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Jul 2023
10:53am, 18 Jul 2023
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
I've just had a flashback. Didn't this used to be Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI? I've looked her up on wikipedia and she died in 1995! Aaagh!
My immediate thought reading southcoastpete's post was whether Lavinia was still on the go.
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Jul 2023
12:56pm, 18 Jul 2023
4,430 posts
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phal
Team out:
Sarah Glenn out due to appendix removal!
Charlie Dean in.
Come on ladies 💪
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Jul 2023
1:08pm, 18 Jul 2023
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fetcheveryone
I've just had a flashback. Didn't this used to be Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI? I've looked her up on wikipedia and she died in 1995! Aaagh!
I just looked up Lav's XI against the Australians in 1985 in my Wisden - that game ended in a draw. It was an outing for Australia's reserve keeper Ray Phillips; whilst David Boon played for the Lav Elev.
Whilst flicking through the pages about the tour, I whizzed past a few other facts:
1) Ian Botham scored five centuries for Somerset during that season, whilst playing a full role in all the test matches. So hard to imagine an international player having that much involvement these days.
2) McDermott and Lawson took 52 of the 69 English wickets to fall during the series. That's 75%. I wonder if there has been a series where two bowlers have taken a bigger proportion. It might be interesting to see how Warne and McGrath did in this respect over the years; or perhaps Ambrose and Walsh; or Wasim and Waqar. Anyone want to do some digging?
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Jul 2023
1:08pm, 18 Jul 2023
29,346 posts
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fetcheveryone
involvement *at county level*
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Jul 2023
1:12pm, 18 Jul 2023
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paulcook
I bet Botham (and many others for a few years more) were also playing Sunday league on the "rest" day.
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Jul 2023
1:14pm, 18 Jul 2023
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larkim
Looking at the weather...
May need to be over and done with in 3 days if Saturday and Sunday forecasts come true!
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Jul 2023
1:16pm, 18 Jul 2023
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phal
Arse.
Missed Dunkley’s wicket - gone early again.
Beaumont also gone.
Not a grand start 😞
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Jul 2023
1:28pm, 18 Jul 2023
20,628 posts
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rf_fozzy
Re: your point 2 Fetch.
Murali and Vaas for SL?
Or Herath and AN other?
Re: your point 1.
Central contracts....
I do find it particularly scandalous that more England players aren't allowed to play for their county teams though.
Basically if you get an England regular, you've lost a player, but they remain on your books.
Hence BHF buying up everyone.
Who knows when the last time Root played for Yorkshire? 2018 maybe?
I believe the games earlier this season where Bairstow played for Yorks were the first time he's kept wicket for them since about 2017.
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Jul 2023
1:29pm, 18 Jul 2023
13,339 posts
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
McDermott and Lawson took 52 of the 69 English wickets to fall during the series. That's 75%. I wonder if there has been a series where two bowlers have taken a bigger proportion.
Terry Alderman and AN Other?
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Jul 2023
1:37pm, 18 Jul 2023
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fetcheveryone
Terry Alderman and AN Other?
If it was Gooch's wicket, you wouldn't need AN Other 
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