tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22763234876296205292024-03-06T05:09:10.520+13:00Donning the whites with GraceThe inner ramblings of a Kiwi cricket tragicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276323487629620529.post-10118732915066580812014-05-17T18:22:00.000+12:002014-05-17T18:22:27.875+12:00Fixing what's broken..?In the past two days I have taken a close interest in the views of those I follow via various social media channels in respect of fixing in cricket. Many, whilst saddened, believe that recent revelations are a step forward - a clear opportunity to begin to purge our once great game of those who use it as their personal play thing, a sporting stock exchange rife with insider trading.<br><a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.com/2014/05/fixing-whats-broken.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276323487629620529.post-78521141203514851762013-05-20T00:30:00.001+12:002013-05-20T00:30:58.227+12:00Cricket’s David and Goliath – Dempster’s dominanceWho better to use as a marker for New Zealand’s early efforts against England than Charles Stewart (Stewie) Dempster? Dempster was a talisman for early New Zealand cricket as they found their feet on the game’s top shelf. His short international career accompanied New Zealand’s entry into the international arena – that it ended three years later was a bitter blow to the Kiwi cause. <br> <a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.com/2013/05/crickets-david-and-goliath-dempsters.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276323487629620529.post-29851903495223038962013-05-16T21:17:00.000+12:002013-05-16T21:17:26.889+12:00SPIN Cricket: A touch of Old Blighty in Aotearoa <em>The good folks at SPIN Cricket did me the honour of publishing the following article in Issue 71 – May 2013. Take a look at their </em><a href="http://www.spincricket.net/" target="_blank"><em>website</em></a><em> or follow them on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/spincricket" target="_blank"><em>@SPINCricket</em></a><em>.</em> <br>
<br><br>The final stanza of England’s New Zealand tour reaffirmed why we all love test cricket - whether Kiwi, English or neutral, the outro in Auckland is what keeps drawing us back to our great game. As a New Zealander I was torn between disappointment and pride, but on reflection the latter will win - as a cricket tragic I found nirvana. <br>
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If the fierce rivalry with our West Island mates is akin to backyard cricket with cousins, England is more like a bitter sibling rivalry – at some stage the young upstart comes of age and usurps the grizzled older brother, if only to be knocked down to size again and again, harshly reminded of his place in the world. <br>
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Among a myriad of public relations bungles and the on-going, and developing, John Parker saga, New Zealand Cricket finally caught my attention for a win off the field. The announcement of ground-breaking contracts for four of our women’s cricketers should be celebrated – captain Suzie Bates, Sian Ruck, Sophie Devine and Sara McGlashan the first recipients. <br>
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<br>Since the diminutive John Wisden put pen to paper for the first Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 1864, Wisden has been a fixture for every cricket tragic. Since <a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/new-zealands-wisden-cricketers-of-year.html" target="_blank">1889*</a>, the editor’s choice of his Cricketers of the Year sparks debate that often approaches physical confrontation, so impassioned are many readers in support of their choices. <br>
<br>Wisden’s five is the oldest individual award in cricket, one of the most prestigious honours in our great game. To grace the pages of the 150th edition is to secure one’s place in cricketing history, a chance to live in the collective memory of all who read cricket’s bible. <br>
