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Offramp

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May 9, 2013, 12:55:18 PM5/9/13
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I was surprised to find out that there was a Jar Gar Binks who played county cricket. He went a huge amount of innings without being run out.

I wonder how George Lucas heard of him?

John Hall

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May 9, 2013, 1:28:06 PM5/9/13
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In article <d29cf7c0-29fa-404a...@googlegroups.com>,
:)

This sounds like JG Binks, the Yorkshire keeper for many years, but
sadly his forenames were not Jar Gar but the more mundane James Graham.
:)
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John Hall
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RH

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May 9, 2013, 1:43:22 PM5/9/13
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On May 9, 6:28 pm, John Hall <nospam_no...@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <d29cf7c0-29fa-404a...@googlegroups.com>,
>
>  Offramp <alaneobr...@gmail.com> writes:
> >I was surprised to find out that there was a Jar Gar Binks who
> >played county cricket. He went a huge amount of innings without
> >being run out.
>
> >I wonder how George Lucas heard of him?
>
> :)
>
> This sounds like JG Binks, the Yorkshire keeper for many years, but
> sadly his forenames were not Jar Gar but the more mundane James Graham.

And a very fine keeper, but he wasn't a serious batsman so only
played the odd Test for England. Don Brennan and Keith Andrew were the
same. RH

Richard Dixon

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May 10, 2013, 5:54:49 AM5/10/13
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On Thursday, 9 May 2013 17:55:18 UTC+1, Offramp wrote:
> I was surprised to find out that there was a Jar Gar Binks who played county cricket. He went a huge amount of innings without being run out.

I think my favourite cricketing name at the moment is Namibia's (?) Pikky Ya France.

Richard

Offramp

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May 10, 2013, 6:20:57 AM5/10/13
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It starts like an insult and ends like one.
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