im shocked..... im sure ive seen this one one of those 'oops' type sporting gaffe shows.....??? sure i have!!!???
(18-08-2011 19:07 )kelly1066 Wrote: [ -> ]im shocked..... im sure ive seen this one one of those 'oops' type sporting gaffe shows.....??? sure i have!!!???
From wikipedia:
The oft cited quote “The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey” occurred when Michael Holding of the West Indies was bowling to Peter Willey of England in a Test match at The Oval in 1976. Johnston claimed not to have noticed saying anything odd during the match, and that he was only alerted to his gaffe by a letter from "a lady" named "Miss Mainpiece". According to Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the cricinfo biography, and the biography by Johnston's son Barry, Johnston never actually made the remark. Barry Johnston says "It was too good a pun to resist...but Brian never actually said that he had spoken the words on air." However, this is contradicted by an account offered by Henry Blofeld, who claims to have been present at the time. It is perhaps worth noting though that, with Blofeld's recollection of the score being 81-7 when the remark was made, England had a healthy first innings, and in the second Willey was the fourth wicket. In the second innings Peter Willey faced 11 balls and was caught by Gordon Greenidge off the bowling of Vanburn Holder. The two batsman whose wickets fell either side of Willey's were both bowled by Michael Holding so it is reasonable to assume that Willey did face some balls from Holding. The score was 77-4 when Willey's wicket fell.
Another classic from Murray Walker.
"Here comes Damon Hill in the Williams, this car is absolutely unique apart from the one following it which is identical."
