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Richard Dixon
Jun 18, 2012, 7:06:38 AM6/18/12
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Sad news reading of Tom Maynard's death early this morning. Hit by a tube
train? The mind boggles.
He looked in very sturdy for at #6 for Surrey this year when I'd seen him.
Richard
train? The mind boggles.
He looked in very sturdy for at #6 for Surrey this year when I'd seen him.
Richard
RH
Jun 18, 2012, 9:13:07 AM6/18/12
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other possibility was that he got drunk enough to fall off.
Always especially sad to see a young sportsman die. RH
Steve Hague
Jun 18, 2012, 12:08:58 PM6/18/12
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over, you just have to live with it, and it's horrible.
Steve Hague
Offramp
Jun 18, 2012, 12:32:26 PM6/18/12
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Another one for cricket's tragic list. Does any other sport compare?
RH
Jun 18, 2012, 1:17:31 PM6/18/12
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On Jun 18, 5:32 pm, Offramp <alaneobr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Another one for cricket's tragic list. Does any other sport compare?
This is a rum affair. According to reports he fled on foot from the
> Another one for cricket's tragic list. Does any other sport compare?
police after they flagged him down for driving erratically. It is
difficult to imagine what made him do that, let alone dive under a
tube train. At worst he might have done for drunken driving. Scarcely
a reason to chuck yourself under a train. I think we need to be
cautious before making a judgement here. RH
John Hall
Jun 18, 2012, 2:05:01 PM6/18/12
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In article
<0adde7db-e9fa-4942...@n16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
Indeed. What makes it even stranger is that last week Surrey left him
out of two T20 games following what was described as a "motoring
incident" in which he suffered a shoulder injury, though he played in
their match yesterday (Sunday).
RIP. He was a great prospect.
--
John Hall
Johnson: "Well, we had a good talk."
Boswell: "Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84); James Boswell (1740-95)
<0adde7db-e9fa-4942...@n16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
out of two T20 games following what was described as a "motoring
incident" in which he suffered a shoulder injury, though he played in
their match yesterday (Sunday).
RIP. He was a great prospect.
--
John Hall
Johnson: "Well, we had a good talk."
Boswell: "Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84); James Boswell (1740-95)
Mike Holmans
Jun 18, 2012, 3:14:38 PM6/18/12
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:05:01 +0100, John Hall
<nospam...@jhall.co.uk> tapped the keyboard and brought forth:
>In article
><0adde7db-e9fa-4942...@n16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
> RH <anywh...@gmail.com> writes:
>>On Jun 18, 5:32 pm, Offramp <alaneobr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Another one for cricket's tragic list. Does any other sport compare?
>>
>>This is a rum affair. According to reports he fled on foot from the
>>police after they flagged him down for driving erratically. It is
>>difficult to imagine what made him do that, let alone dive under a
>>tube train. At worst he might have done for drunken driving. Scarcely
>>a reason to chuck yourself under a train. I think we need to be
>>cautious before making a judgement here. RH
>
>Indeed. What makes it even stranger is that last week Surrey left him
>out of two T20 games following what was described as a "motoring
>incident" in which he suffered a shoulder injury, though he played in
>their match yesterday (Sunday).
>
>RIP. He was a great prospect.
RIP indeed.
The District Line is above ground at that point. There's no doubt that
he fled the police, but how he ended up on the rails is unknown. It's
not difficult to imagine, though, that he fell down the slope of the
railway cutting and passed out.
Cheers
Mike
--
<nospam...@jhall.co.uk> tapped the keyboard and brought forth:
>In article
><0adde7db-e9fa-4942...@n16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
> RH <anywh...@gmail.com> writes:
>>On Jun 18, 5:32 pm, Offramp <alaneobr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Another one for cricket's tragic list. Does any other sport compare?
