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[Rachael]

Originally Posted by Andy Mellon

Clutching at straws a bit then, only 2 posts after your original request, already bending the rules

Sorry - wasn't suggesting White would qualify.. was just curious: is it him that started life as a 'keeper before becoming first a batsman and then a bowler... and if not him then who?

I know there was one Enlgand player....

On the front of other contributions to this team.. i should have got Tresco.. but now I'm completely at a loss :-(

[flanflinger]

Not too sure about White being a keeper, but what I do know is that he started life as an Off-spin bowler. Started bolwing quicker in the nets and then added batting to his armoury.

Hussain and Atherton both started out as leg-spin bowlers. Both Giles and Tufnel first got noticed as quick bowlers.

Stewart was always a keeper, in fact when he joined Surrey in 1983 he wasn't considered a batsman at all. At schools cricket level had only one century to his name (Tiffin's has a hundred board - he was on it just once when I looked).

[flanflinger]

Cheers Oracle, I am now watching it on sky and as you said he is a seam up bowler...

However, at present he is now an opeing bat!!

[oracle]

Originally Posted by flanflinger

Cheers Oracle, I am now watching it on sky and as you said he is a seam up bowler...

However, at present he is now an opeing bat!!

all I can is that SA are going to bat and bat and then some,( I see south Africa batting till they get 580-660 )Nel's looking ok for now but kallis is not running in at full pace and langeveld is out for the rest of the test .

[jot1]

AB didn't set the world on fire, but he did a commendible job. At least no one got 19 off him in the over. The commentators thought it was hilarious.

[oracle]

Originally Posted by jot1

AB didn't set the world on fire, but he did a commendible job. At least no one got 19 off him in the over. The commentators thought it was hilarious.

it's his first class overs ever "not to bad for a keeper" !! this guy last bolwed in school ( affies second side it 2001 when he was 15 or 16 ) !!!!

his still going to bat for a day or so !!

[Paoli]

Taibu took 2-42 against Sri Lanka in May last year, amazingly the best figures with some skiddy medium pace...the amazing thing though was that Taibu started that match with the gloves, then gave them to another specialist keeper, Al Maregwede when he had a trundle.

[Leafy Seadragon]

Rod Marsh once took three wickets (a hat-trick from memory) in a short match against Scotland, probably on the 1981 tour. The commentator apparently described his bowling style as left arm over the wicket, very, very slow and straight.

[Ernest]

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1979 - 1994)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  292  495  27 16663  226   35.60  36  85  152   5

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              67.5   10   366   10  36.60  2-34    0   0  40.7  5.39

Originally Posted by cricinfo

Graeme Fowler

Full Name: Graeme Fowler
Born: 20 April 1957, Accrington, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, Durham, England.

Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Other: Wicketkeeper, Commentator

[Teatime FatCat]

Didn't Tim Zoehrer often take off the gloves and purvey some quite tasty leg-breaks. I'm sure I've seen him bowl.