TRD 197 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 Former England batsman & MCC president Tom Graveney has died aged 88 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,095 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 Another sad loss to cricket. RIP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 13,248 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 OH dear,was only reading about him last night,great stroke maker and seemed nice man ...RIP Tom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 846 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 Good cricketer....Rip Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 34 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 A great cricketer, brilliant batsman and a Geordie lad as well. As a schoolboy I was a keen cricketer myself and admired Tom for his batting skills and Wes Hall (Windies) for his bowling. RIP Tom 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 8,506 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 Saw him playing for England v Pakistan, Trent Bridge 1962. Got his and other England players autographs!! I spent a lot of time when I was a youngster at Trent Bridge with my Dad. RIP Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 13,248 Report post Posted November 3, 2015 I saw him too lizzie at Trent Bridge 50s with my Grandad. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 5,202 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 I only saw cricket at Trent Bridge once. It's amazing what you remember. Dad sent me down to Marsden's on Andover for a packet of Arrowroot Biscuits. Then off we went. To be honest I was bored ****less for most of the day. I couldn't really see the play and wouldn't have understood if I could. I recall Peter May played. Think it was Notts v Surrey. Can't remember the year, but I'm pretty certain it was pre 1960. But what I also recall is names. Denis Compton, Tom Graveney, Bedser, Shepperd, Cowdray, Illingworth. Thing is I really wasn't interested.. but certain unusual names appealed to my love of words. Dad was a miner and in Summer on days off, or after an 'early' shift, would grab a few pints at the pub before falling asleep to the Cricket on the telly in the afternoon. Col Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 104 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 I saw him make 258 against the West Indies at Trent Bridge in 1957, one of the best innings I have ever seen. A most stylish batsman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
