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Why I don't like... Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year
On the one hand, who cares? Nathan Bracken (he's the one on the left) has a World Cup winner's medal, luxuriant hair and a wife who appears to carry a couple of white ODI balls around for him to shine in anticipation of late swing. But as revealed by rediffnews, he has been beaten to one of the coverted Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year by... Ian Bell! Yes, Nathan's not inconsiderable contribution to a totally dominant World Cup win (16 wickets at 16 and an economy rate of 3.6!) was deemed less important than Belly Boy's contribution of er... what to er... what?
I bet Wisden editor Scyld Berry is bald.
[The Tooting Trumpet] [Image:Getty]
April 8, 2008 in General musings, Why I don't like... | Permalink | 
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There is some throught the the selection must be made on the basis of the preceding English season, but this list - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year suggests that might not be the case.
Posted by: The Tooting Trumpet | 8 Apr 2008 20:26:34
I've never understood how they award these awards, but hey, if Belly Boy has got one, then obviously, I'm on board!!
Posted by: mimi | 8 Apr 2008 22:47:20
But Bracken did win Wisden's female cricketer of the year, but the award was withdrawn rather sheepishly after a call from Mrs Bracken informing he is in fact a man.
Posted by: J Rod | 9 Apr 2008 10:05:59
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