The meaning behind our usernames

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Re: The meaning behind our usernames

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tawac wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:46 pm
Andybligzz wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:29 pm
I saw a ball at 138kph bud 8-) That's coming from somebody who's ZCF obsession is white fast bowlers according to the DOG
Haha okay I'll take your word , Either way it's a shame we never got to see the full potential of what he could of been . Pandya from India reminds me a lot of blignaut
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Ey what did u expect from a fella who had his hair in rainbow colours and had to make a choice between being a cricket or a fashion model. My fav. cricket too remember the 92 in the 2001 Windies test. And yah when he made his come back the pace was gone. For a fella who could hit 145kph it was painful to watch.
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Saw him bowl at 148Kph in 2004 against Australia in an ODI. Now that's pace we've never been able to replace. Jarvis, when he first burst onto the scene around 2009, bowled a spell to Kallis at the wanderers which got close, but not quite. You know it's actually amazing that a cricketer with that kind of ability has come out of Zimbabwe. Was just far too hit and miss

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Re: The meaning behind our usernames

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Blignauts made a comeback to the team every April since 2011. I know this because I've read it on ZCF.

I remember blogs cranking 148 a few times in Perth, in his comeback I only saw mid 120s in the games I watched.

That said, people forget bligs was largely a plod in the sense his stock ball was always about 125. He just had a huge range of speed when he actually bent his back. He lost a lot of control when he put a bit of heat into his delieveries
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Blignaut maybe the only player on ZCF that everyone loves, even pariah is a Blignaut fan I think.
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eugene wrote:
Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:54 pm
Blignaut maybe the only player on ZCF that everyone loves, even pariah is a Blignaut fan I think.
Wot, no love for Taibu and Brendan?

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We are still curious what hhm stands for--all your other incarnations being self-explanatory.

Please?

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eugene wrote:
Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:54 pm
Blignaut maybe the only player on ZCF that everyone loves, even pariah is a Blignaut fan I think.
Hard not to like the Man, was something not many people believed could come from zim. Strange character as well , awesome for the game .
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Re: The meaning behind our usernames

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foreignfield wrote:
Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:48 pm
We are still curious what hhm stands for--all your other incarnations being self-explanatory.

Please?
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Re: The meaning behind our usernames

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pariah wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2017 6:50 am
foreignfield wrote:
Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:48 pm
We are still curious what hhm stands for--all your other incarnations being self-explanatory.

Please?
Henry (McKop the brutal coloured Zim soccer defender)
Henry (Olonga the first black Zambian-Zim bowler)
M (for that other guy)
Will take it that your name is also Henry a generic surname would be Moyo
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