Just received this. Don't know if I'm thrilled or not??!!

englishcat19

An excellent signing this.

He will have things to prove, not like the usual overseas player who takes his foot off the gas when playing for a county.

Great work Bumpy in securing this fella

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asia exile · Number of posts: 816 Age: 36 Location: India Registration date: 2008-09-10

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He also hold a unique all rounders world record - which I wont bore you with as its so obscure.

Go on Kim - be a devil Twisted Evil

With all the lurkers logged on it'll appear in someones 'New Road exclusive' within an hour

warrior · Number of posts: 939 Age: 40 Location: Worcester Registration date: 2008-09-08

Yes He will want to give 100% as he is a young and upcoming cricketer. I look forward to him wearing the pears colours come July time. Well Done WCCC he could become a star.

Serchers · Number of posts: 3660 Age: 100 Location: Worcs Registration date: 2008-08-11

Check these out. Looks as though we have an excellent replacement for Davies at the top of the innings.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Shakib+Al+Hasan&search_type=&aq=f

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Kim · Number of posts: 226 Age: 56 Location: Oswestry Registration date: 2009-06-09

asia exile wrote:

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He also hold a unique all rounders world record - which I wont bore you with as its so obscure.

Go on Kim - be a devil Twisted Evil

With all the lurkers logged on it'll appear in someones 'New Road exclusive' within an hour

Its a dreadfull stat. But here you go.

Theres an obscure allrounders stat called a Woodie. This is when an allrounder takes at least 5 wickets in the match and makes a score of 30 or over in one of his innings. So 2-for 50 and 3 for 60 plus 31 is a woodie (I got this off the Cricket Society newsletter by the way).

Recently Shakib achieved this feat in 5 tests matches in a row. .

No other all rounder in test history - not Botham, not Sobers, not Imran, not anyone - has ever done this more than 3 tests in a row.

Sorry you asked now Id bet

the_elegant_yak

I can't think of a better way of assessing an all rounder. He clearly is the greatest of all time! Smile

Glenochil · Number of posts: 319 Age: 65 Location: Slurrey Registration date: 2009-01-20

[quote="Kim"]Theres an obscure allrounders stat called a Woodie.

Why's it called a Woodie, then?

MCC · Number of posts: 98 Age: 49 Location: Yorkshire Registration date: 2009-10-01

Great news, lets all get behind the management and team and hope that this is the start of building a side that does us proud.

Kim · Number of posts: 226 Age: 56 Location: Oswestry Registration date: 2009-06-09

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Kim wrote:

Theres an obscure allrounders stat called a Woodie.

Why's it called a Woodie, then?

Its named after a player - but I cant remember who or why.

Its embarrassing enough to know a stat like this anyway.

Comte · Number of posts: 107 Age: 65 Location: Gloucester Registration date: 2008-09-15

This is an unexpected development and may turn out to be very good one indeed.
I'm very pleased.

sweatysock

I would say that this is an excellent and imaginative signing for you - he probably also has the added advantage of being quite cheap!

p.s Kim has been boring me with that Woodie stat for a few months now!

asia exile · Number of posts: 816 Age: 36 Location: India Registration date: 2008-09-10

I think cheap is all relative in this day and age - an OSP is an OSP

Hmmm - does this mean our May to June signing (until Cox is available) will be an OS WK/Bat without ICL commitments or an Aussie opening bat or a seamer + a domestic covering WK to be signed?

martyn · Number of posts: 216 Age: 30 Location: Sussex Registration date: 2008-09-22

I agree with Simon an excellent and imaginative signing who is also probably quite cheap.

I believe that now means Worcestershire have no fewer than FOURTEEN players out of 22 under the age of 25! The fourteen I have are:

M Ali
Cox
Jones
Kapil
Kervezee
Leach
Manuel
Pardoe
Pinner
Russell
Shakib Al-Hasan
Shantry
Wheeldon
Whelan

which is five more than Sussex and a lot more than some counties!

If you want a wicketkeeper who can open what about Tim Paine?

Serchers · Number of posts: 3660 Age: 100 Location: Worcs Registration date: 2008-08-11

Robinson must love his Sussex fans, constantly on other clubs' fora giving their players away

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sweatysock

Serchers wrote:

Robinson must love his Sussex fans, constantly on other clubs' fora giving their players away

.. which is why i reacted earlier - but in this case Tim Paine is the Aussie keeper who took over from Haddin when he got injured