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Most test matches do not last 5 days in the modern era.
Superb game and amazing entertainment.If you could not see that maybe best you not watch cricket.
Perfect pitch that offered a bit for both batting and bowling overhead cloud conditions swung the balance towards the bowlers.
Can't wait for Lords on Thursday.
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Don't forget your fancy dress, and your cards with 6 and 4 on them to wave at the cameras when there's a boundary. I played on average three games a week in the South Wales league, latter years in the West Wales league and for over twenty years in the Central league. Unlike pro soccer players, professional cricketers in those days would regularly play for regional sides in the South Wales league if they were not required for a county fixture that day. Even in the central league in Swansea the standard of opposition could be very high. It was no fun facing County medium pacers at 80 mph in fading light at 9pm, with no sight screen, and it was long before helmets were considered necessary. Most of the spectators for Glamorgan matches at St Helens in the sixties and seventies had considerable experience of playing the game. Sadly most spectators now are attracted by the party atmosphere created by the marketing men. and the average reveller now has very little knowledge of the game, compared to the cricket followers in those days.
Apologies, affray not assault as someone else pointed out.
I applaud him for stepping in when someone else was being attacked. I'd like to think I'd also do that but until you're in that situation you never know. End of the day, he carried on with the situation looking for a fight, to that extent he did wrong and should be punished.
In reality, it'll be community service or something.
Don't forget your fancy dress, and your cards with 6 and 4 on them to wave at the cameras when there's a boundary. I played on average three games a week in the South Wales league, latter years in the West Wales league and for over twenty years in the Central league. Unlike pro soccer players, professional cricketers in those days would regularly play for regional sides in the South Wales league if they were not required for a county fixture that day. Even in the central league in Swansea the standard of opposition could be very high. It was no fun facing County medium pacers at 80 mph in fading light at 9pm, with no sight screen, and it was long before helmets were considered necessary. Most of the spectators for Glamorgan matches at St Helens in the sixties and seventies had considerable experience of playing the game. Sadly most spectators now are attracted by the party atmosphere created by the marketing men. and the average reveller now has very little knowledge of the game, compared to the cricket followers in those days.
Great post. I can't remember ever playing beyond about 8pm though.
Faced Richard Doughty once who'd bowled Zaheer Abbas the previous week as part of a Pfeiffer for Surrey. Got another 5 for not many against us bowling against a backdrop of trees (no sightscreen) with a red ball in the September evening gloom.
*Just looked him up - died this year aged 57! Christ...
Was second in the county bowling averages one year and described as "bustling medium pace". Quick enough for me, thanks.
Lesson hopefully learnt for Stokes. Stay out of trouble, don't put yourself in positions like that ever again. Surely they have private function rooms /private suites/hotel bars? This keeps them safe from the degenerates that look for trouble with the "famous"
Ah well, needs to put it in on field now like he did a few weeks back.
Lesson hopefully learnt for Stokes. Stay out of trouble, don't put yourself in positions like that ever again. Surely they have private function rooms /private suites/hotel bars? This keeps them safe from the degenerates that look for trouble with the "famous"
Ah well, needs to put it in on field now like he did a few weeks back.
Yes. I don't see how anyone can argue Stokes wasn't the aggressor based upon the cctv footage. The "I was protecting gay guys" argument wasn't even a good defence given ( somewhat surprisingly ) neither gave evidence either way. Going into detail about the amount he had to drink, couldn't remember bits didn't help either.
Equally, I think it was the wrong charge. Affray gives a defendent more leeway to play the "self-defence / feared for safety card" - even so, it's hard to argue Stokes was scared by someone walking away with their hands up.
If the charge was ABH or GBH then I think it would have been a different verdict.
On the wider point of jury service, I've done it twice. There were elements of people there who just wanted to get it over with, who didn't really seem to care if justice was done or not.
I have also been on jury service twice and agree it's a nightmare.
The defendant in the 1st who was obviously guilty but ended up getting off even approached me a few months later and said he was guilty as sin I told him I know.
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