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<p>For Aus Clarke didn't get there, but Smith and Warner are both in. </p>
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<p>Who the fuck is Headley? Worrall didn't get there</p>
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<p>Headley was the "West Indian Bradman". Pre-war he averaged close to 70 with 10 hundreds in 19 matches, he was already nearly 40 when he came back for 3 more matches after the war. Headley and Constantine were the pre-war West Indian stars that launched the post-war stars like the 3 W's, Ramadhin and Valentine, Sobers, Kanhai, Hall, Gibbs etc etc.</p> -
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<p>This story just gets better. The field had 27 m boundaries - that makes Eden Park look big! :mocking:</p>
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<p>Mid 1990's we used to joke about players soon "being able to block it for 6" with the new flash ($500+) bats that were starting to appear in the sport shops, but in this instance...</p> -
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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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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_(New_Zealand)'>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_(New_Zealand)</a>
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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>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> -
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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>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>
