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[banjo7]

Have you ever gone to a game and then faced someone famous unexpectedly?

Two stick out in my mind. One was turning up to a game and playing against Aleem Dar. Who smashed us all over the place and then took 3 wickets for good measure. Happened twice, for two different teams. Another was Mohammed Asif around 2007/2008 I believe. A one off appearance for a local side, ironically one of the same sides as Aleem played for. Crazy really considering this isn't a high standard of cricket at all.

[tim2000s]

Not a game, but last years end of season dinner in a local curry house had an unexpected guest in the shape of Courtney Walsh. The waiters were awestruck and they brought the kitchen staff out to meet him!

[Mad Bobbin]

Have you ever gone to a game and then faced someone famous unexpectedly?

Two stick out in my mind. One was turning up to a game and playing against Aleem Dar. Who smashed us all over the place and then took 3 wickets for good measure. Happened twice, for two different teams. Another was Mohammed Asif around 2007/2008 I believe. A one off appearance for a local side, ironically one of the same sides as Aleem played for. Crazy really considering this isn't a high standard of cricket at all.

Who do you play for??

[tommo256]

Chris silverwood on saturday, knew he was a member of the club but didn't expect him to be playing. Was a grrat pleasure when I faced him

[banjo7]

This was when I used to play for Goresbrook. I don't play there anymore though.
Aleem played for both Asians CC and May and Bakers CC. Mohammed played a game for May and Bakers.

Here's one of the scorecards from Aleems appearance last year. 3-17. Not too shabby,

http://goresbrook.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10973392

[Howzat]

Played Nayan Doshi a few weeks ago who played for Surrey and made 3 IPL appearances this year. Then the week after played against Alvin Kallacharan!

[dan_nichols]

Have played against James Marshall (Hamish's brother) twice this season. It couldve been much worse as also registered for his club is William Porterfield and Eoin Morgan.