As a cricket follower and player from the age of eight I have one particular memory of Trevor Bailey.
The year after his match-saving partnership with Willie Watson in the Lord’s Test of 1953, I was taken to a talk he gave in Norwich.
Having taken to the stage to long applause his first words were “thank you for that warm applause but I am more used to hearing ...” and he gave the audience a slow handclap!
David Stannard, Norwich
Sorry, no one could stop Don Bradman in full flow
The late Trevor Bailey provided me with one of my earliest sporting memories. At Southend in 1948, the Australians amassed 721 all out in a day against Essex.
Essex hopes were briefly raised when Bailey eventually broke a long opening partnership, then skittled the great Australian Keith Miller first ball.
The only problem was that Miller was followed by Don Bradman, who hammered 187 – perhaps encouraged by the pats on the back we small boys had given him when the captains went out for the toss.
Rod Williams, London
England anthem must be Land of Hope and Glory
The national anthem is sung at the beginning of all England international matches. May I suggest that this is no longer appropriate. The national anthem relates to the United Kingdom where the Queen is Head of State. It does not relate to England on its own.
Both Scotland and Wales have their own national anthems and it really is time we sorted out one for ourselves. To this end may I suggest the second verse of Land of Hope and Glory.
Tony Smith, Pembury, Kent
Rooney’s overhead kick was ‘dangerous play’
For a long time I have puzzled why it is that overhead kicks –like Wayne Rooney’s – are allowable in the penalty area for an attempt (or scoring) of a goal whereas if carried out elsewhere on the pitch they would be deemed “dangerous play” with a boot adjacent to or about to take off an opponent’s head.
David Cheffy, Hedge End, Southampton
More officials would help at the scrum, Brian
Having listened to Brian Moore banging on about the amount of time taken up with scrums because of the tricks that hookers perform, would it not be a good idea to introduce an extra official to take the opposite side to the referee.
It is invariably where the referee cannot see that most naughty business is carried out!
John Bown, Bridgwater, Somerset
Gray’s irritating Glaswegian gabble
Without entering into the debate concerning female officials, I would like to comment on Andy Gray.
I have always been irritated with his efforts which are mostly incoherent, guttural gabble containing mangled grammar and some weird vocabulary.
We seem to be plagued with far too many other Glaswegian presenters all with similar problems of poor communication out of all proportion to the English listeners.
Why does this happen and who is responsible for appointing them?
AAB Wood, Storeton, Wirral
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