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Can you beat for the cricket guru title?
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Yes . But what are the other two ?burkey_1988 said:
A characteristic story of Lord Harris used to be told by George Hearne. Joining his captain, who was well set and batting in fine form, Hearne, almost directly he went in, found himself called upon to attempt a sharp single. To Hearne’s idea there existed no chance of a run being obtained and he momentarily hesitated but, seeing Lord Harris coming, Hearne responded and, as he expected, was run out several yards. As he retired from the wicket, Hearne had to pass Lord Harris who — very hot-tempered as a young man — muttered, "Damn little fool. Serve you jolly well right. Why the devil don’t you come when you’re called?" Having sacrificed his own wicket to save that of his captain, Hearne naturally thought these words rather hard. Some time later Lord Harris got out and walked across to where Hearne and the other professionals were sitting. "George," said he, "that was no run." "No, my lord," replied George, "I didn’t think it was." "Why then did you come?" he was asked. "Well, I saw you coming and thought your wicket was worth more than mine." "Another time I do a silly thing like that," said Lord Harris, "don’t you come. I beg your pardon."
' His treatment of a drunken Bobby Peel has gone into the game’s folklore – he ******ed him off the field and, as Peel himself sarcastically noted: "Lord Hawke put his arm round me and helped me off the ground - and out of first-class cricket. What a gentleman!" '
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You are wrong Mate. Hawke captained 4 of the 5 Tests he played. But He must have been one of the members of British Aristocracy who were not only gifted a position in the England Team (because they funded some of the tours then - through long ship voyages etc.) but also were gifted the Captaincy. Bit like Vizzy (Maharajah of Vizhianagram who was given Indian Captaincy in 1936).burkey_1988 said:
Look at Hawke's averages and add to this the fact that despite not being a bowler either he came in to bat at number 11 in 2 or 3 of his 5 Tests !! Very dodgey selection IMO !!
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 5 8 1 55 30 7.85 0 0 3 0
Burpey
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really? cricinfo said hammond was appointed captain and said nothing about hawke being captainJASON said:You are wrong Mate. Hawke captained 4 of the 5 Tests he played. But He must have been one of the members of British Aristocracy who were not only gifted a position in the England Team (because they funded some of the tours then - through long ship voyages etc.) but also were gifted the Captaincy. Bit like Vizzy (Maharajah of Vizhianagram who was given Indian Captaincy in 1936).
Look at Hawke's averages and add to this the fact that despite not being a bowler either he came in to bat at number 11 in 2 or 3 of his 5 Tests !! Very dodgey selection IMO !!
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 5 8 1 55 30 7.85 0 0 3 0
do i still get to ask the next question?