I could have easily written a post saying how sad I was that IOB has given up test cricket, but I am too sad for words, so I have made an emotional photo essay instead.
IOB, thanks for the memories.
All photos were supplied by Iain O’Brien and can be seen here, you can also read his deep and meaningful thoughts here on his blog, for quick sharp thoughts his twitter is here, and buy a book that he wrote in.
*sniff*
That was lovely
*sniff*
.-= Rishabh´s last blog ..Sehwag paints the field red =-.
Think you should have added a footnote to that photo essay Jrod
A spectacularly mediocre bowler who knows how to compensate for his lack of cricketing talent with his cheerful writings. Your slobbering with deference over him is justified.
Cricinfo also has a tribute for him:
http://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/438721.html
@kala kutta
He wasn’t ineffective, it was just that he decided to do the donkey’s work of bowling into the wind, something which no-one likes to do and something which not everyone could do…
Like Dan said, IOB’s value to the team was only known by his teammates!
BTW, is it just me or is IOB’s new blog making it really hard to post comments?
.-= Cricket Tragic´s last blog ..I’m ashamed to say this but…. =-.
Can I sue?? Can you just take MY photos and claim them as you own?? Not even a link to where you got them from!
WTF!
I don’t like you anymore, and I won’t be buying OUR book (that’s cause you’re sending me a couple anyway!!).
.-= OB´s last blog ..Hi all =-.
OB, I didn’t want to clutter a post in your honour with clumsy links, i didn’t even put a link to my book in. But I’ll put it in now. And every link you have.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
He was the only bowler we had who could bowl into the 140′s (apart from Bond).
Now when Bond inevitably gets injured again (no wait, he’s already injured), we’ll be left with a bunch of crappy, Ewen Chatfield style medium pacers.
My god we need another Hadlee “cries”.
Lucky OB gets to live in Chesterfield, drink in the Red Lion and give his Mrs a lift to work. Nets start first Sunday in January at Cricketal Iain, always a space for you in the seconds.
.-= The Village Cricketer´s last blog ..Austalians getting pissy over one way streets =-.