DOCSLIB.ORG

Gray-Nicolls Trade Brochure 2013.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Gray-Nicolls Trade Brochure 2013.Pdf RACE FOR RECORDS 104* vs India 173 vs Bangladesh 105 vs Pakistan 112 vs New Zealand 128 vs India 177 vs New Zealand 160 vs West Indies 118 vs Sri Lanka 116 vs Australia 116 vs Pakistan 136 vs South Africa 169 vs West Indies 30 years ago, 22 centuries was set as the benchmark for English batsman to strive for. Test Match Debut hundreds with Gray-Nicolls present every run along the way. 19 2013 will see that record broken. Who will win the race to become England’s England’s finest opening partnership; Andrew Strauss OBE & Alastair Cook MBE Cook Strauss 21 have many things in common ... greatest centurion? Gray-Nicolls have been there from the beginning... VISIT OUR FACTORY THE CAPTAINS CHOICE . OR LEGEND EXPERIENCE Enjoy The Ultimate Cricket Experience... Be treated like a professional for a day... Who better to help you hand select your next blade than in Robertsbridge, East Sussex and experience the whole Experience the magic of our factory and follow in the operation which will finish with one of our master double Ashes winning England Test Match Captain, scorer process like an International opening batsman. Andrew footsteps of the games greatest players. bat makers hand crafting a model to your own individual of over 10,000 International runs including 50 professional and Alastair will help you select a Test Match quality Be treated like Gray-Nicolls professional athletes, who specifications. 100’s, Andrew Strauss OBE, or England One Day Captain bat that suits your game. visit our East Sussex base to choose their blades. and Ashes hero, Alastair Cook MBE. Visit our headquarters Please contact your local stockist for more information We give you a complete guided tour of our bat-making Please contact your local stockist for more information. Andrew Strauss inspecting the clefts Alastair Cook with a range of blanks The blade is given a final inspection by one of our skilled craftsmen The blade takes shape from a raw cleft PAGE 2 PAGE 3 CHAPTER 1 - legend BATS Mohammad Yousaf Brian Lara 501 Matthew Hayden 380 114 first class 100’s 1,788 Test match runs in a year World Record First Class! innings Gray-Nicolls highest Test Match innings “Gray-Nicolls are the bench mark that everyone else is trying to reach. Every game has its heroes, every match has magic moments and everyone has a dream. They set the highest standards in quality across the whole range of cricket equipment” Follow in the footsteps of the game’s greatest to create your own cricket history with Gray-Nicolls... - Mark Ramprakash - PAGE 4 PAGE 5 CHAPTER 1 - BATS Legend - the experience of playing in the spirit of cricket’s greatest players... legend ORIGINAL 1960’S FINEST 12 PIECE CANE HANDLE GRAY-NICOLLS BRANDING Giving you the opportunity to create your own history, the Legend encapsulates a bat-making history of over 150 years and embodies quality and performance at its absolute best. Each blade will be made from the finest available English willow. Hand-selected clefts, that represent the premium 1% of willow, will be used in the crafting of every Legend bat. MID - BLADE SWEET SPOT TEXTURED HALF MOON GRIP FOR EVEN BOW THROUGHOUT EXCELLENT CONTROL OF THE BLADE THE BLADE SEMI OVAL BOTTOM HAND PROFILE FOR OPTIMUM COMFORT weight rangeS WEIGHT RANGE: WEIGHTS Senior Bats Junior Bats LIGHT / MEDIUM / HEAVY • Light 2lb 6oz - 2lb 8oz 2lb 2oz - 2lb 4oz • Medium 2lb 8oz - 2lb 10oz 2lb 4oz - 2lb 6oz • Heavy 2lb 10oz - 2lb 12oz • Extreme 3lb+ SPINE PROFILE THE CHOICE OF OUR INTERNATIONAL STARS english BAT OPTIONS SIZES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 H SH LH LEGEND ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ SLIGHT CONCAVE SHAPING TO ENHANCE PICK - UP PAGE 6 PAGE 7 CHAPTER 1 - BATS gn 100 Majed Khan David Hookes Rodney Marsh Mike Gatting “Gray-Nicolls epitomises everything 1970 ... uncovered wickets ... flared whites ... the Scoop! great where the sport is concerned In the hands of the majority of Test Match players in the 1970’s and breaking records with Brian The GN100 was superb”. Lara in the 1990’s ... the most iconic bat in the game is back! - Clive Lloyd - PAGE 9 CHAPTER 1 - BATS gn 100 Now more impressive than ever before, the original perimeter weighting system that made the bat so FINEST 12 PIECE CANE HANDLE ORIGINAL 1960’S GRAY- NICOLLS BRANDING successful in the past, has been combined with today’s demands from a cricket bat. The GN100, with it’s huge edge profile, along with an exaggerated bow is sure to re-ignite your cricket memories. FULL - BLADE SWEET SPOT TEXTURED HALF MOON GRIP EVEN BOW FOR EXCELLENT CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE BLADE OF THE BLADE SEMI OVAL BOTTOM HAND PROFILE FOR OPTIMUM COMFORT WEIGHT RANGE: MEDIUM / HEAVY GRAY- NICOLLS PERIMETER WEIGHTING SYSTEM english BAT OPTIONS SIZES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 H SH LH GN100 PP PP PP PP PP Force PP PP PP PP PP UNIQUE SCOOPING ALLOWS A MAXIMUM EDGE PROFILE PAGE 10 PAGE 1 1 CHAPTER 1 - BATS dynadrive Robin Smith Jimmy Adams Mike Atherton Michael Slater Gordon Greenidge 140 Test Matches and counting 23561 balls faced and counting “There was always something special about a Gray-Nicolls 1980’s & 1990’s … Pyjama cricket ... Zinc sun cream ... Dynadrive! bat. The feel, the look, the finish, the smell - and the fact Just when the Scoop couldn’t get any better we gave you two! A favourite with the world’s best that the ball always seemed to go to the boundary!”. players, the Dynadrive returns so you can smash it out of the ground … 1125 boundaries- David hit Gowerand counting - 10,000 Test Match Runs PAGE 13 CHAPTER 1 - BATS dynadriveFINEST 12 PIECE CANE HANDLE ORIGINAL 1960’S A massive favourite of the World’s Elite. The Dynadrive provided players with the benefit of a fantastic GRAY- NICOLLS BRANDING light pick up, supreme balance and exceptional power from a full spine profile. These unique benefits have not been changed as Gray-Nicolls re-launch another classic. A huge edge profile and an impressive bow make the Dynadrive an imposing bat that will be the talk of the opposition as you stride out to bat. FULL - BLADE SWEET SPOT TEXTURED HALF MOON GRIP EVEN BOW FOR EXCELLENT CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE BLADE OF THE BLADE SEMI OVAL BOTTOM HAND PROFILE FOR OPTIMUM COMFORT WEIGHT RANGE: MEDIUM / HEAVY MAXIMUM EDGE AND SPINE PROFILE FOR EXTREME POWER english BAT OPTIONS ORIGINAL DUAL SCOOPING SIZES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 H SH LH ALLOWS PERFECT BALANCE ★★★★★ PP PP PP PP PAGE 14 PAGE 15 CHAPTER 1 - BATS 96 Tests Highest Score 177 vs New Zealand Balls Faced 14,071 6913 Runs 21 Test 100’s Average - 41.89 “Growing up, Gray-Nicolls were the brand Andrew Strauss ... Lords Cricket Ground ... inevitable ...! you aspired to use. Now I’m proud to be A 100 on debut and Strauss has never looked back. Passing the landmark of a Test century five times using the best bats in the business!” on his home ground ... Strauss, the Lord of his Manor endorses Maverick. - Andrew Strauss OBE - PAGE 17 CHAPTER 1 - BATS Def: Maverick... Someone that doesn’t follow the crowd and makes his own rules. MA VERICK Whether you’re opening the batting or chasing a target in the middle order, the Maverick will help any batsman FINEST 12 PIECE CANE HANDLE make an impact at the crease. A mid-blade sweet spot provides maximum power from the rounded back of the blade. The Maverick has the ultimate rebound reward; without sacrifice to the balance and pick up. MID - BLADE SWEET SPOT EVEN BOW THROUGHOUT THE BLADE TEXTURED HALF MOON GRIP FOR EXCELLENT CONTROL OF THE BLADE english BAT OPTIONS SIZES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 H