<a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-fabled-five-to-celebrate-150.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276323487629620529.post-46525818735636682092013-03-23T23:38:00.000+13:002013-03-23T23:38:45.652+13:00Love <em>“Cricket was my reason for living”.</em><br> Harold Larwood<br>
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Larwood's utterance isn't an isolated view - the inner thoughts of a ruthless quick whose opinion mirrors many of his contemporaries, past or present. <br>
<br>I adore our great game, there is no room for debate in that, but is it my first love? The one thing that I couldn't live without? Is it that for any of us? <br>
<br>Any utterances I were to make about a player's (international, at least) love for cricket would be mired in hearsay - my experiences as a club hacker don't provide a basis for such lofty assessment. An outside-in view is murkier than quantifying the birthdate of a Pakistani cricketer - I'll leave that up to the paid brigade, especially given their number continues to swell with ex-internationals at the expense of those with a journalistic grounding (that's a subject for another day). <br>
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<br>Ken Rutherford was a fine cricketer, though the start of his international career will long live in New Zealand Cricket infamy - to open the innings in your international debut is a formidable ask. To take guard against the might of the West Indies at the peak of their powers in a Caribbean cauldron is akin to sending a child out to do battle in a Roman coliseum, with the local masses squeezed into every space baying for your blood. At 19, it's a wonder Rutherford didn't join Jeremy Coney in one of the local hospitals, with broken bones and a spirit suffering a similar ailment. <br>
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I'm not Catholic but for those of you who regularly read <em>Donning the Whites</em>, you get my point. Unfortunately, my "real" job has got in the way of my second love, our great game - cricket. For those of you questioning my first love - family conquers all. <br>
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While I've missed my outlet, and our Twitter discussions, life isn't all beer and candy - blogging doesn't pay my bills. Thankfully, my project launches a new product tomorrow and 12 months of graft nears an end. Who knows, all things being equal I can get back to my laptop of a regular basis or write a quick piece on the iPad on my daily commute – don’t tweet and drive kids. <br>
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<br><strong>1. New Zealand Cricket acts like a significant national organisation not a Mum and Dad business</strong><br>Many ardent New Zealand fans pinned their final hopes for NZC on the shoulders of David White – his ascension to the role previously held by Justin Vaughan was seen as a significant step forward in the corridors of cricketing power. If the diabolical handling of the <a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-captaincy-debacle-ascension.html" target="_blank">change in captaincy</a> is any guide, a number of the game’s faithful may now be looking for another summer pastime. <br>
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Anna Peterson is living the dream – a lifestyle many of us imagined as young children hitting a taped-up tennis ball in the backyard. She may not be the Malcolm Marshall or Martin Crowe figures we had “dibs” on as we wiled away long into the summer sun, but she lives and breathes cricket – at work, play and recreation. <br>
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To have debuted wearing the hallowed silver fern of your country would suffice for most, but “Wolfy” is working hard to add to her international caps. She is carving out a strong record for herself as part of the Northern Spirit, juggling her time between a congested domestic season and her operational role with Waikato Valley Cricket. Anna has also found time to edit a magazine for her association – spreading the word on our great game in her local community. <br>
