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Hammer67

5,706 posts

183 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Leithen said:
That's not going to do anything for Test cricket in India.
That might help.

What a fantastic win that is.

Utterly nerveless batting with everything against them, injuries, history, a quality bowling attack, away from home at a fortress ground where nobody wins. Brilliant.

Leithen

10,800 posts

266 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Hammer67 said:
Leithen said:
That's not going to do anything for Test cricket in India.
That might help.

What a fantastic win that is.

Utterly nerveless batting with everything against them, injuries, history, a quality bowling attack, away from home at a fortress ground where nobody wins. Brilliant.
Yep - fantastic result. Perfect response to all the sledging, crowd abuse, guard removing etc etc.

warch

2,941 posts

153 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Fantastic result for India, especially for a lot of fringe players and especially following the absolute collapse in Adelaide. The Gabba is a fortress, the best result most visiting teams can hope for there is a draw, so to go and win there is a superb achievement.

Australia haven't exactly done themselves any favours this tour, all that nonsense with Paine and Smith and alleged racist abuse from fans is pretty well beyond the pale. Justin Langer needs to wind his neck in as well. I can't stand this win at all costs mentality, it goes against everything I love about cricket.

Gargamel

14,958 posts

260 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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warch said:
Fantastic result for India, especially for a lot of fringe players and especially following the absolute collapse in Adelaide. The Gabba is a fortress, the best result most visiting teams can hope for there is a draw, so to go and win there is a superb achievement.

Australia haven't exactly done themselves any favours this tour, all that nonsense with Paine and Smith and alleged racist abuse from fans is pretty well beyond the pale. Justin Langer needs to wind his neck in as well. I can't stand this win at all costs mentality, it goes against everything I love about cricket.
Of all the Aussie players I have hated over the years, Justin Langer stands head and shoulders above them all. Well actually he shelters behind Hayden as he did for most of his career.

Entrusting Langer with 'The Spirit of Cricket' is like giving an alcoholic the keys to a brewery.

Still, enough bile, what a fabulous series that was, superb from India - wish I had put some money on last night. Sometimes the inexperienced guys don't have enough experience to know when they should lie down.

Love Test Cricket!

monarodom

1,247 posts

145 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Incredible performance from India to come back from the first test drubbing. This is perfect...

https://twitter.com/Vitu_E/status/1351442271686848...

Leithen

10,800 posts

266 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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monarodom said:
Incredible performance from India to come back from the first test drubbing. This is perfect...

https://twitter.com/Vitu_E/status/1351442271686848...
Wonderful.

DiamondLights

333 posts

45 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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insane win, 11 players out, Aus haven't lost at Gabba since 1988!

Busa mav

2,556 posts

153 months

Tuesday 19th January 2021
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that was an excellent game.

Took a punt and booked some tickets for the first day at Lords against India in August, nearly sold out .

Otispunkmeyer

12,557 posts

154 months

Wednesday 20th January 2021
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Wonder if someone here can help


We've found a cricket bat in the loft of my Mother in Law's. Her and her late husband used to live and work in Hong Kong in the 80's/early 90s. He, at one point, won a raffle and the prize was this cricket bat signed by the England and Australian teams.

I have no idea if its from an important game or a friendly, but as I don't really like cricket I haven't a clue who any of the guys who signed it are!

Anyone be able to identify who they are and where it might have come from? It doesn't look like a used bat mind...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RvUhDJx5gfED4JbGH...

Link to a photo of the bat above!

Capt. Howdy

14,673 posts

188 months

Wednesday 20th January 2021
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Otispunkmeyer said:
Wonder if someone here can help


We've found a cricket bat in the loft of my Mother in Law's. Her and her late husband used to live and work in Hong Kong in the 80's/early 90s. He, at one point, won a raffle and the prize was this cricket bat signed by the England and Australian teams.

I have no idea if its from an important game or a friendly, but as I don't really like cricket I haven't a clue who any of the guys who signed it are!

Anyone be able to identify who they are and where it might have come from? It doesn't look like a used bat mind...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RvUhDJx5gfED4JbGH...

