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28 Jul 07 - 12:32 PM (#2113387) Subject: BS: Remember Laker, Australian people? From: greg stephens On July 28 in 1956(also a good year for music) Jim Laker took seven Australian wickets for 8 runs in 22 balls. I have just been reading about this in the Guardian. And it happened at Old Trafford(Manchester). Now, that's what I call cricket, wish I'd been there. |
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28 Jul 07 - 02:15 PM (#2113459) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: MBSLynne I thought you were going to talk about Freddie Laker Love Lynne |
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28 Jul 07 - 02:42 PM (#2113480) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: Bonzo3legs In baggy trousers too! |
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28 Jul 07 - 02:45 PM (#2113482) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: Bonzo3legs Now I don't like cricket but at least the scoring is sensible, unlike tennis which is just plain daft. It's funny but tennis fanatics get quite upset if I joke about the scoring! |
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28 Jul 07 - 04:29 PM (#2113546) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: ard mhacha I do remember the Aussies complaining that the wicket was made to order for his spin bowling. |
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29 Jul 07 - 08:44 AM (#2113902) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: Teribus Of course it was ard, that is all part and parcel of a test match series, the home team gets to select the grounds and can state exactly how they want the wicket prepared at each ground. |
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29 Jul 07 - 09:17 AM (#2113915) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: greg stephens Come on ard, remember the old adage: "And when the one great scorer comes to write against your name He writes not whether you were a jolly good sport But whether you won the Ashes". |
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29 Jul 07 - 03:03 PM (#2114122) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: alanabit You are showing your age there Greg. I am barely old enough to recall the last time that England took seven Aussie wickets in a test series. I hear that the visiting Indians have been giving England a good spanking this weekend. There is something comforting about the return of normality! |
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29 Jul 07 - 03:08 PM (#2114133) Subject: RE: BS: Remember laker, Australian people? From: ard mhacha Is anyone old enough to remember the dust bowl Laker and Lock bowled into, the groundsman was hailed as much a winner as the bowlers. |