SM SH LH SEMI OVAL BOTTOM HAND PROFILE FOR OPTIMUM COMFORT Strauss LE ✔ LE ✔ Players PP Carbo PP PP PP PP PP ★★★★★ PP WEIGHT RANGE: MEDIUM / HEAVY / EXTREME ★★★★ PP Colossus PP Blade PP PP PP PP PP Academy PP PP PP PP MAXIMUM EDGE AND SPINE PROFILE FOR EXTREME POWER kashmir BAT OPTIONS SIZES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 H SH LH Enforcer PP PP PP PP PP FULL BACK BLADE PROFILE FOR TEST MATCH PERFORMANCE A top quality Kashmir willow with a bleached buffed finish. PAGE 18 PAGE 19 CHAPTER 1 - BATS Prepare Practice Perform Play Alastair Cook MBE Ashes Hero . England’s 6th highest Test Match individual score 294! “My first Gray-Nicolls bat was a Millennium England’s youngest ever player to pass 5,000 Test Match Runs, Cook has enjoyed a magnificent 18 which I loved. I’ve never used any other brand. months in both forms of the game. Will 2013 see Alastair Cook pass Hammond, Boycott and The bats keep getting better and better!”. Cowdrey as England’s most prolific century maker?. Alastair Cook endorses Oblivion. PAGE 21 CHAPTER 1 - BATS Record-breaking Ashes winning bat. Endorsed by England opener Alastair Cook MBE. With its mirrored cosmetics and distinctively large, low profile; the Oblivion is the perfect blend of tradition oblivion FINEST 12 PIECE CANE HANDLE and innovation. Ideally suited for front-foot play, all around the ground. LOW - BLADE SWEET SPOT TEXTURED HALF MOON GRIP LOW BOW TO FOR EXCELLENT CONTROL EXAGGERATE HITTING PROFILE OF THE BLADE SEMI OVAL BOTTOM HAND PROFILE FOR OPTIMUM COMFORT english BAT OPTIONS SIZES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 H SM SH LH Cook LE ✔ LE ✔ Players PP Extreme Pro PP Carbo PP WEIGHT RANGE: MEDIUM / HEAVY / EXTREME ★★★★★ PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP ★★★★ PP PP Powerblade PP PP Slayer PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP MAXIMUM EDGE AND SPINE PROFILE FOR EXTREME POWER kashmir BAT OPTIONS SIZES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 H SH LH AC294 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ SLIGHT CONCAVE A top quality Kashmir willow with a painted back and willow SHAPING TO ENHANCE PICK - UP Anti-Scuff face.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Cricket Cat for Email.Qxd:Layout 1
    cricket 2011 www.gray-nicolls.co.uk Station Road, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5DH, England. Tel: +44 (0) 1580 880357 Fax: +44 (0) 1580 881156 e-mail: [email protected] www.gray-nicolls.co.uk where tradition meets innovation The players you see on the international stage in number of the world’s elite and we are proud that matched only by the skill and ability of the playing alongside this elite group and like them, 2011 are true authorities on all our equipment. so many of them trust their game with us. The Internationals and top players who choose to use you can be secure in the knowledge that you are Gray-Nicolls provides the power to an impressive quality of our bats and associated products is them. When you select a Gray-Nicolls bat, you are using a bat manufactured by the best. the best use the best Unique to the industry, Gray-Nicolls grows only the best English willow Since 1876 Gray-Nicolls have continued to manufacture cricket bats 2007 saw the launch of the ground-breaking Fusion handle. This Every Gray-Nicolls bat is made, hand finished and rigorously tested for the production of their cricket bats. Salix Caerulea or Alba Var to the very highest quality, in Robertsbridge, England. totally hollow carbon handle dramatically reduced the weight of the by our “Master Bat Makers”. varieties are grown and harvested by the Company in a willow bat allowing huge edges and a massive profile never seen before. Gray-Nicolls superior handle technology dates back to the ultra Gray-Nicolls is proud of its traditional Hand Crafted cricket bats replenishment programme pioneered over 50 years ago.
