nostalgia

Today I was with my dad a man of 85 years and  one greatest cricket fan  that I  know and I  grilled him as  to to some of his favorite cricketers  that he saw and His answers surprised me.
He claimed that the fastest bowlers that he ever saw was Roy Gilchrist  Rupert trim and Jafer Ali Khan.
Best spin bowlers Ganim Khan and Lance gibbs .  I responded that I heard of some of them and not the others and he explained  about socioeconomic situations in the days and why some never made it.
Lookin back  to the contemporary situation , seems like nuthin has changed from the 50ies

I do Soca , he is in a rehab center  as he  recently suffered a stroke , Greatest guy in the world

Kwams .... I'm so sorry to hear of your Dad's recent illness and wish him a speedy recovery.

Cherish your Dad's presence and all the cricket nostalgia moments he's sharing with you...

ketchim will be glad to hear the comments about Ganin Khan

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Best spin bowlers Ganim Khan
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Your father kept wonderful company !

Lemme remind you that my Uncle Ganim was a victim of racist politics :

not socioeconomic as they would have you believe !

Uncle Ganim died of Cancer in Winnipeg , Manitoba in the late 80s..

and of course my Uncle Edwin Mohammed ...

Mapoui  told me he was a perfect foil for Lance Gibbs.

Alas , there was the matter of dubious Selectors .

Unfortunately Uncle Eddie son , my cousin Timur suffered a similar faith !

Life is a B!tch ..... >

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the fastest bowlers that he ever saw was Roy Gilchrist  Rupert trim and Jafer Ali Khan.
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nah Rupert .......John 

John Trim bowls in the nets ahead of his Test debut :

Georgetown, March, 1948