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Re: Best Fast Bowlers - Baggers - 01-18-2024
Wow, so many impressive names; champs.
I confess to having lost a lot of interest in cricket over the past decade, or two. Kind of coincided with the decline of the West Indies.
The fast bowlers I loved watching, not only for talent but also for uniqueness of character: Lillee, Holding, Steyn and Hadlee. I'd give a special mention to Rodney Hogg, he had the knack of holding down an end and frustrating batsmen into taking risks against whoever bowled at the other end!
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - DJC - 01-18-2024
(01-18-2024, 09:08 PM)Baggers link Wrote:Wow, so many impressive names; champs.
I confess to having lost a lot of interest in cricket over the past decade, or two. Kind of coincided with the decline of the West Indies.
The fast bowlers I loved watching, not only for talent but also for uniqueness of character: Lillee, Holding, Steyn and Hadlee. I'd give a special mention to Rodney Hogg, he had the knack of holding down an end and frustrating batsmen into taking risks against whoever bowled at the other end!
Forgot about Hogg. If I remember correctly, it was Rodney who screamed as he ran in to bowl to Derek Randall, “I’ll knock your f…..g head off, you f…..g Pommy c..t!”
He certainly had the gift of the gab ?
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - Lods - 01-18-2024
Just for uniqueness....Alan 'Froggy' Thomson.
Not express pace but...
His windmill type action was quite efffective.
I actually tried to copy it and found it was pretty good for controlling and generating swing.
But I had two paces....slow and none.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq0yA1xS4-4
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - Baggers - 01-18-2024
Although not express or overly fast, Ian Botham was a terrific bowler and quite a character, oft times, polarising.
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - Gointocarlton - 01-19-2024
(01-18-2024, 09:53 PM)DJC link Wrote:Forgot about Hogg. If I remember correctly, it was Rodney who screamed as he ran in to bowl to Derek Randall, “I’ll knock your f…..g head off, you f…..g Pommy c..t!”Good Thornbury High School lad is R Hogg.
He certainly had the gift of the gab ?
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - DJC - 01-19-2024
(01-19-2024, 04:52 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Good Thornbury High School lad is R Hogg.
One of my mates - sadly killed many years ago now - was charged with assaulting Rodney after allegedly catching him with his missus :
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - Gointocarlton - 01-19-2024
(01-19-2024, 05:02 AM)DJC link Wrote:One of my mates - sadly killed many years ago now - was charged with assaulting Rodney after allegedly catching him with his missus :S h I t bloke is Rodney?
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - northernblue - 01-20-2024
(01-19-2024, 08:02 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:S h I t bloke is Rodney?
What a bizarre comment.
Not that I care but was Rodney married ?
Maybe the ladies husband was too busy down the pub with DJC and not paying attention to his wife ?
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - DJC - 01-20-2024
(01-20-2024, 04:42 AM)northernblue link Wrote:What a bizarre comment.
Not that I care but was Rodney married ?
Maybe the ladies husband was too busy down the pub with DJC and not paying attention to his wife ?
My mate's missus was all class ... and very free with her favours :
Maybe I'm old fashioned but if a bloke gets caught and cops a hiding, shoudn't that be the end of it.
My old man was a character witness for my mate and the magistrate must have been sympathetic (or a batsman) and didn't record a conviction. They divorced, my mate married again and they had two children before he was tragically killed.
Re: Best Fast Bowlers - northernblue - 01-20-2024
(01-20-2024, 05:25 AM)DJC link Wrote:My mate's missus was all class ... and very free with her favours :
Maybe I'm old fashioned but if a bloke gets caught and cops a hiding, shoudn't that be the end of it.
My old man was a character witness for my mate and the magistrate must have been sympathetic (or a batsman) and didn't record a conviction. They divorced, my mate married again and they had two children before he was tragically killed.
Always at least three people involved in infidelity and they all have a story.
I don’t think there’s any human relationship story that’s simply black and white, innocent and/or guilty.
I heard one guys telling of a situation similar to Rodney’s, he got out of bed and said “I’m not your partner”… slightly cowardly perhaps, but valid.
Sorry you lost your mate DJC.