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Title: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: Burdy on March 20, 2012, 07:40:53 PM

Ok ok, not so much the golden years, but stumbled upon a video from 1992 between 2 clubs that are in our Essex leagues.

Loving some of the old bats and did chuckle when I spotted 2 of my old team mates and one even takes a smart slip catch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI9euTErzzA&list=UUrF5kDVFFjGJTZ6rqHtep5A&index=2&feature=plcp

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: kaustav on March 20, 2012, 07:58:22 PM

Nice video Burdy. Thanks for sharing. Who was the lanky opening bowler--he looked quite nippy.

The team bowling second had some good spinners  :)

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: Burdy on March 20, 2012, 08:01:58 PM

Not sure of the 'lanky' bowler to be honest but did look useful. I only can make out 2 players at the start, Robert (wicketkeeper) and Adrian Rollins (1st slip)

Would like to think the game has come a long way since then. I did enjoy seeing some of the older willow and how all the batting gloves looked so square.

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: legger123 on March 20, 2012, 08:05:02 PM

I was going to say, the first slip looked fairly handy in there too!

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: Burdy on March 20, 2012, 08:07:04 PM

I am sure he never fielded anywhere that involved running. He called himself a 'specialist' close or catching fielder, meaning he doesnt run!! saying that, with the size of his buckets, he didnt spill much.

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: Mortimer on March 21, 2012, 09:11:05 AM

Reebok cricket shoes? nice


white helmets? a crime against cricket fashion

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: Bruce on March 21, 2012, 03:14:02 PM

At 0.30 I think thats an NFL style hemet by the shape of it!

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: uknsaunders on March 21, 2012, 06:23:19 PM

played against the Rollins lads when I was 13.

Title: Re: Essex Club cricket - Golden years
Post by: Chims on April 07, 2012, 09:41:08 PM

Isn't the left-arm medium pacer a mid-40's John Lever?