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rf_fozzy Jul 2023 10:44pm, 20 Jul 2023 20,645 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy I wasn't born when boycott played his final test match. So yes, it was a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long time ago.
jda Jul 2023 10:50pm, 20 Jul 2023 15,145 posts	Quote Pin jda I can remember Atherton batting though. watched him but can't say I remember him
SPR Jul 2023 11:16pm, 20 Jul 2023 41,805 posts	Quote Pin SPR There was a time when Atherton was England's resistance, lol.
Nicholls595 Jul 2023 8:25am, 21 Jul 2023 30,664 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 I always had a grudging respect for Boycott. Until 1977 when he ran Derek Randall out. Might seem a long long long time ago, but in cricketing terms, it was just last week
GregP Jul 2023 8:27am, 21 Jul 2023 146,956 posts	Quote Pin GregP I woke up fretting about this. To summarise, some of our number here gathered doubt that people exist who are so unimaginably ancient that they saw Boycott play. Blimey.
Nicholls595 Jul 2023 8:36am, 21 Jul 2023 30,665 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 I woke up fretting about this. To summarise, some of our number here gathered doubt that people exist who are so unimaginably ancient that they saw Boycott play. Blimey. They'll be asking who John Arlott was next. * rolls eyes *
Ocelot Spleens Jul 2023 8:36am, 21 Jul 2023 37,667 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens One of the older guys I was at the game with yesterday mentioned seeing Rohan Kanhai score a century at Lord's in 1973
larkim Jul 2023 8:39am, 21 Jul 2023 21,617 posts	Quote Pin larkim Raining quite heavily west of Manchester on the commute into work. Big scores needed this morning, anything short of a 200 lead will be a disappointment. Time for full on T20 scoring rates.
um Jul 2023 8:51am, 21 Jul 2023 7,559 posts	Quote Pin um I never saw Boycott, but I did see Colin Cowdrey and got his autograph.
Cerrertonia Jul 2023 8:51am, 21 Jul 2023 19,270 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia Forecast doesn't look too bad. We might lose most or all of the morning, but the rest of the day looks ok.