    [Show full text]
  • Kleefstra Almanak 2017
    Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond KLEEFSTRA ALMANAK 2017 87ste Overzicht van Nederlandse Cricketcijfers Samengesteld door de redactie van de Kleefstra Almanak: Mevr. T.E. Buma Dhr. A.H.A. de Neef Dhr. T.H. Hartman Dhr. W.E.P. Neleman Dhr. A.P. Matthijssen Dhr. D.G.F. Noorhoff December 2017 Brinio Kleefstra Inhoudsopgave Inleiding 3 Voorwoord 4 Eindstanden van de competitie 12 S.G.S. Fair Play Trophy 15 Competitieoverzichten Dames 16 Heren 17 Heren statistieken Nederlands elftal 20 Topklasse en Topklasse niveau 22 Twenty20 en Twenty20 Topklasse niveau 28 Hoofdklasse 32 Eerste klasse 34 Overgangsklassen 36 Tweede klassen 40 Derde klassen 42 Vierde klasse 46 Veteranen 47 ZaMi en ZoMi 48 Dames statistieken Nederlands elftal 55 Hoofdklasse 56 Twenty20 58 Prijswinnaars damescricket 59 Jeugd statistieken Dutch Lions 60 Dutch Lionesses 64 U17 competitie 65 Kleefstra Almanak 2017 1 Copyright © 2017 Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond Een uitgave van de Archief & Bibliotheek Commissie. Het geheel of gedeeltelijk overnemen van artikelen en/of cijfermateriaal uit deze Kleefstra Almanak is alleen toegestaan nadat schriftelijk toestemming is verkregen van de redactie van deze almanak. Kleefstra Almanak 2017 2 Inleiding Wat een toetje kregen we nog voorgeschoteld in december van het cricketjaar 2017. De Nederlandse mannen verpulverden twee keer Namibië, waardoor de winst in het World Cricket League Championship overtuigend werd veiliggesteld en Nederland zich plaatste voor de ODI League in 2020-2022. Hierin zal Nederland wedstrijden spelen tegen Full Members; wedstrijden voor ons toeschouwers om likkebaardend naar uit te kijken. Of zoals coach Ryan Campbell het toekomstperspectief van Nederland verwoordde: “These next three years are gonna be very, very exciting.
    [Show full text]
  • Amir Removes England Cornerstone Alastair Cook in First Test Cook Equals Australian Great Border’S All-Time Record
    Friday 43 Sports Friday, May 25, 2018 Amir removes England cornerstone Alastair Cook in first Test Cook equals Australian great Border’s all-time record LONDON: Mohammad Amir captured the cerns over their batting so it was a particularly prise wicket of Alastair Cook after the England bold decision by Root. opener led a fightback on the first day of the It certainly looked a good toss for Pakistan first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s yesterday. to lose as three members of an England top- At tea England were 165 for five, having order that repeatedly failed during winless slumped to 43 for three before lunch after winter Test tours of Australia and New Zealand home captain Joe Root had won the toss and all fell for single-figure scores. Mohammad batted. Cook, in his 153rd consecutive Test, Abbas made the breakthrough when he which equalled Australia great Allan Border’s bowled Mark Stoneman (four) with a late all-time record for successive appearances at swinging delivery to leave England 12 for one this level, revived England with a fine 70. in the fourth over. Root, promoted up the But shortly before tea he was bowled by order to number three, also fell for four when Amir, a team-mate he drove at a wide ball when Essex won the from Hasan and edged County Championship behind to opposing last season, as the left- captain Sarfraz Ahmed. arm quick produced a Mohd Abbas Cook got into gear brilliant delivery that made the with a cover-driven four cut away late off the off Amir, but he could pitch late to clip the top breakthrough only watch as fellow of the opener’s off left-hander Dawid stump.
