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Ronsford Beaton

 
mikelegend 2020-01-25 10:31:43 

Seems like Niall Smith has eaten his dinner. Imagine, Guyana could actually field four decent medium pacers at the same time, in a regional match. Shepherd, Paul, Smith and Joseph...

 
dayne 2020-01-25 10:50:26 

In reply to mikelegend

Something is wrong with Beaton in the head, there is no reason why he cannot stop throwing a few balls while bowling, most of the time his bowling action looks legal, now he is missing out on making a living playing cricket.

 
mikelegend 2020-01-25 13:50:55 

In reply to dayne

I think it would be very difficult for him to make a regional team at this time. His pace has dropped to the level of a medium pacer since his ‘remodeled’ action. There are quite a few decent medium pacers in the region, so he’ll have to come up with something really special, to get back in the mix.

 
InHindsight 2020-01-25 15:36:20 

In reply to mikelegend


I agree. Sorry though if he can't make a success of his craft.


My fervent hope is that on the region we are able to transform those protege in world class athletes and produce, as we once did, in the abundance that Australia is doing currently

 
mikelegend 2020-01-25 19:08:48 

[b]In reply to InHindsight[/Sorry though if he can't make a success of his craft.


This should be a lesson to all of the youngsters coming through. You have not arrived until you have REALLY arrived. When you do arrive, you have to do all of the right things CONSISTENTLY to stay.

 
jcveletta 2020-01-26 22:08:38 

In reply to mikelegend

had a lot of pace. wish him well.

 
VIX 2020-01-27 00:34:55 

Beaton has done enough to be considered as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history!!*

*According to the southerners on this board.

 
XDFIX 2020-01-27 01:45:09 

A poor man Jermaine Lawson!!

 
Drapsey 2020-01-27 01:47:58 

In reply to VIX

Beaton has done enough to be considered as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history!!

All Beaton had to do to convince me that he was good, was to take a return catch.

He didn't deliver.

 
mikelegend 2020-01-27 02:22:20 

In reply to Drapsey

lol lol

 
VIX 2020-01-27 13:50:24 

In reply to Drapsey

The great Beaton will bowl/pelt down all and sundry! No need for return catches!! evil evil

 
doosra 2020-01-27 14:41:41 

trinidad thinks he is a champion

suh dem tek he big grin

 
spider 2020-01-27 15:40:52 

In reply to dayne

Why would you think it's that easy? Not easy to just change your bowling action. Throwing isn't something he was doing deliberately. It became a part of him and would be difficult to leave behind. It is not surprising to hear he lost pace with his remodeled action. Jermaine Lawson did too. Probably lose some control too.

 
dayne 2020-01-27 15:56:02 

In reply to spider

I base my opinion on observing some of his deliveries, it seems like his change-up ball is the one he throws, but most of his seem to be legal, that's why I stated that something is wrong with his head that cannot stop doing it.

 
spider 2020-01-27 16:35:33 

In reply to dayne

What do you call his change-up ball? His action looked questionable to me but sometimes you can't really tell until the tests are done. I'm sure though that he wasn't flinging deliberately. Why would he endanger his livelihood?

 
mikelegend 2020-01-27 18:13:16 

In reply to spider

I think Dayne was referring to some of his “effort” balls/deliveries...especially the short ones. I questioned some of the great Dayle Steyn’s as well( was told it was all in the wrist); SOME looked rather similar to Beaton’s in my eyes...