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Let Peter Moores be your friend!
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Let Peter Moores be your friend!
Foster should’ve been in the team as his keeping was the best by a country mile
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
another who falls into the category I best not give my opinion of publicly!
Tongo
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Ah, the old England's search for their equivalent of Adam Gilchrist!
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
ffs Broad pitch it up plse, sets up perfectly for one of your wonder spells this pitch
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Blimey!
I never expected to see Jimmy Ormond being mentioned on here. Nice guy who I used to see quite a bit of when my two sons were in the Leicestershire youth set-up.
My old club had a keeper like that and we called him “cymbalsâ€
You can tell a quality keeper by his ability standing up against spin bowlers!
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.....and medium-pacers.
Keeps the batsman back in his crease thereby restricting his choice of shot.
Tongo
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I wrote this blog piece a while back about the difference a quality keeper (i.e Foakes) makes.
www.yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/frivolous-observations-the-gilchrist-effect/
When i played Kent league premier cricket Bexley’s keeper stood up to every bowler. As an opening bat it was a bit unnerving the first time he was stood there chatting to you
Tongo
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Saw a keeper do the same for Cumberland against Bucks in the minor counties a few years ago.
fundy
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played club cricket with Nic Pothas before he went to Hampshire, he was more a batter keeper at top level but could stand up to anyone after the first 10 overs pretty much in club cricket unless it was doing loads
Great article
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It's also unnerving to watch your 16 year-old son doing it in Leics Premier League to some pretty sharp Countý 2's and ex- First Class medium pacers.
He never wore a helmet to keep and I was always worried that I was the one who would have to face his Mother if he stopped one in the face.
Fortunately for me he had safe hands.
WOW, that’s some ability at that age
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Daft as a brush!
Well that was my verdict. Trouble was that even then (2000) there was too much emphasis on batting rather than just keeping skills.
He wasn't a bad batsman but there were others around, particularly in Midlands region, who were better with the bat but not quite so good with the gloves.
But he enjoyed it then and still plays now
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
Nick the Greek! He was an underrated player. At school he was just dominant with the bat. Unlucky for him that South Africa had Boucher.
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
No but he swings it and he extends the batting line up. Very much an insurance selection. He’s young and could end up as a genuine all rounder. First change and batting 7 especially if you use Bairstow behind the stumps and bat him at 3. Balances out the team nicely
Paperboy
Mini Cam
I played hockey with him once, his brother was supposed to play but couldn't make it. So sent Nik to play for us, probably the best sweeper I've played behind. Nik he's 30 yards behind you, yeah that's ok.
He just seemed to have a 10 foot reach on either side, really nice bloke although only meet him the once
