Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[Asgardian]

Yes, that is cheating, but how does that make him one of the biggest? Even in cricket circles that is pretty far down the list.

Ian Chappell tells a story of one of his innings when he was in South Africa. He hit the ball to a fieldsman and asked if he caught it, the reply was yes, so off Chappelli went. Talking to the South African later on he again asked about that catch, the reply went along the lines that "You asked me if I caught it, you never asked if it bounced first"

IIRC Chappelli said he never again walked, always waited for the umpire to make a decision.

Golden Breed jumpers were huge when I was a teenager, then disappeared overnight to limp along these days as surf gear. A shame.

The old uniform, windcheaters & cords or Levis plus desert boots ... dem 'ol days ...

Saw Matty Primus down at the semaphore street fair on sunday.

Selling or buying?

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Is it racist if you only hate white South Africans?

 

[Jonts]

When i play cricket and its a close call if it hit the deck i still celebrate like i've caught it

come at me bro.

 

[powermacs]

When i play cricket and its a close call if it hit the deck i still celebrate like i've caught it

come at me bro.

You get so many bad calls in a game of cricket you soon resize to leave the umpiring to the umpires. Get away with what you can. You know the other team will do the same.

 

[manureid]

Is it racist if you only hate white South Africans?

Are you bleck?

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Are you bleck?

More blick.

But no I am not and you knew that you cheeky scamp, I have a few black Safa mates who are really cool.

Those white ****s though, yet to meet a decent one.

 

[finbarr]

Is it racist if you only hate white South Africans?

As long as it's not Pat Symcox, you're fine.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

I hated Nantie Hayward

 

[manureid]

I hated Nantie Hayward

That is not anti-white...that is anti-ranga.

 

[Hodges 153!]

I hated Nantie Hayward

Seriously, what is with their names.

Who calls their kid a Nantie or a Faf from the get-go?

 

[Asgardian]

When i play cricket and its a close call if it hit the deck i still celebrate like i've caught it

come at me bro.

Okay

If you take the ball you immediately feel the direction of force, a bump-ball has a different direction of force.

I spent a lot of time in the slips to gully region plus up close & personal with the batsman. I'm proud to say that I waved off several near-things because I felt the ball had hit the turf first, but when it came to my bowling my aggression was off the scale.

I loved playing and then umpiring for a number of seasons.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Seriously, what is with their names.

Who calls their kid a Nantie or a Faf from the get-go?

There are some classic South African names like Jonty, Fanni and Hansie.

 

[finbarr]

There are some classic South African names like Jonty, Fanni and Hansie.

Yeah, Hansie's a great name. That one flies under the radar a bit.

 

[manureid]

Yeah, Hansie's a great name. That one flies under the radar a bit.

Subtle

 

[Eddie Dingle]

There are some classic South African names like Jonty, Fanni and Hansie.

By classic you mean completely ****ing ******ed?

 

[El_Scorcho]

sometimes you just dont know if it's a half volley or whether it's carried. it hits your hands pretty hard either way.

I will usually ask someone around me if I'm not sure, much easier to see from another angle.

 

[finbarr]

I fielded in slips. You always know.

 

[Schulzenfest]

There are some classic South African names like Jonty, Fanni and Hansie.

By classic you mean completely ****ing ******ed?

umad Jonts ?

 

[El_Scorcho]

I fielded in slips. You always know.

gully for me, twice where I haven't known. one catch and one half volley according to the players around me.

 

[Kickpuncher]

I dont know what id do if this happened to me

 

[manureid]

I saw that earlier and thought that could go horribly wrong if a guy decided '**** this' and tried to thump her!!

 

[finbarr]

gully for me, twice where I haven't known. one catch and one half volley according to the players around me.

I'm happy to accept that sometimes you may not know for certain, so we can leave it at that.
The Steve Waugh clip I posted a few pages back was nothing like that though. He dropped a chest high ball, fell to the ground, the ball was actually rolling around on the grass between his shoulder and head, he reached back, picked the ball up and threw it into the air as if he'd taken a clean catch.

Chalk and cheese.

 

[Noobz0r]

When i play cricket and its a close call if it hit the deck i still celebrate like i've caught it

come at me bro.

I always ask the question to the fielders around me, rather than acting like a tool straight off. I guess I'm just not awesome enough

And no, I won't be coming at you.

 

[Jonts]

umad Jonts ?

Not really

He was the best point fielder ever, unorthodox yes but still #1

and i'm not even South African

 

[Jonts]

Field under the bat/slips/covers