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HOLDER NAMED WISDEN CRICKETER OF THE YEAR
openning
2021-04-15 01:26:36
Jason Holder was today named among the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year. The honour was announced on Wednesday the historic almanack unveiled its 2021 edition. Wisden is the game’s most prestigious and recognizable publication and this outstanding recognition is presented to players who excelled in the game.
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imusic
2021-04-15 01:49:33
Congrats JHo! Well deserved!
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Fivestar
2021-04-15 02:44:32
In reply to openning
Excellent news, may Jason Holder continue to excel on the cricket field. One of his understated attributes that has always impressed me is his athleticism for a big man.
powen001
2021-04-15 03:24:11
In reply to openning
Ah hem !
johndom90
2021-04-15 05:07:57
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Congrats are in order....on to bigger and better without the yoke of captaincy.
solidrock
2021-04-15 06:51:34
Jumpstart
2021-04-15 07:21:48
In reply to openning
BOOM! Proof that we are making progress. A well deserved honor for a man who carries as much dignity on the field as he does off it. And also for probably the hardest worker in international cricket, together with Virat Kohli
KING-G
2021-04-15 07:32:38
In reply to openning
Nice...congratulations.
shivnotout
2021-04-15 08:34:11
In reply to openning
he is one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year.
this the real chap
Stokes named Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year, again
Dukes
2021-04-15 11:42:08
In reply to shivnotout
FAKE NEWS
Dukes
2021-04-15 11:54:08
"The pace of events was dizzying, shocking. David Hodgkiss was the Lancashire chairman when Wisden 2020 was printing; by publication, he had died. And the obituaries this year include at least 15 others linked to Covid-19. They were all ages, and from every corner of the game. Lee Nurse was just 43, and had played for Berkshire. Riaz Sheikh, a former leg-spinner who was 51, once dismissed Inzamam-ul[1]Haq. Phil Wright, aged 60, was Leicestershire's popular dressing-room attendant.
Dukes
2021-04-15 12:12:15
In reply to shivnotout
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Three players have been sole recipients: W. G. Grace (1896), Plum Warner (1921) and Jack Hobbs (1926). The latter two selections are the only exceptions to the rule that a player may receive the award only once.[/b] Hobbs was first recognised in 1909, but was selected a second time in 1926 to honour his breaking W. G. Grace's record of 126 first-class hundreds;[4] Warner was first honoured in 1904, but received a second award in 1921 for his last season in first-class cricket, when he led Middlesex to a County Championship win
Garry Sobers won the award in 1964 for his exploits in England the year earlier in 1963 where he scored322 runs averaging 40.25 with 1 century and 2 half centuries, took 8 catches and also took 20 wickets @ 28.55 apiece including one 5 wicket haul.
In 1967 Sobers did not win the award because of the rule about not giving it twice to anybody.So what did Sobers do in 1966?
In the 5 test series he scored 722 runs at an average of 103.14 with 3 centuries, took 10 catches and took 20 wickets @ 27.25 apiece with one 5 wicket haul.
It is their award but this reminds me of the saying: PARSON CHRISTEN HIM OWN PICKNEY FIRST!!!!!
