Cricket Thread. Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen

[The Watcher 319]

Eileen Ash is now in the equivalent of the 'nervous nineties' as a batter approaches his/her century. She is only 2 days away from becoming a supercentenarian (110) & as reported before was exactly a week short of her 4th birthday when W G Grace died in 1915. In his time Grace was reportedly the 3rd most famous person in the British Empire after Queen Victoria & Gladstone.

[TomTomTelekom 3,728]

Australian Cricket player Ashley Mallet died at 78 years:

https://perthonlinenews.com.au/australian-spin-great-ashley-mallett-dies/

He made 38 tests for Australia, and was considered one of his era's greatest off spin bowlers.

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1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said:

Australian Cricket player Ashley Mallet died at 78 years:

https://perthonlinenews.com.au/australian-spin-great-ashley-mallett-dies/

He made 38 tests for Australia, and was considered one of his era's greatest off spin bowlers.

I remember him from when I was just starting to take a real interest in cricket, from either the 74-75 or 1975 Ashes. More likely the home series. Still around the next time the Ashes were contested (five years later) though didn't figure as much.

[Deathrace 1,171]

6 hours ago, time said:

I remember him from when I was just starting to take a real interest in cricket, from either the 74-75 or 1975 Ashes. More likely the home series. Still around the next time the Ashes were contested (five years later) though didn't figure as much.

Interesting as very few Australian Test cricketers from that era are in the celestial pavilion compared to English sides from that time. 

[Banana 859]

A day later, Australian cricket legend Alan Davidson has passed away. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-30/australian-cricket-great-alan-davidson-dies/100582940

[The Watcher 319]

Eileen Ash is 110 today. The first sporting supercentenarian? Certainly the last cricketer to have overlapped the life of W G Grace who died in 1915.

[Ulitzer95 12,703]

New video and ITV coverage of Eileen Ash on her 110th birthday.

She looks okay. Noticeably getting frailer, and she's now in a care home, but still mentally sharp.

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Who's owning up to being Freo Pope then?

 

 

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They say things happen in threes - Peter Philpott former Aussie test spinner has died aged 86.

[Deathrace 1,171]

9 minutes ago, time said:

They say things happen in threes - Peter Philpott former Aussie test spinner has died aged 86.

Perhaps just as famous as his playing exploits was his role as the coach of the Australian team in the 1981 "Botham's Ashes" series 

[Cerberus 304]

Does anyone know where Eileen is in terms of Britain's oldest women? Must be in the top five, surely.

[Ulitzer95 12,703]

3 minutes ago, Cerberus said:

Does anyone know where Eileen is in terms of Britain's oldest women? Must be in the top five, surely.

Believed to be 12th according to this.

[Sean 6,343]

4 minutes ago, Cerberus said:

Does anyone know where Eileen is in terms of Britain's oldest women? Must be in the top five, surely.

12th according to oldest in Britain.

[YoungWillz 21,086]

Wonder if this is the first time she's been 12th woman? 

[Deathrace 1,171]

7 minutes ago, Sean said:

12th according to oldest in Britain.

Will be interesting to see how high on the list she goes. 

[The Old Crem 3,611]

4 hours ago, time said:

They say things happen in threes - Peter Philpott former Aussie test spinner has died aged 86.

BBC

[The Old Crem 3,611]

Allan Lamb undergoing treatment for prostrate cancer. 

BBC

 

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8 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Allan Lamb undergoing treatment for prostrate cancer. 

BBC

 

 

prostrate

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjective

/ˈprɒstreɪt/

1. 1. 

   lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards.

   "there was a man praying before an idol, lying prostrate"

    

    

   • 2. 

     BOTANY

     growing along the ground.

     "mats of prostrate herbs can be used to break up expanses of soil"

[Cerberus 304]

16 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Allan Lamb undergoing treatment for prostrate cancer. 

BBC

 

Hopefully, he isn't going to take it lying down. 

[maryportfuncity 10,662]

Nowt online yet but I'm hearing Alan Igglesden - Kent seam bowler who played a few internationals - is dead

[maryportfuncity 10,662]

24 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

Nowt online yet but I'm hearing Alan Igglesden - Kent seam bowler who played a few internationals - is dead

 

 

It's starting to appear - https://www.downsmail.co.uk/news_sport/News/BREAKING_Kent_and_England_cricketer_Alan_Igglesden_has_died_aged_57/

[The Old Crem 3,611]

4 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

Nowt online yet but I'm hearing Alan Igglesden - Kent seam bowler who played a few internationals - is dead

BBC

 

[ladyfiona 2,616]

Trending on Twitter as "RIP Iggy".

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,703]

Scotsman reporting the death of Brian Adair, aged 86. Former President and Chair of Cricket Scotland.

[maryportfuncity 10,662]

Sickipedia sez:

 

KKK ...emblem. . White head cover.

Yorkshire cricket club..emblem.. White Rose... The clues were there..