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    West Indies on top

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

    I got a call from a West Indian mate this afternoon, Del, who was definitely full of post-Christmas cheer. It was he, in a roundabout sort of way, who told me about the day West Indies were having, and it’s really a bit special. 408 all out in their first innings (first time they’ve batted first and scored more than 400 since June 2006), followed by five quick South Africa wickets - three by Daren Powell who I met last summer. Impressive character - a very sharp wit and intelligent with it. Neither of those traits makes a good fast bowler - I think it’s Nasser Hussain who says all fast bowlers are stupid - but most successful quicks have had shrewd minds.

    Anyway, a cracking day and I still haven’t seen any of it. If anyone’s got a video, shout with the link.

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    2 Responses to “West Indies on top”

  • Michael wrote:
    December 27th, 2007 at 11.18 pm

    How marvelously refreshing! Go the Windies!

  • Jenny wrote:
    December 28th, 2007 at 5.06 am

    Wilbur, I saw a bit of the West Indies innings, great stuff. Shiv as usual doing the business with his ton, he’s so awesome. JT

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