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  1. J

    Woolmer found unconcious in hotel room

    A great tragedy indeed.
  2. J

    A great day for the Irish!

    Yes, my use of nabobs was not very accurate -- on reflection, I believe it was more some of the pundits in the British press that were doing the grumbling. I believe the British cricketing public of the 1930s was generally unfamiliar with the skills and capabilities of the star West Indies...
  3. J

    A great day for the Irish!

    I see it a little differently, Richard. I think the performances of underdogs, like Ireland in this instance, infuse excitement and wondrous anticipation into International cricket. When the West Indies won their first ever test series against England in 1935 the nabobs of English first class...
  4. J

    A great day for the Irish!

    Ireland wins! What a great St. Patrick's day for them -- Irish eyes are really smiling!
  5. J

    A great day for the Irish!

    Well there they were in their emerald green uniforms acquitting themselves magnificently in their first ever Cricket World Cup -- a thrilling match with high drama! And Jeremy Bray hitting (the first ever century for Ireland in International Cricket -- edit follows after a gracious correction)...
  6. J

    as you got old....

    Well, my batting scores have certainly and steadily declined with the passing years. My biggest problem is my creaky knees -- makes running darned difficult.
  7. J

    Garage door cricket

    I used to play this as a kid -- garage door was the backstop -- you chalked the stumps outline on the door -- regular bats were used -- tennis balls for bowling. I can't recall all the rules we used. Does anyone play this? If so, what general rules do you employ? James
  8. J

    Batter or Bowler?

    About the same for me, except that over the years I have learned to bowl a fairly decent (although somewhat unpredictable) leg-break with a tennis ball. James
  9. J

    Cricket Books

    Thanks, archie mac. Are you referring to his birth certificate story? I think Sid Barnes just loved to spin yarns at every opportunity. James
  10. J

    Cricket Books

    Of course I had to buy a copy of It Isn't Cricket by Sidney Barnes for he was not only one of my favorite batsmen, but also the most charismatic and colourful cricketer I ever saw play -- at Blackpool with an Australian XI in 1938; as the Burnley professional in the Lancashire League in 1947 and...
  11. J

    Forum participation

    I will only be able to contribute occasionally to this forum in the future. I now have seriuos health problems (particularly prostate cancer) that sap my energies and affect my ability to concentrate. I need to devote most of my time and energy to my family and the accomplishment of a multitude...
  12. J

    Little and little known cricketing oddities

    In August 1850 the following team played Eleven Gentlemen of Godalming and District: Twelve Caesars: Benjamin Caesar Charles Caesar John Caesar senior John Caesar junior William Caesar George Caesar senior George Caesar junior Julius Caesar Frederick B Caesar Richard Caesar Benjamin Julius...
  13. J

    The Fielding XI

    The greatest fielder I ever saw was Learie Constantine -- many of his catches were fantastic acrobatic gems. The next best was Sidney G. Barnes ("bagga') -- a phenomenal close-in fielder.
  14. J

    Comparing different eras

    Originally Posted by SJS In have done something like that for the batsmen's eras. Grace Era Hobbs Era Bradman Era Sobers Era Richards Era Tendulkar Era I feel that there is something missing between the Bradman and carrying into the Sobers era -- if dominance by a batsman is intended to be the...
  15. J

    Comparing different eras

    The two world wars had a profound effect on cricket -- in my opinion more than is generally recognized -- in a multitude of ways. It wasn't just the dearth of organized first class -- especially international -- competition for six long years during WW2 that depressed the game so much -- many...
  16. J

    Comparing different eras

    It is very difficult to make such comparisons for there are so many variables involved. I hold that the truly great players would have been just as great in other eras -- and stood out from the crowd just as much. It is hard to take the measure of a player when age has taken its inevitable...
  17. J

    Greatest Ever West Indies XI

    Headley Worrell (capt) Weekes Lara Sobers Richards Wolcott (wk) Constantine Ramadhin Marshall Ambrose I have seen them all play.
  18. J

    Bring back Lara as Windies captain?I

    Actually four at bats, 1938 & 1948 in England (two centuries).
  19. J

    Bring back Lara as Windies captain?I

    My personal number two all time batsman, Everton Weekes, (Bradman number one) speaks out ..... http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/230475.html
  20. J

    Cricketer you'd most like to be mates with

    Wearing my "old fogey" hat ..... I would have liked to have befriended the following cricketers -- and been able to discourse with them -- for to me they embodied class, grace, civility, dignity and an unbounded love of the game -- besides, I don't believe we would have had "f" word laced...

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