Gary Blake

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Q: Who is the fastest bowler you’ve ever faced in a game of cricket?

A: One that stands out was Trevor Osborne

I was hit on the left foot by a full toss just outside leg stump, as I turned I saw the ball bounce once before crashing back off the fence. By this time the pain had registered and I still can't believe that numerous toes were not broken.

The old time hard capped Adidas boots of the 1970s surely saved them

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Q: What is the most surreal moment you've experienced in cricket?

A: Late 1970s playing 4th grade for Balmain away against Randwick and we've lost the toss on a hot day.
Our captain Barry Cusack is about to lead us onto the field and he turned to vice captain Peter Martin telling him to go and change his white floppy hat to a club cap or not to wear anything on his head.
Now I don't recall seeing Pete wear any other headgear in the years that I played with him, so this all seemed really odd.
The stand off continued with neither backing down, finally Barry told him that it was take the hat off of don't walk onto the field.
It was a long day in the field with 10 players.
The story got a run in the Sydney Sun newspaper on the Tuesday afternoon, and Pete's trademark terry towelling hat was to my recollection never challenged again.

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Q: First class cricket families in Australia.

Here’s a list we’ve compiled of the father and sons/daughters who have played first class cricket in Australia.

We may well have missed a few more so please if you know of other father and sons/daughters who've played first class cricket in Australian please share in the answers below.

Geoff Marsh - father (WA)
Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh - sons (WA)

Peter Faulkner - father (Tasmania)
James Faulkner - son (Tasmania)

Sam Trimble - father (Qld)
Glenn Trimble - son (Qld)

Terry MacGill - father (WA)
Stuart MacGill - son (WA and NSW)

Ian Brayshaw - father (WA)
James Brayshaw - son (WA and Sth A)

Rod Marsh - father (WA)
Dan Marsh - son (Sth A and Tas)

Norm O’Neill - father (NSW)
Mark O’Neill - son (WA and NSW)

Alec Marks - father (NSW)
Neil Marks - son (NSW)

James Sutherland - father (Vic)
Will Sutherland - son and Annabelle Sutherland - daughter (Vic)

Craig McDermott - father (Qld)
Alistair McDermott - son (Qld) and Ben McDermott - son (Qld and Tas)

Darren Lehmann - father (Sth A and VIC)
Jake Lehmann - son (Sth A)

Wayne Broad - father (Qld)
Ryan Broad - son (Qld)

Steve Nikitaras - father (NSW and WA)
Blake Nikitaras - son (NSW)

Ned Gregory – father (NSW)
Syd Gregory – son (NSW)

Trevor Laughlin- father (Vic)
Ben Laughlin - son (Qld and Tas)

Richard Stobo - father (NSW)
Charlie Stobo - son (NSW and WA)

John Rogers - father (NSW)
Chris Rogers - son (WA and VIC)

Bruce Doolan - father (Tas)
Alex Doolan - son (Tas)

Len Maddocks - father ((Tas and VIC)
Ian Maddocks - son (Vic)

Bob Blewett - father (Sth A)
Greg Blewett - son (Sth A)

Jeff Hammond - father (Sth A)
Ashley Hammond - son (Sth A)

Dean Sayers - father (Sth A)
Chadd Sayers - son (Sth A)

Murray Goodwin - father (WA)
Jayden Goodwin - son (WA)

A: It's not father/son, but the Chappell brothers after their grandfather Vic Richardson

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Q: If you could make one rule change in any format of the game what would it be?

A: For Test cricket get rid of the toss and allow the visitors to decide who bats first

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Q: Can you name your best cricket team from players whose first name starts with the letter B?

A: 1. Barry Richards
2. Bill Ponsford
3. Brian Lara
4. Babar Azam
5. Brendan McCullum
6. Ben Stokes
7. Bob Taylor
8. Brett Lee
9. Bill O'Reilly
10. Bill Voce
11. Bishen Bedi

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