From Brook to Bradman ….. Errol in AWE-by Errol Fernando
Source:Thuppahis
ONE: Errol the Fernando to Gavin, 10 October 2024
It is quite unbelievable, Gavin, that a side makes 556 in under 2 days and then spends the next 3 days trying desperately not to LOSE the match! A side scoring 556 would usually be trying to win by an innings. However, in the Test match at Multan, Pakistan batted first and made 556 and since then they are trying desperately not to LOSE the match!!
England ended day 3 nearly 500 for 3 with Joe Root 175 not out. Pakistan will spend the next 2 days trying desperately not to lose!
Yes, cricket is indeed a funny game and impossible to predict.
Errol Fernando to John Tucker, Friday 11 October 2024
The full house was there Indeed, John! May I remind you that it all started for me when Dad took me, aged 8, to the Colombo Oval to see Bradman’s Invincibles. Miller, Lindwall, Barnes, Morris, Hassett, Harvey, Tallon, Bill Johnston, etc. The full house was there simply to see the Great Man. Probably the clearest memory of my life was when he walked out to bat. When he actually stepped out and began his walk to the wicket the hysterical and delirious became breathtakingly silent. Then came a ROAR which could have been heard around the world. The atmosphere was ‘ELECTRIC’ beyond words. If GOD had walked out to bat at number 3 instead of Bradman the atmosphere may well have been far less electric!! That was the moment when I became a Born Again Cricket Lover — 77 years ago.
