For those who saw Lawrence Yagga Rowe forty + years ago he was the most beautiful batsman to watch on the cricket field. You might find batting innings from others as good in "pure class," but none better since "Lawrence of Jamaica" graced the cricket field. Time to completely give the man his due! 
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Remembering fondly Yagga
2017-02-12 06:53:13
2017-02-12 07:43:17
Mark him down as one who never lived up to his potential, a la Hooper, Marshall, Rose, et al!
2017-02-12 07:44:12
In reply to solidrock
When one compares a batsman like Everton Weekes, not to mention Garry Sobers, Viv Richards, and Brian Lara of the West Indies, or of men like Colin Cowdrey and Alastair Cook of England, or Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid of India, or of any other batsmen around the world, and their runs to Rowe and his runs, they dwarf Rowe's by a fairly long way.
Oh shoot, Becca didn't even choose to mention Kohli.
Look out Tony, Devin not going to like this.
2017-02-12 09:51:59
In reply to Drapsey
Careers are immortal
Periods are for fanboys 
2017-02-12 12:11:08
We be eternally grateful to mi faadah for taking me and my brothers to Kensington to see all de 302
2017-02-12 12:26:10
In reply to Oilah
the 48 on Saturday alone was worth thanking you daddy for!
2017-02-12 12:54:21
In reply to camos
Nah, dat was de Friday..I can probably remember every shot dat evening.
2017-02-12 13:15:25
In reply to Baje
ok !
2017-02-12 13:46:25
During my school boy days, there was no batsman as popular as Rowe (not even Sobers). On Saturday morning when he resumed at 48. there were like 20,000 people at the oval, there was standing room only in all the stands. Thousands returned home to watch on TV. It was just ridiculous.
De man was so popular in Barbados, that when the Jamaican team came to play Bim, around 1000 people would turn out to watch the Jamaican team practice sessions
2017-02-12 14:01:18
In reply to camos
You en lie bout dat 48 in de afternoon...pure electricity in de place. I can still see very clearly de square cut dat went into the kensington stand boundary like a rocket off Willis...de whole place exploded...at least dat is how it felt to a liccle boy like me
The next day was the biggest crowd I've ever seen at kensington...period
2017-02-12 14:16:10
In reply to solidrock
Brilliant stuff thank you
2017-02-12 14:33:18
In reply to Oilah
I remember him cutting Arnold all evening and hooking bob on top de kensington stand.
We been waiting for a while to see de best of Rowe. I heard about the 227/214/100 at Sabina in 1972 and instantly had a new hero. I then listened to the next test in TnT where he started off wid like 5 fours only to perish. He made a nice lil 50 against New Zealand at Kensington in 1972 . He played a half cut half drive against Bruce Taylor and I became an adoring subject.
Next year he hooked Jeff Hammond for 6. then played that sweet half cut, half drive. I rushed to the oval next morning hoping for more , but he didnt last long.
The 302 made up for those disappointments.
2017-02-12 16:28:19
In reply to XDFIX
Mark him down as one who never lived up to his potential, a la Hooper, Marshall, Rose, et al!
it cyan be Xavier Marshall you talking about?
2017-02-12 16:43:15
In reply to Baje
To paraphrase the inimitable Henry Blofeld in his summary of the day's play (the 48 evening)...
You see, Rowe is an artist, and an artist needs a place and an audience to display his artistry. Today he found both...
...Poor Bob Willis, the faster he bowled, the faster the ball left for the boundary. He even tried a bouncer, only to watch it land in the Kensington Stand...
That whole period remains indelible.
2017-02-14 23:39:40
In reply to XDFIX
Mark him down as one who never lived up to his potential, a la Hooper, Marshall, Rose, et al!
Just shows that your cricket knowledge is seriously lacking.
Sad.
2017-02-15 09:17:15
In reply to camos The 48 was Thursday afternoon/evening, Friday was a rest day. The rest of the runs were Saturday and Sunday.
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