At the Surrey vs. Kent Twenty20 last night and apart from the disappointing performance from Surrey on the pitch, it certainly didn’t stop the fun off the pitch!
We invited three blogging superstar friends, Ashley Norris (ShinyMedia.com - who’s ancestors were responsible for moving Arsenal north of the river!) & Canadian, Jeremy Wright (b5Media.com) & Californian, Richard Rocker (glam.com). There is no better introduction to cricket than a Twenty20 game, and what do you do when you are pissed up at the cricket and have plenty of empty plastic pints? You build beer towers, obviously!!
The now captain of his former county Yorkshire is possibly the best captain in the world.
His laid back approach is having a huge impact on his team mates as the results speak for themselves. His international days are well and truly over as his exclusion from the World Cup highlighted, but his county days as Yorkshire’s captain may be about to bloom!
He likes the way that the club has a more business like approach to it now, rather than in his former playing days of committees and laws and politics. He is also a huge fan of another Yorkshire great; Geoffrey Boycott who is also involved help shaping the future of the club.
When asked in a recent interview for any advice for young aspiring cricketers, he responded: “If you’re on tour and planning on going out for a big night, always remember to take your snorkel, mask and flippers, just in case. You never know where you might end up …”
Muralitharan takes 6 wickets for Lancashire against Worcestershire, but the question still remains,
IS HE A CHUCKER?
I think he is; and this is the sole reason he is able get so much purchase on the ball. I think I could get that much spin on the ball if I was allowed to throw the ball, rather then having to keep my arm locked and actually “bowl” the ball.
This discussion is outside the realm of Knights in Whites – but this debate is getting increased coverage across the world – is the squash ball illegal? No.
There is no doubt that Adam Gilchrist is one of the best batsman in the world and in my view even without the squash ball he would still be one of the best.
Is it unfair and unsportsman-like though? I don’t think so. It is another classic case of how technically evolved cricket is getting and it can only be categorised the same as the 12th man rule and how that was used, how England/Vaughan used it during The Ashes.
The fact is, Australia are the best team in the world because they think outside the box. Not because of a squash ball.
