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Oscar the grouch Aug 2019 4:54pm, 19 Aug 2019 1,072 posts	0 Oscar the grouch IVA Richards might have been the more celebrated of the two West Indian greats gracing the County Ground, Taunton (none of this Cooper Associates nonsense), but it was Joel Garner who complemented him. 5 for 14 off 11... 132 not out means IVA scored something like 66% of the runs! espncricinfo.com Some interesting things to note in there alongside their performances... 55 overs for the BHF to score less than 200... Vic Marks bowling 5 maidens... Nigel Popplewell (a batsman who I don't remember bowling any quicker than Ian Austin) bowling a full quota (he went on to be Justice Popplewell!).
TRO Saracen Aug 2019 5:08pm, 19 Aug 2019 19,426 posts	0 TRO Saracen I remember facing our schools top spinner once. The ball was hissing as it came down. Lord knows what a proper ripper from someone like Robert Croft was like...
Oscar the grouch Aug 2019 5:21pm, 19 Aug 2019 1,074 posts	0 Oscar the grouch Ah, schools cricket. In 1991, I was batting in the 1st XI nets and got pinned on the forehead by our second fastest bowler (I was a little slow on the hook). No helmets, no checks, nobody asked if I was alright... not even the coach, who hadn't seen it in fairness... which became apparent when he was telling me how poorly I had batted. I did feel the need to point out the proximity of poor form and lump on forehead! You'll find me in the 1992 Wisden under schools cricket if you look hard enough and long enough... as a (then) bowler
Bazoaxe Aug 2019 7:58pm, 19 Aug 2019 15,115 posts	0 Bazoaxe My old man played against stenhousemuir when they had Abdul quadir was their pro. Apparently banboozled and out for a Duck
Wriggling Snake Aug 2019 8:15pm, 19 Aug 2019 23,687 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Botham 0 for 44. Colin Dredge. What a change that must have been visiting Taunton. Colin Dredge v Joel Garner.
Wriggling Snake Aug 2019 8:18pm, 19 Aug 2019 23,688 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Mind you. Pocock. Sylvester Clarke. Jackman and the longest run up in history. Thomas. That was a decent enough attack.
TRO Saracen Aug 2019 8:43pm, 19 Aug 2019 19,427 posts	0 TRO Saracen Caddick, Mullally, Tufnell, Giddins now THAT’s an attack, useful lower order runs as well....
FenlandRunner Aug 2019 8:49pm, 19 Aug 2019 2,393 posts	0 FenlandRunner Tuffer's with the bat! He was rubbish?
Derby Tup Aug 2019 8:50pm, 19 Aug 2019 33,711 posts	0 Derby Tup Pie throwers the lot of ‘em
Derby Tup Aug 2019 8:50pm, 19 Aug 2019 33,712 posts	0 Derby Tup Tuffers made rubbish batsmen look good