Re: A useless bit of FB trivia

by taipan on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 22:43

He said it was one of those funny ones were everything seems to go in slow motion.

by skully on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 22:57

Well your lad beats me easily in the "rubbing shoulders with a famous cricketing relative" stakes.

The closest I have come is I have a mate who played Grade cricket with Alan Border and my little brother played country A-Grade cricket with Alan Border's little brother (AB's parents and younger brother moved to my home town in the 90s)!!

by taipan on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:00

Well my oldest did get Dean Elgar out in a school game and the cheating stinking uomire didn't give it.

My son is still pissed off about it.

by skully on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:05

I'd be impressed but I'll need to look up Dean Elgar first!! Cool

by skully on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:06

Ooh, a tidy young Saffie up and comer, ay?

by taipan on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:07

Also has a player page.

Became the SA U19 captain shoertly after the incident in question

by taipan on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:07

skully wrote:Ooh, a tidy young Saffie up and comer, ay?

A lot of people are pushing him for higher honours.

by skully on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:30

I shall watch with interest. If he goes the distance I shall remind FBers that you saw it here first under the heading of taipan's musings. Cool

by taipan on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:31

Actually he might have already played for the "A" team.

by skully on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:35

"I pity the fool."

by ever hopeful on Sun 01 Nov 2009, 23:56

taipan wrote:Well my oldest did get Dean Elgar out in a school game and the cheating stinking uomire didn't give it.

My son is still pissed off about it.

Or to put it another way, your oldest DIDN'T get Dean Elgar out in a school game.
While we're about it, can I just mention that my son didn't get Ricky Ponting out in a test match. Impressed?

by Merlin on Mon 02 Nov 2009, 00:07

Very impressed EH .... not getting Ponting huh ... aye, very impressive.

Whilst we're on this tack, alas my son didn't get a certain West Indian captain out in a game last season, though he did come close with an lbw appeal ...

... but I did !!!!!

by ever hopeful on Mon 02 Nov 2009, 01:58

My son's only 5 mind, so Ponting's a good start I've high hopes that when he's older they'll be a whole host of international greats he's not got out.

by Merlin on Mon 02 Nov 2009, 04:22

The trick with Ponting is to run him out.... works every time.
He's a sucker for cocking up a 22 yard dash - thinks he's Usain Bolt whereas is actually more like Inzi after a feast ....

A touch of coaching from the infamous Pratt for your lad might just realize your high hopes!