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Old 20-02-2013, 01:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Will Moises Henriques be the first Portuguese-born Test cricketer?
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Old 20-02-2013, 01:35 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Burgey tells me Dennis Compton also.
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Burgey tells me Dennis Compton also.
According to Cricinfo he was born in Middlesex.

I went to the Ask Steven page on Facebook and this guy was born in Portugal, Dick Westcott.

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Nathan Nandos was raised in Lisbon.
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Old 20-02-2013, 01:59 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Wasn't Basil D'Oliveria at least half Portugese?
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Wasn't Basil D'Oliveria at least half Portugese?
No, that was his wife, Connie Booth.
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No, that was his wife, Connie Booth.
Sadly, turns out he's just a wannabe.
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No, that was his wife, Connie Booth.
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Ha! John Cleese has never given a ****. And it gets worse as he gets older.
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Oldie, but relevant. After 3 years as a journo the writing makes me cringe, but not bad for an amateur at the time:

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They don't give a crap about offending people. They even poked fun at Graham Chapman at his funeral. Monty Python has always been about shocking people. Chapman would be rolling in his grave at this.
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