Link to a photo of the bat above!
Angus Fraser (bottom) last played for England in 1998 and against Australia.
If we can work out some of the others it may place it at a particular match

Edit - David Lloyd also aka Bumble
If you’re on Twitter post a pic to Bumbles account smile

https://twitter.com/BumbleCricket?ref_src=twsrc%5E...

There’s some great names on there!
Merv Hughes, David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Robin Smith...




Edited by Capt. Howdy on Wednesday 20th January 19:33

Hammer67

5,706 posts

183 months

Wednesday 20th January 2021
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Otispunkmeyer said:
Wonder if someone here can help


We've found a cricket bat in the loft of my Mother in Law's. Her and her late husband used to live and work in Hong Kong in the 80's/early 90s. He, at one point, won a raffle and the prize was this cricket bat signed by the England and Australian teams.

I have no idea if its from an important game or a friendly, but as I don't really like cricket I haven't a clue who any of the guys who signed it are!

Anyone be able to identify who they are and where it might have come from? It doesn't look like a used bat mind...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RvUhDJx5gfED4JbGH...

Link to a photo of the bat above!
Looking at that. From the top:
Australia: Alan Border, Geoff Marsh, Unsure, Geoff Lawson, David Boon, Merv Hughes, Greg Campbell, Dean Jones, Trevor Hohns, Mark Taylor, Unsure, Ian Healy, Steve Waugh, Unsure, Terry Alderman.

England in no sort of order: Angus Fraser, Alan Igglesden, David Capel, Nick Cook, The rest I`m struggling with.

Looks to be the 1989 Ashes Teams.

Hammer67

5,706 posts

183 months

Wednesday 20th January 2021
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Signed-England-V-Austra...


Quite valuable if this is anything to go by.

Gargamel

14,958 posts

260 months

Wednesday 20th January 2021
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Pretty sure the first signature is Allan Border, Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Mervyn Hughes, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy

The last signature is Terry Alderman - who played until 1991. So could be 1989 Ashes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Ashes_series#Sq...

I am having more trouble with the England signatures, Gladstone small is third from bottom, Angus Fraser at the bottom

Can’t see a few from England who should be there eg Alan Lamb

Hammer67

5,706 posts

183 months

Wednesday 20th January 2021
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Alan Igglesden made his Test debut in the 6th and final test of the 89 Ashes. This is the team that played that game:

Graham Gooch
John Stephenson
Mike Atherton
Robin Smith
David Gower (c)
David Capel
Jack Russell †
Derek Pringle
Gladstone Small
Nick Cook
Alan Igglesden

Doubtful that Igglesden would have been around until that game so could well be the bat was passed around the changing rooms at that game at the Oval 24–29 August 1989.

Otispunkmeyer

12,557 posts

154 months

Thursday 21st January 2021
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Thanks chaps!

Well, its nice to get a few more names on the list. I haven't a clue!

I did tweet the image to David Lloyd so lets see if he can remember any signatures. Nice that it might from an Ashes test. I don't know what to do with it really, it might be worth a pretty penny to the right person...guessing that is a very narrow market though!

Capt. Howdy

14,673 posts

188 months

Thursday 21st January 2021
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I was wrong with David Lloyd - he stopped playing in the late ‘70s.
Think the signature is David Capel?

Otispunkmeyer

12,557 posts

154 months

Thursday 21st January 2021
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Capt. Howdy said:
I was wrong with David Lloyd - he stopped playing in the late ‘70s.
Think the signature is David Capel?
Yes think you are right. It does look like Lloyd at first glance though!. Oh well, David Lloyd can look at a bat with a load of signatures he's probably never seen before hehe

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

122 months

Friday 22nd January 2021
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monarodom said:
Incredible performance from India to come back from the first test drubbing. This is perfect...

https://twitter.com/Vitu_E/status/1351442271686848...
yes

Imagine losing a test series at home to India B - how the mighty have fallen.

Smollet

10,465 posts

189 months

Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Jimmy gets his 30th 5 wicket haul. 5/38
Only 5 others have done that. Murali had 67!!

Moley RUFC

3,609 posts

188 months

Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Any news yet on where the India series will be shown on TV? Rumours of Disney+......