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Post by Wicked Cricket on Dec 12, 2014 18:18:36 GMT
hhs, Thank you for that delightful reminder. Marty Feldman, one of my favourite childhood comedians and perhaps, one of the most underrated post-war comics. He lived a tragic life and died in 1982 in a hotel room in Mexico City at the young age of 48 from a heart-attack. He died in poverty. If Feldman had been born 40 years later, like so many top comedians today, he would be a multi-millionaire and be hailed as the modernist Buster Keaton. A superb biography of his lifewww.chortle.co.uk/features/2014/02/27/19693/not_just_a_gagging_gargoyle His one connection to cricket typified his early life.
At another school a cricket ball was thrown in his face, breaking his nose. In return, he broke the nose of the child who threw the
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Dec 17, 2014 15:43:03 GMT
Interesting shenanigans going on with 'The Barmy Army'. To celebrate their 20th Anniversary, a dinner has been arranged on January 24th at 'The Oval'. For club-class Members at a cost of £80 a head. This includes a two course meal and a glass of wine + cake. There was such an outcry from BA supporters at what was deemed as the expense that the club have been forced to reduce the price to £70 per head. As they state, "We have listened to your comments and feedback. Firstly we would like to confirm that we want as many of you there as possible and secondly please rest assured, this is and always has been a not for profit event, with any monies raised going to our nominated charities." The club continue, "Due to being able to obtain some subsidies and pledged sponsorship we are pleased to say that we are able to reduce the price per ticket." How noble of them. Barmy Prices Perhaps, it is the perception of the club and what it stands for, where chips and a pie would suffice. Surely, it is the alcohol that is important on such a night? That is where the subsidies and sponsorship should occur and not the food? Abracadabra, each Member now gains 'half a bottle of wine' rather than just a glass. Now that's more like it! www.barmyarmy.com/news/index.php?m=newsfull&iNewsID=679 |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Dec 29, 2014 11:46:59 GMT
FINAL 3 OF THE CELEBRITY COMEDIANS’ CRICKET XI9: Max Boyce
An uncompromising Welshman, Max Boyce is described as this country’s greatest living entertainer and is the Stephen Fry equivalent of their ‘National Treasure’. While Rugby beats within his heart, cricket had a major influence on an earlier life when miner Boyce went down the pit. He came late to the sport at 16 years-old but quickly proved himself a fiery opening bowler, modeling himself on Fred Trueman. He played for Pontneddfechan in the ‘South Wales League’ and former Glamorgan opening bat, Alan Jones, described Boyce as having “The finest temperament of any seamer he had seen.” After his side were bowled out for one run in a game against Skewen, Boyce wrote and recorded a song about the experience which was then picked up by ‘Radio Wales’. Some suggest this lyric launched his career as an entertainer. Boyce has been a life-long Glamorgan supporter. One of his favourite players was Hugh Morris. As a boy he watched the international touring sides that visited Wales whilst munching on banana sandwiches made by his Mam. Later, as his fame grew, Boyce played charity games for ‘The Taverners’. In 2009 when ‘The Swalec’ held the 1st Ashes Test which lead to that famous draw, he wrote a poem called ‘The Richest Dust’ celebrating the event. It was published in Wales’ biggest newspaper ‘The Western Mail’. www.ashespoetry.net/2009/07/09/cardiff-day-one/King and Country One of his greatest friend’s is Ian Botham - a friendship forged when Boyce played panto alongside him in ‘Jack & The Beanstalk’ after Botham had been dumped from the England side. Over 3 Winters they shared 94 shows. Boyce refers to his good friend as “a terrible, terrible but wonderful person!” Botham’s first performance as ‘The King’ was described by a local scribe as, “More wooden than the Beanstalk itself”. Between shows Botham would sup Champagne due to “sheer boredom”. Since, Boyce has been involved with every one of Botham’s 30 or more charity walks including 12 long distance ones and is Vice-President of the NSPCC in Wales. Now 70 years-old Boyce has suffered from heart problems and this year had a quadruple heart-by-pass. He is presently recovering but is already lining up a tour for 2015. