rsc 2004 Awards. Nominations pliz.
alvey
Notes:
a) Test cricket only.
b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
selection.
f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
for yourself.
REAL WORLD:
1. Best batsman
2. Best fast bowler.
3. Best slow bowler.
4. Best 'keeper
5. Best all-rounder.
6. Best captain
7. Best fielder
8. Best umpire
9. Player otY
10. Team otY
RSC WORLD:
11. Debutante otY
12. RSC "umpire" otY
13. Most Verbose Poster
14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
15. Best Match Reporter
16. Most readable
17. Statsrat otY
18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
19. Least Valuable Poster
20. RSC's Poster otY
Paul Robson
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
> Notes:
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
> for yourself.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Justin Langer
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Steve Harmison. When on song scary.
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Shane Warne
> 4. Best 'keeper
Not seen one that strikes me as excellent. Overall contribution, Gilchrist.
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Adam Gilchrist (Keeper) / Andrew Flintoff (Bowler)
> 6. Best captain
Taibu for keeping going. Ponting too obvious (hell I could captain
Australia).
> 7. Best fielder
That I've seen, Paul Collingwood.
> 8. Best umpire
None stand out. Prefer the younger brigade to the old stagers in general.
> 9. Player otY
Andy Flintoff
> 10. Team otY
Australia (still no contest)
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
No new female posters I am aware of. Debutant : no-one stands out.
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Bob Dubery ; for the Ashocka sub-award, Ken Higgs.
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Me. Unable to shut up once started.
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Durnford. Again.
> 15. Best Match Reporter
No-one really does this. Mike H's stuff was interesting.
> 16. Most readable
Too many to pick one out.
> 17. Statsrat otY
Aslam (shouldn't this be apart from Aslam)
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
Ananda & the Indian fans in general.
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
The trolls who post drivel about LTTE terrorism pretending to be Larry
DeSilva.
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
... on what grounds ?
Hey Alv, where are all the mickey-taking categories ?
Aditya Basrur
"alvey" <alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
> Notes:
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
> for yourself.
Heck, ok.
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Langer on recent form, basically because I have a very short memory.
> 2. Best fast bowler.
McGrath - it's been a year short on fast bowling.
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble or Warne.
> 4. Best 'keeper
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
>
> 6. Best captain
Gilchrist - winning in India is pretty good
> 7. Best fielder
>
> 8. Best umpire
>
> 9. Player otY
>
> 10. Team otY
Australia
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
FRAN (the gendered "e" gives it away)
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Knight.
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Modesty forbids me.
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Dunford, Pathak.
> 15. Best Match Reporter
In a year short on match reports, either Holmans or Dubery.
> 16. Most readable
Samarth, Zane Whitehorn
> 17. Statsrat otY
Aslam, Brian Lawrence.
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
Depending on his incarnation, Creevey.
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
If I name him, I fear he'll come back. Let's just say he's the most bigoted
piece of filth to have been seen on rsc. His facility with different IDs was
abominable. He doesn't have the gumption to post under his real name and even
tried to assume identities (although his English didn't improve).
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Dunford
21. Biggest loss
Kamath
Colin Kynoch
<alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> decided that the world would be a
better place for knowing the following:
>Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
>Notes:
>
>a) Test cricket only.
>b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
>c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
>d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
>nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
>electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
>e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
>selection.
>f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
>for yourself.
>
>
>REAL WORLD:
>
>1. Best batsman
Martyn
Stellar year performing against both spinners and quicks
>2. Best fast bowler.
Harmison
Had a surprisingly good year
>3. Best slow bowler.
Warne
Yet another 50+ year, no contest
>4. Best 'keeper
Jones
Certainly not Patel
>5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff
>6. Best captain
Vaughan
>7. Best fielder
Dravid
Doesn't miss many
>8. Best umpire
Bowden
Best of those I have seen.
Haven't seen much of the Aussie umpires
>9. Player otY
Martyn
>10. Team otY
England
Australia have been the better team, but England's improvement has
been dramatic.
>RSC WORLD:
>
>11. Debutante otY
Large number of debutantes have made the killfile
None stick out.
>12. RSC "umpire" otY
JPD
Tough competition from Ron and The Wog
>13. Most Verbose Poster
alvey sidecast.
Assuming you take verbose to mean the person who has posted the most
dribble.
>14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Dunford
A perennial winner
>15. Best Match Reporter
Bob Dubery
>16. Most readable
CiL
>17. Statsrat otY
Who else? Aslam.
Although made an error or two this year. Unheard of prior to this
year.