    [Show full text]
  • Ricky Ponting
    2 3 4 World Cup 2003 TOP OF THE CHARTS Syed Khalid Mahmood Foreword by Mansoor Akhtar Published by Jumbo Publishing 5 Copyright © Syed Khalid Mahmood Cover Design: Athar Amjad ISBN: 969-8893-01-6 1st Edition: 2006 Price in Pakistan: Rs. 500 Published by Jumbo Publishing Suite # 15, Ground Floor, Habib Chamber, ST-12, Block 14, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, University Road, Karachi-75300, Pakistan Phones: +9221 34890388, 34890389 Fax: +9221 34890387 Web: www.jumbopublishing.com Email: [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the permission of the publishers and the copyright holder. 6 To my younger daughter Beenish whose innocence and grace inspire me, motivate me and keep me focussed 7 8 Foreword Pakistan’s cricket team until a few year ago had quite clearly lacked in the critical areas of game plan and strategy, mental strength, fitness and making optimum use of their individual brilliance to the team’s cause. The decline had perhaps begun as early as the 1999 World Cup final, and peaked during the 2003 World Cup tournament and it became more obvious in the aftermath of the twin series defeats against India at home in early 2004. The services of Bob Woolmer as coach were acquired by the Pakistan Cricket Board in an effort to ensure that the team came up with improved performance and did justice with the loads of talent. The move has paid dividends.
    [Show full text]
  • England Seeking Hat-Trick of Ashes Wins for First Time in Over 30 Years Submitted By: Moneta Communications Tuesday, 9 July 2013
    England Seeking Hat-Trick Of Ashes Wins For First Time In Over 30 Years Submitted by: Moneta Communications Tuesday, 9 July 2013 Alastair Cook will lead out his England side on Wednesday morning with the weight of the nation on his shoulders as it is the turn of the cricket team to continue a marvellous summer of British sport. England will be bidding to retain the coveted Ashes crown for a third straight series, making it a hat-trick of victories over their old foes for the first time since 1981. Australia have been all-but written off by the media and cricket aficionados and it looks like England's urn to lose! For over a decade, the English cricketing public would head into a clash with their Antipodean rivals with trepidation and could almost sense achievement if they managed to gain a solitary win from the five-match series but along with the Australian demise in recent years, the English setup has grown in stature and become one of the most revered teams in test cricket. Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower galvanised the English side and captain Cook has duly continued the positive mindsets of the players and his ability at the top of the order twinned with the talent of the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and James Anderson has seen them create a magnificent spine to the test outfit. Whilst English cricket has blossomed since that epic Ashes win in 2005, the ‘baggy greens’ have become a mere shadow of their dominant past and the setup went into disarray as Mickey Arthur was handed his marching orders from the coaching staff only a couple of weeks before the start of the first test at Trent Bridge.
