coldest Test Match day ever ... almost
Philip Eden
the lowest temperature for a scheduled Test Match
day in the UK, and therefore probably in the world.
The midday temperature at the nearest official
site was 8 degC, and at 3pm it was still 8 degC.
29th May 1965 (also 8 degC) at midday) remains the
coldest day on which Test cricket was actually played.
Philip Eden
Geoff Leonard
Eden <phi...@weather.demon.co.uk> writes
And I attended Edgbaston on that cold day! It was organised as the
Gloucestershire CCC Supporters Club annual 'day out' and I think we
assumed D. A. Allen would be playing - he was actually 12th man as it
turned out.
As I recall we all spent much of the day in various bars - a bit boring
for me as I was too young to drink. Trueman struck Sutcliffe, and play
has held up for quite a bit. Fred Titmus took a lot of wickets, can't
remember much else about the play.
At close of play we were entertained by the Warwickshire Supporters Club
in their club. We were all impressed by that - it was about five times
as big as our's and very plush. I think they made a lot of money from
pools in those days.
Is it still there?
Geoff Leonard
W Luke
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Interesting. Which ground was that, in 1965?
> Philip Eden
Um - *the* Philip Eden?
Will
Jackie Hewitt
W Luke wrote:
My coldest day ever at cricket was at Bristol in 1996 when it was a
balmy 7C (if you are from Spitzbergen it might feel balmy). That was to
see a Mr Walsh play. I lasted until 4pm before heading home.
Not sure what the coldest I have sat in at The Parks is, but the cold
did drive me back to the office for a hot coffee after just 20 mins
once.
--
Jackie Hewitt
UKSC's miniature Worcestershire Supporter.
Courtney Walsh web site at:-
http://sites.netscape.net/jackieahewitt/homepage
W Luke
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> My coldest day ever at cricket was at Bristol in 1996 when it was a
> balmy 7C (if you are from Spitzbergen it might feel balmy). That was to
> see a Mr Walsh play. I lasted until 4pm before heading home.
My coldest was at Lords a few years ago to watch MCC versus (Middlesex?
Can't remember). We were sitting in the upper Compton stand and it was
blowing a gale. Great day though - ashamed to say I can't remember who was
playing, but I do remember watching Derek Randall at cover and other greats,
and there was a West Indian band too.
Will
robert.pollard2
"W Luke" <will.n...@localads.net> wrote in message
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1975?..........One of Birds old chestnuts, which he repeats 'ad
nauseum'.....usually for a fee.
Cheers
Robt P.
Jerry Turner
"Philip Eden" <phi...@weather.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Welcome back, Philip (that is if you haven't just been lurking over the
winter). Good job they don't play test cricket at Jacky Baker's Playing
Fields, Ramsgate, where one's bone marrow seems to freeze even on a sunny
summer's day. Damart should open up a shop there.
Jerry
Sue Jowett
Yep. Cricket, Warwickshire and weather, a classy combination.
Sue
Sue Jowett
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Is what still there? They still run the pools thing and get plenty of cash
from it.
Sue
Geoff Leonard
<s.jo...@bham.ac.uk> writes
>"Geoff Leonard" <playi...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>> At close of play we were entertained by the Warwickshire Supporters Club
>> in their club. We were all impressed by that - it was about five times
>> as big as our's and very plush. I think they made a lot of money from
>> pools in those days.
>>
>> Is it still there?
>
>Is what still there? They still run the pools thing and get plenty of cash
>from it.
Right, no I meant the club/bar we went into for eats at close of play,
which was somewhere on the ground. Your Mum might know - this was rather
before your time!
--
Geoff
Ian Diddams
ideas....
>My coldest day ever at cricket was at Bristol in 1996 when it was a
>balmy 7C (if you are from Spitzbergen it might feel balmy). That was to
>see a Mr Walsh play. I lasted until 4pm before heading home.
I wouldn't know the actual temperature - although I suspect it wasn't as low as
7 degrees! - but the coldest day I can recall at cricket was a copmmentary Radio
Kent was doing - IIRC against a touring team, Kent playing them at canterbury -
and our broadcasts used to be done from an OB unit in a commer van (sort of like
a Ford transit only a tad smaller). The wind was blowing down the ground
towards the nackington Road end where the van was parked on the bank behind the
small open stand adjacent to the Les Ames stand and scoreboard. Blimey it was
cold!! The wind was howling into the open end of the van (which was parked tail
on tyo the pitch and the commentators would sit in a rear facing seat, with me
(stats man and scorer) behind them. The wind chill factor was significant! A
horrible day...
.. and to think I had the likes of George Pixley and/or Kevuin Geary in front
of me blocking some of the wind/chill... they must have really suffered!
Didds
Andrew Dunford
I have a dim recollection of going to Lord's in the early 90s to see
something like MCC (or World XI) playing a visiting South African province
(Transvaal?). Can't remember if it was cold or if Rags was playing though.
I do recall arriving a bit late to find that a several-years-retired Joel
Garner had run through the top order. Ken Rutherford and Mark Greatbatch
were playing, and there was a bit of a pitch invasion complete with
anti-apartheid banner waving.
Andrew