Boof announces retirement

[Ross]

http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40137

Former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann has confirmed that he will retire from first class cricket after this week's matches against Western Australia

Can't blame him. I wouldn't want to play for the sozzies either.

[tac]

He's tired of competing with Baby Boof for first crack at the lunch buffet . . .

[horace]

a terrific servant of the game

[Invader Zim]

Good riddance.

[horace]

ASPOVOR

[lardbucket]

Career highlight was probably his last tour of Sri Lanka.

[tac]

Career highlight was probably lunch on Day 2 of the 2nd test on his last tour of Sri Lanka.

Fixed

[lardbucket]

I was expecting something along those lines, or some reference to the Boxing Day tsunami.

[tac]

No, mate, Booof was a champ. Deserved more tests.

[lardbucket]

In another era he would have had them.

[embee]

He was better than Mark Waugh

[embee]

Leaves a big gap in the sozzie dressing room .....

[Ross]

This would be an ideal time for JC to publish his piece on why Boof was as good as Lara.

[tac]

Boof was twice the cricketer that BL was . . .

[Invader Zim]

This would be an ideal time for JC to publish his piece on why Boof was as good as Lara.

Lara? You mean the Black Boof, surely.

[WideWally]

Boof was one of my favourite cricketers. One of the greats of the Shield/PC competition & very unlucky not to have had a regular place in the test team during the nineties.

Sounds like he hasn't been too pleased with Rod Marsh's input with the Sozzies lately.

Why did he announce his retirement on the same day as Liz Ellis?

[JGK]

So Boof falls out of the race for the Don's Australian FC runs record.

Only NLWL and Slaw left to fight for the record.

[Invader Zim]

So Boof falls out of the race for the Don's Australian FC runs record.

Only NLWL and Slaw left to fight for the record.

The NLWL has it in the bag.

[JGK]

Aye - at his current rate of scoring he should get there around 2011.

[horace]

a tearful retirement from a great player whose test experience was limited to the period when he was past his best

[furriner]

Lehmann a great player? Surely not.

[embee]

small g , furry ...inversely proportional to his gut

he does have a fairly healthy fc average

[furriner]

His gut was a big g, I'll give you that much.

I do remember him for offering to give up his place for Clark in India.

[horace]

pity he he was kept out of the national team when the overrated koalas were being given extended goes

[Fred Nerk]

His State team-mate Blerwett was the bloke that jumped the line in front of him, making runs in mickey-mouse Aus A ODIous games which meant nothing but were On Telly.

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