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Recent content by fredfertang

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    The British Politics Thread

    And just in case BoJo pulls a Trumpian fake news defence here's a screenshot
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    Conrad Hunte

    Conrad Hunte Had he lived Conrad Hunte would be celebrating his 88th birthday today. In this feature Martin tells the story of his life and times
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    Describe your garden shed.

    Mine's a big one, fnarr fnarr
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    Vintcent Van Der Bij

    Vintcent Van Der Bijl Almost certainly the finest bowler never to have won a Test cap, in this feature Martin looks at the life and times of the South African fast medium bowler
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    Who wins the pre-1970 T20 World Cup?

    I'd suggest the 1950 West Indians Allan Rae and Jeff Stollmeyer not exactly dashers, but Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott and Frank Worrell were all top class and scored quickly Bowling wise Alf Valentine was a big spinner of the ball, and Sonny Ramadhin turned it both ways - Gerry Gomez and John...
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    Arthur, Frank and Harold

    Arthur, Frank and Harold In this feature Martin looks at the lives of the Gilligan brothers, mainly Ashes captain Arthur, but with a nod to Frank and Harold as well
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    Colin Croft - A Quick One From The Seventies

    Colin Croft - A Quick One From The Seventies In this feature Martin remembers Colin Croft, the sometimes overlooked member of the early West Indian pace quartets
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    A Tale of Two Defiant Kiwis

    A Tale of Two Defiant Kiwis The story of the Ellis Park Test between New Zealand and South Africa at Christmas 1953 is a well worn one, but it loses little in the retelling
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    The Greatest Southpaw?

    The Greatest Southpaw? In this feature, his first for a while, Martin looks at the life and times of Graeme Pollock
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    Speed Isn't Everything

    Speed Isn't Everything In this feature Martin looks back at the career of one of Australia's most effective medium fast bowlers, Terry Alderman
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    Charlie Davis - Trinidad and West Indies

    Charlie Davis - Trinidad and West Indies No batsman from Trinidad has a higher Test batting average than Charlie Davis, but he is seldom remembered today. In this feature Martin tells his story
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    Irritating childhood habits that can't be got rid off and which are hereditary

    I have three children. When they were little at this time of year they would irritate me enormously by picking half developed apples from my apple trees, and then using them for baseball practice - I will admit that I probably wouldn't have found it so annoying if they'd used a cricket bat, but...
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    Northamptonshire's Forgotten Fast Bowler

    Northamptonshire's Forgotten Fast Bowler Genuinely quick left arm bowlers have always been rare, particularly so in England. In this feature Martin tells the story of one such man who, had he been blessed with a more equable temperament, might today be remembered as the best of the few
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    First Chance Average

    We may have had a thread about this before, but I don't recall ever seeing anyone's FCA actually quoted. In fact it seems there is one, calculated by a very sad man who devoted many years to a study of Don Bradman The gentleman in question (a lawyer by trade, obviously) calculated that if...
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    The Story of an Essex Fast Bowler

    The Story of an Essex Fast Bowler Being a fast bowler between the wars was hard work, which is no doubt at least part of the reason why Ken Farnes chose to play as an amateur
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