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8146027.stm10: Al Murray Al Murray is from a generation who were ‘turned on by cricket’ after 2005 Ashes fever gripped the nation, admitting, “I got interested because England started winning again.” He played the game at his public school ‘Bedford’ but was no good at it. He went to Oxford where he graduated with an MA in modern history. Murray is a descendant of 19th century novelist William Makepeace-Thackeray and his grandfather comes from Scottish nobility. His father Lieutenant Colonel Ingram Murray is the great grandson (x 3) of the 3rd Duke of Atholl. So much for ‘The Pub Landlord’, then! Posh Landed... Lord Murray attends various international matches. He loves Test cricket describing it like “A slow-cooking lasagne with lots of layers.” Murray was the appointed comic for the England farewell lunch before going to Australia and the 2013 Ashes and blames himself for the whitewash. “I told some jokes about Kevin Pietersen and his text messaging,” he explains. “They didn’t grip and turn at all. No-one laughed!” Murray was raised in the same village as Alistair Cook, “At least, I am not the only one who is pestered to open their annual village fete,” he says and congratulates Cook for not being on Twitter. “It can drive you insane.” Murray has 383k followers. He feels like many about the intrusion of betting companies. One summer tweet was: “A summary of the ads during the cricket: BET YOU F**K**S!!! BET!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!! BET!! WHY AREN'T YOU BETTING!!!” Meanwhile, there was the perfunctory TMS interview back in July. Murray laughs about his chat with Aggers. “I’ve kind of made it haven’t I? I should be high-fiving myself.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTz7O3_GP7k11: Eric IdleEric Idle is the third member of ‘Monty Python’ who enjoys cricket. He spends much of his life in America where he has become renowned for his cricket tweets whilst following England Test matches. Recent one-liners include, “Cricket is like marital sex. Occasionally it's very exciting...” and “The definition of cricket is a game which is impossible for Americans to understand.” When Joe Root was batting recently and on 66*, Idle punned this fact with Route 66. His American readers experienced a bemused mass fuddle. Idle is part of the Hollywood cricket scene which has a rich history. He helped organise the first ‘Westfield Hollywood Ashes England v Australia Twenty20’ cricket match in 2009. Opened by Actor Mel Gibson who tossed the coin, players included former Aussie international Steve Waugh and Sony Vice-President Phil Lynch. Eric Idle & actor Julian Sands at the Westfield Hollywood’s interest in cricket began in 1932 when actor/cricketer C. Aubrey Smith formed ‘The Hollywood Cricket Club’ (HCC). Past luminaries have included Boris Karloff, PG Wodehouse, Ronald Coleman, David Niven, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn and Laurence Olivier. Today, cricket is an important part of tinsel town’s fabric. The HCC continues to take a leading role in the development of Californian cricket and have toured East Africa, India and Canada. It hosts three teams in several competitive divisions of the ‘Southern California Cricket Association’ including in Division 1 ‘The Corinthians’ and ‘Hollywood 1’. The HCC attracts both former Test and county players from Australia, India, Zimbabwe and England. www.sccacricket.org/The little known ‘Monty Python’ cricket sketch mentioned earlier in the series. www.montypython.net/scripts/3rd-test.phpTHE FINAL COMEDY CELEBRITY XI
Nick Hancock (+)
Rory Bremner
Michael McIntyre
Miles Jupp
Chris Tarrant (*)
Alan Davies
Michael Palin
Al Murray
Eric Idle
Max Boyce
John Cleese
12th man/Umpire: Stephen Fry
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 6, 2015 17:15:40 GMT
Geoffrey’s Knighthood Boycotted by the Establishment
A pithy headline, perhaps, but poor old Boycs has had a Knighthood declined this week by the corridors of the establishment where the presumption being... is his fracas with a former girlfriend must be the reason, after he was found guilty by a French court in 1996 of physical assault. Yet, as Nigel Adams, Conservative MP for Selby & Ainsty in Yorkshire, who wrote in support of the campaign to give Boycott a Knighthood, said: “A conviction is no bar to being awarded an honour. There are plenty of people who have been awarded honours who have had brushes with English law, let alone Napoleonic law.” Surely, this is more about how the establishment operate and how they reward those who tow the status quo line rather than some criminal excuse? Too Much of a Non-Conformist? Boycott still pleads his innocence over the said fracas when he was accused of punching former lover Margaret Moore nearly 20 times in the face after her constant “nagging” to get married. Boycott’s infamous reply was, “I am not the marrying kind!” He claims Moore