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The BATSMAN's Holding the BOWLER's Willey
Number Six Started conversation Dec 18, 2005
An interesting one. Some accounts tend to go for "the batman's Holding the bowler's Willey" rather than the more obvious "the bowler's Holding the batsman's Willey". And I tend to believe it did happen because of that - when I heard the quote being the 'other' way round it seemed far more likely that it did happen for real - you'd think of Peter Willey as a batsman first and foremost but he did bowl off-breaks from time to time, and although of course Michael Holding was an out-and-out bowler he would have to have had spent some time at the crease.
It just gives the whole thing an air of authenticity somehow - I'll try and find out at work.
The BOWLER's Holding the BATSMAN's Willey
Number Six Posted Dec 18, 2005
Well, according to Blowers, it definitely did happen and I'm wrong!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/test_match_special/2664751.stm
The BOWLER's Holding the BATSMAN's Willey, it seems...
The BOWLER's Holding the BATSMAN's Willey
Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Dec 18, 2005
where were you when we needed you Number six 
this was in CWW for weeks F2325003?thread=770279 we didn't find that page. 
I guess I ought to re-write that bit, and ask the editors to change it. 
Emmily 
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Dec 18, 2005
Do that, Emmily. Editorial Feedback is the place to request a change like this.
The BOWLER's Holding the BATSMAN's Willey
Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Dec 18, 2005
Ok, will do, I'll try re-word it by tomorrow and post it on EF. 
Emmily
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Number Six Posted Dec 18, 2005
everyone... It's one of those things where I'd been meaning to have a look and everything and suddenly there it is on the front page. I suppose as I've more or less become a dormant contributor to h2g2 I could find myself in this situation more often in the future.
By the way, my housemate has Brian Johnston's autobiography, and looked it up in that for me last night. The way he tells it is that he claims not to have known what he'd said until he received a letter from a lady who'd said that he'd made her laugh very much but he ought to be careful what he was saying in case children were listening...
I don't believe that for a minute, mind! 
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Dec 20, 2005
erm, trying to sort this out, I did say in the CWW thread, I'm not a sports fan...who's Blowers? 
is it a nickname for someone.
Emmily
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Number Six Posted Dec 20, 2005
Henry Blofeld, long-serving and legendary BBC Test Match Special radio commentator 
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