In a team sport of individual performances, the batting partnership is possibly the closest relationship in the game. Yes, the swing bowler relies on his slips to hold their catches, and the spinner needs his keeper to whip off the bails when he has drawn his prey from the crease (picture Shane Warne with Adam Gilchrist, both chirping at a batsman scrabbling around for survival), and bowling well in tandem with your partner can keep the pressure on both ends, and thus force mistakes at either.

For the batsman, the wicket is a lonely stage when 11 of your fellow actors don't want you to be there, and the umpire is only a cold arbiter waiting to dismiss you from play.

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If you are West Indian....ah partner that scores runs

I prefer one who scores quickly

So I can settle in and them boys wudden start puttin scoreboard pressure on me

One who wouldn't run me out

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Still better than running out a waterboy like you

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I was an opener, also a spin bowler and a wicketkeeper.

I can be considered as one of the bits and pieces players from Barbados.

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Or Scammy

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yea..i agree..i juss wanted someone who could run fast between the wickets cuz i was blazing fast.....and the last thing i wanted was getting run out by some idiot who too selfish or couldnt run fast.

@RMc@

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try all, but master of none

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Spud played with Joe Soloman

as an opening bat, i preferred someone who was prepared to play shots,rotate the strike and wasn't afraid of quick singles.

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Genius stuff there!