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Bichel retires
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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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.
embee- Number of posts : 26339
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Thanks for the memories Birchell, espec. PE 2003.
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bodyline in deep mourning..
always got the absolute best out of himself and a champion bloke
always got the absolute best out of himself and a champion bloke
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So does he have a megabuck superannuation with one of the t20 circuses?
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Not yet ...but cant be too far away ...unless his shoulder is completely rooted
embee- Number of posts : 26339
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Was a more than handy bowler who may have been unlucky with the selectors on occasions.
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Cheers, Andre.
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Legend!
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I thought he'd retired long ago.
Henry- Number of posts : 32891
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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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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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I prefer the term Tukogbanistan anyway.
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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.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?
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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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Happy memories of Bichel during his time as Worcestershire's overseas player. Never anything less than 100% effort.
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Ditto for Essex too, at a time when quite a few of us though he was past it.
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Three words:
Very good all-rounder.
Two words:
Laidley Legend,
Very good all-rounder.
Two words:
Laidley Legend,
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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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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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Ah well, no one can take WC 2003 away from him.
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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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7/20 followed by a match winning 40+ not out
probably the greatest ODI performance ever
probably the greatest ODI performance ever
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The best-hung cricketer of modern times (according to Hilda).
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One of the most whole-hearted of all cricketers, unlucky in his period, but very useful indeed.
Australia could do with him now...
Australia could do with him now...
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