Nice little connection

[chickenfeet]

Kyle Hogg, currently batting for Lancashire at Lord's, is the grandson of Sonny Ramahdin of calypso fame, the inventor of the doosra though he didn't give it a fancy name.

That's a connection I'd never have guessed.

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[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

And son of Willie Hogg, the pace bowler from Ulverston, though you probably did guess that bit.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Yep. Had got that one. I don't think anyone wrote a calypso about Willie though.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Damn, he's out. Still, 70's his best score. Probably won't get to 500 now.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Ha, Newby must have been stung by my lack of confidence! Got us to 505.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Now let's see what the bowlers can do. After all we're only missing 4 top seamers.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Not a bad start!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Yay, two down!

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Three!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Ooh, you're ahead of me - Cricinfo hasn't got that one yet...

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Four!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Five, and Durham have the first Hants man out.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Six wickets. Seven bonus points.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

And that's seven!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Ditto re Durham v Hants, who've just lost five wickets for no runs!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Eight! Hoggy's getting in on the act again.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Nine! Silverwood's gone.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

And that's the lot. Ali skies his first ball to the keeper.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Yippee! And Durham are one wicket from victory.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

And Durham wrap it up

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

That's double-good news, because Hants started this round only 11 points behind Lancs. And I was a bit nervous about them making the target when they were 71-1.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Yes but Sussex look like they are heading for a maximum points win against Yorkshire.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

I noticed. Bloody Tykes, why can't they play when you need 'em?

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Sheer cussedness.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

And we're off again! Compton down...

Tee hee

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I just got my email read out on the Radio London commentary on the game. They wanted to know what Lancs fans would say at Yorkshire's upcoming emergency meeting:

Listening here in Toronto. I don't know what's up with Yorkshire. They've got Vaughan and Hoggard as well as their posse of Australians playing and they are still total plonkers. I put it down to Tyke cussedness. Here are Lancs minus four front line seamers and they are doing the job. I put it down to inherently superior character.

Cheers

John

Re: Tee hee

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Well done!

And that's stumps.