dead John Edrich

[Toast 16,129]

A very familiar name from my childhood, as my Dad was into cricket.

[Deathrace 1,164]

May I suggest if we replace him with another cricketer in 2021, the aforementioned Boycott or the last of the Invincibles Neil Harvey would be a good choice. 

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I've just seen this news. Apt he should die around Christmas, as it was experimental mistletoe-based medication that had 'cured' his leukemia. Not bad considering he was given 7 years to live 25 years ago. One of the best batsmen imho.

[Ulitzer95 12,574]

Anyone know why he moved to Aberdeenshire?

[YoungWillz 21,023]

3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Anyone know why he moved to Aberdeenshire?

To escape the Reaper.

 

Sadly, the Reaper was in town taking Buff Hardie, so....

[msc 18,434]

6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

To escape the Reaper.

 

Sadly, the Reaper was in town taking Buff Hardie, so....

 

Just the way you said that reminded me of the Chewing the Fat Jackal sketch.

 

 

[The Old Crem 3,580]

Any reason why no Q/O yet -

[YoungWillz 21,023]

5 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Any reason why no Q/O yet -

 

[DeathClock 379]

Are we sure this guy is actually dead? There’s still no articles about it!!!

[markb4 892]

I would also like to see one article reporting his death.

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QO still waits, but Australian media now reports his death.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Who?

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Apparently Edrich's cause of death is by something called  Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. And I thought glioblastoma was hard to remember...

[Sir Creep 7,070]

1 hour ago, markb4 said:

I would also like to see one article reporting his death.

I’d like to see one article saying who the fuck he is.  Cricket isn’t a recognised activity in civilised countries so I am hoping for more.  Isn’t that for sandal-wearers running from Union Carbide or summat?  If YOUR country pays attention to cricket you should question your heritage, education, culture, arts and sciences, social structure, means of barter and exchange, government construct, your written constitution, and be wary of your neighbours.  You exist on an ignorant phone-answering service society of otherwise unskilled labour and shoddy upbringing.  Your citizenry exists to serve those who produce.  There are those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.  You are the latter, and it is proven by your being entertained by .... cricket.
 

pfft cricket.  The fuck?  What, no PING PONG stars?  

 

Here’s a timely story though.  It’s got mistletoe an everything!  All Christmassy and shit!

“Former England batsman claims MISTLETOE injections cured cancer that should have killed him five years ago”

SCunto

[Joey Russ 7,220]

4 minutes ago, Sir Cunto said:

I’d like to see one article saying who the fuck he is.  Cricket isn’t a recognised activity in civilised countries so I am hoping for more.  Isn’t that for sandal-wearers running from Union Carbide or summat?  If YOUR country pays attention to cricket you should question your heritage, education, culture, arts and sciences, social structure, means of barter and exchange, government construct, your written constitution, and be wary of your neighbours.  You exist on an ignorant phone-answering service society of otherwise unskilled labour and shoddy upbringing.  Your citizenry exists to serve those who produce.  There are those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.  You are the latter, and it is proven by your being entertained by .... cricket.
 

pfft cricket.  The fuck?  What, no PING PONG stars?  

 

Here’s a timely story though.  It’s got mistletoe an everything!  All Christmassy and shit!

“Former England batsman claims MISTLETOE injections cured cancer that should have killed him five years ago”

SCunto

This will go very well with cricket enthusiasts I’m sure. 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Does Reuters count?  

[JR976evil 905]

1 hour ago, Joey Russ said:

Apparently Edrich's cause of death is by something called  Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. And I thought glioblastoma was hard to remember...

Doesn’t get as many points in Scrabble either. Wikipedia is listing his death as circa 24th Dec....

[Seppuku 98]

Nothing like a good Christmas hit to get you in the holiday spirit! 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Edrich finally gets a QO, though he’ll definitely get more

[torbrexbones 717]

Another name to scratch from next years list.

 

Edrich was a player of my early days getting into cricket, my dad was a huge fan of the England team of the sixties/seventies and I also remember watching him in Sunday league matches on BBC2.

[drol 11,908]

I never thought Edrich was a bad pick, just it was boring. Good for two reasons: he contributes to a record-breaking performance and won't be back next year.

[Guest]

Ah, a good old fashioned Christmas death. It would have been so anticlimactic for this year to end without one

[Lafaucheuse 4,043]

John Dead-rich 

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I'm Scottish, we don't really do cricket for the most but...

5 hours ago, Sir Cunto said:

you should question your heritage, education, culture, arts and sciences, social structure, means of barter and exchange, government construct, your written constitution, and be wary of your neighbours.

 

...I see Sir Cunto has missed out on the minor news story called Brexit.

 

 

(Open goal...)

[Ulitzer95 12,574]

8 hours ago, Sir Cunto said:

If YOUR country pays attention to cricket you should question your heritage, education, culture, arts and sciences, social structure, means of barter and exchange, government construct, your written constitution, and be wary of your neighbours. 

You do realise that baseball, the second most popular sport in the States, is a dumbed down version of cricket?

It's actually derived from Rounders, which is a children's version of cricket that gets played in all schools in the UK.

Do blush.