Local professionals throughout the years

[NiallFin]

Now I did play against Nad in the league a few times - good player and a good lad. As you say stalwart of the club.

What was the West Indian lad who played in Parrys last few years? I remember him warming up for ages one game waiting to come into bat and was then run out without facing a ball!!! His face was a picture. We then had to play a cup tie a couple of weeks later at Horden and he was pumped up all right - he hit the ball back over the bowlers head and it stuck in between the ridges of the football stand. Never ever forget that as it was one of the funniest things I have seen on a cricket pitch!!!![DOUBLEPOST=1396900929][/DOUBLEPOST]Just remembered - Denrick Fleming wasn't it?

 

[Festa1976]

Pasana a spinner who played at boldon was quite prolific....tryin to pick the old mans brain for players he remembers lol

 

[redandwhiterob]

Now I did play against Nad in the league a few times - good player and a good lad. As you say stalwart of the club.

What was the West Indian lad who played in Parrys last few years? I remember him warming up for ages one game waiting to come into bat and was then run out without facing a ball!!! His face was a picture. We then had to play a cup tie a couple of weeks later at Horden and he was pumped up all right - he hit the ball back over the bowlers head and it stuck in between the ridges of the football stand. Never ever forget that as it was one of the funniest things I have seen on a cricket pitch!!!![DOUBLEPOST=1396900929][/DOUBLEPOST]Just remembered - Denrick Fleming wasn't it?

It was mate yes. Another one he fetched over was Frankie Monzak who was a good turn to. Denrick was fairly rapid but a bit all over the place. Pretty sure it was him who done a bunk leaving the person he was stopping at with a huge phone bill

 

[Festa1976]

Alec Johnson at Whitburn in the 70s was as quick as anything locally. Former Notts player - rated the fastest in the country at one time.

The first season he was there he didn't take many wickets early doors, they were thinking of sacking him, and then we played them in the Saunders Cup - he bowled us out for 30-odd and took 8-13. I got to know him because he came down to Roker for treatment off Johnny Watters, the Alders were very good friends of John. The next season we played them again, in the Smith-Humphries (?). I was talking to him the day before and he said that he would take it easy on us as we had saved his contract. He came off 4 paces and bowled us out for 40odd and took 6-10! He always had a soft spot for Dawdon CWCC.

Just talked to my dad bout the 40odd all out game, my dad went in number 3 wearing johnas jumper n cap n their pro bowled him n he was jumping all over thinking he got Johna out haha. My dad says on his day Johna was quicker than Courtney Walsh n all the other West Indies crew

 

[Marcosplace]

The three West Indians I mentioned were quality players but the point I am trying to make is that I felt that Steve Russell was the best because he could influence or change the game when batting or bowling. I have seen Steve take apart most bowling attacks and if he failed with the bat he did it with the ball. Adams or Lambert couldn't and Parry in my opinion just wasn't as good or as destructive.

Russell did ok in the NYSD - it was after all his first year over here and the others all took time to adapt as well. Ironically the quickest bowler I faced at Billingham Synthonia was Gary Pallister not Russell as Steve ambled in off about three paces and took a couple of wickets with his slower ball! He did though put one into the road over the trees so the point about him only doing it onsmaler grounds isn't quite true!

McLeod just never tried when I played against him so although he was quick at times it was the odd ball or so. Keith Chapman ran in and bent his back on a road at Hetton Lyons and the ball was carrying to Richie Lowes (I think) standing way back.

Kevin Ivan's was the Aussie - I thought he played only one year over here and if he did he played in the Presidents game at Ryhope that year against TSL who had Madan Lal and Wes Thomas. He was also crap if I remember!

On another note I saw Tom Moody throw a ball from in front of the pavillion at the Lyons across the roof of the score board in a rain affected match - some achievement. I also played in a game against Normanby Hall looking forward to the game as Lamby had gone home injured- out walked Phil Symons instead!

Sunderland also replaced their pro just before we played them as well, some crap South African went home to be replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed - I have never seen anyone spin a ball in local cricket like him.

Chappy is the quickest I've seen. Fortunately I played with him and not against.

Keith Trotter was a excellent bowler too. Although I did face Paul Christie at Eppleton in a cup game. His left arm in swingers were unplayable.