Young saffa breaks AB's record

http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/

Looks like a strong candidate to be poached by England.

And stupid me, I was thinking it may have been something meaningful, breaking an important Allan Border record. What a load...

Zat wrote:And stupid me, I was thinking it may have been something meaningful, breaking an important Allan Border record. What a load...

You expected WHAT from a Red thread?

Aye, twas amongst the most boring and vapid of threads, honestly I didn't want to dignify such lazy and triple-sh!t thread with a response(y'know keep it a 0 replied thread, indicating it's shititude) but as you two have lobbed in a bit of derision here's my penneth.

Brass Monkey wrote:Aye, twas amongst the most boring and vapid of threads, honestly I didn't want to dignify such lazy and triple-sh!t thread with a response(y'know keep it a 0 replied thread, indicating it's shititude) but as you two have lobbed in a bit of derision here's my penneth.

I had intended to ignore it but once Zat had destroyed it's virgin status....

taipan wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:Aye, twas amongst the most boring and vapid of threads, honestly I didn't want to dignify such lazy and triple-sh!t thread with a response(y'know keep it a 0 replied thread, indicating it's shititude) but as you two have lobbed in a bit of derision here's my penneth.

I had intended to ignore it but once Zat had destroyed it's virgin status....

Not actually sure why the apostrophe is required.

Red wrote:

taipan wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:Aye, twas amongst the most boring and vapid of threads, honestly I didn't want to dignify such lazy and triple-sh!t thread with a response(y'know keep it a 0 replied thread, indicating it's shititude) but as you two have lobbed in a bit of derision here's my penneth.

I had intended to ignore it but once Zat had destroyed it's virgin status....

Not actually sure why the apostrophe is required.

To keep you on your toes. Seeing as you are posting nothing about cricket we had to find a use for you.

Saffie club cricket - if those records are meaningful then A.E.J.Collins should have captained England.

Brass Monkey wrote:Aye, twas amongst the most boring and vapid of threads

I thought it fitted right in.

Well, what I mean is anyone can post some irrelevant story with no opinion on it. Red does so prolifically that it is quite nose-bleedingly predictable.

Allan D wrote:Saffie club cricket - if those records are meaningful then A.E.J.Collins should have captained England.

That's the guy who got the 620 right?

Wasn't it in Irish club cricket?

Schoolboy cricket IIRC. I remember it from the Guinness Book of Records 1967. The scorer said 620 plus or minus.

Sorry, I meant Pienaar's achievement. Alan D said it was in Saffie Club Cricket, but according to the article he did it playing for Irish side Waringstown.

FWIW, i've heard Pienaar is a fine prospect.

I was going to make some quip bout how he'll be in Englands middle order wihin 5years, but it appears i've been out-mundaned by Red.

Not difficult I know...

In regards to the young Saffie players who decide to throw in their lot with England, is it always entirely their own wish? Or do English coaches/officials give them a bit of a nudge and (perhaps) a guarantee of a County contract?

Henry wrote:In regards to the young Saffie players who decide to throw in their lot with England, is it always entirely their own wish? Or do English coaches/officials give them a bit of a nudge and (perhaps) a guarantee of a County contract?

It's all about the money.

Rubbish. KP convinced me he is as English as they come as soon as he tattooed the three lions on his shoulder......

Nothig like as easy as that. If they've come over here and performed for a good 5 years in county cricket then maybe they get looked at.

Has anyone ever been tapped up like that? By far, most saffer born cricketers here came here as pre-teens and learnt their trade here.

JKLever wrote:Nothig like as easy as that. If they've come over here and performed for a good 5 years in county cricket then maybe they get looked at.

Has anyone ever been tapped up like that? By far, most saffer born cricketers here came here as pre-teens and learnt their trade here.

Yeah, KP. Trott, Kieswtter, Lamb, Greig, Both Smiths, Radford etc etc

Yeah, KP came to England as an off spinner who could slog a few at number 9. Jonathan Trott arrived as an all rounder who was picked as much for his steady medium pace dobbers as his batting.

Henry wrote:Yeah, KP came to England as an off spinner who could slog a few at number 9. Jonathan Trott arrived as an all rounder who was picked as much for his steady medium pace dobbers as his batting.

And that makes them pre teen as per Lever's contention?

taipan wrote:

JKLever wrote:Nothig like as easy as that. If they've come over here and performed for a good 5 years in county cricket then maybe they get looked at.

Has anyone ever been tapped up like that? By far, most saffer born cricketers here came here as pre-teens and learnt their trade here.

Yeah, KP. Trott, Kieswtter, Lamb, Greig, Both Smiths, Radford etc etc

There are far more Saffer born players in county cricket than that, there was quite a big Saf immigration boom in the 1990s.

Not many of those mentioned were seasoned FC cricketers either

JKLever wrote:

taipan wrote:

JKLever wrote:Nothig like as easy as that. If they've come over here and performed for a good 5 years in county cricket then maybe they get looked at.

Has anyone ever been tapped up like that? By far, most saffer born cricketers here came here as pre-teens and learnt their trade here.

Yeah, KP. Trott, Kieswtter, Lamb, Greig, Both Smiths, Radford etc etc

There are far more Saffer born players in county cricket than that, there was quite a big Saf immigration boom in the 1990s.

Not many of those mentioned were seasoned FC cricketers either

Which is why I am referring to the ones who went on to play for England.