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[MN5]

@Siam said in Other Cricket:

Name drop time

Just spent a week with Gordon Greenidge

Best bowlers, lilee and Marshall. Had to be very cautious against Hadlee. Ashley mallet, best finger spinner. Abdul Qadir best spin bowler in his time.

Team he loved to beat most, England.

Lara great bat, no real leadership qualities.
Chris Gayle, great guy, not selfish. Had no choice to go t20 because he simply wasn't being paid by windies
Windies cricket fell because of administration fighting over money. That simple. The theory that windies youngsters were ignoring cricket for basketball in USA is totally wrong, as how can a jamaican compete with yanks growing up playing street ball.

Overall an outstanding man and possibly cooler than viv 😉.

Still playing at age 67! And loves a drink and a yarn.

Shameless name drop over....

Lara thing doesn't surprise me at all. It's amazing how often sports teams make the mistake of thinking the best player is also the best choice to be captain.

Shit we're lucky with KW.

[Siam]

@MN5 damn! Forgot to ask about wee Kane!

[Chris B.]

@Siam So - since no-one else is asking and I'm sure you're looking for minimal prompting - what were you doing with Gordon?

[Paekakboyz]

@Chris-B having breakfast obviously!

[Chris B.]

@Paekakboyz Tied him up for a seven day breakfast? Poor old Gordon's going to have eaten a hell of a lot of pancakes, while he figured out how to get out of that basement!

[Siam]

@Chris-B cricket tournament in Thailand. Funny thing was he was late and people thought perhaps not coming. I was hungover to fuck at breakfast and couldn't talk hungover and sitting miles away from people. Big Gord arrives and sits at my table. Breakfast with a legend and couldn't actually speak.

God I wished @jegga was there to take over!

[Higgins]

Ahhhhh, cricket they way we all remember it!!!!!

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=12225289

[Duluth]

Ireland have started the Test against England well

Eng 36/3

[Duluth]

Root gone

42/4

[Higgins]

Utterly plum that one, just as well Ireland reivewed the original not out call.

[Duluth]

Chaos

Bairstow bowled

42/5

[rotated]

Bairstow gone too - clean bowled.

[Higgins]

42 for 6 but England reviewing

[Duluth]

Haha 42/6

Woakes lbw

[Higgins]

Three LBWs so far, very reminiscent of the visiting team's scorecard in the days when there were not mutual umpires, particularly on the sub continent. One slight difference, all these three today have been utterly plumb.

[Higgins]

The rut continues, 43 for 7!

[Duluth]

I’ve only been watching since the 3rd wicket.

It’s not a minefield. The ball is swinging around a little and Ireland have bowled a good line.

[Higgins]

England have recovered to a certain extent to take the score to 67 for 9.

[NTA]

@Duluth said in Other Cricket:

I’ve only been watching since the 3rd wicket.

It’s not a minefield. The ball is swinging around a little and Ireland have bowled a good line.

Using the slope as well. They're saying Murtagh has a few wickets here playing for Middlesex so he knows how to put it in the right areas.

[Higgins]

England do not get the chance to declare their first innings closed as they lose their last wicket to be all out for just 85 runs shortly before lunch after winning the toss and batting!