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Anna talks to <em>a cricketing Buddha</em> about what she needs to do to regain her spot in the White Ferns, her work with young girls wanting to give cricket a go, and ascension of a woman to the coach’s job (<em>that plug should help with the first point…</em>) . She also enlightens us about her love of teapots - there’s far more to the young Hamiltonian than just cricket. <br>
<a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.com/2012/12/at-wicket-with-anna-peterson.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276323487629620529.post-71718041724598864822012-12-24T23:25:00.000+13:002012-12-24T23:26:08.179+13:00Six quick singles – plenty of gifts for everyoneThis week’s Plunket Shield round-up is a little later than normal – my apologies. Unfortunately, my “real” job has got in the way of my passion, as it so often does at the tail end of one year and the start of the next. <br>
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The final pre-Christmas round involved all six sides and there were more highlights than Willie Watson bowling to a young Sachin Tendulkar. Records tumbled, as did wickets, and the ball was despatched to, and over, the fence on a regular basis. Players with international experience, whether local or foreign, shone through in every match. The Plunket Shield now takes a break for a month to allow for the HRV Cup to dominate the holiday period – for those who complain, think for a minute where the money comes from to finance our domestic game. <br>
<a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.com/2012/12/6-quick-singles-plenty-of-gifts-for.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276323487629620529.post-54459344026832220502012-12-20T21:26:00.000+13:002012-12-20T21:30:22.371+13:00A very Wisden Christmas <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Courtesy of </em><a href="http://www.wisdens.org/"><em>www.wisdens.org</em></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>'twas the night before Christmas <br>Children smiled as they slept<br>Except in New Zealand<br>Rangi wailed and he wept.</em></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>For he feared that from Santa<br>His sack would be missin'<br>An old and well-read<br>Wisden early edition.</em></span><span style="font-size: large;"><em> </em></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em></em></span><a href="http://donningthewhites.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-very-wisden-christmas.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276323487629620529.post-60867756716103708392012-12-17T22:55:00.000+13:002012-12-17T22:55:21.696+13:00At the wicket with Morna Nielsen22 year old Morna Nielsen’s game has undergone a major transformation. Entering New Zealand’s domestic game as a wide-eyed 17 year old medium pacer, she is now carving out a niche as one of New Zealand’s premier limited overs’ bowlers – as a left arm spinner. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>(Courtesy of BlackCaps.co.nz)</em></td></tr>
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<br>In her third year in the White Ferns, Nielsen has been a shining light with the ball in the two opening matches of the Rose Bowl series against Australia – some of the game’s most destructive batters struggling with her guile and accuracy. Though she battled against the power of Meg Lanning in the third match, her returns in the fourth match will likely have a large influence on the final series result. <br>
<br>Leading her Northern Spirit side from the front, Nielsen has a long future in our domestic game. New Zealand cricket fans need to all cross their fingers that her cricketing future isn’t cut short by a “real” career or the draw of a family, as is the case with so many of our promising female cricketers. <br>
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<br><em>Central Districts 260 (W Young 121, M Gillespie 3/56, S Kuggeleijn 3/53; 59.1 overs) and 389 (J How 51, J Raval 74, C Cachopa 90, P Trego 59, J Franklin 4/71, J Patel 3/66; 116.4 overs) lost to Wellington 403 (M Papps 117, J Ryder 162, A Lamb 3/76, A Patel 3/62; 98 overs) and 248/3 (M Papps 77*, S Kuggeleijn 142*; 66.4 overs) by 7 wickets at Karori Park, Wellington</em><br>
