Custom Bats Cricket Forum

General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: Burdy on March 28, 2011, 08:52:29 PM

Title: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Burdy on March 28, 2011, 08:52:29 PM: Just like to see who has played against pro's and who you consider to be the better pro's played with or against.

At my club this year we are lucky to be graced with 2 pro's (well, one of them a released player) and lucky to played against alot of decent pro's and ex pro's at my club level.
At my Club, in our team we have had the likes of; Chris Drum, Roger Telemachus, Tony Pallidino, Richard Sherlock, Darren Robinson, Robert Rollins.

Have played against quite alot of ex pro's; Barry Hyam, Stephen Peters, Doug Hondo, Chris Lewis (before his little incident) Dev Gandhi, Richie Richardson, Graham Napier. Mohammed Akram

Best played with ; Chris Drum - Ex New Zealand international
Best Played against; Ravi Bopara - Enough said.

Like to hear who else has had the pleasure of playing with or against some decent players.

Burdy
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: golders on March 28, 2011, 08:54:44 PM: this has been been brought up before in a thread i think. who do you play for?
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Burdy on March 28, 2011, 09:04:06 PM: Sorry, didnt realise this has been brought up, my bad for being lazy to look.

Play for Hornchurch cc
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: tommo256 on March 28, 2011, 09:05:42 PM: Hondo is my playing my league this year
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: golders on March 28, 2011, 09:08:08 PM: Quote from: Burdy on March 28, 2011, 09:04:06 PM
Sorry, didnt realise this has been brought up, my bad for being lazy to look.

Play for Hornchurch cc

Sounds like you play a decent standard mate if you play in the ones!
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Burdy on March 28, 2011, 09:10:59 PM: Played in in the 1's all last year and for the last 6-7 years on and off, but was probably the worst season i personally have ever had. Hopefully change this year.

Doug Hondo played for Upminster, he had lost a few yards, but still could chuck it down.
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: golders on March 28, 2011, 09:16:09 PM: Quote from: Burdy on March 28, 2011, 09:10:59 PM
Played in in the 1's all last year and for the last 6-7 years on and off, but was probably the worst season i personally have ever had. Hopefully change this year.

Doug Hondo played for Upminster, he had lost a few yards, but still could chuck it down.

Did he get called for chucking then? :D
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Canners on March 29, 2011, 07:20:32 AM: Burdy, welcome to the forum

i was gonna ask if you played for Hornchurch after your first post, i had the pleasure of facing chris drum against you lot a few years back he hit me in the ribs and to do that on our track is pretty impressive....
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Buzz on March 29, 2011, 07:21:49 AM: here is the other thread
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=3116.0
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Burdy on March 30, 2011, 03:20:00 PM: Cheers for the thread. :)

Nice to see lots of names people have played with or against, always makes me wonder if the internationals ever played our standard.

Had a couple of nets with one of our knew bowlers, dont fancy fielding slips this year, its going to hurt.

Anyone else got pro's or internationals with them this year?
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: mattw on March 30, 2011, 03:23:44 PM: Grew up playing against Steven Davies, played against him quite a few times and he dominated the batting more than once. Looked a class player, head and shoulders above all other players when I was growing up from around my area.
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Canners on March 30, 2011, 03:33:26 PM: Quote from: Burdy on March 30, 2011, 03:20:00 PM
Cheers for the thread. :)

Nice to see lots of names people have played with or against, always makes me wonder if the internationals ever played our standard.

Had a couple of nets with one of our knew bowlers, dont fancy fielding slips this year, its going to hurt.

Anyone else got pro's or internationals with them this year?

who have you signed this season?
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Mr Cricket on March 30, 2011, 05:52:58 PM: i played with forum member & professional 'Tumo' for 2 years. class act
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: pacman75cricket on March 30, 2011, 06:25:08 PM: Played with Doug Watson (S.A) with us at Aylesbury for a season before getting runs against England A meant he didn't come back the following season.
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Tumo on March 30, 2011, 06:46:49 PM: Quote from: Mr Cricket on March 30, 2011, 05:52:58 PM
i played with forum member & professional 'Tumo' for 2 years. class act
Now now, you'll make me blush! Aha we played against a few decent ones, played against a lad called Warren Nel, midweek match, made 99 off 48 balls, but got out because he fancied the applause as opposed to waiting til the end of the innings!
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: ppccopener on March 30, 2011, 06:57:03 PM: against: carlos remy(sussex and leics) during the time he was playing for Leicestershire.
He was so quick it was frightening. after 10 overs of bouncers I asked my opening partner if we should try to get in line and he replied:''get in line and you will get killed''

also Alistair Campbell and Andy Flower on our tour of Cheltenham.Both got hundreds,Flower did not make a mistake and was like a machine.Both got bored and retired after 100.
I did get a fifty that game thou!
In the bar we asked if either would come and talk to us about batting and got told they were in bed.
It was half past 8 in the evening.
I kid you not..
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Colesy on March 30, 2011, 07:00:50 PM: Couple of guys at our club have played against Tresco and Warne. Bit before my time though.
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Burdy on March 30, 2011, 08:12:09 PM: Carlos Remy is a top bloke, he is still playing in the Essex leagues. He only bowls off a few steps now. Entertaining as a bat also.

Faced Charl Willoughby few years back in a national cup match, he was sharp!!
Title: Re: Pro's / international players played with and against
Post by: Cys1 on March 31, 2011, 08:24:52 AM: Willoughby swings it nicely! Quickest i've faced was Franklin Rose on a green top at the Wanderer's and Simon Jones before the knee injury. Had no idea anybody could be that quick off such a short run. He actually gave our number 11 a concussion that day!