westTAHger
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R.I.P Alan Davidson, geez there's gonna be one impressive cricket squad in he sky.
Cricket Season Thread
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GNR4LIFE
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Thought he might have been Australia’s oldest living test cricketer. But he’s not. Ken Archer currently holds that crown at 93 years young.
supercoach
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@gnr4life said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499737) said:
Amazing, would have thought there would be a few around the 100 mark
happy_tiger
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@westtahger said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499731) said:
Was given Davo's autobiography ....15 paces
Classy man .....from what I've heard arguably our best left armer ever ...could bowl spin or seam ...good batsmen and one of the best fieldsmen ever ....
Mallett was an extremely underrated spinner and a very good gully fielder ......not the worst lower order batsmen either
RIP Ashley Mallett and Alan Davidson ......
happy_tiger
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That's right Davo actually trained with the Wests boys in the off season ...totally forgot about that
supercoach
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@happy_tiger said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499779) said:
Never saw Davo bowl live,but saw a lot of Rowdy. Best offie we have produced with May and Lyons not far behind. His stats probably don’t tell you the true story and bowling spin behind KD Lillie,Thomo and co your opportunities were limited. My two favourite spinners of that era were Johnny Gleeson and Mallet
@supercoach said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499851) said:
Thanks champion @supercoach - some great memories there.
Gleeson wasn't always picked but he was amazing - hard to pick his action.
Mallet always popular in the Lillie era and Davo was the Godfather around the Western Suburbs club, among later cricket leaders Simpson, Wellham and Clarke.
happy_tiger
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@tiger_one said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499868) said:
Yardley was a handy offie as well ....good in the gully like Mallett
Tiger_Steve
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Anyone staying up to watch Aussies vs Poms?
@tiger_steve said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499925) said:
Will have that on the laptop with Liverpool vs. Brighton on the TV :+1:
happy_tiger
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@tiger_steve said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499925) said:
going to bed now lol
tigerbenji
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I played for Magpies Cricket Club & Davo was our Patron, just a great man, nothing was to much trouble for him. I was lucky enough to see him play as well.
GNR4LIFE
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@jadtiger said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499930) said:
The real stuff starts in just over a month.
TheDaBoss
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@gnr4life said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499943) said:
Who u support in bbl mate?
GNR4LIFE
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@thedaboss said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499952) said:
Whoever my money is on. Don’t really care for 20/20 itself. I’m the purest type of cricket follower there is. As someone who loves a multi, it gives me something to bet on over summer though, so I enjoy it for that reason. Every year I think about getting into SC, but I really don’t think I’m invested enough to see it through.
Tiger_Steve
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@happy_tiger said in [Cricket Season Thread](/post/1499928) said:
Missed this because at 2-8 I also went to bed! Lol
Such a fragile batting line up. Only one bloke with the technique and talent to bat on a pitch that’s doing a bit so when he fails - we are gone!
Also, Starc is done imo
