KevP Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 South African all rounder..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, archie andrews said: relation of trev challis? Or, Jacques Kallis ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, KevP said: South African all rounder..... Quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Played against Kallis when he was about 19 came into bat at 4 looking very young under his helmet and my captain indicated to give him a short un first up, he dispatched it for 6 over square leg. Our keeper enquired where he was from? South Africa was the response, 100 plus runs later we had lost the game. Pleased to say he has dispatched many far better bowlers than I for plenty. Bugger was quick too, thankfully he didn't return the compliment but I was ready to duck, probably got a duck too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 4 hours ago, cheshire_red said: Played against Kallis when he was about 19 came into bat at 4 looking very young under his helmet and my captain indicated to give him a short un first up, he dispatched it for 6 over square leg. Our keeper enquired where he was from? South Africa was the response, 100 plus runs later we had lost the game. Pleased to say he has dispatched many far better bowlers than I for plenty. Bugger was quick too, thankfully he didn't return the compliment but I was ready to duck, probably got a duck too. What a player. Always glided in, but wasn't far off the speed of the real quicks when he really put his back into it Nice little memory to have that, Chesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rag Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 4 hours ago, cheshire_red said: Played against Kallis when he was about 19 came into bat at 4 looking very young under his helmet and my captain indicated to give him a short un first up, he dispatched it for 6 over square leg. Our keeper enquired where he was from? South Africa was the response, 100 plus runs later we had lost the game. Pleased to say he has dispatched many far better bowlers than I for plenty. Bugger was quick too, thankfully he didn't return the compliment but I was ready to duck, probably got a duck too. Most fearsome I ever faced was a chap named Baraclough played for Blagdon. Him coming down the slope was brown trousers time for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Red Rag said: Most fearsome I ever faced was a chap named Baraclough played for Blagdon. Him coming down the slope was brown trousers time for me. Ha ha, Pete Baraclough. Lovely bloke. I batted against him in his latter years. His arm had obviously dropped a bit over the years, but you could tell he must've been fairly rapid in his day, he was still reasonably quick with a slingy round arm action. Hated Blagdon's ground, as a batsman you were never stood on a flat surface and balance was not natural. Also a fairly low wicket. Got bowled out by Dean Headley playing county youths v Worcestershire. At 13 he was far too quick for me! I was one of our Avon schools spinners the year Martin Ball (Gloucs and England) didn't get selected! Think they got selection wrong...I only took two wickets all summer! Shall I name drop Shane Warne at this point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Warne played at Imperial didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 7 hours ago, cheshire_red said: Played against Kallis when he was about 19 came into bat at 4 looking very young under his helmet and my captain indicated to give him a short un first up, he dispatched it for 6 over square leg. Our keeper enquired where he was from? South Africa was the response, 100 plus runs later we had lost the game. Pleased to say he has dispatched many far better bowlers than I for plenty. Bugger was quick too, thankfully he didn't return the compliment but I was ready to duck, probably got a duck too. Who was kallis playing for? My other halfs dad flew out to south africa a few months ago, they were doing their version of this is your life for kallis, and they flew out him and his mate to have a reunion on tv!! The cricket club was based in cumbria, he was some player!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Northern Red said: Warne played at Imperial didn't he? Yep, they only let him loose with the bat against us. He was so good, he was smoking a fag at first slip, stubbed it out and still pouched the catch. {slightly exaggerated] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbital Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I once faced Syd Lawrence who was beyond rapid on a few paces. He started sending spinners down after a while and one or two of them went past my ears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rag Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 42 minutes ago, Orbital said: I once faced Syd Lawrence who was beyond rapid on a few paces. He started sending spinners down after a while and one or two of them went past my ears! I used to go to the empire gym many years ago, where Syd was a regular, it may be that he just disliked me but he was such a miserable git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Corner Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 15 hours ago, Red Rag said: Most fearsome I ever faced was a chap named Baraclough played for Blagdon. Him coming down the slope was brown trousers time for me. Years ago, my next door neighbour, Pete was a great cricketer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 13 hours ago, simon uk said: Who was kallis playing for? My other halfs dad flew out to south africa a few months ago, they were doing their version of this is your life for kallis, and they flew out him and his mate to have a reunion on tv!! The cricket club was based in cumbria, he was some player!! Netherfield just outside Kendal. They play in the Northern League. The only non Town named team in the League. All with a top professional (I think Kallis was an overseas Amateur!) and Minor Counties players. In the mid 90's Leylands pro was Phil Bainbridge, his team mates included Gordon Grenidge, Malcolm Marshall, Graham Roope and Geoff Miller. I kid you not. Barrow Blackpool Chorley Darwen Fleetwood Kendal Lancaster Leyland Morecambe Preston St Anne's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Andre von Troost for me, can't remember who he was playing for, Charlton Kings perhaps? He was bowling downhill, thankfully I'd popped a rib in the field and was automatically #11 that day, he was rapid, but thankfully not that accurate, so we won with about 6 wickets down His missus was a belter, so was he...