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Cricketer Of The Year
My aunt took me to see the touring WI side playing Lancashire in 1950. I recall watching most of the 5th Ashes Test in 1953 on TV (9" b&w) and Hutton, Compton, Edrich et al left a lasting impression.
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When did you start watching cricket ?
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FBU
International Debutant
I hated cricket, fat, old men in whites running back and forth. Was on holiday in South Africa and a friend made me watch SA v WI ODIs in 1998 and what a difference. Cricket at night, six hitting, fit young players, coloured clothing. Gradually got into SA cricket and was a Titan fan. She would send me tapes every few weeks. It was years before I started following England Test cricket. Didn't have SKY and remember followed Tests on Talksport. It was good in those days, ball by ball, and in the middle of the night in bed listening and scoring England in Pakistan 2000.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
1992 wc semifinal. Didn't really know much about cricket but it was hard not to get swept up in the craze. I remember reading the score out loud to my sister in the newspaper and the article talked about Inzi's 60 off 37, I read this aloud in amazement as if I understood what it meant. Then watched it on VHS a day later and I was hooked.
anil1405
International Captain
First memories - India tour of Aus in 1991-92. Vaguely remember few incidents of the ODI series in that tour and then 1992 WC got me interested in the game.
But what got me hooked was the video tapes my grandfather had of the games from late 70s and 80s that I used to watch every time I went to visit him as a kid. Regret not getting a hold on those tapes as years went by.
But what got me hooked was the video tapes my grandfather had of the games from late 70s and 80s that I used to watch every time I went to visit him as a kid. Regret not getting a hold on those tapes as years went by.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Summer of 1971. I was aware that we had won the Ashes in Australia during the 1970/71 winter, but didn't follow the series at all. Then I took an interest, not least because all of England's home matches were broadcast live on the BBC. So my earliest memories are Zaheer Abbas' double century, Snow barging into Gavaskar, Abid Ali somehow removing nearly the whole of our top order on one occasion, and Chandrasekhar bowling India to victory at The Oval.
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andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
For sure. Him and Maurice Odumbe together at the crease was something special
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
Ain't no one competing with this
CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
Lilian has started at exact same time too as per his post here.
ataraxia
International Coach
That post was sarcastic
cnerd123
likes this
he saw Charles Bannerman score the first ever ton