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[rich041187]

Do you play in the NW Leics leagues?

Play in the Leicestershire and Rutland ecb Premier League yep. A lot of the county boys play, eg Josh Cobb and Greg Smith for Kibworth, Nathan Buck was at Loughborough etc. I played in the same school side as Harry Gurney for 5 years (im year below). Im good mates with him but how he is playing internationally is beyond me. We have Charlie Dagnall playing at my club presently (in between TMS commentary)

[qasim_aziz99]

Can remember  my uncle telling me he played against some Pakistani pros in the 90s in some charity  matches including Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam. He also played against Tendulkar and has an old Ihsan Rocky from Inzamam.

[Stuey]

He also played against Tendulkar and has an old Ishan Rocky from Inzamam.

And we have our winner........unless anyone played against the Don?

[smilley792]

Hayman farhat. Pakistan test player (although brief) and brother of the off imran.

In the 1st game he scored 26 off his first 5 balls. 4 x 4s you weren't ever stopping without him looking like he cared. And a 1 to nab the strike.
We went clock face and he hit a flat shot that never got high than 2 foot from the ground yet was caught at the cover boundary!!

He them stumped without pads standing upto some decent ish pace.


2nd game. He bowled. Badly. Kept trying to bounce me(i got 100 form 57balls).

And then when batting he.got to 36 quickly but was clearly targeting the smaller boundary. He didn't pick my slower ball and skied one for me to take a c and b.

Shame he batted like that. As had he batted properly..he'd have knocked them.off with ease.

[qasim_aziz99]

Yh they take it way too easy

[WalkingWicket37]

And we have our winner........unless anyone played against the Don?

I've played agains several blokes who I'd describe as a dong (well, something to the same effect but a bit stronger!)

[Gingerbusiness]

Other notable ones I've played against

Raj Maru he scored 92* (dropped on 0  ) then bowled 10 overs, 8 maidens, 4 Wickets, 8 runs. I scored half those runs with a slog sweep for a 1 bounce 4 

Last season played against an Australia U19 opener, he batted all day ending 70odd not out chasing 160 ish if I remmber rightly (it was an overseas fixture on the Isle of Wight and I got sloshed on the ferry coming back so don't quote me on that lol!)

Raj Maru, along with John Emberey, coached me as a kid. They really were class. At the time, didn't really appreciate how much!

[knight_sw]

My Dad once got Eddie Barlow (South Africa's opener in the apartheid years) caught at short leg by Peter Pollock. He also got 9/27 against Holland under 19s.

[Gingerbusiness]

I also played against a young Indian lad called Prithvi Shaw last year when he playing for Cleethorpes, he was only 14 and hit our 2 first team opening bowlers all round the park, scored 54 in abut 5 overs before being caught out on the boundary.  Prithvi scored 546 in an innings once, a world record apparently, he gets coached by Tendulkar.  He was amazing, I was a little disapointed when he got out, if he'd batted all innings he would have got 200+.

He was being coached in Berks last year by ex-Hants player Julien Wood.

Apparently he's the best thing since sliced bread and the ECB are trying to poach him and get him to move to the UK...

[ChAoZ]

My claim to fame is playing with former Blackcap Heath Davis at intermediate  school ,which meant playing against him at training ,about 12 years old bowling what must have been 120 - 130 K's   

[RF]

@Gingerbusiness I've played against a few pro's but this lad was a different level (and only 14!)
If I was a gambler I'd be putting money on him playing for India

[Ams4287]

Does a testimonial count? If so Stephen Fleming, Swanny, Andre Adams, Samit Patel etc

If not Asadullah Butt in his 1st spell for Cutthorpe cc in his younger days was very good (Pakistan 1st class) - think he got a 100 and then a 8 for not many & did play against Notts colts who had A few guys who had played for the 1st team.

Did play against Lee Henshaw who was more famous around the league for his 'ahem' acting skills

[Manormanic]

In the 1st game he scored 26 off his first 5 balls. 4 x 4s you weren't ever stopping without him looking like he cared. And a 1 to nab the strike.

erm, four fours are sixteen plus one I seventeen...

[smilley792]

erm, four fours are sixteen plus one I seventeen...

Fat fingers. Sure I corrected it before posting. Lol.

21, 5x4 and a single.

[Seniorplayer]

A young Kevin Peterson during his time at Cannock.