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March 20, 2006

Where did all the quicks go?

Posted by Chris on 03/20/2006 in West Indies

If I say “Golden Arches”, you think “McDonalds”. If I say “Bill Clinton’s cigar”, you think…..well, you get the idea.

Unfortunately, if I say “West Indies”, you are unlikely these days to think “4 frightening quicks” and the reason is painfully obvious when you watch their pitiful performances of late.

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December 9, 2005

Magic balls: Buy one, get one free

Posted by Angshuman Hazra on 12/09/2005 in West Indies

Twelve summers ago I had a fairly animated discussion on a fast bowler’s ideal delivery with Gogol, the kid brother of a friend and a perennial favourite of mine. ‘The magic ball’ had to be defined.

We went on to answer the call of cricket fanaticism and did the job ourselves. Me-cricket-expert caps firmly in place, we chose a few of the best prototypes, deliberated on them and finally passed a judgement that the world must have been waiting for.

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