>>
>>This is a rum affair. According to reports he fled on foot from the
>>police after they flagged him down for driving erratically. It is
>>difficult to imagine what made him do that, let alone dive under a
>>tube train. At worst he might have done for drunken driving. Scarcely
>>a reason to chuck yourself under a train. I think we need to be
>>cautious before making a judgement here. RH
>
>Indeed. What makes it even stranger is that last week Surrey left him
>out of two T20 games following what was described as a "motoring
>incident" in which he suffered a shoulder injury, though he played in
>their match yesterday (Sunday).
>
>RIP. He was a great prospect.
The District Line is above ground at that point. There's no doubt that
he fled the police, but how he ended up on the rails is unknown. It's
not difficult to imagine, though, that he fell down the slope of the
railway cutting and passed out.
Cheers
Mike
--
RH
Jun 18, 2012, 3:33:36 PM6/18/12
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On Jun 18, 7:05 pm, John Hall <nospam_no...@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
> In article
> <0adde7db-e9fa-4942-95e0-f69d747a0...@n16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
the police. RH
> In article
> <0adde7db-e9fa-4942-95e0-f69d747a0...@n16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
>
> RH <anywhere...@gmail.com> writes:
> >On Jun 18, 5:32 pm, Offramp <alaneobr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Another one for cricket's tragic list. Does any other sport compare?
>
> >This is a rum affair. According to reports he fled on foot from the
> >police after they flagged him down for driving erratically. It is
> >difficult to imagine what made him do that, let alone dive under a
> >tube train. At worst he might have done for drunken driving. Scarcely
> >a reason to chuck yourself under a train. I think we need to be
> >cautious before making a judgement here. RH
>
> Indeed. What makes it even stranger is that last week Surrey left him
> out of two T20 games following what was described as a "motoring
> incident" in which he suffered a shoulder injury, though he played in
> their match yesterday (Sunday).
I suspect the answer to the puzzle lies in his motive for running from
> RH <anywhere...@gmail.com> writes:
> >On Jun 18, 5:32 pm, Offramp <alaneobr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Another one for cricket's tragic list. Does any other sport compare?
>
> >This is a rum affair. According to reports he fled on foot from the
> >police after they flagged him down for driving erratically. It is
> >difficult to imagine what made him do that, let alone dive under a
> >tube train. At worst he might have done for drunken driving. Scarcely
> >a reason to chuck yourself under a train. I think we need to be
> >cautious before making a judgement here. RH
>
> Indeed. What makes it even stranger is that last week Surrey left him
> out of two T20 games following what was described as a "motoring
> incident" in which he suffered a shoulder injury, though he played in
> their match yesterday (Sunday).
the police. RH
Unknown
Jun 18, 2012, 6:58:21 PM6/18/12
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Question is why did he leggit? If the car was registered to him he
could have been attempting the simple'I wasn't driving' ploy to avoid
detection of whatever, and the disaster followed.
Very sad, but it has the foundations of a newspaper shite mountain.
max.it
Brian Lawrence
Jun 19, 2012, 4:00:19 AM6/19/12
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driver has said that he saw a motionless body lying on the tracks, but
was unable to brake in time. Pringle wonders if he had been electrocuted.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage
Oxfordshire
John Hall
Jun 19, 2012, 5:12:37 AM6/19/12
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In article <4fdf9aa6...@news.btinternet.com>,
disciplined him for a late-night drinking bout during Surrey's match
against Sussex at Horsham. Since according to the police, he was stopped
at just after 4am when driving erratically, it seems pretty likely that
he had been drinking again. My guess is that he was worried that if the
police breathalysed him and then charged him with drunken driving he
would have been in big trouble with Surrey, and that that was why he ran
off. It was a daft thing to do, of course, but if he wasn't sober then
it may have affected his judgement.
>You can picture the scene, or at least two scenes for the tragedy.
>Question is why did he leggit? If the car was registered to him he
>could have been attempting the simple'I wasn't driving' ploy to avoid
>detection of whatever, and the disaster followed.
>Very sad, but it has the foundations of a newspaper shite mountain.
