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57.5 Degrees of Pain Jul 2020 8:21pm, 23 Jul 2020 6,056 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain I was fortunate to watch possibly the best non-Australian team of all time in my first series, the 1976 West Indies. With the well placed Scottish school holidays and BBC coverage I would not have missed too much of the action despite the great weather outside. You could argue that the 1980 touring team had better bowling, but 1976 had the finest batting, great weather and Michael Holding at his best.
Oscar the Grouch Jul 2020 8:33pm, 23 Jul 2020 1,780 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch I would have liked to have seen them in their absolute pomp. I had forgotten Blackwell, so he comes in for Hildreth, thereby both strengthening and weakening at the same time! Fine player on his day in fairness.
ThorntonRunner Jul 2020 8:35pm, 23 Jul 2020 3,592 posts	0 ThorntonRunner I was in my teens un the 70s - I think that's what cemented my interest in cricket
Diogenes Jul 2020 8:57pm, 23 Jul 2020 51,350 posts	0 Diogenes When I was 11 Jonathan Cunningham, my new best friend at secondary school was a huge cricket fan. I was never that interested in it until we became friends, I lived for football. Together we would get 2 buses up to The Oval to watch Surrey. I learnt how to score, watched some very dull County games, jogged around the perimeter of the ground with Monte Lynch, chatted to Pat Pocock and Roger Knight, memorised fielding positions. Indtead of dreading the summer holidays and the absence of football I’d look forward to listening to Test Match Special while watching it on the BBC with the sound down. I miss that. When Jonathan was 13 he was knocked off his bike and killed while doing his paper round. I think of him every time I watch cricket. My love of the game is an extension of my love for my best friend.
fetcheveryone Jul 2020 9:38pm, 23 Jul 2020 24,413 posts	0 fetcheveryone Dio - proper lump in my throat reading that. Really sorry about your friend.
Diogenes Jul 2020 9:59pm, 23 Jul 2020 51,361 posts	0 Diogenes Long time ago now.
Wriggling Snake Jul 2020 10:10pm, 23 Jul 2020 27,738 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I think Gower gets a look in for Leicestershire.....
ThorntonRunner Jul 2020 10:25pm, 23 Jul 2020 3,593 posts	0 ThorntonRunner D'oh 😂😂😂 And I first saw him when he as a 2nd XI player!
Oscar the Grouch Jul 2020 10:25pm, 23 Jul 2020 1,781 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch Dio, that is bitter sweet
gambrinus Jul 2020 11:08pm, 23 Jul 2020 11 posts	0 gambrinus Thread's moved on, but the 5000 Test/ODI runs and 100 wicket/catches was Kallis and Carl Hooper. Well done to whoever got it, it took me bloody ages trawling through cricinfo to get Hooper.