The Specs XI

[Goughy]

No worries

Now we need a team for them to play, what about a team of players who are/were hard of hearing? This may be a little too hard?

For Aust I know Tallon was known as 'Deafy' and we have Sammy Jones and one of the Mcleod brothers, though I can't remember which one

How about against a team of players with physical handicaps (apart from eyes)

Eg Hutton and his one short arm, Chandrasekhar and polio

You could also extend it to conditions such as Hammond and syph

 

[archie mac]

How about against a team of players with physical handicaps (apart from eyes)

Eg Hutton and his one short arm, Chandrasekhar and polio

You could also extend it to conditions such as Hammond and syph

Ponsford colour blind and Neil Harvey short sighted

 

[armchairumpire]

Im guessing your not counting sunglasses? Because you always see Giles with a nice pair of sunglassess, even when its overcast, you can guarentee he has his "Specs"

Stephen Fleming often wears a very trendy looking pair of Oakey sunglasses. However they don't count in our Specs XI as he doesn't bat in them.

 

[armchairumpire]

Neither cricinfo nor howstatdotcom yield any name on this.
When did he play for Australia in tests or ODI's.

Ray Phillips was selected in the 17 man 1985 Australian touring team of England. He was the reserve wicket-keeper and was the only one in the team not called on to play a Test during the tour.

Ray Phillips is currently one of the selectors for the Queensland cricket team.

Sorry I can't find a photo from his playing days, but he definately played in glasses.

 

[SJS]

Ray Phillips was selected in the 17 man 1985 Australian touring team of England. He was the reserve wicket-keeper and was the only one in the team not called on to play a Test during the tour.

Ray Phillips is currently one of the selectors for the Queensland cricket team.

Sorry I can't find a photo from his playing days, but he definately played in glasses.

Sorry mate.

I included only those who played in test matches (we would have stretched to ODI's if we were stuck) and actually played at least some part of the career wearing spectacles (not lenses or sunglasses).

 

[armchairumpire]

Sorry mate.

I included only those who played in test matches (we would have stretched to ODI's if we were stuck) and actually played at least some part of the career wearing spectacles (not lenses or sunglasses).

OK, fair enough, but he stuck in my mind as a cricketer who played for Australia in glasses. Here is the rest of the Ray Phillips story if you are interested. Might be handy in a game of cricket trivial pursuit at some stage.

Phillips is a former Queensland wicket-keeper who played 68 Shield matches between 1979-80 and 1985-86 after previously representing NSW in the 1978-79 season.

In all, he played 78 first class matches for Queensland, taking 263 dismissals. He toured England with the 1985 Ashes team, playing in seven matches but no Tests.

 

[armchairumpire]

Ponsford colour blind and Neil Harvey short sighted

In this day and age of coloured clothing and different coloured cricket balls, I can see that Ponsford may have had some difficulty being colour blind.

Does anyone still use the orange cricket balls?

 

[Hugh]

In this day and age of coloured clothing and different coloured cricket balls, I can see that Ponsford may have had some difficulty being colour blind.

Does anyone still use the orange cricket balls?

The Stanford 20/20 slamfest does AFAIK.

 

[archie mac]

In this day and age of coloured clothing and different coloured cricket balls, I can see that Ponsford may have had some difficulty being colour blind.

Does anyone still use the orange cricket balls?

What surprised me is that most colour blind men see red and green as the same colour, so if he batted on a green top....

 

[morgieb]

Buchanan wore glasses in the coaching part of his carrer.

 

[FBU]

Sreesanth bats with glasses and bowls with contacts.

 

[morgieb]

How about a Cricket Web Specs XI
My nominations:
K Wright (Mister Wright)
N Pickup

 

[eglezdzdiyd]

Also, chris rogers.....

 

[Dan]

I wear specs

Sreesanth wears glasses when he bats, another pacer for you

 

[SJS]

Myself as you can see on my avataar

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Myself as you can see on my avataar

Dodgy specs, good sig though...........I might even steal that and use elsewhere.

 

[SJS]

Dodgy specs

You break my heart

Here have a 'slightly' better look.

good sig though...........I might even steal that and use elsewhere.

Its an original quote from yours truly. Might pull you up to a court for copyright

 

[The Sean]

In this day and age of coloured clothing and different coloured cricket balls, I can see that Ponsford may have had some difficulty being colour blind.

Does anyone still use the orange cricket balls?

What surprised me is that most colour blind men see red and green as the same colour, so if he batted on a green top....

"I don't notice the colour of the ball," Ponny always said "only the size."

 

[Lillian Thomson]

In this day and age of coloured clothing and different coloured cricket balls, I can see that Ponsford may have had some difficulty being colour blind.

Does anyone still use the orange cricket balls?

Ian Botham is colour blind and reckons it never bothered him as a player and he played in pyjamas with a white ball.

 

[Perm]

Colour blindedness doesn't mean everything is in black and white, just to clarify. I speak from personal knowledge.