Cricket Crap

[King-Gutho94]

Could be similar to building a block of apartments and having neighbors complain about noise from a nearby pub.

Don't put your house near a cricket field.

Is it any different to being near a golf course.

Fmd i am more chance of shanking golf balls into backyards then hitting 6s

 

[Bazal]

Good way to get zero subs and home games boycotted by the visitors next season lol

 

[AlwaysGreen]

England v West Indies third Test: Ollie Pope says 'ruthless' England can score 600 runs in a day

Ollie Pope says England will be "ruthless" with their run-scoring in the final Test against West Indies and reckons they can score 600 in a day.

www.bbc.com

Not sure how you make 600 in a day if you get bowled out for 400 or less.

 

[Twizzle]

he didn't say it would be in 1 innings though

 

[TheParraboy]

Forget the Olympics, there is a test match on in Belfast...


STUMPS day 1 •
Only Test, Belfast, July 25 - 29, 2024, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland

Zimbabwe
(71.3 ov) 210

Ireland

 

[King-Gutho94]

 

[Fangs]

Terrible news way too young.

 

[Twizzle]

wow, he was only 55

 

[JJ]

RIP Graham Thorpe, terrific player, incredibly sad.
Had his battles as I recall, huge contributions to the game, big loss, obviously most importantly to his family

 

[TheParraboy]

RIP Graham Thorpe, terrific player, incredibly sad.
Had his battles as I recall, huge contributions to the game, big loss, obviously most importantly to his family

Yeah was surprised to read (not the reasons why, just cant remember him taking a break) that he needed to take a good break from cricket when his first marriage failed and couldnt see his kids, but came back to international cricket

Was supposed to be Afghanistan's head coach in 2022, but couldnt proceed due to illness. Im assuming this illness is what got him in the end ??

Played through the era where we were considered one of the best test sides of all time, and he was consistently very good against us.

RIP Stumpy

 

[JJ]

Yeah was surprised to read (not the reasons why, just cant remember him taking a break) that he needed to take a good break from cricket when his first marriage failed and couldnt see his kids, but came back to international cricket

Was supposed to be Afghanistan's head coach in 2022, but couldnt proceed due to illness. Im assuming this illness is what got him in the end ??

Played through the era where we were considered one of the best test sides of all time, and he was consistently very good against us.

RIP Stumpy

Didn’t he have some links to NSW cricket too? Just a very good no frills test bat as I recall

no home track hero either. https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c0xx3435g0vo

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Scott]

Didn’t he have some links to NSW cricket too? Just a very good no frills test bat as I recall

no home track hero either. https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c0xx3435g0vo

He was a bit better than no frills. Had every shot in the book. His innings in Christchurch in 2002 was all class. Got dropped by Astle (first ball).

 

[JJ]

He was a bit better than no frills. Had every shot in the book. His innings in Christchurch in 2002 was all class. Got dropped by Astle (first ball).

I didn’t mean that disrespectfully, as a leftie my recollection is he was more Border in terms of his grit than Gower/Lara if that makes sense…

 

[King-Gutho94]

Well he didn't last as long James Sutherland.

 

[TheParraboy]

Come on down Todd (Greenburg)

 

[Fangs]

Come on down Todd (Greenburg)

Nah David Gallop.

Or that bloke with the fedora from the Tigers.

 

[JJ]

In the news here in the UK, . Really sad.

Terrible, I expected it was, but it’s horrific

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/graham-thorpe-cause-of-death-england-cricket-legend-dies-55/#:~:text=The wife of England cricket,from major depression for years.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Makes you wonder these long tours and a lots of time spent in hotel rooms away from families I am surprised we dont hear more cricketers be very suspectible to this.

Marcus Trescothick was another English player from that era that has struggled.

Throwing in the fact as a batsman you are generally failing and you would have that nervous anxious energy/stress just waiting to bat in the changeooms wouldn't be great for your mental state.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/graham-thorpe-died-after-being-struck-by-train-inquest-hears-453251?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2Rh3EOcQPpSbQIoGk21ax2Rf_ZHRlmhjuqw4d4E-vP-fWuN7ZYT6HRi4Y_aem_EtmvYa-Nlc9VhMSZfYDdOg

Bloody heavy way to bow out, hopefully the poor train driver as getting endless support.