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  1. Tom 1972

    What was you first "real" cricket bat?

    Interested in hearing what people's "real" cricket bat was. When I say "real", I mean a bat used when you're padded up, wearing whites, facing a hard cricket ball. Mine was a Gray Nicholls single scoop, circa 1983, signed by Kim Hughes, size 5 because I was 11 years old. Then got a GN...
  2. Tom 1972

    Movie Character XI

    Your movie character XI? and why? Stick with characters that most people will know. 1. Agent J (Will Smith from MIB), #1 opener. skill, attitude, big guns, chemistry with opening partner 2. Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones from MIB), #2 opener. see above 3. Maximus (Gladiator), #3 Batsman, badass...
  3. Tom 1972

    How quick is Quick?

    I just wonder what people think. How quick is Quick? I firmly believe that once you get above 120kmph you start to get quick-ish, by non-professional standards. As a park cricketer, opening bowler, I used to think I was pretty quick. But looking back, the keeper was probably about 2/3rds of...
  4. Tom 1972

    Independent Test Umpires - is this really necessary?

    Independent Test Umpires - is this really necessary? I'd hope that Test level umpires should be completely professional and above match fixing, plus as an Aussie, I have had to endure pretty persistent "howlers" from the likes of Billy Bowden, Steve Bucknor and Rudi Koertzin. Not just...
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