Cricket obituaries

[Chin Music]

RIP Syd. Actually met him briefly at the Gabba in 1998. He was hosting a tour group. Came across as the great bloke he was acknowledged as.

 

[Ali TT]

RIP Syd. Actually met him briefly at the Gabba in 1998. He was hosting a tour group. Came across as the great bloke he was acknowledged as.

I just enjoy remember him playing for England, shame injury limited his career.

Tuffers gave him a warm tribute on the BBC but all I can think of when listening to him is the Paul Whitehouse "...and I was very, very drunk" character from the Fast Show.

David 'Syd' Lawrence: Former England and Gloucestershire bowler dies following MND diagnosis

Former England and Gloucestershire fast bowler David 'Syd' Lawrence dies at the age of 61 following a Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis last year.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[turnstyle]

Remarkable record in one way - a few matches for Northants in the 30s and then one list A game for Suffolk against Kent in 1966 at 54 - Colin Cowdrey was man of the match and scored a ton, but Cyril conceded just 31 from his 12 overs, so he must have bowled pretty well

A bit off topic, but over the years when I see one of those old Gillette Cup scorecards, I end up down a rabbit hole for an hour or so trying to find the cricketer with the oldest birthdate to play list a cricket. I've seen a few born around 1918, and thought at 45 years old, that was probably the answer, but this must be it.

 

[Burgey]

Terribly sad news. Always seemed a lovely bloke and was a very good cricketer with it.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Dilip Doshi passed away yesterday. RIP. Was an underrated bowler who I felt was treated really unfairly by the Indian selectors.

 

[the big bambino]

Remember him. Good bowler and iconic specs.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dilip Doshi passed away yesterday. RIP. Was an underrated bowler who I felt was treated really unfairly by the Indian selectors.

Good bowler. His premature retirement hurt India a lot in that era because our spin stocks were close to non-existent apart from him. Feel like Kapil's career could've been even better if he'd had Doshi alongside him through the mid/late 80s because without another quality bowler in the lineup, he just took on too big of a burden.

 

[honestbharani]

RIP

 

[Chin Music]

I vaguely remember him from the start of my cricket watching journey although I can't claim a clear memory. RIP nonetheless.

 

[Ali TT]

Former England player and county cricket stalwart Wayne Larkins has died aged 71.

 

[SeamUp]

Former England player and county cricket stalwart Wayne Larkins has died aged 71.

Played Currie Cup cricket for Eastern Province too. Well travelled. RIP, Wayne.

 

[Starfighter]

Gordon Rorke

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Rip