11-12-2025, 06:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2025, 06:27 PM by Cheshire East Baggie.)
(11-12-2025, 06:05 PM)richbaggie Wrote:(11-12-2025, 04:52 PM)Old Fart Wrote: The Gruniad is doing the 100 Greatest Ashes players of all time.
100-41 here
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-int...cricketers
the final 40 tomorrow.
I would imagine my great great uncle SF Barnes will feature tomorrow, disappointing if not.
Ah yes, the famous "Barnes grip". He held the ball in his 4 fingers so he could turn it either way but at a fast-medium pace. 189 wickets in 27 Tests at 16.43. My cricket mad grandad used to talk about him.

