The Cricket Thread

[SAINTOSPREY]

Whealey binned them at the end.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

In all seriousness .

Fair play to all of you staying with it , just like in football I always think the worst and just keep popping in to look .

It is part of my personality . I wish I could change , but I can’t !

 

[Saints_Alive]

The Hundred is fine but I never felt as invested into it as watching Hants and those extra 20 balls in the T20 make for a more nuanced and interesting game IMO.

 

[Saints_Alive]

In all seriousness .

Fair play to all of you staying with it , just like in football I always think the worst and just keep popping in to look .

It is part of my personality . I wish I could change , but I can’t !

Should've followed the Saints match tonight Jasp!...

 

[Saints_Alive]

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[ChilcoSaint]

Ted Dexter has died at the age of 86. One of the first cricketers I ever saw on TV, an elegant and dashing batsman and a great England captain

RIP Ted

 

[Saints_Alive]

Ted Dexter has died at the age of 86. One of the first cricketers I ever saw on TV, an elegant and dashing batsman and a great England captain

RIP Ted

I missed his playing career but can remember him on the Beeb as a pundit and he was involved with England at a managerial and selection level of course.

R.I.P. "Lord" Ted...

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Yet another 50 for Joe Root, both he and Malan treating the second new ball with utter contempt.

239-2

 

[ChilcoSaint]

50 for Dawid Malan

 

[ChilcoSaint]

100 partnership between Malan and Root

259-2

 

[ChilcoSaint]

When was the last time our top 4 all made 50’s?

2013 apparently.

 

[tomw24]

In my un-professional opinion India are ****ed.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

England lead by 200.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

In my un-professional opinion India are ****ed.

your forgetting the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse

 

[The Ides of March]

50 for Dawid Malan

Do you think that Dawid Malan's inclusion was specifically requested by Joe Root? (And did Root persuade said batsman to up sticks and move to Yorkshire?) Whatever, I am delighted it is working out for Malan, and in this test at least, for England.

 

[The Ides of March]

Ted Dexter has died at the age of 86. One of the first cricketers I ever saw on TV, an elegant and dashing batsman and a great England captain

RIP Ted

I remember him from around 1963 against the West Indies, and again a year later against the Aussies. Unfortunately, not successful outcomes for England. Then he had that acccident when he broke his leg pushing his car to safety after it broke down. An incident which deprived him of his best playng years. Forutnately, he had plenty of interests that he developed to keep him occupied.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Malan gone .

 

[The Ides of March]

Continuing with Ted Dexter, he had the audacity to stand against Jum Callaghan in the October 1964 election in Cardiff SE. Fortunately not elected as he was more adept to creating his enterprises.

Malan gone .

Just as we have been singing his praises!!

 

[ChilcoSaint]

I remember him from around 1963 against the West Indies, and again a year later against the Aussies. Unfortunately, not successful outcomes for England. Then he had that acccident when he broke his leg pushing his car to safety after it broke down. An incident which deprived him of his best playng years. Forutnately, he had plenty of interests that he developed to keep him occupied.

He was one of the last amateur players to turn out for England before the game went fully professional in 1963.

 

[The Ides of March]

So 3, 4 and 5 in the England order are all Yorkshire, and Robinson is also an ex Tyke!! There was a time in the early 60s when nearly half of England's test team were from Yorkshire - Boycott, Sharpe, Close, Illingworth, Trueman,