Great Spinners are Tricky

[Pedro Delgado]

If they did not play much Test cricket then they were obviously nowhere near the best of their time, leave alone the best ever.

CWL Parker

Recommended to Glos. by Dr WG Grace.
Not until after World War One did he actually gain prominence depsite having joined the staff in 1903.
Retired in 1935.
Between 1920 and 1935 took over 100 wickets per season.
In five seasons this haul went over 200 wickets.
He acheived 6 hat-tricks.
Took all 10 wickets for 79 against Somerset in 1921
IN 1925 destroyed Essex when in the two innings he took 17 wickets for 56 runs.
Indeed his total haul puts him in a very high class of bowler.
Despite all this only played One Test for England (go ask the selectors)

Well I would go and ask 'em but they're all dead.
Any mediums on this forum??

 

[Langeveldt]

I was looking at asking you to justify picking someone with 18 Test wickets @ 57.05 over someone with 46 @ 31.60...

Blame my parents for having a f****** stupid kid

 

[PommieMacGill]

England: Hedley Verity (SLA)
Australia: Shane Warne (LGB)
South Africa: Hugh Tayfield (OB)
India: Anil Kumble (LGB)
Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralitharan (OB)
Pakistan: Abdul Qadir (LGB)
New Zealand: John Bracewell (OB)
Bangladesh: Mohammed Rafique (SLA)
West Indies: Lance Gibbs (OB)
Zimbabwe: Ray Price (SLA)

 

[marc71178]

Any mediums on this forum??

Nope we all seem to be either fully one way or the other on almost all subjects - no happy medium whatsoever!

 

[luckyeddie]

Nope we all seem to be either fully one way or the other on almost all subjects - no happy medium whatsoever!

On the contrary...

Luckyeddie Petulengro's Horoscopes

 

[Langeveldt]

On the contrary...

Luckyeddie Petulengro's Horoscopes

An old thread just asking to be ressurected

 

[Neil Pickup]

England: Hedley Verity (SLA)
Australia: Shane Warne (LGB)
South Africa: Hugh Tayfield (OB)
India: Anil Kumble (LGB)
Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralitharan (OB)
Pakistan: Abdul Qadir (LGB)
New Zealand: John Bracewell (OB)
Bangladesh: Mohammed Rafique (SLA)
West Indies: Lance Gibbs (OB)
Zimbabwe: Ray Price (SLA)

Minor issue - it's "LBG" (Leg Breaks and Googlies) not "LGB" - which I've only ever seen stand for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual.

 

[luckyeddie]

Minor issue - it's "LBG" (Leg Breaks and Googlies) not "LGB" - which I've only ever seen stand for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual.

<quack> The 'wrong un'

 

[PommieMacGill]

Minor issue - it's "LBG" (Leg Breaks and Googlies) not "LGB" - which I've only ever seen stand for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual.

Ooops, my bad!

 

[chicane]

<quack> The 'wrong un'

lol

 

[Tom Halsey]

Minor issue - it's "LBG" (Leg Breaks and Googlies) not "LGB" - which I've only ever seen stand for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual.

It actually stands for 'Leg Break Googly', not what you said.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Pour moi.

England: Me. (Or, if wanting a serious answer, Derek Underwood)
Austrailia: Shane Warne/Bill O'Reilly
South Africa: Hugh Tayfield
India: Anil Kumble
Sri Lanka: Murali
Pakistan: Danish ()
New Zealand: Vettori
Bangladesh: Rafique
West Indies: Lance Gibbs
Zimbabwe: Ray Price

 

[Langeveldt]

Minor issue - it's "LBG" (Leg Breaks and Googlies) not "LGB" - which I've only ever seen stand for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual.

So you saw my lonely hearts column??

 

[marc71178]

It actually stands for 'Leg Break Googly', not what you said.

Pickup corrected by the Essex Boy.

 

[Langeveldt]

Pickup corrected by the Essex Boy.

And not any old essex boy either....

 

[Neil Pickup]

Pickup corrected by the Essex Boy.

Stunning difference, I must say.