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[Bats_Entertainment]

The majority of people want to see runs and wickets.

I don't want to see artificial runs and wickets. It's all about context, isn't it?

[ProCricketer1982]

I don't want to see artificial runs and wickets. It's all about context, isn't it?

don't like the guy but that's twice I'm in agreement with Bats.. I think I'm drunk

[uknsaunders]

2lb 6oz was normal in the seventies. Not unusual now, either.

Crowe played mid 80s onwards, when Gooch and co had found 3lb bats. I don't think 2lb 6oz was common in club cricket either.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Crowe played mid 80s onwards, when Gooch and co had found 3lb bats. I don't think 2lb 6oz was common in club cricket either.

I did know Crowe played in 80s. I was just saying 2lb 6oz was once very much the norm. Boycott's bat was 2lb 6oz throughout his career.

I have heard it said that the rise of the popularity of heavy bats in the 80s was a least partly due to a shortage of quality willow.

[sarg]

That article would be cheered in the custom balls forum...

[WalkingWicket37]

Did Crowe ever hit a six in his career?
Note how none of the big hitters of old are moaning about the size of bats.

Was there all this hoo ha when Sir Viv was putting balls into the crowd with a tooth pick? Or maybe Brian Charles Lara's stats should be halved because his scoop had too much wood in it?

[Mortimer]

This article is drivel.

Agree with you totally. He doesn't even understand the concept of mass.

[awp]

martin crowe has had a bit to say lately, all complete rubbish.  Another sad attempt by an explayer (and what a player he was) to be relevant?

[Bats_Entertainment]

Did Crowe ever hit a six in his career?

Crowe was a fantastic batsman. Somerset were happy to replace Richards with him.

[WalkingWicket37]

Crowe was a fantastic batsman. Somerset were happy to replace Richards with him.

He may have been a fantastic batsman, but that's not the point, did he ever hit a six?

[smilley792]

He may have been a fantastic batsman, but that's not the point, did he ever hit a six?

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Hitting a six was a rarity, normally attributed to a side boundary that was small enough (Eden Park was the obvious one). Never did I hit a six in Australia, except square in Adelaide, and in an ODI in Sydney.

I know forum mentality is usually reply reply reply, read later. But reading said posts does help sometimes.....

[WalkingWicket37]

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I know forum mentality is usually reply reply reply, read later. But reading said posts does help sometimes.....

The artical was such drivel I couldn't bring myself to read all of it!

Okay, it was a rarity for him. If he'd had a big modern bat I guess he'd have blitzed the boundary for fun, right?

[uknsaunders]

He hit a six on one leg in the world cup semi in 92 v Pakistan. I'm sure it wasn't the only one.

[Bats_Entertainment]

He scored a lot of runs. I remember them as attractive runs scored at a good rate.

[KIPPERS]

That article would be cheered in the custom balls forum...

WHERE DO I FIND THE CUSTOM BALL FORUM PLEASE?