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<em>Northern Districts 200 (G Andrew 3/46, R McCone 4/48; 73.5 overs) and 410/5 decl. (J Yovich 128, J Marshall 61, D Mitchell 73, BJ Watling 68*, C Anderson 69*; 122.0 overs) drew with Canterbury 186 (G Andrew 89, B Arnel 3/48, G Aldridge 5/45; 45.3 overs) and 112/2 (P Fulton 68*; 33.5 overs) at Seddon Park, Hamilton</em><br>
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<em>Auckland 196 (C Munro 59, I Butler 5/57; 51.2 overs) and 274 (C Munro 118, I Butler 4/61; 56.4 overs) lost to Otago 253 (A Redmond 98, H Rutherford 70, D Bartlett 5/53; 97.0 overs) and 223/7 (N McCullum 77, C Martin 3/62, M McClenaghan 3/48; 60.3 overs) by 3 wickets at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland</em><br>
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<em>Central Districts 476 (C Cachopa 123, T Nethula 108, A Milne 97, B Soper 3/116, I Butler 3/132; 127.2 overs) and 21/0 (4.5 overs) defeated Otago 257 (S Wells 78, I Butler 73, P Trego 3/57, A Milne 5/47; 73.5 overs) and 239 (A Redmond 57, H Rutherford 55, A Mathieson 5/39, C Cachopa 3/28; 98.0 overs following on) by 10 wickets at McLean Park, Napier. </em><br>
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<em>Wellington 380 (J Ryder 72, L Ronchi 127, M McClenaghan 4/90; 95.2 overs) and 145/2 (J Brodie 60*; 42.0 overs) drew with Auckland 658/9 decl. (C Munro 269*, C Cachopa 166, M Gillespie 4/166; 147.5 overs) at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland. </em><br>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJldc9-IuaN_T9Cn1pWv80tQQiXWxr5FGpyP-xlgqAwAxp0JthpD7fqKtohcvJWybe6Ykc_tqz5Zp8LjUZQ1PuVHhbY7VdNXt0n7_c1BzbS-9y08ryyqwHN-y7lM7huWucMADySpIhdpgz/s1600/Netherland+-+Kerry+Tomlinson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJldc9-IuaN_T9Cn1pWv80tQQiXWxr5FGpyP-xlgqAwAxp0JthpD7fqKtohcvJWybe6Ykc_tqz5Zp8LjUZQ1PuVHhbY7VdNXt0n7_c1BzbS-9y08ryyqwHN-y7lM7huWucMADySpIhdpgz/s200/Netherland+-+Kerry+Tomlinson.jpg" width="145"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJldc9-IuaN_T9Cn1pWv80tQQiXWxr5FGpyP-xlgqAwAxp0JthpD7fqKtohcvJWybe6Ykc_tqz5Zp8LjUZQ1PuVHhbY7VdNXt0n7_c1BzbS-9y08ryyqwHN-y7lM7huWucMADySpIhdpgz/s1600/Netherland+-+Kerry+Tomlinson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><strong>Name:</strong> Kerryanne Tomlinson <br><strong>Age:</strong> 22 <br><strong>Nickname:</strong> Kerry, Kez, Kezza <br><strong>Club:</strong> Melville <br><strong>Reside:</strong> Hamilton <br><strong>Other teams:</strong> Netherlands, Wellington Women’s, Central District Women’s<br><strong>Occupation:</strong> Student <br><strong>Playing role:</strong> All rounder <br><strong>Batting style:</strong> RH opener <br><strong>Bowling style:</strong> RH fast-medium, leg spin, off spin <br><br><em>What was you first cricket experience?</em> <br>Playing with the yellow cricket sets in primary school with the boys. <br>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXykHN2WhZuRcAh1oO81SepSQIyHgL3i_vZflpKfq_hMYb4l2hiQRMIqNBxISjU2jPU9C3rCVuFJZkVgkEGqvIeVeqmbrnDhp_uSL0B3166__4dShIDsnf82a6UAh9t9fj2ro7BHW1vw-v/s1600/Nicola+Browne+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXykHN2WhZuRcAh1oO81SepSQIyHgL3i_vZflpKfq_hMYb4l2hiQRMIqNBxISjU2jPU9C3rCVuFJZkVgkEGqvIeVeqmbrnDhp_uSL0B3166__4dShIDsnf82a6UAh9t9fj2ro7BHW1vw-v/s1600/Nicola+Browne+pic.jpg" width="180"></a><strong>Name:</strong> Nicola Browne </div>
<strong>Age:</strong> Experienced<br>
<strong>Nickname:</strong> Manty<br>
<strong>Club:</strong> Melville<br>
<strong>Reside:</strong> Hamilton<br>
<strong>Other teams:</strong> White Ferns<br>
<strong>Occupation:</strong> Project Manager<br>
<strong>Playing role:</strong> Allrounder <br>
<strong>Batting style:</strong> RH batter<br>
<strong>Bowling style:</strong> RH medium-fast<br>
<strong>Twitter handle:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/njbrowne" target="_blank">@njbrowne</a><br>
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<em>What was you first cricket experience?</em><br>
Playing at Simpsons Beach in Whitianga on holiday most summers.<br>
