BoyBrumby
Englishman
This thread was inspired by cbuts post in the Mark Greatbatch thread (now closed):
I think it throws his achievements into sharper focus; carrying NZ for nearly two decades & a bum ticker to boot! My respect for the fella has gone up even more.
It got me thinking about other players who've overcome similar physical adversity. I suppose the obvious example is Murali. He is famously unable to straighten his elbows, but has certainly turned (get it? ) those imperfect joints to his advantage; perhaps it's time to recognise his triumph over a genetic abnormality rather than upbraid him for his unique action.
Others I can think of are the Nawab of Pataudi (junior) who played 46 tests for India (with a decent average of nearly 35) despite virtual blindness in his right eye following a car crash at only 21 & Colin Milburn who also returned to FC cricket after the loss of sight in one eye.
Anyone know of any more?
I genuinely hadn't heard that about the great man. Thanks to the magic of the interweb-thingy I now know that Sir Rich suffered from Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome which (apparently) causes an abnormal rhythm of the heart.cbuts said:gotta remeber as well hadlee had a severe heart condition that plagued him throughout his career
I think it throws his achievements into sharper focus; carrying NZ for nearly two decades & a bum ticker to boot! My respect for the fella has gone up even more.
It got me thinking about other players who've overcome similar physical adversity. I suppose the obvious example is Murali. He is famously unable to straighten his elbows, but has certainly turned (get it? ) those imperfect joints to his advantage; perhaps it's time to recognise his triumph over a genetic abnormality rather than upbraid him for his unique action.
Others I can think of are the Nawab of Pataudi (junior) who played 46 tests for India (with a decent average of nearly 35) despite virtual blindness in his right eye following a car crash at only 21 & Colin Milburn who also returned to FC cricket after the loss of sight in one eye.
Anyone know of any more?