1946 ...... don't refer to them so often now you can find any scorecard online but they are always good for a browse. Also I started acquiring them before they became known as having value - once picked up the 1951 for 2p in a charity shop in England - the Ramadhin and Valentine series.</p>
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Well with Cricinfo being what it is they're pretty much redundant now but they served their purpose. The articles were always well written and genuinely conjured up images of quaint county grounds, people sipping lemonade with hankies on their heads.....which all sounds kinda gay when written down haha.
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<p>A collection of Wisdens at the <strong>Bach</strong> we were staying kept me amused for hours on end during a family holiday in Waikanae in the early 90s when it fucken hosed down the whole time. Happily enough last time I went there they were still there and I had a flick through, fucken outstanding reading. Vivid memories involved reading about a heavily moustached Graham Gooch and a heavily mulletted Mark Waugh plundering county attacks for Essex. That was when the elder Waugh had a pretty middle of the road test average and MW was starting out. I boldly predicted 'Afghanistan' would get the outstanding record of the two, how wrong I was although 8000 odd runs at 42 is still very good.</p>
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<p>Is it "batch" or "bach", though? I always go for the former, purely due to phonetics. The latter sounds like a composer.</p> -
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<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Johann_Sebastian_Bach.jpg" alt="Johann_Sebastian_Bach.jpg"></p>
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<p>world record by Indian cricketer.</p>
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<p>I've got most of them since 1946 ...... don't refer to them so often now you can find any scorecard online but they are always good for a browse. Also I started acquiring them before they became known as having value - once picked up the 1951 for 2p in a charity shop in England - the Ramadhin and Valentine series.</p>
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<p>Currently reading the History of Wisden ....</p>
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<p>Do you get the NZ Cricket Almanack as well, Kiwipie?</p> -
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<p>Do you get the NZ Cricket Almanack as well, Kiwipie?</p>
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<p>I don't collect them as such but I do have a few from assorted years. Bookcase is already full of yellow, wouldn't be able to fit in the NZ ones as well!</p> -
<p>Detailed story on the "world record".</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/pictures-tell-a-1000-runs-25-chances-10-year-old-pacers-30-yard-boundaries/'>http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/pictures-tell-a-1000-runs-25-chances-10-year-old-pacers-30-yard-boundaries/</a></p>
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<p>22 missed catches and 3 missed stumpings - one of those days ....</p> -
<p>what a bunch of fucking fluffybunnies. </p>
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<p>I wonder how much time was spent looking for the ball when he cleared the fence? The muppet who first reported the story without all of the facts needs to give themselves an uppercut.</p>
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<p>Makes Eden Park look like the MCG ......</p> -
I've learnt a new word:cynosure<br><br>
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Reminds me little of a story that happened in Auckland kid's club rugby a few years ago (was thinking 10 but may be 20 now ... I'm so old). I recall it as I think a few of the kids involved may have had the misfortune of having me help with their team a year or before. <br><br>
Anyway it was like under 11s or 12s and Waitemata beat the mighty Eden 175 - nil.<br><br>
I will say as far as I know at least the players were all the same age :)<br><br>
The Waitemata coach made a big song and dance and got it in the papers, and the Herald went big with it. "World Record" type headlines.<br><br>
Some lack of concern for the kids on the receiving end.<br><br>
However the ARU were pretty quick to work it out and made quite a fuss of the Mighty Eden battlers. Sent Blues/ABs to training. <br><br>
And the Waitemata coach got put back in his box.<br><br>
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<p>what a bunch of fucking fluffybunnys. </p>
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<p>I'll say. Some shit circumstances in there, but surely the fucking coach should have explained all that to the association and got the game postponed or cancelled.</p>
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<p>What kind of fluffybunny coach leaves a bunch of kids out there to get flogged for two days?</p> -
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<p>I'll say. Some shit circumstances in there, but surely the fucking coach should have explained all that to the association and got the game postponed or cancelled.</p>
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<p>What kind of fluffybunny coach leaves a bunch of kids out there to get flogged for two days?</p>
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<p>At the very least they could have made each batsman retire at 50. They bowled the team out in the first innings for 32 FFS. </p>
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<p>The coach of the victorious team is a piston wristed gibbon. Putting it mildly. </p>