Award should be named the Aslam Award
Second to Mad Hamish
>18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
Ananda
>19. Least Valuable Poster
Higgs
>20. RSC's Poster otY
Andrew Dunford
Colin Kynoch
Toby Briggs
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
> Notes:
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
> for yourself.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Jacque Kallis
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Steve Harmison
>
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Anil Kumble
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Andrew Flintoff
>
> 6. Best captain
Michael Vaughan
>
> 7. Best fielder
>
> 8. Best umpire
Simon Taufell
>
> 9. Player otY
Not sure about this one - Kumble, Harmison or Flintoff
>
> 10. Team otY
England
>
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
>
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
>
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
>
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Andrew Dunford
>
> 15. Best Match Reporter
>
> 16. Most readable
>
> 17. Statsrat otY
>
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
>
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
>
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
>
>
>
Apologies for lack of RSC nominations
--
I've often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my girlfriend to
go swimming.
alvey
> alvey wrote:
snippo
>
> Hey Alv, where are all the mickey-taking categories ?
>
Later. The effects of the magic juice have just about worn off.
What's that Nurse No-Knickers? Do I want some more? Ohhh allright then.
Feel free to start without me Paulie. But don't make it too harsh. ie
Biggest Cretin (Apart from the Bendigo Bozo)
Whoopies! I meant to post before that AlveyTV should be back up
tomorrow, hopefully to catch all the bad decisions, bad luck, bolts of
lightning etc which caused The Loathsome to lose T1 in ArrrEsssA.
alvey
in briz, watching Harmlessone and idly playing with the whetstone.
JPD
>Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>REAL WORLD:
>
>1. Best batsman
Brian Lara - to have his year in *that* team deserves high praise.
Langer, Martyn, Sehwag - they've had it easy by comparison.
>2. Best fast bowler.
Steve Harmison
>3. Best slow bowler.
Shane Warne
>4. Best 'keeper
That's tough. I happen to think Jones has gloved his opportunity
well, not in the easiest circumstances (ie, having to come through the
pack rather than being the annointed golden boy).
>5. Best all-rounder.
Andrew Flintoff
>6. Best captain
He who is undefeated for the year, at the time of writing - Vaughan.
>7. Best fielder
Ricky Ponting
>8. Best umpire
Simon Taufel
>9. Player otY
Flintoff
>10. Team otY
England
>
>RSC WORLD:
>
>11. Debutante otY
Pass
>12. RSC "umpire" otY
Ron Knight, as usual
>13. Most Verbose Poster
Afzal A Khan
>14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Andrew Dunford
>15. Best Match Reporter
No vote
>16. Most readable
Me :)
>17. Statsrat otY
Aslam ... incidentally, go Colts!
>18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
No idea
>19. Least Valuable Poster
If Dr Jai Maharaj still crossposts here, then him. Otherwise, Larry.
>20. RSC's Poster otY
Bob Dubery
And a write-in vote for Funniest Post of the Year: Aditya Basrur
"Cairns: I'm only retiring from fielding" http://tinyurl.com/6d9t5
Also, Best Attempt at Something New: "Classical Music Composer
Cricket XI" thread, started by Vezper http://tinyurl.com/5odnt
And Best Tipping Competition Host: Mike Holmans
--
JPD
SGFN
headkase
@individual.net:
ohh ohhh ohhh can i vote
i posted
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Gilly, i love gilchrist to quote Richie * the cleanest hitter of the ball i
have ever seen* to come in number seven in the test team, then open for the
odi's.
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
ooH aHH its Glen Mcgrah ooH aHH its Glen Mcgrah, one word lottsa syllables,
consistency
>
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Danial Vitorri, gave New Zealand back some pride in the odi's,
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
Gilly, paraphrasing Richie this time * he is a very good keeper,he keeps
well for the paceman, he keeps well for the medium pacers he keeps very
well for shane warne and mcgill and possibly any spinner*
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
>
> 6. Best captain
i ask who took Australia to the final frontier and won the series before
ponting even got there?
Gilly
>
> 7. Best fielder
>
> 8. Best umpire
Billy Bowden
>
> 9. Player otY
Micheal Clarke, i have to, a test century on debut in India, then one again
in Brisbane,
>
> 10. Team otY
England, for not losing a test this year
Adam Harvey
<snip instructions>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Martyn.
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Harmison.
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble.
> 4. Best 'keeper
Read.
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff.
> 7. Best fielder
Ponting.
> 8. Best umpire
Aleem Dar.
> 9. Player otY
Flintoff.
> 10. Team otY
England.
