Is Graeme Hick's career a sucess or a failure?

[Richard]

I'd liken that to different types of GCSE Papers.

You can get Foundation level papers, to where you can only get a C or below, or a Higher Tier paper where you can get an A* - C I think. Obviously you are more likely to have trouble with the Higher Tier Paper.

Hick could only get a certain amount of plaudits if he played against such average county bowlers.

Do you have to bring Maths into this?.

I don't remember mentioning maths, just exam papers......

Yeah, excellent analogy IMO.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Sorry PF... my mistake. I instantly for some reason saw the words "Foundation level papers" and assumed maths.

 

[Richard]

Would you be arguing this with me if he was actually English?

Eh? As a cricketer he is English.

 

[Fiery]

Yeah, excellent analogy IMO.

greaser

 

[Fiery]

Eh? As a cricketer he is English.

About as English as Allan Lamb, Robin Smith, Chris Broad and Kevin Pietersen I suppose

 

[PhoenixFire]

Sorry PF... my mistake. I instantly for some reason saw the words "Foundation level papers" and assumed maths.

Haha don't worry mate

 

[Pup Clarke]

*And no Richard I haven't been at the beer in case you were wondering*

 

[Richard]

About as English as Allan Lamb, Robin Smith, Chris Broad and Kevin Pietersen I suppose

As far as I'm concerned, they're all as English as the trees when playing cricket is the matter in concern. They wanted to and did play for and give their all for England, and that's perfectly good enough for me.

Not sure where you added Chris Broad to those other 4 from though. Did you mean Basil D'Oliveira or Tony Greig?

 

[Richard]

Sorry PF... my mistake. I instantly for some reason saw the words "Foundation level papers" and assumed maths.

?

 

[Pup Clarke]

I'm 16 Rich. Not all teenagers drink loads of alcohol.

 

[Fiery]

As far as I'm concerned, they're all as English as the trees when playing cricket is the matter in concern. They wanted to and did play for and give their all for England, and that's perfectly good enough for me.

Not sure where you added Chris Broad to those other 4 from though. Did you mean Basil D'Oliveira or Tony Greig?

I meant Chris Smith actually

 

[Pup Clarke]

Never heard of the guy.

 

[Richard]

I meant Chris Smith actually

Should have included Ian Greig, then, too. One mediocre brother of a first-rate player must be mentioned if the other is.

 

[Tom Halsey]

I'd liken that to different types of GCSE Papers.

You can get Foundation level papers, to where you can only get a C or below, or a Higher Tier paper where you can get an A* - C I think. Obviously you are more likely to have trouble with the Higher Tier Paper.

Hick could only get a certain amount of plaudits if he played against such average county bowlers.

Don't think it can work like that, otherwise everyone would enter Foundation, guaranteed at least a C. I think there must be some overlap of the grades, at least.

 

[Richard]

Never heard of the guy.

Robin's brother, and a fine player but not in the league of his sibling. Only played a small handful of Tests.

And like his brother, a SAfrican who played in and for England.

 

[Richard]

I'm 16 Rich. Not all teenagers drink loads of alcohol.

No, but most of 'em do.

In any case, I was clearly joking in this instance, having seen your post saying "no I haven't" before I even suggested it.

 

[Pup Clarke]

And like his brother, a SAfrican who played in and for England.

We can't be having that can we...

 

[PhoenixFire]

Don't think it can work like that, otherwise everyone would enter Foundation, guaranteed at least a C. I think there must be some overlap of the grades, at least.

Nah your not guaranteed a C, if you get less than 10% or something, you get a U.

 

[Pup Clarke]

In any case, I was clearly joking in this instance, having seen your post saying "no I haven't" before I even suggested it.

I know you were joking...

 

[Tom Halsey]

Nah your not guaranteed a C, if you get less than 10% or something, you get a U.

You'd have to be dire to do that.