Re: Celebrity Death List MMXX/The Death Thread 2020

by embee Tue 05 May 2020, 04:30

WideWally wrote:RIP Don Shula

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/don-shula-legendary-nfl-head-coach-dies

Sad

Absolute Legend of his sport

by JGK Tue 05 May 2020, 08:52

On the upside, at least ESPN have something to talk about for a day or so.

by horace Tue 05 May 2020, 10:32

RIP... they were a fine band.

by lardbucket Wed 06 May 2020, 22:31

Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk

Peter Horton, pioneer Concorde pilot (another COVID-19 victim)

by Fred Nerk Thu 07 May 2020, 02:49

Little Millie or Minnie Small ('My Boy Lollipop') RIP

by WideWally Thu 07 May 2020, 06:55

RIP Darby McCarthy

by horace Thu 07 May 2020, 09:03

WideWally wrote:RIP Darby McCarthy

A grade jockey and decent human being. RIP

by WideWally Thu 07 May 2020, 17:23

RIP Brian Bolus

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/52580857

by WideWally Thu 07 May 2020, 18:32

I don't know if this is still true but Wiki states - "Bolus does hold two unusual Test match records - the most Tests in a complete career without ever recording a single figure score (seven), and the most Test Match innings in a complete career without ever recording a single figure score (twelve)"

by Bradman Thu 07 May 2020, 18:58

Well it's a wierd sort of record. Someone must have spent days if not weeks coming up with that one, much like his batting.

by skully Fri 08 May 2020, 01:02

WideWally wrote:RIP Brian Bolus

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/52580857

RIP.

by lardbucket Fri 08 May 2020, 03:21

was still playing in 1972 when we toured

by skully Fri 08 May 2020, 07:57

In my formative cricket days I borrowed a 1968 Wisden from the local library countless times. Because Sobers was at Nottinghamshire, that County and its scorecards became a favourite of mine. Brian Bolus' name became very familiar to me.

I think that Wisden experience was the foundation of my fascination with cricket stats.

by horace Fri 08 May 2020, 10:17

Bradman wrote:Well it's a wierd sort of record. Someone must have spent days if not weeks coming up with that one, much like his batting.

I seriously blame Skully.

by lardbucket Fri 08 May 2020, 13:41

skully wrote:In my formative cricket days I borrowed a 1968 Wisden from the local library countless times. Because Sobers was at Nottinghamshire, that County and its scorecards became a favourite of mine. Brian Bolus' name became very familiar to me.

I think that Wisden experience was the foundation of my fascination with cricket stats.

from similar tragic beginnings I will (without checking) throw up the names Mike Harris, Barry (? Stead), and Basharat Hassan ...

by Bradman Fri 08 May 2020, 16:22

You forgot boycott

by Fred Nerk Fri 08 May 2020, 20:07

How we all wish we could!

by lardbucket Fri 08 May 2020, 23:36

Bradman wrote:You forgot boycott

Never at Notts

by Bradman Fri 08 May 2020, 23:57

Not if he ever wanted to see his friends or family ever again, no. I was talking about batting styles. I was respondingb to an earlier post.

by lardbucket Sat 09 May 2020, 04:37

At least Bolus had another gear.

by Bradman Sat 09 May 2020, 04:44

Being replaced by Boycot would have sent lesser men into therapy.

by JGK Sat 09 May 2020, 04:45

lardbucket wrote:At least Bolus had another gear.

Was it called Holus?

by WideWally Sat 09 May 2020, 04:51

Roy couldn't make the COVID disappear.

by Bradman Sat 09 May 2020, 07:35

Took me a while to work this post out.

by lardbucket Sat 09 May 2020, 07:51

But you stuck at it, like a tiger ...

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