Re: Under 19 World Cup 2014

by Henry Sun 23 Feb 2014, 11:38

WTF. What a scorecard.

by WideWally Sun 23 Feb 2014, 12:17

Oz win.

by beamer Sun 23 Feb 2014, 12:39

I see Chanderpaul jr. is playing for WI, is he a true Mini-Me in terms of style, or totally different?

by Henry Sun 23 Feb 2014, 12:50

beamer wrote:I see Chanderpaul jr. is playing for WI, is he a true Mini-Me in terms of style, or totally different?

by furriner Sun 23 Feb 2014, 17:13

The India versus England under 19 game is going to be the pattern for the coming series. Precious wankers against stodgy wonders, the least comedic to win.

by Henry Sun 23 Feb 2014, 23:46

I coached the South African wicketkeeper Clyde Fortuin at St Joseph's College in Cape Town when I was there in 2006. There's another guy out of St Joseph's called Jason Fourie who's name I made a point of remembering, as he was head and shoulders above any other cricketer for that age group (under 11s) in Cape Town. I see he hasn't made the Under 19 World Cup squad though. I remember in one game I retired him out for 48 because he was dawdling over getting to his 50. He was in tears as he came off the field, but I told him that he should always remember it's a team sport and that personal milestones are a consequence OF team success, not a priority above it.

The next game he went out and raced to 50 off about 25 balls, turned to me with a smile, and said "how was that then sir? Quick enough?"

So yeah, if he goes on to play for South Africa, I'm taking a fair share of the credit! Very Happy

by horace Mon 24 Feb 2014, 03:38

I thought you'd be recruiting him for Somerset and beyond

by horace Mon 24 Feb 2014, 03:53

stunned the v weak Oz team has made it as far as it has

by JGK Mon 24 Feb 2014, 04:06

Henry wrote:I coached the South African wicketkeeper Clyde Fortuin at St Joseph's College in Cape Town when I was there in 2006. There's another guy out of St Joseph's called Jason Fourie who's name I made a point of remembering, as he was head and shoulders above any other cricketer for that age group (under 11s) in Cape Town. I see he hasn't made the Under 19 World Cup squad though. I remember in one game I retired him out for 48 because he was dawdling over getting to his 50. He was in tears as he came off the field, but I told him that he should always remember it's a team sport and that personal milestones are a consequence OF team success, not a priority above it.

The next game he went out and raced to 50 off about 25 balls, turned to me with a smile, and said "how was that then sir? Quick enough?"

So yeah, if he goes on to play for South Africa, I'm taking a fair share of the credit!

That's fair. We've already credited you with his failure to make the U19 squad.