Re: Ballarat Cricket Association
I know im only a young bloke and neil is probably past his prime...but i remember first facing him when i was 14. i angled a couple through backward point for four and then one down to fine leg. I have never seen someone want to kill me as much as he did that day...every ball from there on in was chest or higher...top bloke though!! but yeah will never forget that look...would love to have seen him in his prime...
Carpet Legs;217512 said:Where does Gilligan (Jeff Rieniets) rate in this list. There was a couple of years there in the mid to late 90's that Harwood and Rieniets went on a terrorising rampage in the competition. I was lucky enough to only have to face Harwood but sitting at short leg to Rieniets was an awesome experience watching the whites of some guys eyes and the legs quivering a bit. It was a pity that he didn't crank it up at training too often, but when he did it was a triffic challenge.
Will never forget 2 Neil Lee incidents. He sconned Jeffers (on 80 odd) in the left temple when he was playing a forward defence - just totally deceived hime with awesome pace and bounce. Tim McLeod then got hit in a Semi Final with the ball going through!!! the gap between helmet peak and grill and decking him. Was at the other end and the sound was ugly and the resultant bruising uglier.
Good to see bit of cricket getting mentioned on a cricket site. Last 5 pages have been a bit of a battle. It's a good site, bit like a pack of mixed nuts. Unfortunately, even in a good pack, there's always gunna be some peanuts.
Wouldn't mind yapper 3 coming to our club. Anyone who can bag the association crowned the best in Victoria this year must be some player. Hopefully he lets his bat do the talking because what comes out in his messages sounds like he'd view life a bit like "a box of chocolates".
I know im only a young bloke and neil is probably past his prime...but i remember first facing him when i was 14. i angled a couple through backward point for four and then one down to fine leg. I have never seen someone want to kill me as much as he did that day...every ball from there on in was chest or higher...top bloke though!! but yeah will never forget that look...would love to have seen him in his prime...