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Title: A blast from my past!
Post by: Number4 on May 15, 2015, 07:16:17 AM

Hi everyone... Today I was sent a facebook link by my eldest son of a video I didn't know existed.  A video from 32 years ago when I was a 14 year old when our then Prime minister Bob Hawke came to our home ground for a hit. He smashed a six... I still remember he used my mates bat, a Duncan Fearnley Magnum.

Great memories of something I thought was long gone and forgotten.

I am standing at 1st slip which you can see during the 2nd over.

I have a photo from this day signed by Bob Hawke. The newspapers were there and my mother wrote to them asking for a copy of it which they sent to her only a few days later. She then sent it to Bob Hawke as a momento but he actually sent it back to her signed in a frame.

Enjoy

https://www.facebook.com/Bradforever/videos/10152693574360969/ (https://www.facebook.com/Bradforever/videos/10152693574360969/)

Title: Re: A blast from my past!
Post by: Wooly on May 15, 2015, 07:33:57 AM

Now that's a real Prime Minister!

Title: Re: A blast from my past!
Post by: Number4 on May 15, 2015, 07:34:44 AM

Probably one of the reasons he was so popular

Title: Re: A blast from my past!
Post by: Seniorplayer on May 15, 2015, 08:44:43 AM

Just watched the video a great memory and keepsake.

Title: Re: A blast from my past!
Post by: Northern monkey on May 15, 2015, 08:52:34 AM

I could imagine John Major doing that!ha

That's a great keepsake

Title: Re: A blast from my past!
Post by: Phoenix on May 15, 2015, 08:53:40 AM

A lot more impressive than John Howard's efforts lol