New Feature - No Justice for the Judge

[fredfertang]

No Justice for the Judge

These days England's selectors and Team Management seem to do a thoroughly professional job. It wasn't always so. In this feature Martin examines the case of Robin Smith, aka The Judge.

 

[robelinda]

Loved his work.

 

[Flametree]

One legacy from Robin Smith is that most modern batsmen followed him into the gym and now have forearms bigger than my legs...

 

[robelinda]

ROBIN SMITH VS MERV HUGHES - A GLORIOUS BATTLE! - YouTube

I LOVE THIS VIDEO!

 

[fredfertang]

Thanks Rob - was hoping you'd dig something out

 

[archie mac]

Good read that, was a true fighter. I remember after they beat Aust in a ODI the Poms taking pics of him with a bulldog. I think only him Lamb and Gatting could have pulled that off.

The rest of the team would have been laughable with anything outher than a poodle at their side

 

[robelinda]

Ian Bishop roughs up Robin Smith- West Indies vs England 1990 5th test Antigua - YouTube

 

[Pothas]

Really enjoyed reading that, one of my very favourite players when I was younger. When I was about 8 or 9 I used to have a picture of him (playing the square cut obviously) on my bat after I decided to go all Brian Lara and take the stickers off, don't think I have ever successfully played that shot in my life but I certainly tried enough times.

My only real memory of him as an England player was when he fractured his cheekbone, remember my dad saying at the time he feared it would be the last time he would play for England, had totally forgotten he was on that tour of SA.