<snip RSC awards which I'm not really qualified to vote on, being a
dedicated lurker most of the time>
Adam
Larry de Silva
"JPD" <john_p...@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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Merry Christmas good dude. Peace, love and joy be with you
too..................and your family. I remember the birth of your little
daughter a few years ago and made a lovely and kind post welcoming her to
this world and telling you about the joy she will bring into your life. I
guess that wasn't valuable post either eh Darcy?
*Sigh*
:-(
Laz
Lindsay Went
>
> Notes:
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote for
> yourself.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
year.
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Harmison.
>
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Warne
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
Gilchrist. I've come to accept that comparing him to Healy is expecting too
much. Watching patel made me much more sympathetic to gillys keeping <G>
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff. He was just magnificent this year.
>
> 6. Best captain
Vaughan. has settled in well.
>
> 7. Best fielder
> Not Ponting !! who's really dropped as a fielder.
> 8. Best umpire
Bowden.
>
> 9. Player otY
Andrew Flintoff
>
> 10. Team otY
>
> Australia
> RSC WORLD:
>
skipped RSC ones, I don't read in great detail due to the high number of
repetitive and monotonous posts :)
allan....@gmail.com
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
>
> 1. Best batsman
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Stephen Harmison
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Anil Kumble
> 4. Best 'keeper
Adam Gilchrist
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Andrew Flintoff
> 6. Best captain
Michael Vaughan
> 7. Best fielder
Paul Collingwood
> 8. Best umpire
Simon Tauffel
> 9. Player otY
Andrew Flintoff
> 10. Team otY
Australia
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
>
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Ron Knight
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Sadiq Yusuf
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Andrew Dunford(nobody can beat his witticisms)
> 15. Best Match Reporter
None
> 16. Most readable
Afzal A.Khan
> 17. Statsrat otY
Aslam(as usual)
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
Looney Tunes :)
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
A racist scumbag, known for his non-stop "Laxman pimping".
Even Larry has made better contributions to RSC.
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Bob Dubery
Chris Weston
>
>
> 1. Best batsman
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
>
Nearly Harmison, but Gillespie
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Gile - erm Warne
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
Taibu - for the admirable way he has held his team together in crap
circumstances, and he's a decent player
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Flintofffffff
>
> 6. Best captain
Vaughan. Not a massive amount of competition.
>
> 7. Best fielder
Collingwood
>
> 8. Best umpire
Hair
>
> 9. Player otY
Langer
>
> 10. Team otY
Australia. Sickening.
>
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
>
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Ron
>
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
>
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Dunford
>
> 15. Best Match Reporter
Mike
>
> 16. Most readable
Me
>
> 17. Statsrat otY
Aslam
>
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
>
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
Who else? The blind man. LdS.
>
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Me.
Chris Weston
> too..................and your family. I remember the birth of your little
> daughter a few years ago and made a lovely and kind post welcoming her to
> this world and telling you about the joy she will bring into your life. I
> guess that wasn't valuable post either eh Darcy?
Not in rec.sport.cricket. You can use email for that.
--
Chris Weston
alvey
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Marto
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
>
> 3. Best slow bowler.
SKW
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
On only two Tests, Tsolekile. He has lovely feet and has been under
immense pressure. Could be the real deal.
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff.
>
> 6. Best captain
Vaughan
>
> 7. Best fielder
>
> 8. Best umpire
Hawkeye
>
> 9. Player otY
Marto.
>
> 10. Team otY
Oz.
>
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
>
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Ron Day-Knight (It's an Oz joke Ron)
>
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Holmans.
>
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Mrs Dunford's boy, Andrew.
>
> 15. Best Match Reporter
Holmans
> 16. Most readable
Chris Weston
>
> 17. Statsrat otY
That'd be Lamas.
>
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
Big hand for the local QCC member, Roz Kelly.
>
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
Bozo first, length of the Milky Way second.
>
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Well done Andrew.
Mike Holmans
>REAL WORLD:
>
>1. Best batsman
Sehwag
>
>2. Best fast bowler.
Harmison
>
>3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble
>4. Best 'keeper
Read
>
>5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff
>6. Best captain
Vaughan
>7. Best fielder
Collingwood
>8. Best umpire
Bowden
>9. Player otY
Flintoff
>10. Team otY
England
>
>RSC WORLD:
>13. Most Verbose Poster
Verbosity is using far more words than necessary to convey the
substance. Therefore, Bozo.
>
>19. Least Valuable Poster
Bozo
Cheers,
Mike
JPD
>> >19. Least Valuable Poster
>>
>> If Dr Jai Maharaj still crossposts here, then him. Otherwise, Larry.
>
>
>Merry Christmas good dude. Peace, love and joy be with you
>too..................and your family. I remember the birth of your little
>daughter a few years ago and made a lovely and kind post welcoming her to
>this world and telling you about the joy she will bring into your life. I
>guess that wasn't valuable post either eh Darcy?
