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A visit to Collie Smith’s grave…

FanAttick 4/11/24, 11:48:55 AM
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debut: 11/13/02
63,428 runs

Brerzerk 4/11/24, 3:49:01 PM
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debut: 3/16/21
10,175 runs

In reply to FanAttick

All my life I try to unnastan why so many of my fellow Yardies pronounce Smith 'Si-mit' I know English is the only Language where 'TH' goes together to sound 'thu,tha' whatever
Smitt yes but the 'Si-mit' mi nuh get.lol
hubert 4/11/24, 4:37:59 PM
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debut: 11/14/02
18,449 runs

In reply to Brerzerk

Me neither and yet it seems so normal lol
Collie's DOB still wrong he was born 5 5 1933 and passed 9 9 59.
Was my al time favourite cricketer; The Mighty Mouse.smile
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trev114 4/11/24, 8:59:21 PM
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debut: 2/6/03
3,574 runs

He was my favorite over my countryman Sobers and I remember listening on BBC when he scored 2 big test centuries in England in 1957....also saw him against Aus at Kensington when Sobers opened batting and made 43 with 10 fours...
tc1 4/11/24, 11:04:10 PM
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debut: 6/12/04
17,483 runs

In reply to trev114

The 2 of them were inseparable according to what I hear. 43 with 10 fours!!