The Greatest Ever Cricket Sledges

[Quagmire]

The best sledge i have heard about was a young gary sobers when he was playing county cricket he came out to bat and played and missed a couple of times and the bowler walked down the wicket and showed Sobers the ball and said "its round and red" the next ball Sobers hit the bowler back over his head out of the ground and down to the main street, then walked down the wicket and said "you know what it looks like, go get it".

Im not sure who the bowler was or the exact words that he said, thats why i didnt put it on the list but it is quite funny.
When Malcolm Marshall played in Australia he played in a local competition which my father played in and he said the same thing to my father as what he said to Boony, which would be terrifying if your not wearing a helmet with one of the scariest bowlers of all time wanting to knock your head off. I personally would leave one on the stumps. Better than going to hospital or dying. Boony was probally thinking the same thing.

[Collyisamackem]

Originally Posted by Rowan

The best sledge i have heard about was a young gary sobers when he was playing county cricket he came out to bat and played and missed a couple of times and the bowler walked down the wicket and showed Sobers the ball and said "its round and red" the next ball Sobers hit the bowler back over his head out of the ground and down to the main street, then walked down the wicket and said "you know what it looks like, go get it".

The batsman was Viv Richards, though I can't remember who the bowler was. Top sledge.

I chose to ignore any sledges involving Glenn McGrath's wife earlier, as I think that given her illness they are especially inapporpriate.

[Quagmire]

Sorry it was Viv, had a lapts in sanity for a moment. That Glenn McGrath call was when his wife just got diagnosed with cancer for the first time so it was quite harsh. Merv Hughes seems to like a bit of a sledge he is involved with a couple funny moments.

[Mr Kiwi]

I read one in Chris Cairns' biography which he stole from that movie 'The Fisher King' which he watched the night before. The story goes like this:

Cairns is bowling to Steve Waugh, after a delivery he comes down the wicket and asks; "Do you like apples?"
Waugh replies "Be serious Chris this is a test match"

next ball Waugh mistimes his shot and is caught, as he leaves the crease Cairns follows him with "Well how'd you like them apples then!!"

Probably the only time Cairns got one over him . . .

[Teatime FatCat]

Originally Posted by Rowan

That Glenn McGrath call was when his wife just got diagnosed with cancer for the first time so it was quite harsh.

I've always had a problem with that particular sledge. Whilst I have every sympathy with Mrs + Mr McGrath and her awful situation, he shouldn't have started it with his comment, and not expect something back. Also, I think that Sarwan was unaware of Mrs McGrath's situation when he made his retort.

Regardless of the situation, I don't feel that McGrath could be self-rightous about what happened.

[mudney]

Originally Posted by Teatime FatCat

I've always had a problem with that particular sledge. Whilst I have every sympathy with Mrs + Mr McGrath and her awful situation, he shouldn't have started it with his comment, and not expect something back. Also, I think that Sarwan was unaware of Mrs McGrath's situation when he made his retort.

Regardless of the situation, I don't feel that McGrath could be self-rightous about what happened.

Yeah that was a bit nasty but if Sarwan didn't know abotu Mcgrath's wife then the comment was a good one.
If he did know about it then the guy is a scumbag because cancer is no joke

[Mongoose]

The rule is, if you can't take it, don't dish it out in the first place. McGrath got what he asked for. McGrath is a brilliant bowler but he can also be an arrogant **** on the pitch. He throws his toys out when anyone gets the better of him, whether it's through their batting or their tongue.

[Ninjaman]

Why does McGrath's wife's illness make what Sarwan said any less crude and to the point?? Would her being fit and healthy make any difference?

The fact that Sarwan needed to say what he said was what people should be worried about.

McGrath decided to sledge Sarwan because he was not having any success getting rid of him the proper way

It backfired on him and he ended up being the one worked up.

Excellent. It was a crude response to an even cruder remark.

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Collyisamackem

The batsman was Viv Richards, though I can't remember who the bowler was. Top sledge.

The bowler was Greg Thomas of Glamorgan.

To put the sledge in its best light, you have to be able to produce the West Indian and the Welsh accent.

Can't help thinking that its an apocryphal story however. But its still a good one.

[Wanderer]

Game between Somerset and Glamorgan. 1986.

I could never understand that Welsh accent...Tried very hard to when Thomas came to play for my then favourite SA team, Eastern Province...Along with ex-Aussies Rod McCurdy, and then John Maguire they made a mean EP bowling attack 20 years ago...