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Post by liquidskin on Jul 18, 2020 15:09:24 GMT
Suicide road kills? Is that when a badger gets depressed?
Yes, your last sentence. Boo-hoo to them.
I didn't go anywhere S&F, there was sweet FA to talk about after the 'man' shut me down on Covid.
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Post by jimbon on Jul 18, 2020 15:48:08 GMT
Does this mean that children's sizes will have a blank front, I assume they can not sell shirts advertising Betting company to minors.
I read somewhere that 70% of clubs in the EFL Championship were sponsored by betting companies. I like a bet myself but certainly think their advertising should be controlled similar to tobacco and alcohol.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 18, 2020 16:31:57 GMT
LS, It's the Mod and Rocker all over again. www.theargus.co.uk/news/18589619.mods-rockers-descend-brighton-madeira-drive-protest/?ref=ebjimbon, You make an excellent point. I am sure there will be junior-sized shirts sold via the Club shop which kinda puts the whole debate into perspective. PS: My apologies. I have perused the Club shop and up to 14 years-old there is no Dafabet logo (£35 a shirt). 14+ years-old then there is and the logo costs you an extra £5 (£40). Given the recent USA survey showing that the younger generations are the most vulnerable to gambling addiction, then not a great advert for the Club.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 20, 2020 8:22:43 GMT
Does anyone recognise the name or face or both of David Earl? From the photo below, he looks like a younger version of Ricky Tomlinson. Earl is a comedian, has done some telly, starred alongside Ricky Gervais, is best known for his comedy character Brian Gittins, and this weekend carried out some virtual cricket charity work by raising money for The Children’s Society. Anyway, you can add him to the list of ‘luvvies’ who follow Sussex CCC as this recent article in ‘The Cricketer Magazine’ portrays. He told journo Thomas Blow: I played for Sussex until I was about 15 or 16. I was nowhere near good enough to carry on! I stopped for a couple of years and then I just played league cricket until my late 30s, but I became the old man in the team and I just couldn’t do it anymore. I was at East Grinstead when I was younger, and then I played for a team called Chiddingly in Sussex for a few years before ending at Balcombe, a little village side.
I realised I was just dropping catches and I had to get out, it was humiliating! I occasionally go and watch a few games down at Hove, but I follow England more than county cricket. Although I was looking forward to The Hundred. I watched the draft in the winter and thought it looked quite fun! But I’m more into Test cricket and following England. I also really like the T20s.Delighted Earl enjoys T20 and was looking forward to The 100. This makes a change from the ‘A’ List luvvies like Stephen Fry who look-down at the short format. As for his interest in playing virtual cricket? I really wanted to do it. A month or two before I found Cricket 19, I was playing Howzat! I used to play that as a kid. I think I just need my cricket fix!
Oh bless! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEOVJystrJk&list=PLg102zjMgFkKZLgib_JOE2eBOurTvSSRI&index=19
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 20, 2020 22:23:30 GMT
Is it a younger version of Ricky Tomlinson? The face looks similar but the name seems different. No scratch that. Is it David Earl? Earl is a comedian, has done some telly, starred alongside Ricky Gervais, is best known for his comedy character Brian Gittins, and this weekend carried out some virtual cricket charity work by raising money for The Children’s Society, I believe. Is it him?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 21, 2020 7:31:29 GMT
Lawdy lawd! I note today the WicketCricket thread has surpassed 400,000 page views since its inception in May 2014. Thank you to all the readers and posters who have made this possible. As always, it is a privilege and honour writing for you. I call it my “happy work” as my mate ‘Happy’ works and I just lawd it. Even more inexplicable, while there has been little or no cricket this year, the WickedCricket page views have increased 36% over the corresponding period of 2019. Hail Mr Happy! Meanwhile, I pledge to strive for balanced and informed cricket scribing, where praise is lavished if praise is due and criticise (constructively) when criticism is eschewed. And, as ever, I am indebted to the Forum’s primary moderator, longstop, for his studious and judicial administration. Onward to the promised green and pleasant land of late summer cricket. We have much to look forward to.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 21, 2020 8:43:22 GMT
There is another virtual Members Forum coming up, this time on Wednesday (July 22nd) at 6pm. Members are invited to ask questions to a panel of Club hierarchy including Rob Andrew, Bob Warren and Keith Greenfield. Questions require to be submitted in advance. Here is a link offering all the information you need. sussexcricket.co.uk/sussex-cricket-members-forum
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 21, 2020 11:00:30 GMT
Botham and Flintoff pale in comparison, imho. Stokes is the greatest England all-rounder, and perhaps the World, in modern times.
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Post by joe on Jul 21, 2020 11:18:10 GMT
Botham pales in comparison? You have a short memory!
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Post by gmdf on Jul 21, 2020 12:26:56 GMT
Botham pales in comparison? You have a short memory! Botham was (for the first part of his career, at least) a far more dangerous bowler. But he was not as good a batsman consistently at Test level as Stokes is now.
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Post by joe on Jul 21, 2020 13:57:32 GMT
Botham pales in comparison? You have a short memory! Botham was (for the first part of his career, at least) a far more dangerous bowler. But he was not as good a batsman consistently at Test level as Stokes is now. Stokes is a superb all-round cricketer who could well overshadow Botham eventually but at the moment Botham is still the best England all-rounder of modern times in my opinion.
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 21, 2020 19:46:25 GMT
Lawdy lawd! I note today the WicketCricket thread has surpassed 400,000 page views since its inception in May 2014. Thank you to all the readers and posters who have made this possible. As always, it is a privilege and honour writing for you. I call it my “happy work” as my mate ‘Happy’ works and I just lawd it. Even more inexplicable, while there has been little or no cricket this year, the WickedCricket page views have increased 36% over the corresponding period of 2019. Hail Mr Happy! Meanwhile, I pledge to strive for balanced and informed cricket scribing, where praise is lavished if praise is due and criticise (constructively) when criticism is eschewed. And, as ever, I am indebted to the Forum’s primary moderator, longstop, for his studious and judicial administration. Onward to the promised green and pleasant land of late summer cricket. We have much to look forward to. Surprised I didn't get a specific mention but whatever.
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 21, 2020 19:48:56 GMT
Botham & Flintoff were considerably better bowlers than Stokes. Stokes a considerably better bat. All three would make England's strongest all time team, for me and all I imagine. If I had to pick one - Keith Newell.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 22, 2020 13:08:32 GMT
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Post by gmdf on Jul 22, 2020 16:39:43 GMT
Botham & Flintoff were considerably better bowlers than Stokes. Stokes a considerably better bat. All three would make England's strongest all time team, for me and all I imagine. If I had to pick one - Keith Newell. I have to say, fine players though all three were (are for Stokes), I can't see all 3 making a hypothetical 'All Time Best England X1'. Certainly one would and for me that would be Botham or Stokes. Flintoff's Test statistics, 31 with the bat & 32 with the ball, are really good enough.
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