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  1. J

    The TAPE-BALL phenomenon

    Some Taped Tennis Ball Cricket clubs/leagues in the USA: Virginia (George Mason University): http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/GMUCricket/ New York: http://www.thevillager.com/villager_111/theyuseatapedball.html Mississippi (State University)...
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    Playing test cricket in their 40s

    A stalwart old-timer: In 1933 at the age of sixty, S. F. Barnes, the great English test bowler, captured the bowling title in the Lancashire League with 109 wickets as the Professional for Rawtenstall. By comparison, V. J. Hazare (India) won the League bowling title in 1949 with 105 wickets as...
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    West Indies: A call for euthanasia

    A cross-post: Check the following link ..... http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/10/05/announced.shtml ..... in addition to offering a plan aimed at resurrecting West Indies cricket fortunes, it includes a current photograph (26 November 2005) of many of the greatest Windies cricketers.
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    Where does Lara rate?

    Following is a link to a current photograph (26 November 2005) of great Windies cricketers including Everton Weekes (the oldest survivor of the greats), Sobers, Richards, et al. http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/10/05/announced.shtml
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    Where does Lara rate?

    I do believe that if Everton Weekes had not lost his health so early he would have been second only to Bradman in consistency and statistical average -- I think there would have been a chasm between Bradman & Weekes and everybody else -- before and after.. In the late 1940s and early 1950s he...
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    Where does Lara rate?

    My list apart -- the best of the best -- batsmen is (in rank order): Bradman Weekes Lara Headley Sobers Tendulkar
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    Brilliant, elegant & excellent batsmen

    I am 76. Yes I saw Bradman bat in person in 1938 and 1948. I describe the occasions on my web pages -- link in my signature block.
  8. J

    Please help James!

    Click Help on the toolbar then About Mozilla Firefox on the drop-down menu.
  9. J

    Please help James!

    It works for me in Firefox version 1.0.6
  10. J

    Brilliant, elegant & excellent batsmen

    And there are two contemporary "modern" batsmen who stir my blood quite a bit -- Brian Lara Sachin Tendulkar I think that in future years they will both be listed among the immortals by many people.
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    Brilliant, elegant & excellent batsmen

    As you are thinking about great batsmen which ones always come immediately to mind because of their brilliance, elegance and excellence -- the ones who always conjure up for you visions of magnificent performances and superlative skill -- those who stand out above the rest in your memory? For...
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    The Greats

    "I will base my nominations on those players who, in my eyes and experience, have achieved greatness by elevating and enhancing the game in extraordinary ways -- not necessarily just on-field accomplishments -- although I do include some players (or collection of players) strictly because of the...
  13. J

    The Greats

    Yes, sorry -- Robert Graeme -- called Graeme.
  14. J

    The Greats

    Ah, my favorite great Aussies are coming!
  15. J

    The Greats

    "I will base my nominations on those players who, in my eyes and experience, have achieved greatness by elevating and enhancing the game in extraordinary ways -- not necessarily just on-field accomplishments -- although I do include some players (or collection of players) strictly because of the...
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    Video Clips: My Batting

    Goto http://www.xvid.org/ for codec downloads (XviD-1.0.3-2 & XviD-2.0.3-2) I am using the following Browsers: FireFox 1.0.6 Mozilla 1.7 Opera 8.02 MSIE 6.0
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    Video Clips: My Batting

    Good job, Mr. Pickup -- I prefer the above link for ease of viewing. What was the outcome of leg break3? -- the picture dissolves to a blur. James
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    The Greats

    I think he deserves nomination as one of the greats of cricket, Anil -- please see my (ongoing) updated list.
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    The Greats

    "I will base my nominations on those players who, in my eyes and experience, have achieved greatness by elevating and enhancing the game in extraordinary ways -- not necessarily just on-field accomplishments -- although I do include some players (or collection of players) strictly because of the...
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    The Greats

    I do check out many different online Forums in order to keep up with what is going and see if I can learn anything new or make useful contributions to the community. If I am well received and determine the Forum is a wholesome environment, I become a regular participant -- if not, I move on. I...

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