Comments on: It’s time to go back – back to the future. http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/ like quicksand, but a blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:49:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sport review · Kicking 2009 when it’s down http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-19018 sport review · Kicking 2009 when it’s down Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:54:19 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-19018 [...] 2009 cartoons: Player Power, Dingo + shark, SuperDobbers, 18 and life to [...] [...] 2009 cartoons: Player Power, Dingo + shark, SuperDobbers, 18 and life to [...]

]]> By: sport review · Harry love http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-16999 sport review · Harry love Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:54:45 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-16999 [...] See also: sportreview.net.nz’s harry tribute [...] [...] See also: sportreview.net.nz’s harry tribute [...]

]]> By: Leg Break http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11374 Leg Break Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:15:39 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-11374 The fact that Chris Harris got to play so much international cricket, and even test matches (!!!) is a national disgrace. The fact that Chris Harris got to play so much international cricket, and even test matches (!!!) is a national disgrace.

]]> By: Naly D http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11077 Naly D Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:53:19 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-11077 Yeah, Harry was my fav growing up, because of the old caught-and-bowled Yeah, Harry was my fav growing up, because of the old caught-and-bowled

]]> By: Richard Irvine http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11075 Richard Irvine Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:47:01 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-11075 Robyn - dobbers or dibbly dobbers are slow to medium pace bowlers that choke the life out of a match - their lack of pace means they're hard to score off as the batsman has to create all the momentum themselves. The NZ team was chocka with them through the 90s, conditions here produce pitches that played into the dobbers' hands. Plus, they tended to be the folk heroes of the team, Chris Harris being the prime example. There's more here: http://bit.ly/NON9g Robyn – dobbers or dibbly dobbers are slow to medium pace bowlers that choke the life out of a match – their lack of pace means they’re hard to score off as the batsman has to create all the momentum themselves.

The NZ team was chocka with them through the 90s, conditions here produce pitches that played into the dobbers’ hands. Plus, they tended to be the folk heroes of the team, Chris Harris being the prime example.

There’s more here: http://bit.ly/NON9g

]]> By: Robyn http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11074 Robyn Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:37:43 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-11074 Excuse me, please. What is "dobber"? Thank you, kind sir. Excuse me, please. What is “dobber”? Thank you, kind sir.

]]> By: Richard Irvine http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11073 Richard Irvine Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:23:58 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-11073 Naly - don't say that, there's plenty of room for poorly-photoshopped-actually-done-in-powerpoint-sport-cartoons on the internet. Deadball, yeah that was a genious article - it's a bit weird how we've gone from all-dobbers to no-dobbers almost overnight. It's like white dog poo, all of a sudden you never see it around anymore? Naly – don’t say that, there’s plenty of room for poorly-photoshopped-actually-done-in-powerpoint-sport-cartoons on the internet.

Deadball, yeah that was a genious article – it’s a bit weird how we’ve gone from all-dobbers to no-dobbers almost overnight. It’s like white dog poo, all of a sudden you never see it around anymore?

]]> By: Deadball http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11072 Deadball Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:17:00 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-11072 That's excellent. I think I'd even laugh if I could stop crying about how badly everything's going for a minute or two. that piece on cricinfo about the end of the dibbly dobbly era couldn't have been better timed huh? That’s excellent. I think I’d even laugh if I could stop crying about how badly everything’s going for a minute or two. that piece on cricinfo about the end of the dibbly dobbly era couldn’t have been better timed huh?

]]> By: Naly D http://sportreview.net.nz/2009/03/12/its-time-to-go-back-back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11071 Naly D Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:14:55 +0000 http://sportreview.net.nz/?p=1144#comment-11071 Well, you've put me back in my place. How can I ever hope to live up to that?! Fucking hilarious! Well, you’ve put me back in my place. How can I ever hope to live up to that?!

Fucking hilarious!

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