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[ianbuchanan]

Marcus Trescothick, Ian Harvey, Jos Buttler, Pete Trego, Jamie Overton, James Hildreth and a few other Somerset and Gloucestershire pros. The best has to be either Trescothick or Buttler, but the most promising has to Tom Abell, young batsman who recently signed a contract for Somerset. Played him a few times in club cricket and looks a great player.

Also a few young lads who I play with at uni in Cardiff could potentially be good county players, some already have contracts with counties so will be intersting to see how they turn out in a few years time!

[InternalTraining]

^ Wow! How did it happen with Jos Butler? How did it go? Was he smashing it all over?

[benny231]

Played Matt Sinclair in a club knockout game on Sunday. Class act. Scored a run-a-ball ton without even breaking a sweat. Didn't hit a single shot in anger, just stroked it all around the ground.

[ianbuchanan]

^ Wow! How did it happen with Jos Butler? How did it go? Was he smashing it all over?

He's played against our club a couple of times, the first was when he was around 17 in a cup game, he helped himself to 40 odd and looked a class act even when he was that young! More recently, I played against him last year when my club played against Somerset. He put a few out the park!

[tim2000s]

Courtney Walsh, Jimmy Adams and Wavell Hinds (all in one team) are the best I've played against. Best I've played with is probably Carlton Baugh.

[SOULMAN1012]

Courtney Walsh, Jimmy Adams and Wavell Hinds (all in one team) are the best I've played against. Best I've played with is probably Carlton Baugh.

Was that playing against BOCA ( Barbados overseas cricket association)? I used to play against this lot a fair few years ago when I was 20 odd, just a barrage of fast bowling and if you were semi decent a barrage of short fast bowling and then watching them swagger about smashing to all parts. But also one of the friendliest teams I have ever played against

[tim2000s]

Was that playing against BOCA ( Barbados overseas cricket association)? I used to play against this lot a fair few years ago when I was 20 odd, just a barrage of fast bowling and if you were semi decent a barrage of short fast bowling and then watching them swagger about smashing to all parts. But also one of the friendliest teams I have ever played against

No, it was a "Courtney Walsh Foundation XI" in Kingston, Jamaica. The only disappointment was that Courtney couldn't convince Curtley to play! The guys were all great and the post match Guinness Export and Dominoes was a sight to behold. Courtney and Jimmy were two of the nicest guys I've met.

[Northern monkey]

Marcus Trescothick, Ian Harvey, Jos Buttler, Pete Trego, Jamie Overton, James Hildreth and a few other Somerset and Gloucestershire pros. The best has to be either Trescothick or Buttler, but the most promising has to Tom Abell, young batsman who recently signed a contract for Somerset. Played him a few times in club cricket and looks a great player.

Also a few young lads who I play with at uni in Cardiff could potentially be good county players, some already have contracts with counties so will be intersting to see how they turn out in a few years time!

How did Trescothick do?
Heard he was dropped, caught behind, first ball? Ha

[lazza32]

Just looked up Tom Abell, very impressed

[Gurujames]

I played with Tom Abell against my usual club on a Sunday. The keeper dropped him when he was on 4, it was a sitter too. he went on to get 95 by stroking it all round the park and expending no effort whatsoever. He looked good.
also Played with a current Somerset player when playing county youth cricket, he was quality then though there was someone better who I have never heard of since.
the best player I played against was Bill Athey. He played for the MCC against my school side. he played in the same vain as Tom Abell but gave no chances. Everything came out if the middle and everything went between fielders.

[KIPPERS]

Played against ppccopener a few times not got him out yet.

[Vitas Cricket]

Collis King and Sherwin Campbell in the same team against my school first team.

Both scored runs effortlessly.

[jwebber86]

How did Trescothick do?
Heard he was dropped, caught behind, first ball? Ha

was a simple catch.

i hit jamie overton for 6 in LMS type game the same day

[Burdy]

Played against the Sri Lankan national team as a pre warm up game for them before the ICC Champions Trophy started in the UK during the 2003? season... They were a handy bunch. 

In club cricket, have played against Jimmy Neesham, Chris Drum (x Kiwi test/odi player).. those the ones that come to mind immediately!

How did you get on against Drummy? When i played with him he got a shed load of wickets

[trypewriter]

Not me, and not properly playing, but in 1987 Pakistan played the Minor Counties at the Ind Coope ground in Burton on Trent. They put out a pretty strong team, which you can see if you follow the link. They were at the ground early to have a net, and invited some of the young Ind Coope CC lads, who were there as stewards, to bowl at them. Although he wasn't playing in the game they all got the opportunity to bowl at Wasim Akram as well.

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/97/97322.html