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Re: I know.......
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:05 pm
by Trumpton
laralatex wrote:
> I'm sure you guys would have a whip round for me Trumpy
I know. !grin! OK, here's ?20 to start with. !wink!
Re: County Championship back tomorrow!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:07 pm
by Trumpton
Hawkins wrote:
> Hundred for Ramps on the first day, two more to go now til he
> reaches 100 hundreds. Best county batsmen for decades, what a
> shame he couldnt translate some of that form at the highest
> level.
Just like Graeme Hick.
Re: County Championship back tomorrow!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:11 pm
by Trumpton
I think the problem with Hick was that he was promoted as this high class batsman who could score hundreds at will, but when he made his long awaited debut he came up against Ambrose and Walsh in their pomp and was sorely undone from which he never really recovered.
Re: County Championship back tomorrow!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:14 pm
by Trumpton
Alice In Blunderland wrote:
> I think the problem was more he was used to batting on often
> docile wickets against fairly average attacks.
His technical deficiencies were made abundantly evident at the highest level.
Re: County Championship back tomorrow!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:29 pm
by Trumpton
Alice In Blunderland wrote:
> Very good ODI perfomer though which often gets overlooked- he
> would certainly be in my all timengland one day team, not only
> could he bat well but he was an excellent slipper and a very
> useful offspinner.
True.
He always looked relaxed whilst playing ODI's, whereas at Test level he looked a bag of nerves.
Re: County Championship back tomorrow!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:43 pm
by colonel
Great minds, Trumpy!