Left out of Cricket?

marc71178 · 31-03-2010, 05:27 PM

Left hander's are on the verge of being banned from International cricket:

New proposals mean lefties are in danger of missing the World Cup | Mike Selvey | Sport | The Guardian

Andre · 31-03-2010, 05:28 PM

Happy April fools

Pothas · 31-03-2010, 08:33 PM

yep.

Love Mike Selvey though, wish he was still on TMS.

Pratters · 31-03-2010, 08:36 PM

Haha, awesome.

marc71178 · 01-04-2010, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Andre

Happy April fools

Damn you, it took me a while of reading the article before realising, but my excuse is was it was only just after midnight - was hoping it'd catch a few people out on here though.

Dissector · 01-04-2010, 01:17 AM

There was a great one in Cricinfo around a decade back which IIRC claimed that statisticians had found a way to adjust Bradman's average to 100 after all. Got me quite excited for a few moments.

Life on Limbrick · 01-04-2010, 02:00 AM

here is a far more convincing effort!

Life On Limbrick: Hanson Shout Out About The IPL.

Booya!

zaremba · 01-04-2010, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Life on Limbrick

here is a far more convincing effort!

Life On Limbrick: Hanson Shout Out About The IPL.

Booya!

I love the fact this is now referenced on Hanson's wikipedia page. I wonder how long it'll last...

Uppercut · 01-04-2010, 12:15 PM

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In March 2010, the band announced plans to launch a re-working of MmmBop - entitled 'RavBop' in tribute to Indian Premier League star Ravi Bopara.

Come on now, who's responsible for that?

zaremba · 01-04-2010, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Uppercut

Come on now, who's responsible for that?

Life on Limbrick, I'd imagine - or LOL as he should hereafter be known

GIMH · 01-04-2010, 12:53 PM

The wiki edit is a touch of class

gvenkat · 01-04-2010, 03:10 PM

lifeonlimbrick is doing it's round. Another set of people to fall for it..

The Cricket Watcher's Journal

Look at the comments section of the first article..

Adamc · 01-04-2010, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dissector

There was a great one in Cricinfo around a decade back which IIRC claimed that statisticians had found a way to adjust Bradman's average to 100 after all. Got me quite excited for a few moments.

Statisticians find a way to adjust Bradman's average to 100

wpdavid · 02-04-2010, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dissector

There was a great one in Cricinfo around a decade back which IIRC claimed that statisticians had found a way to adjust Bradman's average to 100 after all. Got me quite excited for a few moments.

cricinfo were at it again yesterday, claiming that Michael Yardy had been recalled to the England 2020 side.

BoyBrumby · 02-04-2010, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by wpdavid

cricinfo were at it again yesterday, claiming that Michael Yardy had been recalled to the England 2020 side.

Although actually it's more like

or

31-03-2010, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
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