Cerberus

It's possible that Ford's pardon of Nixon may have been a factor in him losing in '76, but Carter didn't win by that much and of course only managed one term.

Ian Redpath, Aussie batsman of the sixties and early seventies, dead at 83: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-australia-opener-ian-redpath-dies-aged-83-1460416 Signed up for Packer as I recall, to not much effect as he'd been out of top cricket too long by then.

I found it surprising, to say the least, that the BBC obituary of Timothy West made no mention at all of 'Edward the Seventh' - surely he's better known for that than for appearing in seven episodes of 'Coronation Street' in 2013. I remember that series very fondly - I was only 12 in 1975 but as it was deemed of historical value I was allowed to stay up once a week to watch it. Annette Crosbie was a perfect Queen Victoria. 'I, Claudius' a year later was a very different affair. TW was also memorable in the 'Royal Jelly' episode of 'Tales of the Unexpected' from 1980.

Falklands era Defence Secretary John Nott: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwygr73kg68o Here yesterday, gone today. Edit: just noticed posted elsewhere. Doesn't seem possible to delete a post, for some reason.

I wonder if there might be pardons for some of those doing time for the January 6 riots too - although I suspect he'd prefer not to remind everyone of that episode. And it's not as if any of those people could be useful to him now.

Three years on, to contribute lead vocal for a 'new' version of their 2004 chart-topper I'll Stand By You' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5wkyq37wvo

Still not picked up by Cricinfo after three weeks. Very unusual for them, especially for a former joint holder of a world record partnership. May I make a plaintive plea for Neil Harvey in the '25 List? Turned 96 two days before Hastings died.

I was wondering why I hadn't seen one of these yet. Perhaps I'll start to see them in my change now, as long as our friends the hoarders don't snap them all up first: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ejnv74dwno

Not mentioned in that report, but I read today in his obituary in the Cricketer magazine that he was briefly a housemate of John Lennon's - lodged with his aunt Mimi for a while. "We didn't have much to do with him, but heard him playing his guitar now and then." Yes terribly sad about Graham Thorpe. As anyone who's read David Frith's magnificent 'Silence of the Heart' would know, cricket seems to lend itself to suicide more than any other sport. I wonder what Jonny Bairstow must be feeling now.

If the woman next to her is her lawyer, I can well understand that expression.

Anshuman Gaekwad, Indian opener best remembered as one of Sunil Gavaskar's regular partners, dead at 71. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/anshuman-gaekwad-former-india-batter-and-coach-dies-at-71-1445591

And coincidentally Sir Garfield 'Gary' Sobers is 88 today!

So, somebody called Crooks tried to kill a crook. Life is full of little ironies like that. But it was a close call. He only missed his brain by three or four feet!

Also in cricket, although any player born in Northern Ireland is eligible for England! The last being Boyd Rankin in 2013, although he had previously appeared for Ireland in one-day cricket. While I'm here, can I just ask a regular, has the site ever gone six months without a hit before - as has happened today?

How prophetic this proved to be ... daughter and son-in-law now disqualified as charity trustees. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/captain-tom-daughter-her-husband-142101417.html