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age_master
Hall of Fame Member
im 19
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Did you say that because :-jamesicus said:
a) you dont want me to feel like an "old foggy" ?
b) because you want to be able to call me a juvenile ?
c) because you want to take away my one claim to fame on this forum ?
c) because you made a typographical error (though any digit close to 7 on the keyboard would not have made a difference)?
d) because you are habitually 'truthful' as Bob used to be in his early days at least (sorry Bob) ?
OR
did you really mean it ????
whitedazzler
School Boy/Girl Captain
im 18 and have got da same birthday as surrey legspinner Ian Salisbury who holds the world record for having the worst test bowling average with a minimum of 10 wickets lol
parisa
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Macka said:If there are 23 people in a room, then there is more than a 50% chance that at least two of them will share the same birthday.
The only person I know whom I share my birthday with is one of my crazy Anatomy professors...he's always giving us such a hard time
King_Ponting
International Regular
17 turning 18 later this year
a massive zebra
International Captain
Lovely to have you here. Did you ever manage to attend a Test Match in which Bradman was playing for Australia?jamesicus said:
Tom Halsey
International Coach
I read through his website - he attended the 3rd day of the OT Test in 1948, but Bradman failed, LBW for 11.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
He also saw him score a ton at Headingly in'38Tom Halsey said:
Tom Halsey
International Coach
Didn't read that bit - very interesting. 
cricnewbye
Cricket Spectator
i'm 26!
"a massive zebra" wrote:
Lovely to have you here. Did you ever manage to attend a Test Match in which Bradman was playing for Australia?
Thank you for those warm words of welcome, "a massive zebra". As others pointed out I saw Bradman bat in two test matches. The 103 he hit at Headingley in 1938 was majestic -- a real thrill for me -- a never to be forgotten experience. He did indeed fall LBW at 11 in the Old Trafford Test in 1948 and that was a disappointment, for as my father begrudgingly said: "He's not like other batsmen because he always looks like he is going to hit a century when he walks out from the pavilion and everyone expects it".
BTW, several people have asked me if I think Don Bradman was superior to present day top flight batsmen and if he would do as well in the modern game. I think the comparison is impossible to make -- I think Bradman would still dominate if he played today but, with Lara and Tendulkar on the scene, no where near as much as he did in the 1930s. My father -- a fervent England supporter -- used to say that Jack Hobbs was a better batter than Bradman, well, I didn't believe that (and the statistics don't support it), but I didn't see Hobbs bat. However, I did see Bradman bat and I am still awed by his incedible footwork
and the way he always seemed to be in exactly the right position to dispatch the ball with consummate skill. I also believe that Lara and Tendulkar would be just as brilliant with the bat had they played back then as they are now -- similarly, I think Jack Hobbs would be an outstanding opening batsman no matter what era he played in.
I forgot to mention on my Web page that I did see Bradman bat a third time during the Australian 1948 Invincible tour -- at Scarborough, Yorkshire, vs H.D.G. Leveson-Gower's XI. Bradman hit a sparling 153 and Sid Barnes (he of the magnificent off-side strokes and my other favorite batsman) 151. This was the last at bat in England for both of them -- I think they played a match in Scotland before leaving for Australia. BTW, I witnessed some of the greatest fast bowling I have ever seen in that match as Ray Lindwall took six wickets for 69 runs at a wonderfully controlled but blistering pace.
Lovely to have you here. Did you ever manage to attend a Test Match in which Bradman was playing for Australia?
Thank you for those warm words of welcome, "a massive zebra". As others pointed out I saw Bradman bat in two test matches. The 103 he hit at Headingley in 1938 was majestic -- a real thrill for me -- a never to be forgotten experience. He did indeed fall LBW at 11 in the Old Trafford Test in 1948 and that was a disappointment, for as my father begrudgingly said: "He's not like other batsmen because he always looks like he is going to hit a century when he walks out from the pavilion and everyone expects it".
BTW, several people have asked me if I think Don Bradman was superior to present day top flight batsmen and if he would do as well in the modern game. I think the comparison is impossible to make -- I think Bradman would still dominate if he played today but, with Lara and Tendulkar on the scene, no where near as much as he did in the 1930s. My father -- a fervent England supporter -- used to say that Jack Hobbs was a better batter than Bradman, well, I didn't believe that (and the statistics don't support it), but I didn't see Hobbs bat. However, I did see Bradman bat and I am still awed by his incedible footwork
and the way he always seemed to be in exactly the right position to dispatch the ball with consummate skill. I also believe that Lara and Tendulkar would be just as brilliant with the bat had they played back then as they are now -- similarly, I think Jack Hobbs would be an outstanding opening batsman no matter what era he played in.
I forgot to mention on my Web page that I did see Bradman bat a third time during the Australian 1948 Invincible tour -- at Scarborough, Yorkshire, vs H.D.G. Leveson-Gower's XI. Bradman hit a sparling 153 and Sid Barnes (he of the magnificent off-side strokes and my other favorite batsman) 151. This was the last at bat in England for both of them -- I think they played a match in Scotland before leaving for Australia. BTW, I witnessed some of the greatest fast bowling I have ever seen in that match as Ray Lindwall took six wickets for 69 runs at a wonderfully controlled but blistering pace.
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archie mac
International Coach
Not sure if I have already posted my age, you tend to forget these things when you reach my age 
Suffice to say I am well under the big four O
Suffice to say I am well under the big four O