    [Show full text]
  • 33Rd Wellbeing of Women Celebrity Cricket Day Sunday 27Th June 2021
    33rd Wellbeing of Women Celebrity Cricket Day Sunday 27th June 2021 Sir Victor Blank, on behalf of Wellbeing of Women, would like to thank our players over the past 33 years. Professional Sportsmen David Capel Sean Ervine Adam Hollioake Kyle Abbott Ian Chappel Steve Finn Carl Hooper Chris Adams Brian Close Andy Flower Tim Horan Jimmy Adams Nick Compton Angus Fraser Glen Jackson Shahid Afridi Denis Compton Joel Garner Mahela Jayawardene Mushtaq Ahmed Norman Cowans Sunil Gavaskar Rob Key Wasim Akram Colin Cowdrey Adam Gilchrist Imran Khan Mark Alleyne Martin Crane Jason Gillespie Collis King Sir Curtly Ambrose Martin Crowe Darren Gough Roger Knight Dennis Amiss Daryll Cullinan David Gower Allan Lamb Michael Atherton Jamie Dalrymple Mark Greatbatch Justin Langer George Bailey Steve Davis Carl Greenidge Brian Lara Bishan Bedi Mike Denness Gordon Greenidge Gerhardus Liebenberg Martin Bicknell Kapil Dev Sir Richard Hadlee Dennis Lillee Andrew Bischel Simon Doull Ian Harvey Gary Lineker Ian Bishop Phil Edmonds Desmond Haynes Clive Lloyd Sir Ian Botham John Edrich Graeme Hick Michael Lynagh Mike Brearley Ross Edwards Rodney Hogg Azhar Mahmood Sir Trevor Brooking Grant Elliott Matthew Hoggard Devon Malcolm Roland Butcher John Emburey Michael Holding Peter Martin Dimi Mascarenhas Matt Prior Bobby Simpson Sachin Tendulkar Matt Maynard Mike Procter Gladstone Small Jeff Thompson Brendon McCullum Mark Ramprakash Graeme Smith Graham Thorpe Neil McKenzie Abdur Razzaq Robin Smith Alex Tudor Gehan Mendis Barry Richards Sir Garfield Sobers Phil Tufnell
    [Show full text]
  • Football Talking About Cricket! It’S Never Keep the Ashes
    Section:GDN PS PaGe:1 Edition Date:050912 Edition:01 Zone: Sent at 11/9/2005 19:09 cYanmaGentaYellowblack Owen’s crash course Raikkonen rallies Chunder wonder Newcastle striker Spa success keeps Martin Kelner on a faces ugly truth McLaren man in hunt technicolour trend Kevin McCarra, page 10 ≥ Alan Henry, page 13 ≥ Screen Break, page 20 ≥ | 12.09.05 | guardian.co.uk Matthew Hoggard is mobbed after dismissing Adam Gilchrist to start a burst of four for four in 19 balls as England take control at The Oval Tom Shaw/Getty Images England’s day of destiny dawns tumultuous of all series began, was the open-top bus can be dusted down for its tion carved out for Australia by the cen- when the situation demanded and found 23,000 cheer as bad light unthinkable. Helped yesterday by a duvet ride through the city. Bad light prevented turies of Justin Langer and Matthew Hay- a strong man. Hoggard, meanwhile, restricts Australia of thick cloud that hovered over The Oval any play yesterday after around a quarter den, it gives England an overall lead of 40. offered a reprise of his compelling bowl- all day, reducing the light at times to to four, with 54 overs lost. The sight of Australia, circumstance forcing them to ing that helped to win Tests in Bridgetown sepulchral, they will resume this morn- 23,000 spectators, some of whom have bat in poor light, had been bowled out for and at The Wanderers, with a devastating First Ashes victory for ing, in what promises to be better condi- paid a small fortune for tickets, willing the 367 by Andrew Flintoff’s
    [Show full text]
  • Kleefstra Almanak 2013
    Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond KLEEFSTRA ALMANAK 2013 83ste Overzicht van Nederlandse Cricketcijfers Samengesteld door de redactie van de Kleefstra Almanak: Mevr. T. Buma Dhr. A.P. Matthijssen Dhr. T.H. Hartman Dhr. W.E.P. Neleman Dhr. D.E. Kooper Dhr. D.G.F. Noorhoff Dhr. R.J. Lyall December 2013 Brinio Kleefstra Inhoudsopgave Inleiding 3 Voorwoord 4 Eindstanden van de competities 6 Muntaz Foundation Fair Play Cup 10 K.N.C.B. Umpires 10 Competitie Overzichten Dames 11 Heren 12 Heren Cricket Statistieken Nederlands Elftal 15 Topklasse en Topklasse Niveau 19 Twenty20 en Twenty20 Topklasse Niveau 24 Hoofdklasse 28 Eerste Klasse 30 Overgangsklassen 32 2de Klassen 37 3de Klassen 39 4de Klassen 43 Twenty20 Lagere Klasse 45 Veteranen 46 ZaMi en ZoMi 49 Dames Cricket Statistieken Nederlands Elftal 56 Hoofdklasse en Hoofdklasse Niveau 58 Twenty20 60 Prijswinnaars damescricket 63 Jeugd Cricket Statistieken Dutch Lions 64 