Opinion NMFC Board Cricket Thread III

[Junk yard]

There’s something about Left Arm Chinaman bowling that I have a big soft spot for…
Maybe all the years of Brad Hogg and Old Man Kraks throwing the arm over makes me happy to see Kuhneman doing well (even for a Syria player)

I'm hoping this was meant to be funny.

 

[Ichiro #51]

Bloody hell. Now this thread’s got the disease too.

 

[krakouers]

I agree with the sentiment, given the rarity of a left arm chinamen bowler.
But Kuhneman is a finger spinner, left arm orthodox.
We've had a few left arm orthodox spinners given a crack in the post Warne era. Doherty, Beer, Agar, O'Keefe and Holland, Kuhneman is easily the best of that lot.
O'Keefe was under used and should've played more alongside Lyon in the subcontinent, the rest were spuds at international level.

Beau Casson is the only specialist left arm chinamen bowler who got a game. But Simon Katich was probably a better exponent than him, as a part timer.

Dunno why I thought he was a left arm wristy

Still stand by it, finger spinners are rubbish

 

[Junk yard]

Dunno why I thought he was a left arm wristy

Still stand by it, finger spinners are rubbish

One T.Murphy certainly is.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

I didn’t know until now but there has been a woman on the five fa honour board for 90 years. I don’t think those times could be described remotely as woke. So it has always been lack of opportunity on the ground, not the scope of the boards. Surname and initials and match stats and that’s all that matters.

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Reminds me how bloody Wimbledon was still listing women tennis players under their husbands’ names on the winners’ boards decades later. BJK as Mrs L King…

 

[big_e]

I didn’t know until now but there has been a woman on the five fa honour board for 90 years. I don’t think those times could be described remotely as woke. So it has always been lack of opportunity on the ground, not the scope of the boards. Surname and initials and match stats and that’s all that matters.

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Reminds me how bloody Wimbledon was still listing women tennis players under their husbands’ names on the winners’ boards decades later. BJK as Mrs L King…

Here's a photo of it from a few years ago, she's just beneath Bill O'Reilly:



They need to update the PDF, though, cos she's not on that.

https://www.mcg.org.au/_/media/files/mcg/history/wicket5-mcg_visiting_team_honourboard_30-12-2024.pdf

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Quite a match Peggy had against England that time!

 

[krakouers]

Josh Hazlewood, best test player of the year eh?

 

[big_e]

I don't care much for the Brownlow but I care even less for the AB Medal.

 

[Heaps of fun]

I don't care much for the Brownlow but I care even less for the AB Medal.

Mitch Marsh's speech was the best moment of any Australian sports award presentation since Fev got the dildo out.

 

[Nate7]

Mitch Marsh's speech was the best moment of any Australian sports award presentation since Fev got the dildo out.

Fev interviewing *Hird that night was amusing too!

 

[fusion]

Here's a photo of it from a few years ago, she's just beneath Bill O'Reilly:



They need to update the PDF, though, cos she's not on that.

https://www.mcg.org.au/_/media/files/mcg/history/wicket5-mcg_visiting_team_honourboard_30-12-2024.pdf

6/7 is insane. I wonder if there's anyone else on that board who took 5 wickets for less than 10 runs.

 

[krakouers]

6/7 is insane. I wonder if there's anyone else on that board who took 5 wickets for less than 10 runs.

Mr Ironmonger (Horace could recant tales of Dainty ) - 5 for 6 runs off 7.2 overs

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Other than that, Mr Whitty the closest

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Honour boards link:

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[big_e]

6/7 is insane. I wonder if there's anyone else on that board who took 5 wickets for less than 10 runs.

It's been done three other times in Melbourne:

Bert Ironmonger 5/6 vs South Africa, MCG, 1932
Betty Wilson 7/7 vs England, Junction Oval, 1958
Mary Duggan (ENG) 7/6 vs Australia, Junction Oval, 1958

 

[Twinkletoes]

It's been done three other times in Melbourne:

Bert Ironmonger 5/6 vs South Africa, MCG, 1932
Betty Wilson 7/7 vs England, Junction Oval, 1958
Mary Duggan (ENG) 7/6 vs Australia, Junction Oval, 1958

Bloody hell the Junction Oval pitch must have been a nightmare in 1958.

 

[Marstermind]

Bloody hell the Junction Oval pitch must have been a nightmare in 1958.

Australia 1st Innings: 38 - B.Wilson 12, M.Duggan 7/6
England 1st Innings: 35 - M.Duggan 12, B.Wilson 7/7
Australia 2nd Innings: 9/202d - B.Wilson 100, J.Hawes 3/32
England 2nd Innings: 8/76 - S.Driscoll 24, B.Wilson 4/9
Match Drawn

Fair all-round effort from Betty Wilson. The only score over 26 - a century - and 11/16 including a hattrick. The first instance - man or woman - of a player scoring a century and taking 10 wickets in a Test. The first day was washed out and the first two innings produced 73 runs, 20 wickets off 74.2 overs. I suspect it was an uncovered pitch so batting would have been treacherous.

 

[Horace]

Bloody hell the Junction Oval pitch must have been a nightmare in 1958.

The Saints were probably watering the centre square back then, thinking they were preparing for a football game. Learnt the skills that they carried on to Moorabbin several years later.

 

[Junk yard]

Hopefully Cooper in for Murphy.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Hopefully Cooper in for Murphy.

 

[Lomas]

Is Tom posting from his toilet?

 

[Nate7]

Another article was saying Webster out, which makes less sense.

 

[Junk yard]

Great move. This kid has a massive future in world cricket. Murphy didn't look good at all in the first test, I'm not sure Smith has much confidence in him, was an odd selection in the first place. With a predominantly right handed line up coopers left armers should be more effective.

 

[giantroo]

 

[gokangas]

The Sri Lankans doing ok - 1/79. Haven't watched any yet so not sure if they are batting well or we are bowling garbage.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

The Sri Lankans doing ok - 1/79. Haven't watched any yet so not sure if they are batting well or we are bowling garbage.

Bat 1st in Sri Lanka = win the Test.