slipped over causing bruising to her face and eyes after she flew into a rage at his remark. The batsman received a three-month suspended sentence and £5,300 fine from a French court. This led to a costly two-year-legal battle to clear his name after the initial conviction at the ‘Hotel du Cap’ in Antibes. He and Ms Moore had spent the evening together drinking champagne with the American singer, Billy Joel, before the incident occurred. Boycott tweeted to his 57,000 followers today: “I am delighted that so many people thought I deserved a Knighthood and sad that it can be blocked for something I didn’t do.” He continued: “18 years ago I was wrongly accused by a bad person. I tried to clear my name in France but under Napoleonic law once accused you are guilty.” He followed this with: “I am frank and forthright but don’t have and never will have a history of violence. Thank you again to all my supporters.” Surprisingly, one of Boycott’s most ardent supporters was Home Secretary Theresa May, a self-confessed life-time fan of the Yorkshireman. Her adulation began as a girl growing up in Oxfordshire when she and her father, the Rev. Hubert Brasier, would listen regularly together to TMS. It was her way of bonding with him. Boycott became a sporting hero of May’s and why the Knighthood support. A Genuine Interest in Cricket Meanwhile, Theresa May has a genuine interest for cricket and was a guest of ‘Lords’ in August 2013 to see the England Women's cricket team lose to Australia by 27 runs in an ODI. That same year in September she was the honoured guest of none other than Geoffrey Boycott to watch England take on Australia in an ODI at Headingley. Alas, the game was rained off without a ball bowled. So, how many cricketers have been knighted over the years for services to cricket? The Ideal Knighthood Candidate There are few surprises. Bradman is, perhaps, the best known alongside Englishmen Bedser, Hobbs, Hutton and Cowdrey. Lesser known, perhaps, include Warner, Toone and Allen. Some may say the anti-establishment figure of Ian Terence Botham was knighted but this wasn’t for services to cricket but for his charity work. The Cricketing Knighthood List
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricketers_who_were_knightedSo, even if Boycott had been found innocent of his physical assault, it is unlikely that Sir Geofrey would ever have occurred. He is too much of a rebel and a verbal scatter-gun, who doesn’t trust authority, and, more importantly, is not afraid to speak his own mind. The latter point is the one that the establishment cannot heed. And why so many love him and find the Yorkshireman a breath of fresh air in a society ever more governed by political correctness and 'saying the right thing'.
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 6, 2015 17:47:08 GMT
Geoffrey’s Knighthood Boycotted by the Establishment
A pithy headline, perhaps, but poor old Boycs has had a Knighthood declined this week by the corridors of the establishment where the presumption being... is his fracas with a former girlfriend must be the reason, after he was found guilty by a French court in 1996 of physical assault. Yet, as Nigel Adams, Conservative MP for Selby & Ainsty in Yorkshire, who wrote in support of the campaign to give Boycott a Knighthood, said: “A conviction is no bar to being awarded an honour. There are plenty of people who have been awarded honours who have had brushes with English law, let alone Napoleonic law.” Surely, this is more about how the establishment operate and how they reward those who tow the status quo line rather than some criminal excuse? Too Much of a Non-Conformist?Boycott still pleads his innocence over the said fracas when he was accused of punching former lover Margaret Moore nearly 20 times in the face after her constant “nagging” to get married. Boycott’s infamous reply was, “I am not the marrying kind!” He claims Moore slipped over causing bruising to her face and eyes after she flew into a rage at his remark. The batsman received a three-month suspended sentence and £5,300 fine from a French court. This led to a costly two-year-legal battle to clear his name after the initial conviction at the ‘Hotel du Cap’ in Antibes. He and Ms Moore had spent the evening together drinking champagne with the American singer, Billy Joel, before the incident occurred. Boycott tweeted to his 57,000 followers today: “I am delighted that so many people thought I deserved a Knighthood and sad that it can be blocked for something I didn’t do.” He continued: “18 years ago I was wrongly accused by a bad person. I tried to clear my name in France but under Napoleonic law once accused you are guilty.” He followed this with: “I am frank and forthright