Avi Singh (@mannerofspeakin) 's Twitter Profile
Avi Singh

@mannerofspeakin

Dilettantish witterer, mostly on the silly sport of cricket. Spend my spare time performing Blair Pocock/Mark Richardson battler impersonations in club cricket

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calendar_today07-05-2010 06:27:57

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The Grade Cricketer (@gradecricketer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Asking someone to “take the shine off the new ball” is a polite way of saying that we, as a team, don’t respect you as a person, nor the value of your weekends. Now get out there and chip one to cover third ball and spend the rest of your Saturday scoring.

The Grade Cricketer (@gradecricketer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Good luck getting me to take the luggage tags off my cricket kit before Christmas to let everyone know I averaged 26 in division 4 of some beta village league in the English Midlands this winter…. Aka being a “semi-pro” athlete

Andrew Fidel Fernando (@afidelf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So shocked to hear of David Leggat's passing. The NZ cricket press box was the first one I worked in, and as Kim says, David went way out of his way to make the younger ones feel comfortable.

The Grade Cricketer (@gradecricketer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’ve spent my entire twenties wondering if I could have played 70 Tests if I took a leg stump guard instead of middle. My parents are desperate for me to move out of home.

Avi Singh (@mannerofspeakin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wonderful piece on the soap opera that is the Bangladesh Cricket Board and its president Nazmul Hassan's handling of the Bangladeshi men's side from my good friend Mohammad Isam on ESPNcricinfo: espncricinfo.com/story/shakib-a…

Suzanne McFadden (@suzemcfadden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In his final story, written for LockerRoom, the late David Leggat spoke to former Vantage Black Sticks captain and coach Pat Barwick, who continues to give back to every part of hockey, even in her 'retirement'. A special weekend read, from the Champ. #Hockey newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/whe…

Peter Della Penna (@peterdellapenna) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Went back to the full match replay. Charlie Dean was leaving her crease early starting with her 2nd ball at the non-striker's end in the 18th over. Ball still in bowler's hand. Dean is never looking at the bowler to see if/when the ball has been released. Basic lack of awareness.

Went back to the full match replay. Charlie Dean was leaving her crease early starting with her 2nd ball at the non-striker's end in the 18th over. Ball still in bowler's hand. Dean is never looking at the bowler to see if/when the ball has been released. Basic lack of awareness.
Peter Della Penna (@peterdellapenna) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lastly, I don't consider leaving non-striker's end early as cheating, just as leaving striker's crease early or batting outside the crease entirely is not cheating. But just as a striker accepts the risks and consequences of leaving the crease early, so must the non-striker.

The Grade Cricketer (@gradecricketer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Teague Wyllie modelled his batting on Rahul Dravid, with his ability to bat for long periods. And I modelled my batting on my dad, who never actually played cricket

Keith Quinn (@keithquinn88) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 1968 I admired BAG (‘Bags’) Murray so much I kept this clipping about his biggest first class cricket score for 55 years. He was a lovely man: I was so pleased to be part of a dozen cricketers & media who had lunch with him in November. RIP Bruce Murray, New Zealand.

In 1968 I admired BAG (‘Bags’) Murray so much I kept this clipping about his biggest first class cricket score for 55 years. He was a lovely man: I was so pleased to be part of a dozen cricketers & media who had lunch with him in November. RIP Bruce Murray, New Zealand.
Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

13,288 runs don't tell you the real story. Nor do the 36 test hundreds. 31,258 balls and 44,152 exhausting bruising grinding minutes, nobody has spent as much time or played as many balls in the history of test cricket. HBD Rahul Dravid, for Adelaide, Kolkata and so many more

13,288 runs don't tell you the real story. Nor do the 36  test hundreds. 
31,258 balls and 44,152 exhausting bruising grinding minutes, nobody has spent as much time or played as many balls in the history of test cricket. 
HBD Rahul Dravid, for Adelaide, Kolkata and so many more
The Grade Cricketer (@gradecricketer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dressing room etiquette and needling blokes after they get out, plenty to take away here for blokes trying to alpha 4th graders in 3rd grade.