Re: TDK's International Test Cricket Update's
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:35 pm
Booney wrote:
Love this
Growing up with a grandad who was born and lived a stones through away from Sabina Park I used to hear tons of Viv Richards stories.
One I heard as my bed time story as a child was the West Indians were training in the nets a couple of days before the start of a series against England, apparently what happened was the home team practised first immediately followed by the away team.
West Indies had about 20 minutes of their net left when the English arrived a bit early, apparently the English team manager walked up to Viv and politely asked how much longer they would be.
Viv cracked up laughing saying the same thing, you actually think it will make a difference, immediately asked his team to finish up and then told the English manager they can come whatever time they like tomorrow because his team doesn’t need to train
They honoured their word and still went on to win the test.
Not sure how true it was but it was my favourite bedtime story, my granddad being a ‘white’ Jamaican with Cuban heritage had an almost identical voice to Tony Cozier.