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Post by embee Mon 09 Feb 2009, 04:28

Andy Bichel retires from cricket
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Jim Morton

February 09, 2009 12:35pm

FORMER Australian fast bowler Andy Bichel has announced his retirement from cricket at age 38.
Queenslander Bichel, who played 19 Tests from 1997-2003, decided on Monday to hang up his boots after a long battle with a shoulder injury.

A bustling fast bowler and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, Bichel took 58 wickets at 32.24 as he played the bulk of his Tests as the first-change bowler to Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie.

But his best performances came in one-day cricket at the 2003 World Cup in South Africa where he starred in comeback victories over England and New Zealand.

Bichel took 7-20 against England and shared in a rearguard 73-run stand with Michael Bevan in a man-of-the-match effort.

He finished the tournament with 16 wickets at 12.31

The evergreen quick was the Pura Cup player of the season in 2005-06 at age 35 when he led Queensland to the interstate four-day title with a double of 452 runs at 34.76 and 50 wickets at 26.69.
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Post by skully Mon 09 Feb 2009, 04:32

Thanks for the memories Birchell, espec. PE 2003.
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Post by horace Mon 09 Feb 2009, 04:38

bodyline in deep mourning..

always got the absolute best out of himself and a champion bloke
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Post by Zat Mon 09 Feb 2009, 04:49

So does he have a megabuck superannuation with one of the t20 circuses?

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Post by embee Mon 09 Feb 2009, 04:51

Not yet ...but cant be too far away ...unless his shoulder is completely rooted
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Post by Red Mon 09 Feb 2009, 04:51

Was a more than handy bowler who may have been unlucky with the selectors on occasions.
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Post by OP Tipping Mon 09 Feb 2009, 05:10

Cheers, Andre.
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Post by tac Mon 09 Feb 2009, 06:19

Legend!
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Post by Henry Mon 09 Feb 2009, 06:53

I thought he'd retired long ago.
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Post by OP Tipping Mon 09 Feb 2009, 07:22

I need a ruling: is the " Putting the ABC yobbos on ignore: + Britainstan pseudo-libs " thread just a bunch of crazy incomprehensible nonsense, or does it possess such sublime sagacity that it is beyond the understanding of my simple antipodean brain?
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Post by taipan Mon 09 Feb 2009, 07:24

OP Tipping wrote:I need a ruling: is the " Putting the ABC yobbos on ignore: + Britainstan pseudo-libs " thread just a bunch of crazy incomprehensible nonsense, or does it possess such sublime sagacity that it is beyond the understanding of my simple antipodean brain?

I can't comprehend the title, let alone the content.
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Post by OP Tipping Mon 09 Feb 2009, 07:27

I prefer the term Tukogbanistan anyway.
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Post by Zat Mon 09 Feb 2009, 08:49

OP Tipping wrote:I need a ruling: is the " Putting the ABC yobbos on ignore: + Britainstan pseudo-libs " thread just a bunch of crazy incomprehensible nonsense, or does it possess such sublime sagacity that it is beyond the understanding of my simple antipodean brain?
OP, this is one of those times it wouldn't matter if you were a qbilly or a Rhodes scholar, it's even less comprehensible than hat in extremis.

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Post by Mick Sawyer Mon 09 Feb 2009, 09:52

embee wrote:Not yet ...but cant be too far away ...unless his shoulder is completely rooted

the shoulder + a very dodgy finger or two on the right hand.
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Post by Basil Mon 09 Feb 2009, 15:02

Happy memories of Bichel during his time as Worcestershire's overseas player. Never anything less than 100% effort.
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Post by JKLever Mon 09 Feb 2009, 15:27

Ditto for Essex too, at a time when quite a few of us though he was past it.
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Post by PeterCS Mon 09 Feb 2009, 16:42

Three words:

Very good all-rounder.


Two words:

Laidley Legend,
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Post by Batman Mon 09 Feb 2009, 17:17

Think he was among those unlucky Aus players [like McGill, Law and Lehman in his early years] who were capable of and deserved more for the national team but were left out high and dry to circumstances and lack of place in the team.
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Post by Mick Sawyer Mon 09 Feb 2009, 23:49

Batman wrote:Think he was among those unlucky Aus players [like McGill, Law and Lehman in his early years] who were capable of and deserved more for the national team but were left out high and dry to circumstances and lack of place in the team.

There were times, so many times particularly during the late 90's that he should have played.
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Post by OP Tipping Tue 10 Feb 2009, 00:06

Ah well, no one can take WC 2003 away from him.
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Post by Mick Sawyer Tue 10 Feb 2009, 01:00

OP Tipping wrote:Ah well, no one can take WC 2003 away from him.

No question OP. I think if you asked him he'd say that all his dreams were answered when he played his first Test.

It was writing from my perspective and the benefit he would have provided to the team. I think his peak power period was gone by the time he was a semi regular.
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Post by PlanetPakistan Tue 10 Feb 2009, 02:55

7/20 followed by a match winning 40+ not out

probably the greatest ODI performance ever
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Post by freddled gruntbuggly Wed 11 Feb 2009, 11:13

The best-hung cricketer of modern times (according to Hilda).
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Post by PeterCS Wed 11 Feb 2009, 11:21

Shocked
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Post by peterg Thu 12 Feb 2009, 03:36

One of the most whole-hearted of all cricketers, unlucky in his period, but very useful indeed.
Australia could do with him now...

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