but don’t have and never will have a history of violence. Thank you again to all my supporters.” Surprisingly, one of Boycott’s most ardent supporters was Home Secretary Theresa May, a self-confessed life-time fan of the Yorkshireman. Her adulation began as a girl growing up in Oxfordshire when she and her father, the Rev. Hubert Brasier, would listen regularly together to TMS. It was her way of bonding with him. Boycott became a sporting hero of May’s and why the Knighthood support. A Genuine Interest in CricketMeanwhile, Theresa May has a genuine interest for cricket and was a guest of ‘Lords’ in August 2013 to see the England Women's cricket team lose to Australia by 27 runs in an ODI. That same year in September she was the honoured guest of none other than Geoffrey Boycott to watch England take on Australia in an ODI at Headingley. Alas, the game was rained off without a ball bowled. So, how many cricketers have been knighted over the years for services to cricket? The Ideal Knighthood CandidateThere are few surprises. Bradman is, perhaps, the best known alongside Englishmen Bedser, Hobbs, Hutton and Cowdrey. Lesser known, perhaps, include Warner, Toone and Allen. Some may say the anti-establishment figure of Ian Terence Botham was knighted but this wasn’t for services to cricket but for his charity work. The Cricketing Knighthood List
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricketers_who_were_knightedSo, even if Boycott had been found innocent of his physical assault, it is unlikely that Sir Geofrey would ever have occurred. He is too much of a rebel and a verbal scatter-gun, who doesn’t trust authority, and, more importantly, is not afraid to speak his own mind. The latter point is the one that the establishment cannot heed. And why so many love him and find the Yorkshireman a breath of fresh air in a society ever more governed by political correctness and 'saying the right thing'. You raise a number of interesting points with this post, s and f. The first, to my mind, is the ambiguous status of Boycott. You say that he is too much of a rebel, unafraid to speak his own mind, and is anti-establishment, yet his own carefully presented personality, prepared over many years of lucrative public appearances, presentation sessions and general punditry is a classic of the Establishment mentality. What could be more representative as a kind of wish-fulfilment fantasy of Englishmen of a certain age and status than Boycott, with his rakish wide-brimmed hats, his expensive suits, his oft-repeated tales of how he quarrelled with this and that selector "Insole, his name was, but I call him by a different name"? And don't we all feel a certain comfort, a continuity, in that each summer there he is again, sinking his bloody carkeys into the pitch, making the same saloon-bar comments again? He's the perfect nineteenth-holer, not a car salesman, he's careful to remind you, but the main Jaguar dealer in Whereveritmightbe, and he wants you to know he's a bit of a rough diamond, even as he cons you out of another round of drinks because you didn't notice where he replaced the ball before that last shot of his! And yet....he was the last, complete, English batsman, and with all his many maddening faults, his dodgy politics and his relentless self-promotion, he is a reminder that we did produce a batsman who ranked with the very best, and whose technical perfection was a little miracle of precision, like a craftsman's piece of engineering work, all cogs effortlessly engaging and clearing. What he might have been if only there had been some warmth, some feeling that the man was giving of himself. And for that refusal to give anything of the real Geoffrey away, to selectors, to fellow players, and most of all to spectators, that was the mark of the true rebel. Secondly, the list of knighthoods is interesting because of the wide range of West Indian countries rewarding their players, a fact seldom reported in the British press. It's good to know we have a Sir Curtly, a Sir Andy Roberts, and a Sir Richie Roichardson, to go with the better-known cases of Sir Frank Worrell, Sir Garry and Sir Viv. Also worthy of mention is Sir Richard Hadlee, alomng with the two West Indians and Bedser, the only bowler of note to have received the honour - I deliberately refuse to accept that the completely despicable Gubby Allen got his gong for anything as plebeian as bowling! And on that final note, shame on you as a Sussex man for not pointing out that single, golden "other reason" of services to Anglo-American Amity: our very own Sir CA "Round the corner" Smith! |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 6, 2015 18:16:26 GMT
hhs, Thank you for your thought-provoking response.
