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"I was not fast enough. But I was good at running. Some of my friends used to make fun that my run-up to the crease was faster than my deliveries."
The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, wanted to be a cricketer before he took up sprinting

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Happy Christmas

By Will last year, at the end of December Leave a comment on this post

Festive cheer and merriment to all. Back next year; see you after the drunken fold.

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2 Responses to “Happy Christmas”

Astrid wrote:
December 25th, 2007 at 11.40 pm

Merry Christmas! Love your work.

Michael wrote:
December 28th, 2007 at 12.41 am

Merry Christmas Will et al. Yeah I am not afraid to say Merry. Or Christmas.

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