Dutch Lionesses 68 Century Wicketstanden Nederland Heren 69 Kleefstra Almanak 2013 1 Copyright © 2013 Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond Een uitgave van de Archief & Bibliotheek Commissie. Het geheel of gedeeltelijk overnemen van artikelen en/of cijfermateriaal uit deze Kleefstra Almanak is alleen toegestaan nadat schriftelijk toestemming is verkregen van de redactie van deze almanak. Kleefstra Almanak 2013 2 Inleiding Het Nederlandse cricket archief is uniek. Nergens in de wereld is een zo compleet archief beschikbaar van alle niveaus. Maar hoe compleet is het werkelijk? Jaarlijks komen er nog nieuwe gaten bij. Ook dit jaar weer niet of half ingevulde scorecards. Of het invullen van geregistreerde leden wanneer invallers hebben meegedaan. Zou het ooit anders worden? Wat houdt verenigingen tegen om scorecards goed in te vullen? Ik hou het op desinteresse en luiheid.
    [Show full text]
  • Newlands Cricket Ground and the Roots of Apartheid in South African Cricket
    15 ANDRE ODENDAAL Cricket and representations of beauty: Newlands Cricket Ground and the roots of apartheid in South African cricket In January 2010, England played South Africa in the traditional New Year’s Test at Newlands in Cape Town. Former England captain Michael Atherton led his story in the London Sunday Times with an ode to the beauty of the stadium: A new year of Test cricket dawns for England at one of the most stunning venues in the world game. Newlands was shimmering on Friday morning under the shadow of Table Mountain, Cape Town’s defi ning feature, as both sets of players prepared for the pivotal Test of the series.1 England captain Andrew Strauss was equally respectful of the venue and throughout the match the media framed the ground as ‘picture perfect’. The Times from Johannesburg, its front page dominated by a colour photograph of Newlands, dubbed it the ‘Field of Dreams’. Even the Canon Chancellor of Blackburn Cathedral, Chris Chivers, joined in the reifi cation of this space. In a thoughtful article in the Cape Times , he mused on how epic battles on the sports fi eld mirror the real-life struggles against fear, failure and pain that every individual is engaged in. Newlands was his starting point: ‘nothing beats a Test match played at Newlands, beneath one of the most spectacular mountains in the world.’ Furthermore, watching a game here provides a perfect setting for under- standing deeper things about life, for ‘aesthetics – as the Ancient Greeks knew only too well – sets the stage for contests which are often of the most epic proportion’.2 Newlands and the mountain that towers over it have been lyricised for over 120 years in this way.
    [Show full text]
  • From Despair to Triumph: the Transformation of England Cricket
    From Despair to Triumph: The transformation of England Cricket Jim Chaplin AUGUST 2019 SRI CEO Jim Chaplin looks at the role played by Andrew Strauss and the team “behind the scenes” in laying the foundations for England’s World Cup win. n 9th March 2015, England were knocked out of the World Cup with a 15-run defeat by Bangladesh, having won just two of their Jim Chaplin Chief Executive Officer Osix group games. It was their third exit at the group stages in the past five tournaments. [email protected] Four years later, on a glorious July evening in London, Eoin Morgan lifted the World Cup trophy after, arguably, the most extraordinary game in the history of world cricket. We’ve witnessed a stunning transformation and much of the subsequent coverage and glory has quite rightly focused on the heroes on the pitch and the roles each of them played in the triumph. But what has been the impact of those behind the scenes in this formida- ble transformation? As a governing body in sport, blame for defeat often rests on your shoulders and victories attributed to the brilliance of those on the pitch. In the case of England Cricket, there are some notable and influential contributions beyond the playing squad. The architect of the victory was, in very many ways, Andrew Strauss. When Strauss took on the role of Director of Cricket in early 2015, he was not a candidate who would have met all the criteria of the job description. His administrative experience was non-existent, as were his governing body credentials.
