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Post by Ariete on Aug 24, 2024 11:33:41 GMT -5
WINLAND! TAKE THAT, GUERNSEY!
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Post by jgtheone on Aug 24, 2024 20:41:27 GMT -5
Ariete bumping the cricket thread, thought I'd never see the day
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 24, 2024 22:17:55 GMT -5
Ariete bumping the cricket thread, thought I'd never see the day Wont be long before he starts inviting ex weatherzone forum members to WWF....  |
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Post by Ariete on Aug 25, 2024 12:15:57 GMT -5
Very international this Finnish cricket NT:
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Post by candle on Aug 25, 2024 12:24:30 GMT -5
Very international this Finnish cricket NT:
Brown, black, and white. Where are the yellow bastards? |
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 25, 2024 13:04:42 GMT -5
Very international this Finnish cricket NT:
Some Caribbean and South Asian blokes there. I bet they'd take some beating, probably not pushovers tbf. |
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 25, 2024 13:11:13 GMT -5
On the topic of cricket. There's recently been the very sad loss of Graeme Thorpe, who took his own life. An excellent batsman with a test average of 44.7, one of the best players of his generation. Pure class and a coach in the current England setup.  |
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Post by Ariete on Aug 25, 2024 13:43:27 GMT -5
Some Caribbean and South Asian blokes there. I bet they'd take some beating, probably not pushovers tbf.
According to the names listed, all players are of British or Commonwealth heritage. 
Cricket is along with rugby probably the easiest sports in Finland to get a National Team status. Even Darts is much much harder. Not that I have any problem with the cricket team being formed solely of immigrants and Finns of ethnic origin. Hope they do well!
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Post by jgtheone on Aug 25, 2024 17:15:50 GMT -5
On the topic of cricket. There's recently been the very sad loss of Graeme Thorpe, who took his own life. An excellent batsman with a test average of 44.7, one of the best players of his generation. Pure class and a coach in the current England setup. I heard about this and the way he took his life. Tragic. |
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Post by jgtheone on Aug 25, 2024 17:17:12 GMT -5
Some Caribbean and South Asian blokes there. I bet they'd take some beating, probably not pushovers tbf.
According to the names listed, all players are of British or Commonwealth heritage.
Cricket is along with rugby probably the easiest sports in Finland to get a National Team status. Even Darts is much much harder. Not that I have any problem with the cricket team being formed solely of immigrants and Finns of ethnic origin. Hope they do well!
That's how cricket is getting started in most European nations, outside of obviously England and other associate nations like Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands. Hopefully more of the native population can take it up in the future once it gains popularity. |
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 26, 2024 11:12:27 GMT -5
Some Caribbean and South Asian blokes there. I bet they'd take some beating, probably not pushovers tbf.
According to the names listed, all players are of British or Commonwealth heritage.
Cricket is along with rugby probably the easiest sports in Finland to get a National Team status. Even Darts is much much harder. Not that I have any problem with the cricket team being formed solely of immigrants and Finns of ethnic origin. Hope they do well!
That tends to be how it gets off the ground in non-commonwealth nations, through the asian and carribean communities. Whereas the Netherlands are quite good because of their South African connections. The US recently beat Pakistan in the World Cup, pretty much all of their team was of Pakistani origin lol. |
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