GOLCAR CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB
Est. 1871 - Founder member of Huddersfield & District League


Sledging ..... ??

On the field ..... 'Sledging' (or words of encouragement) ..... taken from the 90's !!!


R
od Marsh & Ian Botham
When Botham took guard in an Ashes match, Marsh welcomed him to the wicket with the immortal words .....
..... "So how's your wife and my kids?"

Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne
As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he'd been waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him .....
..... "Looks like you spent it eating" - Cullinan replied

Robin Smith & Merv Hughes
During 1989 Lords Test big Merv said to Smith after he played & missed a few .....
..... "Ya can't effin' bat"
Smith to Hughes after he smacked him to the boundary .....
..... "Hey Merv, we make a fine pair - I can't effin' bat and you can't effin' bowl"

Merv Hughes & Javed Miandad
During 1991 Adelaide Test, Javed called Merv a fat bus conductor,
A few balls later Merv dismissed Javed .....
..... "Tickets please" - Merv shouted as he ran past the departing Javed

Merv Hughes & Viv Richards
During a test match in the West Indies, Hughes didn't say a word to Viv, but continued to stare at him after deliveries .....
Viv reacted to say ..... "This is my island - My culture - Don't you be staring at me - In my culture we just bowl"
Merv didn't reply, but after he dismissed him, he said to Viv .....
..... "In my culture we just say **** *ff"

Ricky Ponting & Shaun Pollock
After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries,
Pollock told Ponting ..... "It's red, it's round, and weighs about 5 ounces"
Ponting then hammered the next ball out of the ground and says to Pollock .....
..... "You know what it looks like ..... now **** *ff and find it"

Ian Healy's legendary comment picked up by the Channel microphones when Arjuna Ranatunga called for a runner on a particularly hot night during a one dayer in Sydney .....
..... "You can't get a runner for being overweight, unfit, and fat !!!"