>
>*Sigh*
Larry, that was indeed a valuable and sincere post, and not one of the
ones which earned you my nomination. But one grape does not make a
vineyard - the vast bulk of your contributions to this newsgroup are
reactionary bile, and I defer to the Court of Public Opinion for
confirmation.
--
JPD
SGFN
Calvin
>
>
> 1. Best batsman
Hmmm. Dravid i guess, but India really must plpay more test cricket.
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Gillespie, but looking forward to seeing Harmison in the Ashes series.
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Fat Boy
> 4. Best 'keeper
Taibu
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff
> 6. Best captain
Gilchrist or Fleming
> 7. Best fielder
>
> 8. Best umpire
None of them. I can't remember such a poor lot- even Bucknor was ordinary.
> 9. Player otY
GB
9a. Debutant OTY: Strauss
> 10. Team otY
Australia
cheers,
Calvin
kenh...@hotmail.com
Decidedly out of order, Darcy.
Yup, Larry gets involved in spats here, mostly as a reaction to the
bile and insults heaped upon him by your fellow countrymen.
Heck, Bob D rather conclusively proved that it was the likes of them
(aided by Paul 'I was only joking' Robson) who start all the nasty
stuff.
Larry has always been quick to apologise and offer sincere words of
support when appropriate, something I can't say I've ever seen from the
likes of the arsehole who posts under the nick of alvey sidecast.
Further, Larry gives us a SL perspective in a forum dominated by
whinging Aussies, and he posts interesting stuff from his personal
contact with the SL team (for which he gets called a liar etc).
Posts like this earn you my nomination as arsehole of the month.
Happy Xmas to you too.
H
Calvin
<kenh...@hotmail.com> wrote in
> Yup, Larry gets involved in spats here, mostly as a reaction to the
> bile and insults heaped upon him by your fellow countrymen.
Well I do my best :-)
> Further, Larry gives us a SL perspective in a forum dominated by
> whinging Aussies,
You're right. To be a truly international forum, we need whingers from *all*
the cricket playing nations. And Pakistan.
cheers,
Calvin
kenh...@hotmail.com
Calvin wrote:
> <kenh...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>
> > Yup, Larry gets involved in spats here, mostly as a reaction to the
> > bile and insults heaped upon him by your fellow countrymen.
>
> Well I do my best :-)
And at least you admit to it, unlike Chapman, who couldn't lie straight
in bed and 'I was only joking' Robson.
>
> > Further, Larry gives us a SL perspective in a forum dominated by
> > whinging Aussies,
>
> You're right. To be a truly international forum, we need whingers
from *all*
> the cricket playing nations. And Pakistan.
>
I know, it's a poor reflection on rsc that virtually all the whingers
here are Australian.
Is this because other countries don't produce nearly as many whingers,
or is it because their whingers don't post to rsc?
H
> cheers,
> Calvin
Will S
<kenh...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1103587753....@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Hey Higgy.... are you Australian ?
kenh...@hotmail.com
I don't whinge.
HTH
H
Anonymous
news:32nju8F...@individual.net...
> If I name him, I fear he'll come back. Let's just say he's the most
> bigoted
> piece of filth to have been seen on rsc. His facility with different IDs
> was
> abominable. He doesn't have the gumption to post under his real name and
> even
> tried to assume identities (although his English didn't improve).
>
> Kamath
Did the Hyderabadi c*cksucker aka squaredcutti (scared-bitch) run Komet out
of RSC?
Ian Galbraith
[snip]
>REAL WORLD:
>1. Best batsman
Martyn
>2. Best fast bowler.
Harmison I guess based on his record.
>3. Best slow bowler.
Warne
>4. Best 'keeper
No vote
>5. Best all-rounder.
Gilchrist
>6. Best captain
Vaughan based on his record.
>7. Best fielder
Symonds
>8. Best umpire
Bowden
>9. Player otY
No standout.
>10. Team otY
Aust.
>RSC WORLD:
>11. Debutante otY
No vote, I can't keep track.
>12. RSC "umpire" otY
Ron Knight
>13. Most Verbose Poster
Mike Holmans
>14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Andrew Dunford
>15. Best Match Reporter
Mike Holmans
>16. Most readable
Andrew Dunford
>17. Statsrat otY
Is there any doubt, Aslam
>18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
CiL
>19. Least Valuable Poster
Tie between LdS and Ken/Paul/Tim
>20. RSC's Poster otY
Andrew Dunford
Carol Kavanagh
"Will S" <mutan...@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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I lurk mostly but couldn't resist saying - 'Well spotted Will S.' :-)
CiL
<alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>20. RSC's Poster otY
The Angel aka Bob Dubery
Southpaw
Calvin wrote:
> "alvey" <alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> > Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
> >
> > REAL WORLD:
> >
> > 1. Best batsman
>
> Hmmm. Dravid i guess, but India really must plpay more test cricket.