>
>max.it
According to Derek Pringle in the Telegraph, only last week Surrey had
>Question is why did he leggit? If the car was registered to him he
>could have been attempting the simple'I wasn't driving' ploy to avoid
>detection of whatever, and the disaster followed.
>Very sad, but it has the foundations of a newspaper shite mountain.
>
>max.it
disciplined him for a late-night drinking bout during Surrey's match
against Sussex at Horsham. Since according to the police, he was stopped
at just after 4am when driving erratically, it seems pretty likely that
he had been drinking again. My guess is that he was worried that if the
police breathalysed him and then charged him with drunken driving he
would have been in big trouble with Surrey, and that that was why he ran
off. It was a daft thing to do, of course, but if he wasn't sober then
it may have affected his judgement.
Richard Dixon
Jun 19, 2012, 5:24:44 AM6/19/12
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John Hall <nospam...@jhall.co.uk> wrote in
news:U9aIlABF...@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid:
> It was a daft thing to do, of course, but if he wasn't sober then
> it may have affected his judgement.
Got a horrible feeling Mr Pringle has nailed it and it's tragic
misjudgement in the haze of booze. Could have easily stepped on the line
thinking no tubes would be running at that time whilst running off - I seem
to recall the first Wimbledon train starts up at before 5am...
Richard
news:U9aIlABF...@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid:
> It was a daft thing to do, of course, but if he wasn't sober then
> it may have affected his judgement.
misjudgement in the haze of booze. Could have easily stepped on the line
thinking no tubes would be running at that time whilst running off - I seem
to recall the first Wimbledon train starts up at before 5am...
Richard
Richard Dixon
Jun 19, 2012, 5:26:04 AM6/19/12
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RH <anywh...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:3a1ca0e0-a152-4345...@d17g2000vbv.googlegroups.com:
> It will be interesting to see whether he jumped or was pushed. The
> other possibility was that he got drunk enough to fall off.
>
> Always especially sad to see a young sportsman die. RH
Looked in very useful nick on more than one occasion when I saw him this
season, especially in awkward situations coming in at 6.
Quite a task on Hamilton-Brown's shoulders to lift the team.
Richard
news:3a1ca0e0-a152-4345...@d17g2000vbv.googlegroups.com:
> It will be interesting to see whether he jumped or was pushed. The
> other possibility was that he got drunk enough to fall off.
>
> Always especially sad to see a young sportsman die. RH
season, especially in awkward situations coming in at 6.
Quite a task on Hamilton-Brown's shoulders to lift the team.
Richard
David North
Jun 19, 2012, 8:57:34 AM6/19/12
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"Richard Dixon" <rdng...@yah00.c0.uk> wrote in message
news:XnsA07769EBB...@88.198.244.100...
According to the Transport for London site, the first train at Wimbledon
Park is at 4:56. As the authorities were apparently alerted by a driver at
5:03, his was presumably the first train, and Maynard was reportedly already
motionless on the track before it arrived, so it seems unlikely that he was
knocked down by a train. It doesn't seem to be clear yet whether he already
dead or just unconscious when the train arrived.
--
David North
news:XnsA07769EBB...@88.198.244.100...
Park is at 4:56. As the authorities were apparently alerted by a driver at
5:03, his was presumably the first train, and Maynard was reportedly already
motionless on the track before it arrived, so it seems unlikely that he was
knocked down by a train. It doesn't seem to be clear yet whether he already
dead or just unconscious when the train arrived.
--
David North
John Hall
Jun 19, 2012, 1:53:16 PM6/19/12
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In article <XnsA07769EBB...@88.198.244.100>,
Apparently he was hit by a train at 5:10, but the police had stopped his
car at 4:10, so if he was electrocuted then he could have been there for
some time. It's possible that he might have thought that the power would
have been switched off overnight, whereas it may be that they leave it
on.
car at 4:10, so if he was electrocuted then he could have been there for
some time. It's possible that he might have thought that the power would
have been switched off overnight, whereas it may be that they leave it
on.
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