A sight not often seen in cricket
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A sight not often seen in cricket
Lancashire now top of the table. 

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Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose) 

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Well, if your house was anything like our house, Tango, then they'll have been flung out by your mother just as you were in the middle of that period of indifference!TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)

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I know. My period of indifference started early; she threw my stuffed elephant and wooden train out.Bruce Rioja wrote:Well, if your house was anything like our house, Tango, then they'll have been flung out by your mother just as you were in the middle of that period of indifference!TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)

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I saw them play too - of course I hated Hutton being Yorkshire. I remember a trivia question coming up in 1956 when he was knighted.TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)
There have been a number of batsmen knighted before Sir Leonard, but can you name a bowler who was so honoured?
Answer in white.
Sir Francis Drake
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Montreal Wanderer wrote:I saw them play too - of course I hated Hutton being Yorkshire. I remember a trivia question coming up in 1956 when he was knighted.TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)
There have been a number of batsmen knighted before Sir Leonard, but can you name a bowler who was so honoured?
Answer in white.
Sir Francis Drake

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TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)
I expect my - (non autographed) copy went to the same place!!
Though I am sure mine was a second hand copy (at least), so it may have been passed on to another up & coming fan .
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Ooooh, that's a bit cheeky, is that! (In the voice of Boycott!)Montreal Wanderer wrote:I saw them play too - of course I hated Hutton being Yorkshire. I remember a trivia question coming up in 1956 when he was knighted.TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)
There have been a number of batsmen knighted before Sir Leonard, but can you name a bowler who was so honoured?
Answer in white.
Sir Francis Drake
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Had me thinking for ages before I had to give up and look!!!Montreal Wanderer wrote:I saw them play too - of course I hated Hutton being Yorkshire. I remember a trivia question coming up in 1956 when he was knighted.TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)
There have been a number of batsmen knighted before Sir Leonard, but can you name a bowler who was so honoured?
Answer in white.
Sir Francis Drake

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Speaking of which, they have now followed MOTD and brought in a woman commentator for the 20/20 world cup as I found out while watching the England game yesterday.A sight not often seen in cricket
Now I have no problem with Woman commentators if they can do the do, but when you hear things like:
"He made room for himself and sent a drive torwards the boundary. Unfortionatly Flintoff was there and has caught the ball...............that means he's out"
CRRRRRRRRRINGE!!!!!!

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I heard her, yesterday. Surely it's the same woman isn't it? She was absolutely dreadful.Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:
Speaking of which, they have now followed MOTD and brought in a woman commentator for the 20/20 world cup as I found out while watching the England game yesterday.
Now I have no problem with Woman commentators if they can do the do, but when you hear things like:
"He made room for himself and sent a drive torwards the boundary. Unfortionatly Flintoff was there and has caught the ball...............that means he's out"
CRRRRRRRRRINGE!!!!!!
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That'll be her!Bruce Rioja wrote:I heard her, yesterday. Surely it's the same woman isn't it? She was absolutely dreadful.Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:
Speaking of which, they have now followed MOTD and brought in a woman commentator for the 20/20 world cup as I found out while watching the England game yesterday.
Now I have no problem with Woman commentators if they can do the do, but when you hear things like:
"He made room for himself and sent a drive torwards the boundary. Unfortionatly Flintoff was there and has caught the ball...............that means he's out"
CRRRRRRRRRINGE!!!!!!
YOU CLIMB OBSTACLES LIKE OLD PEOPLE FXCK!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ah, a Sluffy's date from before his time!sluffy wrote:Had me thinking for ages before I had to give up and look!!!Montreal Wanderer wrote:I saw them play too - of course I hated Hutton being Yorkshire. I remember a trivia question coming up in 1956 when he was knighted.TANGODANCER wrote:Ah, the glorious leather on willow. Actually saw Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook in action and I had the autographs of Weekes, Worral, Ramadin and Valentine (where the hell do those things disappear to? Same place as my autographed copy of "Goals Galore" I suppose)
There have been a number of batsmen knighted before Sir Leonard, but can you name a bowler who was so honoured?
Answer in white.
Sir Francis Drake

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Only because the ECB pitch inspectors bottled an investigation into the Blackpool pitch. Fucking farce playing a game in which the title could have been decided at an out pitch which has a notoriously bad wicket.
Should have been docked 20 points.
Should have been docked 20 points.
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Er... welcome back Nozza - haven't seen you for a while.Nozza wrote:Only because the ECB pitch inspectors bottled an investigation into the Blackpool pitch. Fucking farce playing a game in which the title could have been decided at an out pitch which has a notoriously bad wicket.
Should have been docked 20 points.
"If you cannot answer a man's argument, all it not lost; you can still call him vile names. " Elbert Hubbard.
Shut up you knobNozza wrote:Only because the ECB pitch inspectors bottled an investigation into the Blackpool pitch. Fucking farce playing a game in which the title could have been decided at an out pitch which has a notoriously bad wicket.
Should have been docked 20 points.
You've just turned over Sussex on a 'sporting' pitch
Yu've had good season on the back of seam bowlers and if you had owt about you, you'd have challenged Lancs on the seamer friendly strip
Fact is, 'you got whupped'
Now, stop bleating
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If we win it will be the first time in my lifetime I suspect (if memory serves - we might have tied for the title but not won it outright). I doubt even Tango can remember us winning it all (Cyril notwithstanding).
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