With just 3 days to go are you going to the Quiz on Friday?

claire_m · Post by **claire_m** » August 16th, 2006, 10:42 am

Uncle Mort wrote:
claire_m wrote:
Uncle Mort wrote: If you hit it far enough you'll score four or even six and won't have to worry about the run. Remember keep it straight, don't play across the line, or away from your body and play the ball on length. If it's turning either get right forwards to kill the spin or play back to give yourself time to see where it's going.

Clearly you haven't seen me with bat in hand! Think Brett Lee. No actually, think Phil Tuffnell at his very worst. And I'm worse than that!
Oh dear, you're not very good then at the batting lark? No late cuts backward of square for four? No dab to point to pick up the quick single to rotate the strike? No exquisite drives through the covers a la Michael Vaughan? No off drive in the manner of Don Bradman? No David Goweresque on-drives? No Kevin Pieterssen flamingo pulls to cow corner? No Desmond Haynes pull of the front foot through mid-wicket? No Ian Botham hook of the point of his nose for six? No Chris Tavare push to square for no run? No Geoff Boycott nurdle to fine leg to run out your partner?

You need to get to a second hand bookshop and find a copy of "Geoff Boycott on Batting" with all the shots displayed in motion by flicking through the pages in flick book manner

I've done a cricket coaching course, so I have a manual about how to play every shot, how to bowl spin, how to catch. Doesn't mean I can do any of it though! And pity the poor kids who I ever coach!

Crash · Post by **Crash** » August 16th, 2006, 11:01 am

No Chris Tavare push to square for no run?

The epitome of a cricketer from an impartial perspective.

Mauler · Post by **Mauler** » August 16th, 2006, 11:32 am

Beafy Botham is my sporting idol!
I met him once at LR before an Ireland Vs England game in 1989 and I was in awe of him.
He epitomises what sport should be all about, playing as hard as you can, never giving up but most of all having a bloody good time doing it.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » August 16th, 2006, 11:44 am

Threadjack alert!!!!

claire_m · Post by **claire_m** » August 16th, 2006, 11:47 am

Leinsterman wrote:Threadjack alert!!!!

I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If I hadn't have mentioned that instead of being at the quiz, I would be getting lunch ready for a day at the cricket, none of this would have happened.

I will only ever say yes or no to every thread.
I will only ever say yes or no to every thread.

Is that better?

LeinsterBabe · Post by **LeinsterBabe** » August 16th, 2006, 3:02 pm

No. Still in San Jose

apple sourz · Post by **apple sourz** » August 16th, 2006, 5:29 pm

LeinsterBabe wrote:No. Still in San Jose

Let's see if Leinsterman can do two Mulletovs back to back so

Grumpy Old Man · Post by **Grumpy Old Man** » August 16th, 2006, 5:31 pm

apple sourz wrote:
LeinsterBabe wrote:No. Still in San Jose
Let's see if Leinsterman can do two Mulletovs back to back so

Be careful if he asks you to hold them while he "goes to the toilet"

apple sourz · Post by **apple sourz** » August 16th, 2006, 5:41 pm

Grumpy Old Man wrote:
apple sourz wrote:
LeinsterBabe wrote:No. Still in San Jose
Let's see if Leinsterman can do two Mulletovs back to back so
Be careful if he asks you to hold them while he "goes to the toilet"

That only applies to Harp.

Beer Baron · Post by **Beer Baron** » August 16th, 2006, 5:45 pm

I'll be there with the happ blanchies!

Slipper1 wrote:
Darce wrote:
ckav wrote: Please come down! Please!

I want to hold that baby!

I was very good with him the last time, remember!
A dose of the old 'Maternals' Coming over there CKav???
It is an idea, but I dont think that Mrs. Slipper would appreciate junior attending a night of sambos, saussage rolls, cheap beer and a bar extension before his 2nd birthday. Now if we were guarenteed to unmask the Coolfreak - that would be different.

Slipper thinks the same about you CKav - he hasent stopped talking about you since your last date in Kielys.

Sat beside him in Edinburgh...i know who you are TCF!

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » August 16th, 2006, 5:50 pm

Clearly you haven't seen me with bat in hand! Think Brett Lee. No actually, think Phil Tuffnell at his very worst. And I'm worse than that!

So basically you're like Matthew Hoggard with a bat in your hand

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » August 16th, 2006, 5:55 pm

Now if we were guarenteed to unmask the Coolfreak - that would be different

Grumpy Old Man · Post by **Grumpy Old Man** » August 16th, 2006, 10:55 pm

Beer Baron wrote:
Sat beside him in Edinburgh...i know who you are TCF!

Are you/is he in any of the photos?

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » August 17th, 2006, 12:30 am

Grumpy Old Man wrote:
Beer Baron wrote:
Sat beside him in Edinburgh...i know who you are TCF!
Are you/is he in any of the photos?

No

LeinsterBabe · Post by **LeinsterBabe** » August 17th, 2006, 1:24 am

apple sourz wrote:
LeinsterBabe wrote:No. Still in San Jose
Let's see if Leinsterman can do two Mulletovs back to back so

He will not being doing that. He's entertaining friends of mine on Saturday, he better be in a fit state for that.

StuF · Post by **StuF** » August 17th, 2006, 8:35 am

LeinsterBabe wrote:
apple sourz wrote:
LeinsterBabe wrote:No. Still in San Jose
Let's see if Leinsterman can do two Mulletovs back to back so

He will not being doing that. He's entertaining friends of mine on Saturday, he better be in a fit state for that.

Was that the sound of a whip or a depressed thumb?

claire_m · Post by **claire_m** » August 17th, 2006, 9:32 am

thecoolfreak wrote:
Clearly you haven't seen me with bat in hand! Think Brett Lee. No actually, think Phil Tuffnell at his very worst. And I'm worse than that!
So basically you're like Matthew Hoggard with a bat in your hand

To be fair to MH, he does tend to stick around a bit. I don't!

I'd like to add that I'm like MH with the ball, but I'm not. And my fielding resembles Monty's from his first couple of tests.

I don't get many games...!

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » August 17th, 2006, 10:34 am

StuF wrote: Was that the sound of a whip or a depressed thumb?

It was the "swooshing" sound being made as a swift kick to the knackers is being prepared!

Flash Gordon · Post by **Flash Gordon** » August 17th, 2006, 1:55 pm

Leinsterman wrote:
epaddy wrote: I curse the say I told PR i went to Wesley College.
We would have noticed sooner or later anyway - what with the forked tongue, casting no shadow, aversion to sunlight... y'know, the usual stuff...

Oi, Ratzinger, shut it.

Our team is 50% God fearing Ken Dodd's. If there are questions on smiting down, Hymns, the lack of literal presence of the Lord at Holy Communion or Andrew Trimble, we'll be quids in!

Witchfinder general · August 17th, 2006, 2:02 pm

the lack of literal presence of the Lord at Holy Communion

Just what we need a friendly debate on transubstantiation to get the evenig going with a bang.