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Can you beat for the cricket guru title?
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SJS
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First streaker in cricket. The one whose photograph (jumping over the stumps) you must have all seen.JASON said:Question -
What is Michael Angelow's claim to Fame ? (Now I know it sounds similar to Michelangelo - the famed onebut this fella is definitely not in that elite company !!
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SJS
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The One That Jumped The StumpsSJS said:
Michael Angelow was possibly the first and most famous in a long tradition of streaking at the cricket. Having consumed a few "cans of Australian lager", Angelow raced onto the field at Lords and athletically hurdled the stumps before being embraced by the local constabulary. A shocked commentator said "Well I've seen nothing like this at Lords before." Australian cricketer Alan Turner is said to have roared with laughter. The crowd loved it.
Angelow said later he waited until the end of Lillee's over because "he loves the game and didn't want to disrupt it." The magistrate looked upon the incident lightly and fined him only £10 - the exact amount bet against him by his mates. Upon hearing this, his friends stood in the courtroom and applauded, cheerfully paying his fine.
Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell, never a fan of the fad, blamed Angelow for the increasing interruptions by streakers at the cricket. "There was a bloke who jumped the stumps..." he said in 1996, "and all of a sudden it became a fashion. And then everyone realised if you didn't give them any publicity they wouldn't do it. It died a natural death after that."
Not completely.
Courtesy : The Streaker Hall of Fame
http://www.streakerama.com/halloffame.htm#The One That Jumped The Stumps
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This incident of Greg Chappell and the steaker is a classic!!(from the streakarama web site )
The One Where Chappell Grabbed Him
Greg Chappell was not known to stand back and let a streaker get away with it. On several occasions he chased a runner and made a "citizen's arrest" until the authorities arrived. One of the first occasions was in Christchurch, where he tackled a naked man who was attempting to get over the fence, then "smacked him an admonishing blow on the bottom. The streaker turned and grabbed Chappell's cap. Chappell set out after him again..."
"I took his hand and didn't let go," he said. "When he realised the police were coming he tried to get away so I gave him a whack or two to quieten him down."
During a tense game, also in New Zealand, Chappell was batting when a student, wearing only headphones, ran towards the stumps. "I didn't know if he was going to try and souvenir a bail or some stumps," he told the documentary Streakers. "I put my hand out to shake hands with him, which he accepted. I had my bat in my left hand and gave him a couple of sharp cracks across the buttocks just to try and get him to stand still. Finally the police got there and took him away." Distracted by the roar of the crowd, Chappell was run out the next ball.
The streaker went on to charge Chappell with assault. "I think what he did to me was worse than what I did to him." He did, however, maintain that the crowd enjoyed the spectacle.
In another incident, Chappell grabbed a trouser-less man by the hair, and hung on for several minutes, marching him to the fence to be arrested. Eventually, players were cautioned to leave the nude invaders to the police. Legal advisers warned that streakers could sue for damages if they were injured.
- The Telegraph, 31 January, 1977, The Sun, 21 December, 1979, The Sun, 31 December, 1979, Streakers
The One Where Chappell Grabbed Him
Greg Chappell was not known to stand back and let a streaker get away with it. On several occasions he chased a runner and made a "citizen's arrest" until the authorities arrived. One of the first occasions was in Christchurch, where he tackled a naked man who was attempting to get over the fence, then "smacked him an admonishing blow on the bottom. The streaker turned and grabbed Chappell's cap. Chappell set out after him again..."
"I took his hand and didn't let go," he said. "When he realised the police were coming he tried to get away so I gave him a whack or two to quieten him down."
During a tense game, also in New Zealand, Chappell was batting when a student, wearing only headphones, ran towards the stumps. "I didn't know if he was going to try and souvenir a bail or some stumps," he told the documentary Streakers. "I put my hand out to shake hands with him, which he accepted. I had my bat in my left hand and gave him a couple of sharp cracks across the buttocks just to try and get him to stand still.
Finally the police got there and took him away." Distracted by the roar of the crowd, Chappell was run out the next ball.The streaker went on to charge Chappell with assault. "I think what he did to me was worse than what I did to him." He did, however, maintain that the crowd enjoyed the spectacle.
In another incident, Chappell grabbed a trouser-less man by the hair, and hung on for several minutes, marching him to the fence to be arrested. Eventually, players were cautioned to leave the nude invaders to the police. Legal advisers warned that streakers could sue for damages if they were injured.
- The Telegraph, 31 January, 1977, The Sun, 21 December, 1979, The Sun, 31 December, 1979, Streakers
I have no idea but will try to work it out. The nickname was given by Douglas Jardine. So this statement was made by someone who was active in the late 1920s - too late for Mailey and too early for O'Reilly and there are no other Aussie bowlers of the time worth mentioning (Grimmett would probably not make such statements)
Was it Larwood by any chance ?
Was it Larwood by any chance ?
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Okay till Sudeep has his dinner, here is an easy quickie. Who ever answers does not become the guru however.
Who colected all his players on the day the boat left for Australia and said, "Right gentlemen, now we are off to Australia. We can have a wonderful trip and enjoy ourselves, or we can win the Ashes. I am determined we will win the Ashes. Good night. We will meet again tomorrow."
Who colected all his players on the day the boat left for Australia and said, "Right gentlemen, now we are off to Australia. We can have a wonderful trip and enjoy ourselves, or we can win the Ashes. I am determined we will win the Ashes. Good night. We will meet again tomorrow."
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