Annoyed at cricinfo article

[jack_sparrow]

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/245921.html

Martin Williamson talks about "Dangerous Games" and commemorates the most brutal body blows struck by bowlers to batsmen. Herein lies the grevience:

There is no mention of Mr. Akhtar bowling to one Gary Kirsten, while Kirsten tries to defend the speedy short pitched ball, he completely misses and the ball goes through the helmet and its blood everywhere on the grass. The entire left half of poor Mr. Kirsten's face was of literally 8 different colors.

I suppose he was talking about striking lethal blows to batsmen, but nothing above that.

as a side note, I beileve it was the first test in 2003 @ faisalabad.

 

[archie mac]

What about the one that almost ended the career of Bert Sutcliffe? Plus about 20 others

 

[benchmark00]

I was visibly furious after reading the article myself....

 

[Sanz]

Yeah, I could see that in your avtaar.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I actually quite enjoyed it. Any list of this type is going to be subjective with the occasional omission.

Sometimes the devil really is in the detail tho, I winced when I read that Malcolm Marshall "later discovered shards of Gatting's nose embedded in the leather" after he'd help Gatt perfect his panda impression!

 

[benchmark00]

Yeah, I could see that in your avtaar.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Haha burn.

 

[benchmark00]

I actually quite enjoyed it. Any list of this type is going to be subjective with the occasional omission.

Sometimes the devil really is in the detail tho, I winced when I read that Malcolm Marshall "later discovered shards of Gatting's nose embedded in the leather" after he'd help Gatt perfect his panda impression!

Some said that Gatting could smell defeat.






The above is possibly the worst thing that's ever been posted on CW.

 

[vic_orthdox]

That is dangerously close to being classified as "inadequate", Daz.

 

[luckyeddie]

Some said that Gatting could smell defeat..

Had he taken de boots off?

 

[Smudge]

Had he taken de boots off?

He'd just gone for a Rana, so he needed to Shakoor the dirt out.

 

[benchmark00]

That is dangerously close to being classified as "inadequate", Daz.

I walk the line, no doubt about it

 

[luckyeddie]

He'd just gone for a Rana, so he needed to Shakoor the dirt out.

That was all a terrible misunderstanding - Shakoor Rana mistook Gatting for a German philosopher.

Immanuel Kant, I think.

 

[jack_sparrow]

lol they fixed it! Guess which incidents numero uno.

Last week's Cricinfo XI prompted a massive response, as scores of you wrote in with your most memorable recollections of batsmen being hit or otherwise by lean, mean fast bowlers. Here's a selection of your favourites. As ever, send us your thoughts.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/246549.html

 

[Sanz]

They didn't fix it, they followed it up with users' picks.

 

[benchmark00]

Thank god that's over.

 

[Dasa]

Thank god that's over.

Tough times for everyone.

 

[Adamc]

Labour party secretary Bob McMullen was later carted off with concussion after missing the ball while going for a catch in the deep.

 

[Langeveldt]

Tough times for everyone.

At times I didn't think I was going to make it through..

 

[andyc]

Kirsten's knock looks pretty nasty from that video.

 

[luckyeddie]

Kirsten's knock looks pretty nasty from that video.

A broken eye-socket is horrible, and the pain lasts for months. It's not as if you can put it in a splint....

hey, maybe that's what a 'squint' is.

Anyway, the point is, I've had one. I once listed my catalogue of broken bones and how I'd achieved them on here - some make me wince now.

My broken eye-socket was (naturally) drink-related. A pal of mine had been sacked so we went down the wine bar (yes, I know - class traitor, me) to drown his sorrows. 3 of us, 8 bottles of wine (a very nice session). Cooky asked me if I wanted another glass - I turned round and he rammed the neck of the bottle (accidentally, he claims) into my eye.

The blue/purple/yellow/black bruising was a badge I wore for months with pride - a tribute to a fine 1976 St Emilion.