India played 12 tests in 2004, which is the same as England and West
Indies, and two behind Australia. Everyone else has played fewer tests
than these four. And this thread is only about 2004 performance.
-Samarth.
kenh...@hotmail.com
You, Adam and Man of Many Faeces, eh?
Higgy
Shishir S. Pathak
news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote for
> yourself.
>
>
>
> 1. Best batsman
Sehwag
> 2. Best fast bowler.
McGrath
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble
> 4. Best 'keeper
Don't know.
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff
> 6. Best captain
Vaughan
> 7. Best fielder
Don't know.
> 8. Best umpire
None. The standard of umpiring has been very poor.
> 9. Player otY
Kumble
> 10. Team otY
Australia, for settling their record in India, SL and against NZ at home
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
Noone
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Noone
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Sadiq Yusuf
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Andrew Dunford
> 15. Best Match Reporter
No one in particular
> 16. Most readable
Andrew Dunford, Bob Dubery, Uday Rajan
> 17. Statsrat otY
No one in particular
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
No one in particular (non-looney)
Shridhar Narayan Iyer, aka Ram Jaane, and Larry (looney)
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
Larry De Silva, Colin Kynoch, Paul Robson
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Andrew Dunford, Bob Dubery, Sadiq Yusuf, Samarth, Jayen, Lenin Maran
21. We'll-miss-ya otY
Deep Point, RK, Shripathi Kamath, Spaceman Spiff (??)
22. Gossip Columnist otY (also: Conspiracy Theorist otY)
Shariq A. Tariq
23. Sex and the City otY
CiL
24. Trolls R Us otY
Arjun Pandit
Aditya Basrur
"Shishir S. Pathak" <NOshishir_pa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32ppb3F...@individual.net...
<snip>
> 21. We'll-miss-ya otY
>
> Deep Point, RK, Shripathi Kamath, Spaceman Spiff (??)
The Spiffster indicated he had to leave for a while due to work-travel
commitments IIRC. He'll be back soon enough. Too early to write eulogies
still.
<snip>
> 23. Sex and the City otY
>
> CiL
In the year S&theC ended, one wonders whether or not this is an indication
that CiL should retire while at the top ...
<snip>
Aditya
Ben Gussey
news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
> Notes:
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote for
> yourself.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Langer.
> 2. Best fast bowler.
McGrath.
Is everyone choosing Harmison out of sympathy for England? He has taken
wickets against the Windies and NZ, whilst McGrath's average is three runs
better and he has faced India in India, SL in SL, NZ and had one test
against Pakistan - whom, all things considered, still manage to look like a
better line-up than the Windies.
Harmison finally faced some decent batsman in South Africa and has the
return of 1/88 and 0/55. I know who I would be choosing first.
Kasprowicz has also been exceptional, averaging around 22 with the ball.
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Warne.
> 4. Best 'keeper
Taibu. Didn't get to see much of him but when I did I saw him do some pretty
impressive things - can't say the same for any of the other keepers.
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Gilchrist or Flintoff.
> 6. Best captain
Taibu - sympathy vote.
> 7. Best fielder
Umm...Ponting? No idea really.
> 8. Best umpire
Apart from one Ashocka, definitely Bowden.
> 9. Player otY
Cheating here but the Australian bowling quartet. May Lee never break it
apart.
> 10. Team otY
Australia.
Regards,
Ben.
sidd
"alvey" <alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
Sehwag.
> 2. Best fast bowler.
>
Pathan.
> 3. Best slow bowler.
>
Kumble.
> 4. Best 'keeper
>
Gilchrist.
> 5. Best all-rounder.
>
Flintoff.
> 6. Best captain
>
Ganguly.
> 7. Best fielder
>
Collingwood.
> 8. Best umpire
>
Hawkeye.
> 9. Player otY
>
-
> 10. Team otY
>
England.
gokrix
At the top of Minky?
--GS
Phil Wise
"alvey" <alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
> for yourself.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Martyn
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Harmison
>
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
Moin Khan
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Andy F, I'm sure.
