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Title: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Alvaro on March 28, 2012, 07:45:19 PM: (http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144100/144123.jpg)

Makes Fat Sam look positively svelte!
No wonder Justin Langer wanted him to do a few laps...
Professional game and all that.
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: tommo256 on March 28, 2012, 07:51:23 PM: Proper sized cricketer
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Julesoak on March 28, 2012, 07:51:33 PM: Maybe, but scored a ton and the next highest score was 33.

Fat lads stick together....
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 07:53:08 PM: Imagine a Fat Man greatest XI.....

Inzi, Cosgrove, Ian Austin, Warne, A Ranatunga, Dwayne Leverock......lol
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: legger123 on March 28, 2012, 07:58:33 PM: Quote from: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 07:53:08 PM
Imagine a Fat Man greatest XI.....

Inzi, Cosgrove, Ian Austin, Warne, A Ranatunga, Dwayne Leverock......lol

Add Patel to that list? :)
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Nickauger on March 28, 2012, 08:00:46 PM: He's not actually that fat! Big lad and all, certainly wouldn't mess with him!
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 08:03:53 PM: Quote from: legger123 on March 28, 2012, 07:58:33 PM
Add Patel to that list? :)

To be honest he's shown a alot of maturity recently so fair play to him I say, Samit of old yes but he appears to be a changed man now...!!
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Nickauger on March 28, 2012, 08:04:50 PM: Quote from: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 08:03:53 PM
To be honest he's shown a alot of maturity recently so fair play to he I say, Samit of old yes but he appears to be a changed man now...!!
Still too fat though! And a crap fielder!
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 08:08:53 PM: Quote from: Nickauger on March 28, 2012, 08:04:50 PM
Still too fat though! And a crap fielder!

For an ambidextrous fielder that shouldn't be the case really. He was always a boundary rider for notts anyway lol. He's lost alot compared to last year, hopefully he can sweat a few stones out batting us to glory over the next few days ;)
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: legger123 on March 28, 2012, 08:11:31 PM: Quote from: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 08:08:53 PM
For an ambidextrous fielder

Is he really?
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Nickauger on March 28, 2012, 08:13:13 PM: Is that because he's equally unathletic whichever hand he goes with first?
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Alvaro on March 28, 2012, 08:15:16 PM: bowls left arm pies, eats them with his right...
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: ianbuchanan on March 28, 2012, 08:18:11 PM: Blacky may be a big lad but a very good cricketer in my eyes!
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 08:18:42 PM: Quote from: legger123 on March 28, 2012, 08:11:31 PM
Is he really?

Not in the sense that O'Sullivan is an amazing Ambidextrous Snooker player just that he has the capability to bowl 'left arm pies' and throws it in with his right arm also...lol not the greatest talent but still...
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: legger123 on March 28, 2012, 08:26:02 PM: I bowl left handed and throw right.
Can sort bowl right handed, ask me to throw left handed and I wouldn't be able too!
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Alvaro on March 28, 2012, 08:26:53 PM: I throw over arm right, but under arm left.
I am a freak.
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 08:30:04 PM: Quote from: Alvaro on March 28, 2012, 08:26:53 PM
I throw over arm right, but under arm left.
I am a freak.

Haha I'm just saying to do that you need some sort of coordination, my left arm throws are comical......Like a Schoolgirl. ;)
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: legger123 on March 28, 2012, 08:41:02 PM: Quote from: Alvaro on March 28, 2012, 08:26:53 PM
I throw over arm right, but under arm left.
I am a freak.

I am the same! :/
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: shentser on March 28, 2012, 08:59:25 PM: I think his brother or some other relation was selling some of his match shirts on ebay a while ago

was tempted to email and ask if he had any in medium :)
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Cover_Drive on March 29, 2012, 03:46:27 AM: Quote from: The_Bird on March 28, 2012, 07:53:08 PM
Imagine a Fat Man greatest XI.....

Inzi, Cosgrove, Ian Austin, Warne, A Ranatunga, Dwayne Leverock......lol

Haha!

I'd make Dwayne Leverock the captain haha
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Talisman on March 29, 2012, 07:03:11 AM: I met Patel last summer and he is clearly overweight and quite short, Blackwell scores runs and takes wickets but were he fit he might well be doing it on the international stage.
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Alvaro on March 29, 2012, 08:22:02 AM: And that's the crux of it, Talisman... He's obviously not motivated to make the most of his talent and that is disappointing (a BIG fish in a small pond).
Mind you, his Test debut was terrible...
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Manormanic on March 29, 2012, 08:22:44 AM: Blackwellis a better bat than Patel, better bowler and not as unfit...hmmm...
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Alvaro on March 29, 2012, 08:24:44 AM: Blackwell is more unfit than Patel, I'd wager - and did nothing really in his ODIs/Test chance.
Title: Re: Ian Blackwell
Post by: Manormanic on March 29, 2012, 08:29:20 AM: Quote from: Alvaro on March 29, 2012, 08:24:44 AM
Blackwell is more unfit than Patel, I'd wager - and did nothing really in his ODIs/Test chance.

nah, he did okay in the ODIs. His one test was, well, one test - and he was played as a front line bowler and batted eight, which is daft!