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Which international Cricketers have you met?
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Legglancer
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Tamara I hope you dont get offended by my curiosity as I have some genuine questions about womens cricket as I have not had the oppertunity to watch a womens cricket gamen. So please pardon my ignorance and I hope you could give me some insight on Ladies cricket.
1) As you know batsman wear "ballguards" to protect their "family jewels" while batting... do women batpersons have appropriate gear that is unique to woman? if so can you please educate me?
2) How would you compare the spirit and gamesmanship of women's cricket as opposed to mens? Do you find that players are more tolerant of each other than the men?
1) As you know batsman wear "ballguards" to protect their "family jewels" while batting... do women batpersons have appropriate gear that is unique to woman? if so can you please educate me?
2) How would you compare the spirit and gamesmanship of women's cricket as opposed to mens? Do you find that players are more tolerant of each other than the men?
Question 1: Not that I know of. There probably is but I have never seen any.Legglancer said:
Question 2: No they do not tolerant each other better. I played with guys for a while, only at an under 15 age group but I have to admit that some of the stuff that the females say is bad. I think there is more sledging in the womens game and some of it gets personal.
I think it does depend on where you are playing though. WOmens cricket in NZ is not very big so If you are near the top teams you know everyone else through the country. Because of this off the field there is a good spirt but not always on the field. However I have been in contact with some Australian players and apparently the slegding there is really bad.
But then again I have never played senior mens cricket so I don't know much about that.
V Reddy
International Debutant
I have met and took autographs of SAF team of Titan Cup 1996
Gary Kirsten
Jonty Rhodes - Was very polite and cute
Hansie Cronje
Allan Donald - Was Very polite too . Thought he was going to bash me as he was practising bowling and then had 4 cokes in his hand but he gave it other person and gave me the autograph . I was the only person asking autographs at that time.
Paddy Upta - SAF trainer
Pat Symcox - Told me to come after the practise session
Lance Klusener - Probably the best moment of my life. He himself called me seeing taking autographs and gave his and gave me high-fives and asked me my name and what i was studying. I was 10 yrs old and had a height of around 4 feet 2 inches and so he probably found me cute 8D .
Mark Ramprakash - Probably the second best moment of my life. He was standing at the boundary in a Tour match in 2001. Asked me the same things which Klusener did. Talked to him for about 5 mins but can't remember what i talked with him though. Too bad i only saw the match 10 min before the end of play.
Rahul Dravid - In some Ranji Match
Abey Kuruvilla - " " " "
Then some Woman Cricketers during England's tour of India 2001
English Cricketers - Laura Newton , Sarah Clarke , Thompson,Connor , Pearson and two others . They were very very very polite comared to the Indians.
Indian Cricketers - Can't beleive the way they behaved:!( and then they say that Women's Cricket is not popular
:alien8: . I got even more angry after the English players were very polite. BTW, they were 2-3 players and i don't know their names and so it would be wrong to criticize the whole team.
But it's very hard to meet players in India b'coz of the security.
Gary Kirsten
Jonty Rhodes - Was very polite and cute
Hansie Cronje
Allan Donald - Was Very polite too . Thought he was going to bash me as he was practising bowling and then had 4 cokes in his hand but he gave it other person and gave me the autograph . I was the only person asking autographs at that time.
Paddy Upta - SAF trainer
Pat Symcox - Told me to come after the practise session
Lance Klusener - Probably the best moment of my life. He himself called me seeing taking autographs and gave his and gave me high-fives and asked me my name and what i was studying. I was 10 yrs old and had a height of around 4 feet 2 inches and so he probably found me cute 8D .
Mark Ramprakash - Probably the second best moment of my life. He was standing at the boundary in a Tour match in 2001. Asked me the same things which Klusener did. Talked to him for about 5 mins but can't remember what i talked with him though. Too bad i only saw the match 10 min before the end of play.
Rahul Dravid - In some Ranji Match
Abey Kuruvilla - " " " "
Then some Woman Cricketers during England's tour of India 2001
English Cricketers - Laura Newton , Sarah Clarke , Thompson,Connor , Pearson and two others . They were very very very polite comared to the Indians.
Indian Cricketers - Can't beleive the way they behaved:!( and then they say that Women's Cricket is not popular
:alien8: . I got even more angry after the English players were very polite. BTW, they were 2-3 players and i don't know their names and so it would be wrong to criticize the whole team.But it's very hard to meet players in India b'coz of the security.
In domestic womens cricket they have to select a 13 player squad at the start of each season and I was in that this year, however I have not played debut.(only got on as 12th)
Looking good for next year though as both our openers have left, and we will be short on batters.
I played in the national under 21 age group tournament as well.
Looking good for next year though as both our openers have left, and we will be short on batters.
I played in the national under 21 age group tournament as well.
V Reddy
International Debutant
It's just that Klusener called me and gave me autograph .I didn't know klusener at that time. It's only after looking at the names of the SAF players that i found out his name was Lance. And in the next match he scored 80 odd not out and settled his place in the side. Also Ramps scored 100 in that match and also Bangar took 5 wickets which got him into the team.marc71178 said:
amits
Banned
ferozeshah kotla sucks
i live in new delhi and there isnt even a popular cricketing ground here for international cricket.
i have gone into an international match only once out here, so the limited opportunities of meeting international cricketers. that time in that ind-pak match i went in 1999, i sat in a bit behind seat and could only whistle at the players at most. no chance for even seeing a cricketer properly.
i have met international cricketers in only ranji matches, whenever i go to. like this i have met - ashish nehra (talked to) had to wait for 15-20 mins for it, munaf patel (talked to) - he was friendly and also sehwag, gambhir (only autographs).
i live in new delhi and there isnt even a popular cricketing ground here for international cricket.
i have gone into an international match only once out here, so the limited opportunities of meeting international cricketers. that time in that ind-pak match i went in 1999, i sat in a bit behind seat and could only whistle at the players at most. no chance for even seeing a cricketer properly.
i have met international cricketers in only ranji matches, whenever i go to. like this i have met - ashish nehra (talked to) had to wait for 15-20 mins for it, munaf patel (talked to) - he was friendly and also sehwag, gambhir (only autographs).
I got to bowl to Simon Katich & Ronnie Irani before the PM's XI last year.
Also had a chat to Ashwell Prince when Australia A played South Africa A at Manuka earlier this year.
I got to bowl to Mark Wagh (although he isnt an international...yet) when I was in England in 2001.
Adam Gilchrist & Mark Waugh were holding clinics for juniors out here in 2000 so I met them then.
Also had a chat with Lou Vincent at the PM's XI in 2001.
My mother & Karl Krikken (Derbyshire keeper) are friends , although he's not an international by any standard.
Also had a chat to Ashwell Prince when Australia A played South Africa A at Manuka earlier this year.
I got to bowl to Mark Wagh (although he isnt an international...yet) when I was in England in 2001.
Adam Gilchrist & Mark Waugh were holding clinics for juniors out here in 2000 so I met them then.
Also had a chat with Lou Vincent at the PM's XI in 2001.
My mother & Karl Krikken (Derbyshire keeper) are friends , although he's not an international by any standard.
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