...yet his own carefully presented personality, prepared over many years of lucrative public appearances, presentation sessions and
general punditry is a classic of the Establishment mentalityPhil Tufnell's carefully contrived media personality is the cheeky chappy, rather thick, happy go-lucky East-End boy. When you meet him, he is intelligent, savvy and street-wise and knows exactly what he's doing. No surprise, he has earnt ££ms from his 'character'. So, is Boycott's personality contrived too as you suggest? An establishment figure pretending to be anti-establishment, yet is establishment all along? I disagree. Society allows anti-establishment figures up to a point. It is refreshing to have such characters. It shows strength given how good the Brits are at laughing at themselves. The point comes when such people cross the line and can't be controlled anymore. I believe Boycott is one of those characters. Give him a Knighthood and it's open doors to anyone with a grudge to bear and a chip on their shoulder. Criticise the establishment and I can get a Knighthood. Perhaps, not? The irony of anti-establishment figures, as we saw during the 1960s in particular, is later on up the road they become establishment. Society catches up with their views. Such people are visionaries and path-makers for future generations. And that future generation rewards them accordingly. Sadly, often after they have died! Has society ever caught up with Boycott's Yorkshire acerbic and brash comments? He was trouble for England, trouble for Yorkshire and always will be trouble. But, hey, that's why we luv 'im. Sir CA "Round the corner" Smith!Yes, amiss of me for not mentioning our own backyard.  |
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 6, 2015 20:21:28 GMT
S and f: the point I am trying to make about Boycott and his relationship to Establishment values is, I think, best illustrated by thinking in the terms used by Rolande Barthes in his essay "Operation Margarine". " Nowadays it is common for people to smugly discuss the problems of the status quo as an foolproof means of defending it. This is how it goes down: You take the idea or the belief that you treasure like a head on a stick – then you attack it from all angles. Allow everyone to know how petty or problematic it is – let the idea ‘go-down’ on its own imperfection. Then just before this idea explodes all over its self pull it up and save it “in spite of” its problems, or rather because of them." He goes on to offer the marketing of margarine as an example of this defensive positioning. Yes, margarine is artificial, it isn't butter, of course. And how could people who like food possibly accept the idea of using margarine in a mousse? And yet...it's convenient, and it's cheap, and it is quite pleasant. And so we accept something that initially we've been conditioned againts, because of charm and because of that first fake negative introduction. So it is that we make a great cossetting of Geoffrey as our pet inconoclast, and ignore the grotesque charade of commentating that is Blofeld, or the bleatings of Agnew, for ever worried that Uppingham might not be considered quite classy enough to count. The issue between Boycott and the Establishment is not one of control, but of mutual dependency. What we have today, the meritocracy of media influence, money and a certain amount of the old, inherited snobbery, is tough because of its adaptability, and its capacity to absorb all of those social climbers who have reached the rung most appropriate to their own sense of self-esteem. |
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Post by jim on Jan 6, 2015 20:31:50 GMT
Fred Boycott @fredboycott Geoffrey Boycott has been robbed twice - first by the French courts, then by Whitehall fw.to/g8e2faD #PeoplesKnight |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 22:12:03 GMT
Boycott is cricket's equivalent of Ched Evans.
After knighthoods were brought into disrepute by the honours bestowed on Sir Jimmy Saville, Sir Cyril Smith et al , nobody convicted of an offence against a woman or child will ever get an honour, and quite rightly so - particularly if they show no remorse.
If Boycott and Evans had apologised and done some voluntary work for a rape charity or donated their earnings to a battered women's refuge, one might be able to resume his career as a professional footballer and the other might be a knight of the realm.
Instead, both have continued to maintain that everyone else was lying and they were the real victims, even after the courts found to the contrary. That Boycott somehow manages to blame Napoleon for his conviction says it all.