>
> 6. Best captain
Vaughan, but no great ones I can think of among the lot
>
> 7. Best fielder
Gambhir
>
> 8. Best umpire
>
William Bowden
> 9. Player otY
Lara, for the 400
>
> 10. Team otY
England, for 8 wins on the trot. Hon mention: Bangladesh - more talked
about than Aus.
bcl...@mailinator.com
alvey wrote:
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Martin...ok before the Kiwis have a cardiac arrest..it is Martyn
(centuries in 3 countries facing different kinds of challenges). Langer
gets minus points for his god awful attitude and ugliness of
strokeplay.
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Gillespie (Harmison lost my vote after a bad test against SA -even
before that his record was embellished by 7 Tests against the atrocious
WI lineup). Dizzy probably doesn't have the statistics to be the best
bowler, but he looked likely to take a wicket at any time with a great
leg-cutter.
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble (slow is a relative term - he perfomed enexpectedly brilliantly
against
Aus for my money)
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
Sigh. Are there any "best" keepers around?. As someone (Alvey?) said
Tsolekile looks good, but he's only a few Tests old. Wait long enough,
he'll screw up!
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
An(d)y doubts? Or should Gilly be considered an all-rounder?.
>
> 6. Best captain
Tough one, choosing one among a group uninspiring captains. So left
blank.
>
> 7. Best fielder
Warne, Dravid, Flintoff, Lara, Fleming are all good catching at slips.
I want to go with the Bungster for his great speed, outstanding arm and
reasonably safe pair of hands, until I remembered hearing he hasn't
played a Test match all year. I haven't seen most of the Test matches
this year and so I'll follow Wittgenstein advice and remain silent.
>
> 8. Best umpire
Not Bucknor or Shepherd or Bowden or Taufel. Another over-rated,
under-criticised group of cricket-related officials. Some more
competition and/or introduction of technology will greatly aid the
game.
>
> 9. Player otY
Martyn. Saved Aus a few blushes in SL and India. Langer is a close
second.
>
> 10. Team otY
Australia aka Tristan da Cunha of world cricket.
>
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
Can't differentiate between the rookies and the geezers.
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Ron Knight.
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Melwani (CiL probably posts most word/post but most of it is
cut'n'paste of
articles. So he probably doesn;t type as many qords)
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Artifax Softwaree
>
> 15. Best Match Reporter
Mike Holmans.
> 16. Most readable
JPD, Dungford and Holmans in a tie...for second. Aslam wins it.
>
> 17. Statsrat otY
"Go Colts"
>
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
CiL.
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
Someone imitating LdS; alvey, Kynoch and Paul Robson are getting there
quickly with their innumerable LdS taunts.
>
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Dungford.
Rajagopal (I, for one, welcome our new artifax software employed(?)
Kiwi
overlord)
JPD
>> 1. Best batsman
>Langer
>gets minus points for his god awful attitude and ugliness of
>strokeplay.
<snip>
>> 9. Player otY
>
>Langer is a close second.
Betting each way, Raj? Langer has a bad attitude and ugly strokeplay,
and yet is the *close* runner-up for Player of the Year?
--
JPD
bcl...@mailinator.com
He has had enormous impact on his team's success, but I personally hate
his guts. Without him and Martyn (given Ponting's captaincy induced
temporary loss of form and Hayden's indifferent play and Lehmann's
crazy footwork) Australia would have been in deep doo-doo this year.
But I probably did hedge ny bet, but not consciously I can tell you.
> --
>
> JPD
Rajagopal
R. Bharat Rao
>
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote for
> yourself.
>
>
>
> 1. Best batsman
Martyn
> 2. Best fast bowler.
Pigeon is back
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble if he qualifies as slow. If not, then Warne.
> 4. Best 'keeper
I.A.B. Stain
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Adam Gilchrist by a long shot.
> 6. Best captain
He came, He saw, He conquered (the Final Frontier).
Adam Gilchrist. He was at least 40 runs better than Ponting per Test,
based on the limited viewing I had (3 Tests for Gilchrist, 1 for Ponting).
> 7. Best fielder
Akash Chopra
> 8. Best umpire
Aleem Dar (based on what I saw). I understand he wasn't too hot, down
under.
> 9. Player otY
Kumble
> 10. Team otY
Oz -- is there any doubt?
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
"e"??
>
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Knight
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Can we rename this the Sadiq Yusuf award, disqualify him from participating,
and then this will get interesting.
>
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Dungford.
> 15. Best Match Reporter
Mike H didn't do too many, but what he did was great!
> 16. Most readable
Dunfjord
> 17. Statsrat otY
Aslam -- again rename this the Aslam award and disqualify him.
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
Basrur. CIL's digressions about slinky Minky (BTW, she didn't look
too hot in the TV shots, so what is the fuss about?)
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
Too many to mention -- but a bunch of the bozos who abuse left
and right using untraceable (they think) ID's.
