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  1. Chubb

    Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

    That cohort were the exact age to be too young to play test cricket before WWI and old enough to die in front of a machine gun.
  2. Chubb

    Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

    Several potential test cricketers born that year probably died in the trenches, and a bunch more of Spanish Flu 😢
  3. Chubb

    2025–26 Australian Domestic Season

    Hughes got worked out and sadly we will never know if he could have come back. Personally, I think his unusual technique was the main reason he had such initial success and he reverted to his mean level of ability (average 30-35 in tests) after opponents realised what to do: I don't think he...
  4. Chubb

    Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

    So when I was in Zim for the New Zealand game in July, we bumped into a travel vlogger. This is his video from the day. Not got a big following but he was nice. I feature as the "world authority on Zimbabwean cricket".
  5. Chubb

    The biggest what IF's in cricket history?

    Cricket historians suggest it was really the Civil War that killed cricket in America, outside of Philadelphia. It was easier for soldiers to set up a baseball diamond in camp than a cricket pitch. The rules are also simpler.
  6. Chubb

    *Official* Ireland in Bangladesh 2025

    There is a stream available in Australia at least https://www.youtube.com/live/QK-XvKs36_Y?si=6XXOWOwfzXCNsMvT
  7. Chubb

    2025–26 Australian Domestic Season

    I was about to post that he's not looking good today.
  8. Chubb

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Guy is high on his own buzz. But I am a bitter and twisted person in a bad mood, so I am ranting about a bunch of comedians I barely know on an internet forum!
  9. Chubb

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    IMO the ACC have the same problem as a lot of Kiwi comedians (indeed, comedians in general), radio hosts and the like – they assume everyone thinks they are as funny and clever as they think they are. I call it Guy Williams syndrome.
  10. Chubb

    Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

    Sadly he has had drug issues in the past. When he was a younger man. Very difficult for his wife and kids. Substance abuse is quite common in white Zimbos in my admittedly limited experience. Usually it’s alcohol but obviously Taylor had drug issues alongside that. I don’t think it is fair to...
  11. Chubb

    Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

    It's been a big shock to everyone in Melbourne club cricket. I really dislike those "wangers", the amount of times I've seen someone who doesn't know how to use it send down a beamer is really concerning. I also struggle to pick the ball up when they're used. Our club has sent out a very strong...
  12. Chubb

    *Official* Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025

    Very pleased for Curran, I haven't posted a lot recently as I've been very busy but watched it last night on icc.tv. Afghanistan really struggled with Zim's pace bowlers and fingers crossed they will run through them again tonight :) Worthwhile for Zim to have a more even opponent after their...
  13. Chubb

    Cricketing Equivalent of Feats in Other Sports

    I think it's more like a double ton, given how often the top snooker players get them these days. Rare but not only 4 people have ever done it rare.
  14. Chubb

    Cricketing Equivalent of Feats in Other Sports

    A perfect game in baseball is equivalent to taking ten in an innings. A no hitter is probably a 9-for.
  15. Chubb

    2026 World Cup Qualifiers

    I may be the only person on the forum who has actually been to the Faroe Islands. It was a long time ago but I'm a Facebook follower of their football team to this day. Also pleased to see Cape Verde qualify. Anyone who knows Portugal knows how big the Cape Verdean diaspora is, and several...
  16. Chubb

    Favorite sports to watch, play or attend?

    Playing: Cricket Field Hockey Squash Sometimes hockey and cricket swap, usually if I am having a bad run in cricket. I hold myself to a higher standard in cricket (in the context of low level club games) than hockey, which I just try to enjoy and never have expectations about. Don't really play...
  17. Chubb

    Funny cricket team names

    The CUCC Kings in Melbourne went viral recently.
  18. Chubb

    Based on This List, Who is the Official Goat at 10th Wicket Successfully Chased Down 4th Innings Target to Win the Match?

    I think the SL one is the most impressive modern example because it was overseas, in a place many subcontinental batsmen struggle. But for the emotion, drama and history involved Stokes and Leach is top. It's not that SL-SA wasn't dramatic but it lacks the enormous emotional significance of an...
  19. Chubb

    *Official* Emerging Nations Cricket Thread

    Usually when I say something like this, it means my team (in any sport) will balls it up and the comment would come back to bite me but fortunately not this time.
  20. Chubb

    *Official* Emerging Nations Cricket Thread

    @andruid is Kenyan and can fill you in.

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