02-04-2019, 16:44
And if I had a wish it would be to send every pro goalkeeper to play cricket, fielding slip throughout games during the summer. Every one of them would improve.
Why Kevin Randall struck me as such a decent bloke was because I was batting towards the tail end as a 15 year old in a crappy team. It had rained after his team had got far too big a score for us ........... and they were left with hardly any time to bowl us out. But still we had collapsed and given them a chance. Then I came in and 15 year olds tend to bat correctly and I just did - and they weren't getting me out. So they put on a guy who wasn't one of their best bowlers and he roared in and bowled me a quick and very short ball. I swayed out of the way, but Kevin Randall was about to tell him he couldn't bowl at a kid like that, when he saw me smiling. So he settled down to see what would happen next ball. Short and quick again and I pulled it for four. Kev applauded. Next one same ball, same result, Kev delighted. I could always hook and pull. We held out. I scored somewhere in the teens, Kevin Randall shook my hand and was really genuine in his congratulations. I floated back to the dressing room. Kevin Randall was A okay, even if he did once spend almost an entire half searching for contact lens at Saltergate one Saturday.
Why Kevin Randall struck me as such a decent bloke was because I was batting towards the tail end as a 15 year old in a crappy team. It had rained after his team had got far too big a score for us ........... and they were left with hardly any time to bowl us out. But still we had collapsed and given them a chance. Then I came in and 15 year olds tend to bat correctly and I just did - and they weren't getting me out. So they put on a guy who wasn't one of their best bowlers and he roared in and bowled me a quick and very short ball. I swayed out of the way, but Kevin Randall was about to tell him he couldn't bowl at a kid like that, when he saw me smiling. So he settled down to see what would happen next ball. Short and quick again and I pulled it for four. Kev applauded. Next one same ball, same result, Kev delighted. I could always hook and pull. We held out. I scored somewhere in the teens, Kevin Randall shook my hand and was really genuine in his congratulations. I floated back to the dressing room. Kevin Randall was A okay, even if he did once spend almost an entire half searching for contact lens at Saltergate one Saturday.