Anyone following the Cricket World Cup taking place in the West Indies
now, will have heard about the sudden death of Bob Woolmer.
The coach to the Pakistan team..who were eliminated from the
competition yesterday..had played some 19 Test Matches for England. He
was only 58 and one of nature's 'gentlemen'.
For many, this has cast a very long and dark shadow over the
competition. A greatly admired and respected cricketer, who lived for
the game, has gone.
Werewolfy
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| User: "WH" |
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| Title: Re: Sad loss to cricket |
19 Mar 2007 11:43:31 AM |
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On 19 Mar, 02:41, "Werewolfy" <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Anyone following the Cricket World Cup taking place in the West Indies
now, will have heard about the sudden death of Bob Woolmer.
The coach to the Pakistan team..who were eliminated from the
competition yesterday..had played some 19 Test Matches for England. He
was only 58 and one of nature's 'gentlemen'.
For many, this has cast a very long and dark shadow over the
competition. A greatly admired and respected cricketer, who lived for
the game, has gone.
Werewolfy
Check who knocked them out of the competition!
WH
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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| Title: Re: Sad loss to cricket |
19 Mar 2007 04:41:47 PM |
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:43:31 -0700, WH wrote:
On 19 Mar, 02:41, "Werewolfy" <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Anyone following the Cricket World Cup taking place in the West Indies
now, will have heard about the sudden death of Bob Woolmer.
The coach to the Pakistan team..who were eliminated from the
competition yesterday..had played some 19 Test Matches for England. He
was only 58 and one of nature's 'gentlemen'.
For many, this has cast a very long and dark shadow over the
competition. A greatly admired and respected cricketer, who lived for
the game, has gone.
Werewolfy
Check who knocked them out of the competition!
WH
Ah, then it must have been the Irish, yes? ;-)
Woods
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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19 Mar 2007 04:41:26 PM |
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:41:50 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
Anyone following the Cricket World Cup taking place in the West Indies
now, will have heard about the sudden death of Bob Woolmer.
The coach to the Pakistan team..who were eliminated from the
competition yesterday..had played some 19 Test Matches for England. He
was only 58 and one of nature's 'gentlemen'.
For many, this has cast a very long and dark shadow over the
competition. A greatly admired and respected cricketer, who lived for
the game, has gone.
Werewolfy
58 is kind of young. What happened?
woods
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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19 Mar 2007 07:28:37 PM |
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On Mar 19, 9:41=EF=BF=BDpm, Woodswun <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote:
58 is kind of young. =A0What happened?
He was found in his hotel room unconscious, Woodsy. A heart attack
seems the most likely cause of death. Those years, 57, 58, and 59 are
very dangerous in a male, dangerous for sudden deaths like this.
Yes WH. It was a historic win by Ireland over Pakistan. A pity really
that most of the 'Irish' players are Australians and South Africans
though. All of the non-test playing Countries taking part are mainly
composed of players with only vague ties to the Nation they represent.
Dutch players called 'Singh and 'Patel' rank alongside negro 'Irish'
with South African tribal names. It is a bit of a farce really, but
it's done to foster the game in Countries where it is less than
popular. Even America has a team..although not good enough to take
part in the tournament. The US team are based in Florida where they
consist of ex-pat West Indians.
I met Bob Woolmer a few times over the years through cricket contacts.
A really nice man.
Werewolfy
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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23 Mar 2007 03:43:47 AM |
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On Mar 20, 12:28?am, "Werewolfy" <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
I met Bob Woolmer a few times over the years through cricket contacts.
A really nice man.
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The West Indian Police have just stated that Bob Woolmer was murdered
in his hotel room. He had been strangled.
A large, powerful man, this poses a number of questions.
Not least amongst them is the possibility of corruption within the
sport being a possible cause of his killing. The World Cup is in
turmoil over this, the Cricket World find it to be beyond
understanding.
This will reverberate for many years to come. It is devasting news
with horrific possibilities now following a horrific incident.
Werewolfy
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