[Cricket] Sussex start 2019 season on 5 April

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

That takes me back. My first visit to the County Ground was to see the Cavaliers v Sussex. I saw Trevor Bailey hit a mighty six over the bowler's head; I didn't know of Bailey's reputation as a blocker and how rare such a shot was.

I was hooked from then on.

Terrific stuff. I remember playing games of cricket in the street (jumpers for goalposts etc) and if you didn't try to slog the ball into the next road you inevitably were taunted as "blocker Bailey"!

 

[studio150]

Durham away on the 11th April. Says enough of what is thought of the longer format.

Must be short odds on play being called off due to snow or hypothermia

 

[GT49er]

And the only televised TV cricket on a Sunday was the (Rothmans?) International Cavaliers...……………….On the Sunday games against club sides these were usually (always?) Benefit Matches. One of my mates, a very good club cricketer from Yorkshire, once took 6 for 42 in such a game against the county team. It was the happiest day of his life!

Yeh, I'll bet it was!

PS These games went on until advent of the John Player* Sunday League in the late 60s.

*which featured John Player promotional girls handing out fags to anyone who asked

John Player promotional girls (with or without free fags).......sigh!