GerryShedd
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The Bears top of the table at the moment. Somerset could overtake them; but Glamorgan need just 14 more to beat them with three wickets to fall. An exciting finish in prospect - and everyone's gone to have a cup of tea!
paulbear wrote:
Come on Gerry, I bet you had your sandwiches wrapped in brown paper as people in 'Them There Days' didn't use foil (You could buy a house for the price of a carton of foil) and maybe a thermos of tea. People then, wore suits to go everywhere so come on Gerry, were you cold without a proper jumper and a snorkel jacket. Only joking. : )
Sandwiches? Brown paper? Luxury! Me and me mates had to be happy with half a sandwich between 12 of us and it were wrapped up in half a sheet of newspaper rescued from the khazi. And don't talk to me about suits.... (Carries on endlessly in the manner of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch).
paulbear wrote:
Was anyone there for that 1927 game, was the bowling good or just bad batting.
Warwickshire 426-9 dec and 199-3 dec; Northants 169 and 78 all out.
In the Northants second innings, fast bowler Tommy Durnell took 7-29. Wisden said: "On a pitch, soft on top and hard underneath, the ball got up awkwardly and Durnell, bowling fairly fast with a high action, proved almost unplayable."
Durnell played only 14 first class matches but played for Smethwick from 1923 to 1948.
PS - no, I wasn't there!
In his report, George Dobell points out that Warwickshire's highest margin of victory, in terms of runs, is 378 which they inflicted upon Northants at Edgbaston in 1927.
Why stop at three?
All to play for.
Andy wrote:
Also, might be nitpicking, we didnt bowl badly at all, but we didn't bowl anywhere near as well as we could have considering the helpful conditions. Give em a 'hit me' ball in most overs. Yorkshire bowlers far more penetrative and relentless.
I fully expect this post to be misconstrued.
So what you're saying is that Sam Hain had the wrong boots on.
(PS - is that enough misconstruing?)
When the last wicket stand is the highest of the innings, you know that OHD is back.
Yes, OHD recalled at short notice from the Pears:
https://wccc.co.uk/news/oliver-hannon-dalby-to-return-to-warwickshire/
He might seek to play T20 around the world.
Still on Olly watch - Worcs were 186-9 when Olly joined Gareth Roderick yesterday. They put on 120 for the last wicket - Olly out for 20.
The new stand is to be named The Dennis Amiss Stand.
Interesting to see Jamie McDowall appointed as Club President.
https://edgbaston.com/news/jamie-mcdowall-to-become-next-warwickshire-president/
I played a match with him years ago where he had a couple of stumpings but reckoned that the umpire should have given him three (or maybe it was four) more.
I think he's a good guy and a genuine county cricket lover.
Olly's doing well for the Pears - 3-27 off 18 overs today.
Having played no matches out of six so far in the IPL, Jacob Bethell has had a go at making the best of a bad job. He told Sky:
"I feel better now than I was a month ago after the World Cup, through just getting time around the guys over here and the pure standard of cricket in India and the IPL.
"It's something that not many people will understand how cool it is until actually being around a team or the tournament itself when you're here.
"It just has a completely different feel. It feels like everyone almost ups their game subconsciously without even really knowing because of the calibre of the tournament.
"I feel like that even happens when you're not on the starting XI or even starting XII as it might be now with the impact player."
Yes, my brother taught Ben Debenham at the Anglo European School in Ingatestone in Essex many years ago.
ITE7376 wrote:
GerryShedd wrote:
That would be the Don Topley about whom Derek Pringle said: "A strange cove, not always popular with his team-mates, Topley often gave the impression that he felt hard done by."
My own experience of him is that he joined me at a table for two at the back of the Lord's press box and totally ignored me - not a "do you mind if I join you?", "Hi, I'm Don" or "Ahoy, matey!". Just a blank stare.
Despite all of that, he might be an excellent commentator (or not).yes, that would be the same Don Topley
it wouldn't really be 'despite' any of that, though, would it, seeing as none of what you describe would necessarily factor into how good he is, or isn't, as a commentator. Two things can be true at once: Don Topley is a strange man, who was also rude once to a random in a commentary box. Don Topley can also be a good commentator. But let none of that get in the way of a good old forum bitching session.
I shall take great delight in my new identity as a random.
That would be the Don Topley about whom Derek Pringle said: "A strange cove, not always popular with his team-mates, Topley often gave the impression that he felt hard done by."
My own experience of him is that he joined me at a table for two at the back of the Lord's press box and totally ignored me - not a "do you mind if I join you?", "Hi, I'm Don" or "Ahoy, matey!". Just a blank stare.
Despite all of that, he might be an excellent commentator (or not).