posted Mar 15, 2007

Rubbish.
As far as I know, only Cummins has played international cricket elsewhere.
All of them meet the residential qualification rules and many have spent a substantial part of their lives in Canada. They aren't cricketing merceneries,they have "proper jobs".
How are they different to any of the following?:
Pietersen,Strauss,Greig,Lamb,Jones,Mullally, Mcague,White,Hollioake,Caddick,Hick...etc.
And if you are looking at birth places you can add..Cowdrey,Dexter,Gower,Hussain
And loads of others too numerous to mention.

Well...actually they ARE different because many of the above list are/were cricketing mercenaries.

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posted Mar 15, 2007

Sir,
Might I point out that Mr David Gower was born in Tunbridge Wells but subsequently spent his formative years in Tanzania.

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posted Mar 15, 2007

Plum,
Quite correct. That's the problem with scribbling stuff down from memory...you are inclined to make a few stoopid errors. Dunno why Gower/India stuck in my brain but I'm grateful that I still have a brain...do I? ummm errr , pass me the Janet and John books mummy.
I'm really quite impressed by the fact that you are still so sharp, many years after your demise.

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posted Mar 15, 2007

These guys may have lived in Canada for years. Good on them for getting to play in a World Cup!! Most of us can only fantasise about that.

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posted Mar 16, 2007

If I am correct, Sunil Dhaniram played youth cricket for Guyana before migrating to Canada....

I didn't realise so many members of the team had west Indian origins!

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