Young Durham cricketer you thought would make it.
- Thread starter wayne entwhistle no9
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Marcosplace
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He was a great batsman as a youngster.
The Red Telephone
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Paul Henderson.
The Voice Of Reason
Striker
Think Simon had business interests that meant he wasn’t really bothered
He loved playing agains everybody and should have played at a higher level
Stattos child
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When I saw Andrew Smith from cls when he was a junior I thought he would make it at county level
Micheal Old best junior batter I have seen, just never kicked on
Played with Glenn Robinson throughout his career and always thought he was destined for great things
You must have played about the same time as me. Used to play eppleton and batting line up was
Daley
Birbeck
Meek
Mcdonald
Salkeld
Mcbeth
Harvey
They just kept coming
Micheal Old best junior batter I have seen, just never kicked on
Played with Glenn Robinson throughout his career and always thought he was destined for great things
Can remember facing Lugsden as 14yo when we were playing for under 15s. Lightening best way to describe it ha. He played in the same team as Nicky Trainer back then for Gateshead Fell who I think went on to play County cricket to iirc. Can remember the likes of Neil Ayre of Whitburm dispatching us to all parts of the ground, Stephen Meek another who was in my age category to. Q Hughes and Robin Weston to for Durhsm city. They all use to enjoy playing us ruff arse Horden lads with our cream chinos for whites and a shared club gear bag
You must have played about the same time as me. Used to play eppleton and batting line up was
Daley
Birbeck
Meek
Mcdonald
Salkeld
Mcbeth
Harvey
They just kept coming
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When I saw Andrew Smith from cls when he was a junior I thought he would make it at county level
Micheal Old best junior batter I have seen, just never kicked on
Played with Glenn Robinson throughout his career and always thought he was destined for great things
You must have played about the same time as me. Used to play eppleton and batting line up was
Daley
Birbeck
Meek
Mcdonald
Salkeld
Mcbeth
Harvey
They just kept coming
Macbeth was a nippy bowler to iirc. Use to be a lad at Hetton Lyons called Harrison who was a cracking player to iirc.
Who do you play for mate? In 45yo now
Stattos child
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Played at phili I was the same age group as Gary Lavery who u will have payed with
Tony Harrison was canny sharp seem to remember Rochester at cls being nippy too
Aye good lad Gary, about 3 years younger than me iirc
Stattos child
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Yes that will be about right
Was a tough league the county junior league. Once opened the batting against Lyons (didn’t normally) and knocked of 100 against Harrison and errington who worth both quite decent. First game of senior cricket got trainer out 3rd ball only to have my stumps rearranged by lugsden 1st ball 2nd innings when he was returning after having his foot crushed rapid !!!
Was a tough league the county junior league. Once opened the batting against Lyons (didn’t normally) and knocked of 100 against Harrison and errington who worth both quite decent. First game of senior cricket got trainer out 3rd ball only to have my stumps rearranged by lugsden 1st ball 2nd innings when he was returning after having his foot crushed rapid !!!
Mackem DJ
Striker
Some right blasts from the past here
Mind a Durham team from the period with Symington and Pattison etc in makes me cringe. Awful era for the club iirc
He would be a number 9 or 10 batsman these days. Woeful batsman who again played in some shocking Durham sides
Mind a Durham team from the period with Symington and Pattison etc in makes me cringe. Awful era for the club iirc
He would be a number 9 or 10 batsman these days. Woeful batsman who again played in some shocking Durham sides
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wayne entwhistle no9
Winger
Mind some of those youngsters where hung out to dry in the late 90s early noughties because so many had to play together in the same side because the so called senior players where not much better and where has-beens from other counties.
Stattos child
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A little harsh on Andrew that imoa
County cricket a loy easier these days I think, overseas players not in the same league as late 90’s early 00’s and England players don’t play either
County cricket a loy easier these days I think, overseas players not in the same league as late 90’s early 00’s and England players don’t play either
Mackem DJ
Striker
I think a lot these days goes off how far you can bat down to.
Pratt played in an era where most sides tail started at 8, and he wasnt much better in at 7... these days test and county sides have centurions coming in at 9 and 10, i think a lot more emphasis has been placed on bowlers rounding out their game.
spitfire
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I remember him. We were playing at whickham on the day the lads got beat at home to Barnsley on the way down to the old 3rd division.They were all acting like nobs as the goals went in. He hit one of our lads in the head and fucked his cheek if I remember rightly with a bouncer that never got up and he ducked into it. He could be sharpish mind.
rentaghost
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I was at the Barnsley game got back to see the end of the first team game and they were still acting like nobs. Although many of them are my best mates
spitfire
Striker
It was Silksworth they were playing. I remember them banging and hammering on the windows and generally going crackers.
rentaghost
Striker
They played a few seasons in the Durham Coast league and there was a lot of that going in with most teams from the Sunderland area. I think there was a always a bit of needle against Silksworth in particular but I cant remember why. It was the same when I played there for the 2s. The cricket was great though dead competitive.
He was fantastic him. He went to Notts I think and I would have bet my house he would have made it.
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Mackem Al
Midfield
Peng was a good player. I played at Tynemouth with him when he was a junior. His dad had a bowling machine at home in their garden. I remember he once got a duck in a game and came off in tears.
