James Tomlinson

Solo Sailor

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@WG_RumblePants And a pretty village too …

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@WG_RumblePants Played there a couple of times. Got caressed round the ground while ‘Mushi’ Mushtaq Muhammad helped himself to a hundred on one occasion 🤣

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@WG_RumblePants What a lovely location

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@WG_RumblePants Well said. Bravo!

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@PictureSporting Nice man and a terrific goal keeper. Very few better in the slip cordon

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@Jws09uk @ConnerKacperski They are amateur. They don’t have a professional like teams in the top leagues have. Pressure on refs at professional level could be practically eradicated if soccer had any balls! But I don’t think it’s fair to compare. You are right in that internet overreacts

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@PictureSporting Simply the best and after Knott it’s got to be Sarah Taylor

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@WG_RumblePants Tricky rain affected match and the last for Mike Denness. And didn’t Gooch get a pair commentators saying he’d been good enough to get a touch.

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@jackrussellart Too much is forgotten and so much is under a blanket of secrecy. The December German December 1943 bombing of Bari is known about now by a few who have bothered or chanced to find out about it.

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@PictureSporting Great picture. Went to his Cricket School quite a bit. His son John fed the bowling machine on occasions in an attempt to help me get rooons at weekends.

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@nimishdubey I should say that Buller was highly respected. He died in 1970. X Pros almost always do the job better. Syd was a stumper.

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@nimishdubey It’s an easy one for me. I was there. West Indues were in dire straits at 95 for 5 when Sobers was joined by his cousin David Holford. Both got hundreds and actually they both looked like getting out to start with. Bas IS the fielder & Sid Buller the Ump!

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@WG_RumblePants Brilliant

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@CricketopiaCom Wonderful Bob

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@jackrussellart Best all rounder, lovely man and arguably second to only Bradman as a batter!

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@WG_RumblePants Oh wow! Have you been there?

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@PictureSporting @WG_RumblePants The great man made a half century. The dual with Underwood terrific. The impenetrable offside field that he pierced … no need to run. The terrific contingent of West Indies supporters … a festival … & Sir Geoffrey’s West Indian supporter … the day marred by a minority

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@PictureSporting @WG_RumblePants I’d love to tell the story of the Oval 1973. A sadly racist Surrey membership. Sir Geoffrey had given me n my brother tickets. The hush when the 4th wicket fell. Almost hear a pin drop. Then the greatest player Ive ever seen making his was through the membership … like royalty

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@WG_RumblePants Surely we have someone here!

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@PictureSporting @WG_RumblePants THE greatest all round Cricketer and as a batsman alone at the top of the tree