LdS at least uses his own name
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Aslam by a country mile (though if he continues to be less than infallible,
the gap will close).
Honorable unmentionables: Yusuf, Holmans, Dunford.
Uday Rajan made a late push..
Bharat
bcl...@mailinator.com
R. Bharat Rao wrote:
> "alvey" <alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> > 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
>
> Basrur. CIL's digressions about slinky Minky (BTW, she didn't look
> too hot in the TV shots, so what is the fuss about?)
Any more blasphemy you blasphemer and you become my "unanimous" choice
for Q.19. Kinky,er, I mean Minki might not drop a towel as some
desperate housewife might but that is all we get in India and we are
happy with it.
> > 19. Least Valuable Poster
>
> Too many to mention -- but a bunch of the bozos who abuse left
> and right using untraceable (they think) ID's.
>
> LdS at least uses his own name
<snipped>
Bharat
Aditya Basrur
"R. Bharat Rao" <rao_b...@yahoo-nospam-this.com> wrote in message
news:M0wyd.8636$EL5.4182@trndny09...
> Aslam -- again rename this the Aslam award and disqualify him.
> > 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
>
> Basrur. CIL's digressions about slinky Minky (BTW, she didn't look
> too hot in the TV shots, so what is the fuss about?)
She looks better with hair straightened. Plus they were probably IGP cameras
intended to nobble her.
> > 19. Least Valuable Poster
>
> Too many to mention -- but a bunch of the bozos who abuse left
> and right using untraceable (they think) ID's.
A lot of them are the same person.
Are you going to Melbourne this year Bharat?
Aditya [ Who can announce he will be there ... ] Basrur
Luke Curtis
<alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
>Notes:
>
>a) Test cricket only.
>b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
>c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
>d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
>nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
>electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
>e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
>selection.
>f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
>for yourself.
>
>
>REAL WORLD:
>
>1. Best batsman
Stauss
>
>2. Best fast bowler.
Harmison
>
>3. Best slow bowler.
Warne
>
>4. Best 'keeper
Gilchrist
>5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff
>
>6. Best captain
Pontin
>
>7. Best fielder
N/C
>
>8. Best umpire
Billy Bowden
>9. Player otY
Flintoff
>
>10. Team otY
England
>
>
>RSC WORLD:
>
>11. Debutante otY
>
>12. RSC "umpire" otY
>
>13. Most Verbose Poster
>
>14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
>
>15. Best Match Reporter
>
>16. Most readable
>
>17. Statsrat otY
>
>18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
>
>19. Least Valuable Poster
>
>20. RSC's Poster otY
>
>
--
ButIstillneedtoknowwhat'sinthere!Thekeytoanysecurity
systemishowit'sdesigned!Thatdependsonwhyitwasdesigned!
Ihavetoknowwhatwhoeverdesigneditwastryingtoprotect!
(Blakes 7, City on the Edge of the World - Vila in typical panic mode)
Luke Curtis
wrote:
>"alvey" <alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
>> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>>
<SNIP>
>> 6. Best captain
>
>Gilchrist or Fleming
Fleming??? I've only watched the NZ in the Eng series recently but he
frequently didn't have a clue and let all three tests get away through
lack of action. Granted he had a lot of bad luck with injuries but
that is when a Captain comes into his own and IMHO he when MIA.
Cloda Rogers
R. Bharat Rao wrote:
>>19. Least Valuable Poster
>
>
> Too many to mention -- but a bunch of the bozos who abuse left
> and right using untraceable (they think) ID's.
>
> LdS at least uses his own name
Nomination for rsc pompous windbag of the year:
<drumroll>
Well done Bharat Rao.
alvey
Ditto here as per the Poll thanks. Flame elsewhere.
R. Bharat Rao
>
> "R. Bharat Rao" <rao_b...@yahoo-nospam-this.com> wrote in message
> news:M0wyd.8636$EL5.4182@trndny09...
>
>
Nope -- but I'll try to get back home for an Ind-Pak Test, if only the
bozos would release the schedule so we can plan...
Bharat
R. Bharat Rao
<bcl...@mailinator.com> wrote in message
news:1103794403....@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
> R. Bharat Rao wrote:
>> Basrur. CIL's digressions about slinky Minky (BTW, she didn't look
>> too hot in the TV shots, so what is the fuss about?)
>
> Any more blasphemy you blasphemer and you become my "unanimous" choice
> for Q.19. Kinky,er, I mean Minki might not drop a towel as some
> desperate housewife might but that is all we get in India and we are
> happy with it.