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<strong>Age:</strong> 19<br>
<strong>Nickname:</strong> Doddy<br>
<strong>Club:</strong> Melville<br>
<strong>Born:</strong> Hamilton<br>
<strong>Reside:</strong> Te Kowhai, Hamilton<br>
<strong>Other teams:</strong> NZ Emerging<br>
<strong>Occupation:</strong> Student<br>
<strong>Playing role:</strong> Batter, wicketkeeper<br>
<strong>Batting style:</strong> RH opening bat<br>
<strong>Bowling style:</strong> RH off spin<br>
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<em>What was you first cricket experience?</em><br>
Playing backyard with Dad.<br>
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<strong>Age:</strong> 22<br>
<strong>Nickname:</strong> Mornface, Mornana<br>
<strong>Club:</strong> East Shirley (Christchurch), Melville (Hamilton)<br>
<strong>Born:</strong> Tauranga<br>
<strong>Reside:</strong> Christchurch/Hamilton<br>
<strong>Other teams:</strong> White Ferns, NZ Emerging players<br>
<strong>Occupation:</strong> Studying civil engineering<br>
<strong>Playing role:</strong> Bowler <br>
<strong>Batting style:</strong> RH middle/lower order<br>
<strong>Bowling style:</strong> LH orthodox<br>
<strong>Twitter handle:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mornface" target="_blank">@mornface</a><br>
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<em>What was you first cricket experience?</em><br>
Playing on the field at primary school – I don’t really remember too much more than that, far too old.<br>
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<strong>Age:</strong> 19<br>
<strong>Nickname:</strong> KTJ<br>
<strong>Club:</strong> Papatoetoe <br>
<strong>Reside:</strong> West Auckland<br>
<strong>Occupation:</strong> University student<br>
<strong>Playing role:</strong> Batter<br>
<strong>Batting style:</strong> RH opener<br>
<strong>Bowling style:</strong> RH medium <br>
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<em>What was you first cricket experience?</em><br>
Probably in a pram, or on my bike watching my sister play cricket for Baradene College, or Auckland.<br>
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<strong>Age:</strong> 18<br>
<strong>Nickname:</strong> Jay<br>
<strong>Reside:</strong> Tauranga<br>
<strong>Other teams:</strong> Bay of Plenty Women’s<br>
<strong>Occupation:</strong> Student<br>
<strong>Playing role:</strong> Fielder, batswoman<br>
<strong>Batting style:</strong> Lower order <br>
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<em>What was you first cricket experience?</em><br>
Back yard cricket with my family.<br>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu1oZCV82PPT9DnB_ovqrlJEH52tMBhXfAF7gAv4oS_7uYsJJ1XJTBS-sgL2rITGReSfrAQNENzmNBrtKNwJAMUyrGriQvi5plp2n6gSa6o6UvXjForfIsfKBpNZvzuodiv52B4_WCgI3/s1600/Felicity+Leydon-Davis+profile+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu1oZCV82PPT9DnB_ovqrlJEH52tMBhXfAF7gAv4oS_7uYsJJ1XJTBS-sgL2rITGReSfrAQNENzmNBrtKNwJAMUyrGriQvi5plp2n6gSa6o6UvXjForfIsfKBpNZvzuodiv52B4_WCgI3/s1600/Felicity+Leydon-Davis+profile+pic.jpg" width="150"></a><strong>Name:</strong> Felicity Leydon-Davis</div>
<strong>Age:</strong> 18<br>
<strong>Nickname:</strong> Floss<br>
<strong>Club:</strong> Melville Cricket Club<br>
<strong>Born:</strong> Hamilton<br>
<strong>Reside:</strong> Hamilton <br>
<strong>Other teams:</strong> Melville Green, NZ Emerging players<br>
<strong>Occupation:</strong> Student<br>
<strong>Playing role:</strong> Bowling all-rounder<br>
<strong>Batting style:</strong> RH lower order<br>
<strong>Bowling style:</strong> RH medium<br>
<strong>Twitter handle:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/Felicity_floss" target="_blank">@Felicity_floss</a> <br>
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<em>What was your first cricket experience?</em><br>
Watching my older brother play at primary school, later joining in practice in the back yard cricket with him and Dad. First memorable exciting coaching session I experienced was when the Marshall brothers came to my primary school, inspiring me to be a great cricketer. <br>
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