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Ali TT

International Captain
Chin Music said:
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.
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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.
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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.
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turnstyle

turnstyle

First Class Debutant
fredfertang said:
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
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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.
 
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Burgey

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Terribly sad news. Always seemed a lovely bloke and was a very good cricketer with it.
 
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capt_Luffy said:
Dilip Doshi passed away yesterday. RIP. Was an underrated bowler who I felt was treated really unfairly by the Indian selectors.
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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.
 
Chin Music

Chin Music

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

chris.hinton

International Captain
RIP Hugh Morris

Glamorgan Captain who led his team to the Sunday League in 1993, Played 6 times for England, Captained England A and was Chief Executive of the ECB
 
chris.hinton

chris.hinton

International Captain
RIP Norman Gifford, Aged 85

Played for Worcestershire & Warwickshire between 1960-1988 winning county championship titles with Worcester, He was a slow left arm bowler who also played for England between 1963 & 1985. He played One Day International Cricket at the age of 44.

Gifford also coached at Sussex and Durham after his career ended in 1988.

A true Worcestershire Legend
 
chris.hinton

chris.hinton

International Captain
RIP Peter Squires, Aged 74

Played for Yorkshire but also was an England & British Lions Rugby International earning 29 caps overall. Squires played 35 first class matches for Yorkshire averaging 39.50.
 
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tony p

State Regular
RIP Eric (WE) Russell, Aged 89.

Played for Middx from 1956-72.
England, 10 Test matches, 1961-67, spread over 7 series & 5 countries.

FC record, 25,525@34.87, 41 centuries
Test, 362@21.29
 
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