1976. England vs West Indies at The Oval. England are 81 for 7. And Test
Match Special commentary resumes after a break.The redoubtable Brian
Johnston has this to relate – “The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s
Willey.”
Welcome to holdingwilley. Since nothing can equal the pleasure
of playing cricket for the country, we thought we’d add something to
the pure vicarious pleasure of discussing it whilst watching it with
some likeminded
people.
We have brought together cricket fans from all around the world, all
keen students of the game, to transfer their enthusiasm and knowledge of
the game on each other, and on all those choosing to observe (and even
participate in) their interactions. It is quite literally like being in
a room full of friends of different nationalities, as they debate,
vent, pontificate, illuminate,rant, grunt …whatever the cricket brings
out of them.
Hopefully, this will become that unique forum where we’ll get
perspectives from all around the world. Not from former test cricketers
or cricket journalists, but from followers of the game
with no agendas and deadlines, which hopefully will bring in a different dimension to cricket discussion.
And the door has been left open for you …Join any discussion you like
with your comments. We only request you to register before you comment,
so that we can avoid spam. And if you’d like to be a panelist on
holdingwilley, please do get in touch at
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Since many of us at Cartwheel are avid cricket fans, we thought we’d do something close to our hearts, as one of the most exciting cricket seasons in recent years lies in front of us.
