Genuinely quite upset about that, even though he was a miserable sod
Genuinely quite upset about that, even though he was a miserable sod
Me too - was my favourite bowler when I was young. Will never forget my mum waiting at the top of our drive when I got home from school waiting to tell me that England had somehow won that Test. Had the framed scorecard from the Daily Express with a big cartoon of Bob in full flowOriginally Posted by PSRB
He was the fave bowler of everyone of our generation, though. The run up from the boundary, the arm swinging violently behind the back, the flowing locks.Me too - was my favourite bowler when I was young. Will never forget my mum waiting at the top of our drive when I got home from school waiting to tell me that England had somehow won that Test. Had the framed scorecard from the Daily Express with a big cartoon of Bob in full flow
Having grown up hearing terror stories of Lillie and Thommo, now we had a white quick doing it to them.
Curtley's still my all time fave, though. That thing he did with his hands after taking a wicket. Honourable mention to Lasith's yorker.
And the bobbing head.
hmm - Willis actually made his Test debut before Lillee and Thomson, and the career's kind of run concurrently - so we always had one threat to match theirs (though Willis's knackered knees meant he missed a couple of seasons in the mod 70s when the other duo were in their pomp). His Ashes record was phenomenal. Also a big fan of Curtley but Marshall was the best ever quick I've seen
I always think of John Snow as being our main quick in the 70s Lillee-Thompson era.
I guess the early part certainly - was a bit before my time
Notice, I avoided the temptation to say "You know nothing. John Snow?"
The spell with his arm in plaster was cricket sex.
Born in'71, the first ashes I remember was '81. But from say '78/9 onwards, as I became interested in sport, I heard folk tales about the dastardly Aussie quicks. Yet in '81, it was him ripping through the Convicts.
I chose Curtley over Marshall on the grounds of the hand celebration and having a cooler, more West Indian sounding Christian name. These things mattered to me, given I couldn't play the game in the slightest.
RIP Gloomy Bob
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RIP Gloomy Bob
The Cricket Debate will not be the same.I would also add that the persona on Sky was mostly an act. Know people who had the pleasure of drinking with him and all said he was great company
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