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Post by longhops on Jan 6, 2015 23:54:51 GMT
HH Many thanks for posting the Marty Feldman sketch. I was trying to explain it to my two sons the other day. It was a great sketch and reminds me that my son's run up is not as long as I thought it was!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 7, 2015 10:29:21 GMT
jim, Many thanks for the Telegraph link, the best article I've read on the subject to date. Certainly, Whitehall shenanigans is another theory that can be thrown into the mix. bm, You make a good point and no doubt closer to the truth than other theories. One shudders to think of the past Knighthood recipients. As the latest paedophile investigation suggests, add murder to that list too! hhs, I take your point. It is like the political tool to distract the people from economic/social problems at home by creating an enemy, even a foreign war. Thatcher and the Falklands is a good example. For America, more recently, it was Saddam Hussain, then Saddam Bin Laden, and now it's ISIS. And on a dull day throw in Russia and North Korea. Reinforce enemies with the full backing of the media which then strengthens the public need for a protective and strong establishment. Enemies/antagonists need each other to remain in power. edit: What a cryptic comment given what has just happened in Paris.  |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 7, 2015 11:30:24 GMT
To offer respite to Geoffrey’s Knighthood disappointment watching this interview with Peter Moores reminds one of a long list of England Football managers before a World Cup campaign. One desperately wants “to believe” but it is difficult to discover a single body gene that does. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30694889The more interesting aspect of this interview are the Waitrose stickers behind Moores. Yep, Waitrose is the new England sponsor. In their drive to up-market themselves and leave the present turmoil of a shrinking supermarket middle ground, it is interesting how they choose cricket, rather like TATA and the promotion of their Jaguar. Organic Grass-Roots  Therefore, it is confirmed. Cricket is a middle to upper class sport and always shall be. And because of this, cricket will remain a niche sport. Yet, football was once a working-class sport but then infiltrated by the middle and upper classes. How was this achieved? Can we blame SKY entirely for the perversion? Why can’t cricket attract a working class following or are we living in a classless society as New Labour made us believe? Meanwhile, Waitrose are promising to donate £100 to grassroots cricket for every 4 or 6 scored during an England match this summer. Surely, a good reason to bring back KP.  www.waitrose.com/cricketPS: Terrible news from France with all its implications. This makes cricket right now rather irrelevant. news.sky.com/story/1403662/paris-magazine-shooting-kills-11-people |
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Post by leedsgull on Jan 7, 2015 13:30:05 GMT
S&F Waitrose sponsored England last season as well. I saw three days of the Headingley Test and many times the big screen "alerted" me to the latest Waitrose moment when a boundary was scored. It became quite tedious after a while.
On the Boycott theme perhaps there is a silver lining. The 2015 Yorkshire diary lists him as President again. Dickie Bird has only had one year having followed a two year stint by Boycott. You were only supposed to be President once but perhaps they have bent the rules to allow Boycott back.Then again it might be a printers error.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 7, 2015 13:51:51 GMT
lg, You are correct and here is a media release to confirm it. The sponsorship is a 3 year deal which includes England Women's International cricket and began last season. www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/cook-and-moores-launch-waitrose-dealGiven that UK grass-roots playing numbers were down by 7% last season, it is encouraging that Waitrose are continuing to focus part of their sponsorship on this area. www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/news/100-waitrose-voucher-to-help-clubs-with-open-daysAs a footnote, global cricket sponsorship is now worth over $400m a year according to a report from 'Sponsorship Today'. The research carried out over a year ago, analysed data from 788 deals from all of the major cricket playing nations and found that India accounted for $165m of spend, international events $68 million, England $66 million and Australia $57 million. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 18:39:40 GMT
Fred Boycott @fredboycott Geoffrey Boycott has been robbed twice - first by the French courts, then by Whitehall fw.to/g8e2faD #PeoplesKnight A journalistic colleague of mine on the Murdochian payroll once took Boycott out to dinner at a very popular London restaurant, but made the mistake of not booking. They were ushered into the bar area and asked to wait until a table became available. Thirty minutes and a couple of g+t s later, an increasingly bristly Boycott said: "I think thee should tell 'em who I am." My colleague (I won't name him, but hh will know who it is as I introduced them atop the south stand a couple of seasons ago), claims that he replied: "I did and that's why we're still sitting here" . Not sure I believe him. But it's a good story! |
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