    [Show full text]
  • The Cricketers' Charity for the Blind and Partially Sighted
    pc2017SC2_Layout 1 11/05/2017 18:32 Page 1 MEMBERS’ NEWSLETTER MAY 2017 www.primaryclub.org The cricketers’ charity for the blind and partially sighted Inside: John Lever supports the Club, VI honours, and how you help INSIDE: VI cricket in the news –p2; Club tie spotted –p3; how you help – p4/5; 150 not out at Beckenham! –p8 pc2017SC2_Layout 1 11/05/2017 18:32 Page 2 News Editor’s letter Former India captain Rahul Dravid told India Times reporters How exactly does your money make a that he is not good enough to match the skills of of VI difference? I asked Dom Taylor, Lord’s cricketers. "I am not good enough to play blind cricket,” he Taverners Disability Officer and Community said. “It is a rather difficult proposition because I have never Cricket Officer, what Kent did with their grant played the game as they play. They have exceptional qualities." from The Primary Club over the past year: l January to April – 11 indoor, three hour training sessions at the Kent County Ground training centre in Congratulations to England who reached the semi-final of the Beckenham supported by two coaches. Blind Cricket Twenty20 World Cup before meeting an in-form l Entry into BCEW Regional League, South & West; Pakistan who put together an untouchable tally of 309 for one. BCEW South & West Regional Twenty20 Cup; Brian Despite good knocks of 41 from Matthew Page and 34 not out Johnston Memorial Trophy Festival from Luke Sugg, England fell some way short. The full England l Continue coaching during the summer months XI team sheet was Matt Page, Ed Hossell, Peter Blueitt, Justin l Send one player on a VI specific Level 2 coaching Hollingsworth, Nathan Foy, Rory Hossell, Luke Sugg (Captain), course Mo Khatri, Matt Dean, Dan Field, Amin Afshari.
    [Show full text]
  • Strauss of England Celebrates Winning the Ashes
    SUMMER ISSUE 2009 Strauss of England celebrates winning the Ashes with the traditional urn trophy after their fifth Ashes test cricket match against Australia at the Oval in London 2 AMERICAN CRICKETER SUMMER ISSUE 2009 American Cricketer is published by American Cricketer, Inc. Copyright 2009 Publisher - Mo Ally Editor - Deborah Ally Assistant Editor - Hazel McQuitter Graphic & Website Design - Le Mercer Stephenson Legal Counsel - Lisa B. Hogan, Esq. Accountant - Fargson Ray Editorial: Suneer Chowdhary, Peter Simunovich, KCS Rao Ricardo Inniss, Mahammad Quereshi, David Sentance Vali Jamal, Georgia East, Mo Ally, ICC Peter McDermott, Michael Mills, Hafeez Sattaur Pankaj Mahajan, Ricki Ali, S. Dasgupta Major U.S. Distribution: New Jersey • Dreamcricket.com - Hillsborough Florida • All Major Florida West Indian Food Stores • Bedessee Sporting Goods - Lauderhill • Joy Roti Shop - Lauderhill • Tropics Restaurant - Pembroke Pines • The Hibiscus Restaurant - Lauderhill and Orlando • Caribbean Supercenter - Orlando • Timehri Restaurant - Orlando California • Springbok Bar & Grill - Van Nuys & Long Beach Colorado • Midwicket - Denver New York • Bedessee Sporting Goods - Brooklyn • Global Home Loan & Finance - Floral Park International Distribution: • Dubai, UAE • Auckland, New Zealand • Tokyo, Japan • Georgetown, Guyana, South America • London, United Kingdom • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada • Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies • Barbados, West Indies • Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies • Sydney, Australia • Antigua, West Indies Mailing
    [Show full text]