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by **Andrew Dunfor** » Fri, 04 Jan 2002 18:24:09

Apologies for being a bit late on this one.

I've just seen a video of said incident at ddnow and can't really understand
what all the fuss is about. A bloke in a turban throws the ball in the
direction of the stumps. The bemused batsman has an instinctive swing at
the ball then picks it up, as if to say "jolly decent of you to give me some
throw-downs but could you at least wait until I'm ready next time?". He
then walks up to the other end and says to the other batsman "ok I've got my
eye in, you have a go now". The only bit I didn't understand was why the
turbaned geezer felt it necessary to take a run-up before throwing the ball.

Andrew

by **Rod Princ** » Fri, 04 Jan 2002 18:38:53

Quote:

> I've just seen a video of said incident at ddnow and can't really understand
> what all the fuss is about. A bloke in a turban throws the ball in the
> direction of the stumps. The bemused batsman has an instinctive swing at
> the ball then picks it up, as if to say "jolly decent of you to give me some
> throw-downs but could you at least wait until I'm ready next time?". He
> then walks up to the other end and says to the other batsman "ok I've got my
> eye in, you have a go now". The only bit I didn't understand was why the
> turbaned geezer felt it necessary to take a run-up before throwing the ball.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the excellent laugh!

Cheers,
Rod.

by **Rats** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 09:00:29

Quote:

> Apologies for being a bit late on this one.

Yawn. As you said, you're late.

by **Andrew Dunfor** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 09:12:40

Quote:

> > Apologies for being a bit late on this one.

> Yawn. As you said, you're late.

I was stuck in the technological void which is my parents' house. No
satellite TV and no cable modems made for a pretty barren time cricket-wise.
However my spirits were raised on the journey home by the appearance of GS
Berger on our inter-island ferry crossing. He sat down a couple of tables
away from me and started eating a burger (I *promise* this is true). I was
tossing up (no, not literally, as the vessel was still in port) whether to
offer some spin bowling tips or ask why he was travelling from Picton to
Wellington having finished a match in New Plymouth the day before and being
due to play another at the same venue the following day, but my children
were busy devising new methods of falling overboard and the opportunity was
lost.

Andrew

by **Rats** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 10:37:57

Quote:

> I was stuck in the technological void which is my parents' house. No
> satellite TV and no cable modems made for a pretty barren time
cricket-wise.
> However my spirits were raised on the journey home by the appearance of GS
> Berger on our inter-island ferry crossing. He sat down a couple of tables
> away from me and started eating a burger (I *promise* this is true). I
was
> tossing up (no, not literally, as the vessel was still in port) whether to
> offer some spin bowling tips or ask why he was travelling from Picton to
> Wellington having finished a match in New Plymouth the day before and
being
> due to play another at the same venue the following day, but my children
> were busy devising new methods of falling overboard and the opportunity
was
> lost.

ROFLMAO!!! Especially the GS Berger eating a burger part!

by **Andrew Dunfor** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 10:40:00

Quote:

> > I was stuck in the technological void which is my parents' house. No
> > satellite TV and no cable modems made for a pretty barren time
> cricket-wise.
> > However my spirits were raised on the journey home by the appearance of
GS
> > Berger on our inter-island ferry crossing. He sat down a couple of
tables
> > away from me and started eating a burger (I *promise* this is true). I
> was
> > tossing up (no, not literally, as the vessel was still in port) whether
to
> > offer some spin bowling tips or ask why he was travelling from Picton to
> > Wellington having finished a match in New Plymouth the day before and
> being
> > due to play another at the same venue the following day, but my children
> > were busy devising new methods of falling overboard and the opportunity
> was
> > lost.

> ROFLMAO!!! Especially the GS Berger eating a burger part!

I imagine it's some sort of sponsorship/endor***t thing: he probably threw
it over the side once I wasn't looking. I certainly hope it wasn't the one
he got in Brisbane.

Andrew

by **Rats** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 11:41:33

Quote:

> I imagine it's some sort of sponsorship/endor***t thing: he probably
threw
> it over the side once I wasn't looking. I certainly hope it wasn't the
one
> he got in Brisbane.

Ha ha. Yes indeed.

Hey Andrew, where are you based? You are a sports journalist, right?

by **Andrew Dunfor** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 12:33:13

Quote:

> > I imagine it's some sort of sponsorship/endor***t thing: he probably
> threw
> > it over the side once I wasn't looking. I certainly hope it wasn't the
> one
> > he got in Brisbane.

> Ha ha. Yes indeed.

> Hey Andrew, where are you based?

Depending on how you regard ***space, either Wellington or Epsom, Surrey.
That is to say my body is in Wellington and my brain in Epsom. Or something
like that.

Quote:

> You are a sports journalist, right?

Yep, my real name is Prem Panicker.

In my present incarnation I'm a humble VB programmer/designer/bullshitter.

Andrew

by **Matthew van de Werke** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 15:11:01

Quote:

>> > I imagine it's some sort of sponsorship/endor***t thing: he probably
>> threw
>> > it over the side once I wasn't looking. I certainly hope it wasn't the
>> one
>> > he got in Brisbane.

>> Ha ha. Yes indeed.

>> Hey Andrew, where are you based?

> Depending on how you regard ***space, either Wellington or Epsom,
> Surrey.
> That is to say my body is in Wellington and my brain in Epsom. Or
> something like that.

>> You are a sports journalist, right?

> Yep, my real name is Prem Panicker.

> In my present incarnation I'm a humble VB programmer/designer/bullshitter.

I'd hesitate to put the terms 'VB' and 'programmer' in the same sentence,
myself, unless the VB is of the beer variety...

</flame suit>

Cheers,
MvdW

by **Andrew Dunfor** » Sat, 05 Jan 2002 16:15:27

Quote:

> >> > I imagine it's some sort of sponsorship/endor***t thing: he
probably
> >> threw
> >> > it over the side once I wasn't looking. I certainly hope it wasn't
the
> >> one
> >> > he got in Brisbane.

> >> Ha ha. Yes indeed.

> >> Hey Andrew, where are you based?

> > Depending on how you regard ***space, either Wellington or Epsom,
> > Surrey.
> > That is to say my body is in Wellington and my brain in Epsom. Or
> > something like that.

> >> You are a sports journalist, right?

> > Yep, my real name is Prem Panicker.

> > In my present incarnation I'm a humble VB

programmer/designer/bullshitter.

Quote:

> <flame suit>

> I'd hesitate to put the terms 'VB' and 'programmer' in the same sentence,
> myself, unless the VB is of the beer variety...

And I'd hesitate to put 'VB' and 'beer' in the same sentence.

Andrew

by **Matthew van de Werke** » Sun, 06 Jan 2002 06:56:45

Quote:

>> <flame suit>

>> I'd hesitate to put the terms 'VB' and 'programmer' in the same sentence,
>> myself, unless the VB is of the beer variety...

> And I'd hesitate to put 'VB' and 'beer' in the same sentence.

Touche.

Cheers,
MvdW

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