Comments on: Lara’s 501 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian C http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-65218 Brian C Sun, 11 Jun 2006 06:49:10 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-65218 Having listened to the end of the England-NZ Test which ended that morning (Trent Brisge, I think) I'd spent the rest of the day working (looking after archives in a crappy warehouse on the outskirts of Exeter) and was having a tea break at 4 o'clock with Radio Four news on. I vividly remember the newsreader saying that Lara was 418 not out and blurting out 'bloody hell!' to the surprise of my female colleagues who didn't know one end of a cricket bat from the other (and still don't). Left work early, drove home quickly, put on R5 and caught the coverage, which was live towards the end, with Johnny Morris bowling. Still got the tape somewhere. Having listened to the end of the England-NZ Test which ended that morning (Trent Brisge, I think) I’d spent the rest of the day working (looking after archives in a crappy warehouse on the outskirts of Exeter) and was having a tea break at 4 o’clock with Radio Four news on. I vividly remember the newsreader saying that Lara was 418 not out and blurting out ‘bloody hell!’ to the surprise of my female colleagues who didn’t know one end of a cricket bat from the other (and still don’t). Left work early, drove home quickly, put on R5 and caught the coverage, which was live towards the end, with Johnny Morris bowling. Still got the tape somewhere.

]]> By: Zainub http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-65046 Zainub Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:12:19 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-65046 I was only 6 then Will, I don't remember. I was only 6 then Will, I don’t remember.

]]> By: Tom Hemming http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-63227 Tom Hemming Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:20:51 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-63227 http://www.sportphotogallery.com/shop/show_large_image.php?rn=3228 And there I am! http://www.sportphotogallery.com/shop/show_large_image.php?rn=3228

And there I am!

]]> By: Sheldon Marlborough CC Blog » One for Tom… :: Latest news from Foliot Fields http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-62033 Sheldon Marlborough CC Blog » One for Tom… :: Latest news from Foliot Fields Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:27:46 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-62033 [...] Before you click on the link, can you remember what happened 12 years ago this month…?. [...] [...] Before you click on the link, can you remember what happened 12 years ago this month…?. [...]

]]> By: Will H http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-62028 Will H Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:22:25 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-62028 I had been roped into playing tennis for the school (and lost 6-0 6-1). Meanwhile, my brother and mate were picked up by his dad, and driven to Edgbaston (we went to school nearby) to watch Lara's progress. When he reached 501 they subsequently ran onto the pitch, and featured alongside him in quite a few newspaper pictures the next day (and the evening news, etc). I've never played tennis since. I had been roped into playing tennis for the school (and lost 6-0 6-1). Meanwhile, my brother and mate were picked up by his dad, and driven to Edgbaston (we went to school nearby) to watch Lara’s progress.

When he reached 501 they subsequently ran onto the pitch, and featured alongside him in quite a few newspaper pictures the next day (and the evening news, etc).

I’ve never played tennis since.

]]> By: Sophie http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-61926 Sophie Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:32:32 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-61926 Living in Spain....I was only 3 then. :D Living in Spain….I was only 3 then. :D

]]> By: Wraye http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-61394 Wraye Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:39:27 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-61394 I was enjoying my first year in Germany and preparing for my wedding, so was in touch with the UK a lot. My friends and family kept calling me with ..."you are not going to believe this, but ...". I thought they were pulling a practical joke on me at the time. I was enjoying my first year in Germany and preparing for my wedding, so was in touch with the UK a lot. My friends and family kept calling me with …”you are not going to believe this, but …”. I thought they were pulling a practical joke on me at the time.

]]> By: Nick http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/comment-page-1/#comment-59380 Nick Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:14:44 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/06/laras-501/#comment-59380 Watching Teletext at home, feeling roughly the same as you - "it's only Durham... I could rack up a century against Durham FFS..." Watching Teletext at home, feeling roughly the same as you – “it’s only Durham… I could rack up a century against Durham FFS…”

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