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Vic Orthdox - Awesome cricket player?

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The Baconator

International Vice-Captain
Wow. This great for him, I wish him the best of luck,

I actually noticed this yesterday and thought it might be him, but no one will probably believe me now.
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
I dunno why I should be surprised that such a nice bloke is actually really talented too, but my first reaction was, "But he's a top bloke!".

Obviously modest too. I fully expect a hushed awe next time he logs on tho! :D
 
Langeveldt

Langeveldt

Soutie
BoyBrumby said:
I dunno why I should be surprised that such a nice bloke is actually really talented too, but my first reaction was, "But he's a top bloke!".

Obviously modest too. I fully expect a hushed awe next time he logs on tho! :D
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Loads of top cricketers are nice people though.

If he was a footballer, i'd be more suspicious..
 
Barney Rubble

Barney Rubble

International Coach
Langeveldt said:
Loads of top cricketers are nice people though.

If he was a footballer, i'd be more suspicious..
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Yeah - most of the footballers I've met (about 25 of them) are not especially nice chaps.

The 40 or so cricketers I've met, though, only two of them (Michael Holding and Charl Willoughby, for the record) were not perfectly well-mannered.
 
Barney Rubble

Barney Rubble

International Coach
Neil Pickup said:
Stop, you'll get Barney's life story again. Use the advanced search and you'll find it.
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Do you actually find me extremely irritating, or is it all in good fun? I'm starting to wonder....... :)
 
Slow Love™

Slow Love™

International Captain
Barney Rubble said:
Actually Michael Holding is one of the rudest, most inconsiderate people I've ever met, but that's neither here nor there.
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OK, I'll bite, and I'm too lazy to search. What happened? I'm sure vic will be grateful for the thread-jack. :)

This is kinda weird, because I seem to remember Pedro Delgado saying exactly the same thing about Holding the other week (and I wondered what he meant, too).
 
Barney Rubble

Barney Rubble

International Coach
Slow Love™ said:
OK, I'll bite, and I'm too lazy to search. What happened? I'm sure vic will be grateful for the thread-jack. :)

This is kinda weird, because I seem to remember Pedro Delgado saying exactly the same thing about Holding the other week (and I wondered what he meant, too).
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Basically, I've met him twice (once outside the Oval after he commentated on the SA Test in 2003, and once after he commentated on a Somerset game) and both times he very sternly said "NO AUTOGRAPHS" when asked (politely, I may add) - the first time by me and about 5 ten year old kids, he half-bellowed it at us and pushed his way through the kids to get out of the group of people.

The second time, it was only me, and no-one else, as he was coming out of the combox, waiting for an autograph - he didn't even look at me, just said "NO AUTOGRAPHS" again and walked on down the stairs. I could understand if it was his policy to stop people selling things, but 1) to do it to a group of five little kids who clearly idolised him, and 2) to do it to one guy who did really respect him, without even the slightest hint of common courtesy or respect for others was just needless - it wasn't like it would have taken too much time, a few seconds at the most.

Rudeness is one of my pet peeves, and for it to be so blatantly unnecessary, and to people who were trying to show admiration for him by asking for an autograph - ridiculous.

Apologies Neil, I know you've heard it all before. :)
 
Neil Pickup

Neil Pickup

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Barney Rubble said:
Do you actually find me extremely irritating, or is it all in good fun? I'm starting to wonder....... :)
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Don't worry, all in good fun :)

You just get it most because you set up so many opportunities!
 
Slow Love™

Slow Love™

International Captain
Barney Rubble said:
Basically, I've met him twice (once outside the Oval after he commentated on the SA Test in 2003, and once after he commentated on a Somerset game) and both times he very sternly said "NO AUTOGRAPHS" when asked (politely, I may add) - the first time by me and about 5 ten year old kids, he half-bellowed it at us and pushed his way through the kids to get out of the group of people.

The second time, it was only me, and no-one else, as he was coming out of the combox, waiting for an autograph - he didn't even look at me, just said "NO AUTOGRAPHS" again and walked on down the stairs. I could understand if it was his policy to stop people selling things, but 1) to do it to a group of five little kids who clearly idolised him, and 2) to do it to one guy who did really respect him, without even the slightest hint of common courtesy or respect for others was just needless - it wasn't like it would have taken too much time, a few seconds at the most.

Rudeness is one of my pet peeves, and for it to be so blatantly unnecessary, and to people who were trying to show admiration for him by asking for an autograph - ridiculous.
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Every player probably gets sick of autographs - I actually sympathised when Jason Gillespie said he was sick to death of signing autographs for people who'd abused him verbally throughout a match.

But pushing through a bunch of ten-year old kids like that is a bit much. Maybe he was in a desperate rush to the sh*tter each time...
 
Piper

Piper

International Captain
Barney Rubble said:
Basically, I've met him twice (once outside the Oval after he commentated on the SA Test in 2003, and once after he commentated on a Somerset game) and both times he very sternly said "NO AUTOGRAPHS" when asked (politely, I may add) - the first time by me and about 5 ten year old kids, he half-bellowed it at us and pushed his way through the kids to get out of the group of people.

The second time, it was only me, and no-one else, as he was coming out of the combox, waiting for an autograph - he didn't even look at me, just said "NO AUTOGRAPHS" again and walked on down the stairs. I could understand if it was his policy to stop people selling things, but 1) to do it to a group of five little kids who clearly idolised him, and 2) to do it to one guy who did really respect him, without even the slightest hint of common courtesy or respect for others was just needless - it wasn't like it would have taken too much time, a few seconds at the most.

Rudeness is one of my pet peeves, and for it to be so blatantly unnecessary, and to people who were trying to show admiration for him by asking for an autograph - ridiculous.

Apologies Neil, I know you've heard it all before. :)
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Thats just wrong! Who the hell does he think he is?
How old are you Barney?
(before anyone says a word im just interested.. im not hitting on him or anything)
 
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