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For years, I thought he was Raymond Illingworth’s son.When I played at school, we had a coaching session from Richard Illingworth of Worcestershire. The fact I stayed crap from that point on shows how memorable it was.
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For years, I thought he was Raymond Illingworth’s son.When I played at school, we had a coaching session from Richard Illingworth of Worcestershire. The fact I stayed crap from that point on shows how memorable it was.
From similar areas mateFor years, I thought he was Raymond Illingworth’s son.
Was a class player in his day wasn’t he. In an era not known for slogging (unlike now) he could hit it f***ing MILESI once clean bowled Chris Cairns at Ropery Lane -mind you I was 17 and he was only 10 or 11 and it was a lunchtime knockabout while his old man was playing for Durham!
Bloody garbage cricketer, when you look back.....I was crossing the road in North London in the late 80's, and the car that slowed down at the zebra crossing was being driven by John Emburey. He gave one of those slightly embarrassed smiles when my eyes and mouth opened wide, and I began pointing and waving at him.
Rebel tourer too. And a right dour bloke every time I’ve seen him interviewed.Bloody garbage cricketer, when you look back.....
In club cricket as a opening bat, took me years and years to score my first hundred, when eventually did, I scored another the very next day, double weekend 119 on the Saturday against Whitburn and 122 on the Sunday against South Shields.
Only scored another two over 20 odd years.
In another game I bowled one over that went for 26!, In the same game against Sunderland I scored 96no out of a total of 109 for 6.
All just at second team level like!
In club cricket as a opening bat, took me years and years to score my first hundred, when eventually did, I scored another the very next day, double weekend 119 on the Saturday against Whitburn and 122 on the Sunday against South Shields.
Only scored another two over 20 odd years.
In another game I bowled one over that went for 26!, In the same game against Sunderland I scored 96no out of a total of 109 for 6.
All just at second team level like!
Never scored one in forty years of playing - been out on 86 four time though - saved getting fined for getting out in the 90s, I suppose.In club cricket as a opening bat, took me years and years to score my first hundred, when eventually did, I scored another the very next day, double weekend 119 on the Saturday against Whitburn and 122 on the Sunday against South Shields.
Only scored another two over 20 odd years.
In another game I bowled one over that went for 26!, In the same game against Sunderland I scored 96no out of a total of 109 for 6.
All just at second team level like!
I played in this game. Got a standing applause second innings for a straight drive for 4.. don’t think I’ve hit one since!Once bowled an over live on sky sports
England test at county ground finished early and was playing game at cls
Cameras came up Charles colville and about 1500 fans
He was interviewing metcalfe I think whilst I bowled an over at Ryan birbeck
2nd half was interesting as crowd got bigger and more pissed
That first hundred tho something special