Friday, 5 September 2014

5th September: John Wisden's birthday

John Wisden, the cricketer best known for publishing Wisden Cricketers' Almanack after he retired from cricket was born on this date in 1826.

To celebrate, here are 10 cricket related Colemanballs:


  1. There's Neil Harvey at leg slip with his legs wide apart, waiting for a tickle.
  2. Here's Miller running in to bowl. He's got two short legs and one behind.
  3. The England bowlers have got a mountain to climb on this flat pitch.
  4. It is extremely cold here. The England fielders are keeping their hands in their pockets between balls.
  5. Andrew Flintoff is to see a renowned joint specialist in Amsterdam.
  6. The Indians will have their reservations about how they played this.
  7. Wooden benches for the crucial fourth India-Australia Test in Calcutta have been replaced by cricket officials.
  8. The batsman's Holding, the bowler's Willey.
  9. We're going to have to use our heads a bit more when we bat.
  10. Wooden benches for the crucial fourth India-Australia Test in Calcutta have been replaced by cricket officials.

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