Obscure Players That You Remember

[corbies]

Mark Cameron - could bowl, shame things never quite worked out for him.

Came back to Newcastle after his WA career was finished and won 4 consecutive comps with Merewether. In those 4 years he took 214 wickets @ 10 and was still scarily quick, far too quick for the comp here. Used to let everyone know how quick he was too.

His last game was probably one of the greatest games ever played in local cricket as well. 1000 people turned up to watch on good friday which turned out to be the 3rd day of the 2-day grand final.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3812482/lions-hunting-ndca-history/

I think he is in some sort of role with cricket NSW now.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Voges did

$50,000 is insane for hitting a sign.

 

[PhatBoy]

$50,000 is insane for hitting a sign.

It was $160,000 or something when Shane Lee hit it from memory

 

[corbies]

It was $160,000 or something when Shane Lee hit it from memory

$90,000 when Shane Lee hit it apparently. $140,000 for Steve Waugh, $150,000 for Brad Haddin and a whopping $200,000 when Mike Hussey did it in 01-02.

http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/AUS/STATS/DOMESTIC/DOD/DOD_BAT_HIT_THE_SIGN.html

 

[ioppolo]

200k for hitting a sign, * me dead.

 

[PhatBoy]

200k for hitting a sign, **** me dead.

Just remember, this is a sport where an excellent but still erratic all rounder is getting paid something like $5000 per ball he delivers in an upcoming tournament!

 

[szhengd]

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/spo...-in-online-verbal-stoush-20170302-gup447.html

Well this is obscure cricketer gold. Everyone's favourite psycho Zimbo vs the former ( and reasonably obscure) Zimbo ODI captain

 

[Kram]

Just remember, this is a sport where an excellent but still erratic all rounder is getting paid something like $5000 per ball he delivers in an upcoming tournament!

I reckon CA in a bid to increase attendance numbers at ODIs and IT20s should bring in some crowd catch money promotion a bit like that Kiwi beer company did a few years back.

 

[Headless]

Voges did

Somewhat unrelated, but gosh I loved watching MacGill bowl.

 

[The_Reaper]

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/spo...-in-online-verbal-stoush-20170302-gup447.html

Well this is obscure cricketer gold. Everyone's favourite psycho Zimbo vs the former ( and reasonably obscure) Zimbo ODI captain

Wouldn't call Taylor obscure.

 

[ioppolo]

Gordon Coventry. Once held the joint record for highest ODI score (194*). Scored it a year or so before double centuries were being belted around.

 

[Hellgood]

Gordon was the footballer.

You'd be thinking of Charles.

 

[Marcus DuQuesne]

Can't believe they haven't been able to find another dude over 6" 5 who can bowl.. Wonder what happens to em? They all playing basketball and sprinting instead??

Because the US College system is open to them more WI athletes..are signed to play baseball at college level. Big arms and big bats is what it is all about!

 

[PhatBoy]

Ian Wrigglesworth

 

[Gough]

Tertius Bosch. He played in South Africa's first Test after readmittance to world cricket against the West Indies, his first wicket was Brian Lara and he died in mysterious circumstances in 2000.

 

[PhatBoy]

Tertius Bosch. He played in South Africa's first Test after readmittance to world cricket against the West Indies, his first wicket was Brian Lara and he died in mysterious circumstances in 2000.

His missus poisoned him or something didn’t she?

 

[Gough]

His missus poisoned him or something didn’t she?

Something like that, his son made his f/c debut late last year.

 

[big_e]

Graeme Porter.

Remember him playing for WA in the mid-80s, didn't realise he'd come back after retiring a few years earlier. And only just saw he played in the 79 World Cup.

 

[Damon_3388]

Because the US College system is open to them more WI athletes..are signed to play baseball at college level. Big arms and big bats is what it is all about!

Baseball is big in the Spanish-speaking Cartibean nations like the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc. Not so much in the countries that make up the West Indies collective of nations.

Athletics and soccer are the sports "leeching" from cricket in the West Indies, not baseball or basketball.

 

[Marcus DuQuesne]

Baseball is big in the Spanish-speaking Cartibean nations like the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc. Not so much in the countries that make up the West Indies collective of nations.

Athletics and soccer are the sports "leeching" from cricket in the West Indies, not baseball or basketball.

Baseball is big in those nations you mention. Cricket and Soccer will always be the "biggies" in the West Indies however College Scholarships are inducing potential baseballers and basketballers to the US and athletes as well. Numbers well I guess deeper research is required to obtain these figures. So you are somewhat right but also somewhat wrong. I know a little about baseballers in the USA because my son and a number of his friends played ball in the USA in the college and professional system. Whence I would rather watch a good game of baseball before the T20

 

[DaRick]

Has Mohammad Khalil been mentioned in this thread yet?

Played against us in 2004/05, bowled around 130 km/h (from memory), couldn't generate much movement due to his very odd action and wrist position.

 

[VogonProsthetnic]

What happened to Warney's mate Scott Mueller?

 

[PhatBoy]

What happened to Warney's mate Scott Mueller?

Not sure what he’s up to now but he had a far better domestic career than he was ever given credit for. He averaged 23 with the ball and took 7 wickets in his two tests. He was no mug

 

[SleazySimon]

Jamie Dalrymple, Kabir Ali, Vikram Solanki. Gotta love England.

Niel Fairbrother, Mark Ramperkash, Gladstone Small, phillip defreitas.

 

[JackOutback]

Niel Fairbrother, Mark Ramperkash, Gladstone Small, phillip defreitas.

Most of those are hardly obscure though.