I just caught "Murder" on DVD, and if thats what towel-dropping housewives
look like, then you get plenty (to look at) anyway back home.
Seriously, whats with CiL's build up of Slinky Minky -- no Aishwarya Rai.
Bharat [One Malika Sherawat > 10 Slinky Minky's]
R. Bharat Rao
"R. Bharat Rao" <rao_b...@yahoo-nospam-this.com> wrote in message
news:M0wyd.8636$EL5.4182@trndny09...
>
> He came, He saw, He conquered (the Final Frontier).
>
> Adam Gilchrist. He was at least 40 runs better than Ponting per Test,
> based on the limited viewing I had (3 Tests for Gilchrist, 1 for Ponting).
OK, 40 may be too much, but he was at least 14 runs better, meaning
with him at the helm, Aus may well have gone 3-0.
Bharat
alvey
Ahem. As per Cloda, would you mind keeping the two Poll/Awards threads
uncluttered?
And yeah. Minky's not that special. She'd get lost in the crowd on a
Brizbane street.
Mike Holmans
And on a Rochdale street, you can see the Vale Mill factory which
produces Minky Homecare Products.
Cheers,
Mike
Aditya Basrur
"Mike Holmans" <mi...@jackalope.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ohems0pjk4v57vcg6...@4ax.com...
In many areas where you can find permanent water, a reliable food source and
adequate shoreline vegetation, you're likely to find otter-like creatures
called minks. They're often killed for their fur.
Southpaw
As everyone who's seen the Cary Grant/Doris Day blockbuster "That Touch
of Mink" knows.
-Samarth.
Kmart Raiders
"alvey" <alvey_pile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32nhpqF...@individual.net...
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your
> selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
> for yourself.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
> 2. Best fast bowler.
McGrath
> 3. Best slow bowler.
> 4. Best 'keeper
Gilchrist
> 5. Best all-rounder.
hand up. But thinking about it Gillespie's batting has been very good this
year, not scored many runs as other may have, but hung in there being a pain
on opposition bowlers.
> 6. Best captain
Gilchrist may have only been captain for a couple of tests, but won where
australian captains havent won in years
> 7. Best fielder
Michael Clarke
> 8. Best umpire
Billy Bowden, best thing to come out of new zealand
> 9. Player otY
Langer
> 10. Team otY
Australia
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
**MattO**
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Larry de Silva and Cil tied for his award
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
> 15. Best Match Reporter
> 16. Most readable
>
> 17. Statsrat otY
Aslam Siddiqui
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
>
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
Larry de Silva, after taken out his rubbish posts he is left with nothing.
gokrix
> Yep, it's that time of the bleedin' year again.
>
> Notes:
>
> a) Test cricket only.
> b) If you don't think there's anyone worthy, don't vote.
> c) No (lengthy) sub-threads in this one thanks.
> d) Only posters who have posted this year are eligible. New posters with
> nicks like Southerpaw or Bomwat will be ridiculed, scorned and have
> electric eels inserted in various body orifices.
> e) Feel free to provide a short, very short explanation for your selection.
> f) If you like simultaneous self & public abuse then feel free to vote
> for yourself.
>
>
> REAL WORLD:
>
> 1. Best batsman
Sehwag
>
> 2. Best fast bowler.
McGrath
>
> 3. Best slow bowler.
Kumble
>
> 4. Best 'keeper
Chris Read
>
> 5. Best all-rounder.
Flintoff
>
> 6. Best captain
Gilchrist
>
> 7. Best fielder
>
> 8. Best umpire
Aleem Dar
>
> 9. Player otY
Stuart Law
>
> 10. Team otY
Australia
>
>
> RSC WORLD:
>
> 11. Debutante otY
>
> 12. RSC "umpire" otY
Ron Knight? Have I got his name right?
>
> 13. Most Verbose Poster
Sadiq Yusuf
>
> 14. Funniest poster (intentional of course)
Andrew Dunford
>
> 15. Best Match Reporter
Sadiq again.
>
> 16. Most readable
Far too many good writers to single one out. Sadiq, Mike Holmans,
Andrew Dunford, Bob Dubery post very enjoyable stuff.
>
> 17. Statsrat otY
Aslam Siddiqui.
>
> 18. Most off-beat (but not looney) poster
>
> 19. Least Valuable Poster
Well, I think Larry, Alvey, Ken Higgs and Paul Robson piss off to a
separate newsgroups called
rec.sport.murali.chucks.no.he.doesn't.you.are.a.racist. Make what you
will of this thought.
>
> 20. RSC's Poster otY
Bob Dubery.
Thanks,
--GS
Shatadal
I still miss Big :(
>
> <snip>
>
> Aditya
>
>