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Didn't Joel Garner play for Glastonbury for a while? Imagine coming out to bat and seeing him steaming in at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Was fortunate to be able to train with Glos when i was about 16. Faced a few deliveries from Courtney Walsh in the nets. Needless to say i didn't get anywhere near them and that was Courtney bowling off a 2 or 3 step run up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 2 hours ago, cheshire_red said: Netherfield just outside Kendal. They play in the Northern League. The only non Town named team in the League. All with a top professional (I think Kallis was an overseas Amateur!) and Minor Counties players. In the mid 90's Leylands pro was Phil Bainbridge, his team mates included Gordon Grenidge, Malcolm Marshall, Graham Roope and Geoff Miller. I kid you not. Barrow Blackpool Chorley Darwen Fleetwood Kendal Lancaster Leyland Morecambe Preston St Anne's Yep, kendal is where my other half is from! Its a small world!! I always think its interesting to see footage of real top players when they were young to see how just how good they were, there are loads of messi on youtube!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 He may have only been 19 at the time but he made his Test debut a few months later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 In the Northern League at the time were the likes of Gordon Greenidge Malcolm Marshall Richie Richardson Eldine Baptiste Franklyn Stephenson Patrick Patterson Mark Greatbatch Grant Bradburn Chris Pringle Craig McMillan Jaques Kallis Stuart Law Paul Reiffel Stuart McGill Brendon Julian Brad Hogg Rajesh Chauhan Prabaker plus others I can't recall. Who was the best? Hard to call but Stephenson was on a big runs and wickets bonus so even us rabbits got the full treatment. One thing I do know, they were all far too good for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Allan Border played for Downend. Andy Flower - Winscombe. Viv Richards - Lansdown. Mark Greatbatch - Clevedon Marcus Trescothick - Keynsham. Chris Broad - Stoke Bishop Shane Warne - Imperial Chris Pringle - Stroud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Stuart McGill played for Chard as their pro, but got banned. Being a typical Aussie, he couldn't get his head around some of his teammates not being quite so competitive, and he got the red mist one game and got banned. Others: Mohammed Akram (Wasim's younger less talented brother who also played for Pakistan) played for NSC and Pak Bristolians - he was sharp. Vibert Greene (Gloucs) - played for Bristol West Indies. As for Trescothick, we drew Keynsham in the B&D Cup (20 over midweek knockout). He just slogged us all over the park. It was the season he went back tonKeynsham having had a bad spell for Somerset. Next season he was pushing for an England place. I'm sure it was down to our dibbly dobblers giving him his confidence back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 McGill was an idiot, got banned from oop north too, total pisshead as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, cheshire_red said: McGill was an idiot, got banned from oop north too, total pisshead as well A true Assue then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 11 hours ago, cheshire_red said: Netherfield just outside Kendal. They play in the Northern League. The only non Town named team in the League. All with a top professional (I think Kallis was an overseas Amateur!) and Minor Counties players. In the mid 90's Leylands pro was Phil Bainbridge, his team mates included Gordon Grenidge, Malcolm Marshall, Graham Roope and Geoff Miller. I kid you not. Barrow Blackpool Chorley Darwen Fleetwood Kendal Lancaster Leyland Morecambe Preston St Anne's Played football against Phil Bainbridge, he was teacher at South Bristol College, and cricket against Gary Shelts. We had him plum lbw but because he 'famous' he wasn't given out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Played against Richie Richardson My opening bowling partner Yorked him 1st ball !!! I also bowled about a dozen overs to Viv Richards in the nets at Taunton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Yorkers are not allowed in Lancashire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 16 hours ago, Maltshoveller said: Played against Richie Richardson My opening bowling partner Yorked him 1st ball !!! I also bowled about a dozen overs to Viv Richards in the nets at Taunton Then they ran out of balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 I went on the rip once with Merv Hughes and Ian Healey in Nelson, New Zealand ............................ does that count as facing them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 that would be considered a 'Swerve'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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