yup...Jaysuriya and Co were the pioneers of Pinch Hitting!....and we all know how exciting pinch-hitters can be to watch!anzac said:
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yup...Jaysuriya and Co were the pioneers of Pinch Hitting!....and we all know how exciting pinch-hitters can be to watch!anzac said:
I didn't think they picked that up until after the '92 WC in AUS / NZL..........the first time I can recall them using a 'pinch hitter' to open with was Kalu in the '95 - '96 B&H series v AUS & WI...............pakster said:yup...Jaysuriya and Co were the pioneers of Pinch Hitting!....and we all know how exciting pinch-hitters can be to watch!
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I agree, It was Martin Crow who started and very succesfully this in 1992 by promoting Greatbach as an opener, who can forget Dipak Patel opening the bowling in the 1992 world cup.anzac said:I didn't think they picked that up until after the '92 WC in AUS / NZL..........the first time I can recall them using a 'pinch hitter' to open with was Kalu in the '95 - '96 B&H series v AUS & WI...............
I remember Kalu was failing batting down the order on their AUS tour & they gave him a go as Opener in the ODIs (because of injury??? / last resort) - he came out blazing & they kept him opening..............
otherwise I'd say that NZL had a hand in it with promoting Greatbatch to Open in the '92 WC..........just that they didn't persist with it after him.........
NSW, Yorkshire, and Surrey?Richard said:Internationally:
England
South Africa
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Then the rest just about equal.
But that doesn't change the fact that I always like the best team to win. If Pakistan play New Zealand or India with a load of rubbish while India\New Zealand have a good side I want them to lose.
Domestic teams:
Yorkshire
NSW, Surrey. Teams I like for no apparrent reason.
What, having gone into orbit, come back, rebounded off the top net and hit Richard in the cheek?Neil Pickup said:NSW, Yorkshire, and Surrey?
More bouncers for you this winter.
I think I shall be practising the pull and hook-strokes with a new dedication this autumn just for the sheer satisfaction of hammering the Pickup Bouncer into the mid-wicket netting.Neil Pickup said:NSW, Yorkshire, and Surrey?
More bouncers for you this winter.
Me too.BoyBrumby said:1) England (being English & that)
I don't really have a second team (or third, fourth, etc, etc), but I do do that slightly w*nky English thing of always rooting for the underdog (or who I reckon is the underdog). Which effectively means I support anyone who plays against Australia...
Amen to that, brother!!!luckyeddie said:Me too.
I live for the day when I'm rooting for Australia.
Loony BoB said:putting overhyped countries back in their place (Hi England! )
Loony BoB said:I enjoy Australia putting overhyped countries back in their place (Hi England! )
I suggest you spend your time finding a sponsorship deal with a private health insurance company, instead...Richard said:I think I shall be practising the pull and hook-strokes with a new dedication this autumn just for the sheer satisfaction of hammering the Pickup Bouncer into the mid-wicket netting.