Tim Vines

Cricket & golf...somehow still make the odd run and birdie.

[Tim Vines @TimVines3]

@james_bouge Looking special there James 👌

[Abhishek AB @ABsay_ek]

They say cricket doesn't remember the almosts, the what-ifs. But it absolutely worships the one-offs, the singularities & 81 years young today, Rodney Redmond might be the most magnificent singularity of them all...

One Test. A hundred in first innings. A half-century in second. An average that looks like a typing error. 81.50. Higher than almost anyone who ever played the game. And yet, that was it. Just one appearance. Why?
Answer lies in a perfect storm of administrative myopia & terrible timing, served up on an Auckland afternoon in February 1973.

Pakistan were touring & New Zealand's opening slot had become a revolving door. John Parker, the anointed one, had his thumb shattered in Wellington. Terry Jarvis got two pairs of chances, two pairs of failures. By the time the series reached Eden Park for its final act, Selectors decided to try the local guy. Redmond was 28, his domestic prime arguably fading, but his moment had finally, accidentally arrived...

What followed was anything but forgettable: Batting first, Redmond reached his hundred in 110 balls, hair flowing, collar open like a man who'd just walked off a Beaches album cover, driving Intikhab Alam with a disdain that suggested he'd been doing this his whole life. Crowd stormed the ground. Literally carried him. You don't see that at Eden Park anymore; the pitch invasion, spontaneous lifting onto shoulders, raw unmediated joy...
In the second dig, he added 56 more. Just to be sure. Just to remove all doubt.

Selectors, of course, had already removed theirs. Parker would return for England. The decision was etched in stone before Redmond had even marked his guard. He boarded the plane for England knowing he'd be carrying drinks...

He was right. Redmond played just two ODIs; forgettable, as ODIs were in 1973.

There were other complications. His eyesight wasn’t great. Contact lenses irritated him. He went back to glasses. Stories grew over the years, exaggerated & simplified, as these things often are. The truth was less dramatic. He still scored runs in tour matches. He wasn’t blind. He just wasn’t the chosen one....

What actually happened was more human. His wife fell pregnant. He skipped 1973-74 season, played club cricket, stepped back. By the time he returned for Auckland, the national team had moved on, its memory as short as a sponsor's patience. He played until '76, but the phone never rang again...

Which brings us to the other Redmond. Aaron. The son who grew up in Perth, who flipped from Canterbury leg-spinner to Otago grafter, who played 8 Tests for New Zealand himself. A second chance from the same bloodline...

It's the perfect cricket story, really. Not about bitterness or what-ifs, but about the absurd, exquisite lottery of it all. 81 years of life distilled into 163 runs that will live forever, while entire careers have vanished without a trace. Numbers don't lie, but they don't tell the full truth either. The truth is that Rodney Redmond, CEO, father, man-who-learned-of-his-Test-debut-on-the-toilet-via-radio, understood something most athletes never do: that opportunity is not the same as justice & that sometimes, one perfect afternoon is all the immortality you get...

Happy birthday, Rod. Cricket's most beautiful statistical impossibility.

[The Par Train @TheParTrain]

We're all carrying something no one else can see. Be kind ❤️

[Tim Vines @TimVines3]

😱

[DP World Tour @DPWorldTour]

Does this count as a stroke?! 👀

Nakajima misses the ball after a mysterious noise 🤔

#FedExOpenDeFrance

[Sky Sports Golf @SkySportsGolf]

"He goes, I'm not having this"

Tommy Fleetwood got a little bit of help at the BMW Championship from a fly 🪰

[Flushing It @flushingitgolf]

Tyrrell Hatton just had to back off his shot to the party hole at LIV Golf Indianapolis twice because “I’m a little tea pot” was being played by the DJ, selected by his teammates including Jon Rahm.

What is going on out there 😂

[Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton]

In honor of the legendary George Wendt, here is every time Norm Peterson walks into Cheers

[Redexim UK @RedeximUK]

We're pleased to have strengthened our partnership with @ListerWilderGC, extending their coverage into the counties of #Dorset & #Hampshire - serviced from their Salisbury depot. For #Redexim customers from Bristol to the Kent coast, the Listers team are now your port of call 📲

[Landscape & Amenity @LAPUMagazine]

After a record-breaking year of growth and success, @baronessuk celebrated achievements at BTME 2025 with the return of their annual dealer awards - with @ListerWilderGC winning the treble https://t.co/ZDOYHxp6Q3

[Redexim UK @RedeximUK]

As the synthetic industry moves towards natural #infill materials such as #cork, specialist tools like the Redexim Verti-Top will become a weekly usage item - needed to maintain mobility and player #safety. Prepare now & find out more about the Verti-Top: https://t.co/KW7h9aT250

[Paul Watson @PaulWat40618405]

Leaves are falling, the ⁦@baronessuk⁩ TB270 blowers are in stock and ready to help you clean up.

[WoolleyParkGolfClub @Woolleyparkgolf]

I’m always looking for solutions that help minimise the amount of traffic we put on the course in soft winter conditions. We’ve been looking at the mulching kit for our @TrimaxMowers Snake. It’s a small add on that turns an already fantastic mower in to a leaf eating monster!

[Lister Wilder GC @ListerWilderGC]

A successful Redexim Dealer Day with our Lister Wilder Sales, Hire and Parts teams!🚀

Thank you to Paul, Paul, and Andy for their expertise on everything Redexim and to everyone for taking away valuable insights.

Here's to growth and learning!🌟

#AlwaysLearning

[Andrew Cotter @MrAndrewCotter]

I see this has resurfaced tonight.

[TrimaxMowingSystems @TrimaxMowers]

Technical Tuesday: Resetting Cut Heights to Factory Settings. This video shows how to reset the cut height of a Snake S2. This process ensures all adjustment points are equal, allowing for a precise starting point for fine adjustments. #PoweringPerformance

[Baronessuk @baronessuk]

It’s a wet one again but it hasn’t stopped David Patrick ASM for @ListerWilderGC collecting a sold SP160EB. Order received, delivered within 2 weeks. That’s Electric….⚡️ 🤝

[Paul Watson @PaulWat40618405]

Despite over 140mm of rain this month, the ⁦@baronessuk⁩ SF900 collects cores like no other machine.

[Greg James @gregjames]

MORE BAZBOLLOCKS PLEASE

[Landscape & Amenity @LAPUMagazine]

A fleet of five RTVs and five tractors from @KubotaUK are supporting operations across the busy 36-hole complex at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club https://t.co/Kw1JFyn1D3

[Baronessuk @baronessuk]

Standard.