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Title: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: langer17 on April 29, 2011, 01:58:05 AM

I saw this story and this kid must be pretty impressive to play county after he just turned 15 a month ago.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/teenage-wicketkeeper-barney-gibson-makes-first-class-debut-at-just-15-for-yorkshire-in-county-match/story-e6frf3g3-1226046801377

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: 19reading87 on April 29, 2011, 06:31:00 AM

Yup, made a pretty big deal of it over here. Was at Leeds academy football club too

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 29, 2011, 07:40:10 AM

Quality keeper, played with him at county level and have never seem a keeper with better hands.

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: stew_ie on April 29, 2011, 11:22:55 AM

Just wondering is this a video of him on youtube?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2aI-QwLmIk

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 29, 2011, 11:36:48 AM

Yes that was him at 12.

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: 19reading87 on April 29, 2011, 01:06:46 PM

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Quote from: niceonechoppy on April 29, 2011, 07:40:10 AM

Quality keeper, played with him at county level and have never seem a keeper with better hands.
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Was that long ago?

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: jonpinson on April 29, 2011, 01:11:35 PM

Loving all the jealous people who commented on youtube, now he's playing county. What about them? :D

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: langer17 on April 29, 2011, 01:17:00 PM

I haven't heard about him before and clearly he is an immaculate keeper, but can he bat?

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: uknsaunders on April 29, 2011, 01:20:17 PM

that reminds me Jonny Bairstow was down watching our T20 game last night - I think he was impressed   :-[

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: Whispering Death on April 29, 2011, 01:23:13 PM

love the little shuffle he does towards the stumps just as the bowler releases the ball!

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 29, 2011, 01:59:33 PM

About 2 years ago now.

Title: Re: 15 year old Keeper
Post by: mattw on May 03, 2011, 01:10:46 PM

There's been so much coverage of him on sky sports news the past couple of days, they've even recorded him going to school today.

What's the point? Let him just get on with it.