Yeah he's pretty good to follow on Twitter, think he's a South Aussie now!
Obscure Players That You Remember
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I may be stretching the thread premise here namely the remember part, but anyone remember Troy Corbett who played for Victoria in the mid 90s? Played 8 list a games and took 18 wickets at 10.94 but was never seen again after that. Played a game for Victoria in shorts apparently. I was reading a book that said he was a chucker. Can anyone confirm?
The vics played a domestic one dayer in shorts - it didn't catch on - I can't remember him being called as a chucker.
His Twitter account used to be hilarious, but he's rained it in now.
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Craig Spearman
I remember a one dayer where Paul Wilson bowled the redbacks to victory over the NZ team in 98/99, the meantion of Spearman reminded me. Add to that Roger Twose, Dion Nash and Chris Drum
Edit... I found the scorecard
Edit... I found the scorecard
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Lee Germon
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So he's a former shield player from WA now sports reporter in Adelaide. In ten years he'll be hosting the footy show, running a football club and a member of Brad McNamara's gang of idiots.
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That List A record is ridiculous, even if it is only just a handful of games. Economy rate of 2.79! Must have been sending down absolute hand grenades.
Would have been only 24 years old when he played his last First Class game. What happened?
Didn't he spend a year or two in the Bushrangers' squad, too?
That's another direction we could take this thread in - obscure players who've played for or been in the squad for multiple states.
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He was never called for chucking, but it was around that time when a few players bowling actions were coming under scrutiny, and his was one of them. Only played district cricket for a couple of years afterwards too.
Darren Wates, former WA pace bowler.
Greg Gillies, former WA no-rounder.
Greg Gillies, former WA no-rounder.
Carbine Chaos
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Wasn't it Shawn Gillies?
Might've been, wasn't confident when I put Greg.
It was Shawn, those are some horrific stats.
Carbine Chaos
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I think he had some West Indian blood in him, didn't he?
Looking him up, was Jamaican born! Stats aren't too bad, FC bowling of 28...though only a few matches.
Looking him up, was Jamaican born! Stats aren't too bad, FC bowling of 28...though only a few matches.
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According to someone in the know on another forum he suffered massive back issues.
Shame, because from what he said he could've been a real talent. Fast, built like a brick shithouse, etc.
Ah, Troy Corbett gets a mention in this terrific piece on Geoff Foley as soon as someone mentioned the chucking aspect I remembered:
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/jul/11/geoff-foley-throwing-forgotten-story-cricket
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/jul/11/geoff-foley-throwing-forgotten-story-cricket
Add me to the list of Theo Doropolous fans.
As a player definitely one of the much maligned 'bitser' limited over all-rounders (at domestic level, was a beast in grade), but his work in the/social media has always been very entertaining. He was commentating on the shield stream for a while there as well.
As a player definitely one of the much maligned 'bitser' limited over all-rounders (at domestic level, was a beast in grade), but his work in the/social media has always been very entertaining. He was commentating on the shield stream for a while there as well.
Faced him - VFQ - Harwood equally as quick and scarier on a number of levels
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Bowled Graeme Gooch in a tour game, which led to Gooch realising it was all over for him. Muttering 'F****** Ronnie Corbett', as he was taking the pads off in the dressing room. As read in the Mike Gatting autobiography.
Muffin_Man
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hey mate,was it gatting who got hit in the face with the ball?
and the reporter asked him,where the ball hit him?
sure it was gatting.
and the reporter asked him,where the ball hit him?
sure it was gatting.
From Malcolm Marshall I believe. Marshall reporedly picked bone from Gattings nose from the ball
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