Bichel retires

Ditto for Essex too, at a time when quite a few of us though he was past it.

Three words:

Very good all-rounder.


Two words:

Laidley Legend,

Think he was among those unlucky Aus players [like McGill, Law and Lehman in his early years] who were capable of and deserved more for the national team but were left out high and dry to circumstances and lack of place in the team.

Batman wrote:Think he was among those unlucky Aus players [like McGill, Law and Lehman in his early years] who were capable of and deserved more for the national team but were left out high and dry to circumstances and lack of place in the team.

There were times, so many times particularly during the late 90's that he should have played.

Ah well, no one can take WC 2003 away from him.

OP Tipping wrote:Ah well, no one can take WC 2003 away from him.

No question OP. I think if you asked him he'd say that all his dreams were answered when he played his first Test.

It was writing from my perspective and the benefit he would have provided to the team. I think his peak power period was gone by the time he was a semi regular.

7/20 followed by a match winning 40+ not out

probably the greatest ODI performance ever

The best-hung cricketer of modern times (according to Hilda).

One of the most whole-hearted of all cricketers, unlucky in his period, but very useful indeed.
Australia could do with him now...

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:The best-hung cricketer of modern times (according to Hilda).

how does she get so intimate with cricketers ?? Most people who met her said she was an old bat or was that mynah ?