The Way It Was

archie mac · 18-05-2009, 04:18 PM

Read this article on Wally Hammond Cricket Web - Features: Walter Hammond - The Way it Was great stuff

BoyBrumby · 19-05-2009, 07:56 AM

Really interesting, bitter-sweet stuff. Shows us the dangers of the comeback, even for the greats. Cliche it may be, but anno domini is the one opponent who always ultimately prevails.

SJS · 19-05-2009, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Really interesting, bitter-sweet stuff. Shows us the dangers of the comeback, even for the greats. Cliche it may be, but anno domini is the one opponent who always ultimately prevails.

Yes. Great stuff and so tragic. Its happened with other cricketers too. The temptation is great to come back to the scenes of your great conquests but . . .

In Hammond's case, the long years of personal neglect made it all the more difficult. Its completely different with someone who keeps in touch with the game at the first class level and even then if batsmen, they do not need more than that one great delivery to destroy the golden comeback.

Its really tempting fate.

Fusion · 19-05-2009, 09:11 AM

That was a realy good read. Thanks for posting it!

archie mac · 19-05-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fusion

That was a realy good read. Thanks for posting it!

Glad you enjoyed it, but Fred will have to take most of the credit for us being able to have it on our site

18-05-2009, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
archie mac Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: canberra Australia Posts: 10,669	The Way It Was Read this article on Wally Hammond Cricket Web - Features: Walter Hammond - The Way it Was great stuff __________________ You know it makes sense.

19-05-2009, 07:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,646	Really interesting, bitter-sweet stuff. Shows us the dangers of the comeback, even for the greats. Cliche it may be, but anno domini is the one opponent who always ultimately prevails. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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Fusion Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United States Posts: 10,784	That was a realy good read. Thanks for posting it!

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