Story Time 177 – The path to the Elefant graveyard
It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, what is the worst bowl-first decision of all time? And what does it have to do with the Vengaboys and the bravest innings ever played near a giant fruit? Plus the byword for cricket arcania, the portrait that should grace the mantelpiece of Daniel Norcross, and some stories we can tell you about the Stories we can tell you.
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1008 - Alan Edgar
5.11 - Jeffrey Gabriel
4.50 - Simon Butcher & Andrew West
5.69 - Matt May
3.49 - Matt Near the Gabba
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It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, what is the worst bowl-first decision of all time? And what does it have to do with the Vengaboys and the bravest innings ever played near a giant fruit? Plus the byword for cricket arcania, the portrait that should grace the mantelpiece of Daniel Norcross, and some stories we can tell you about the Stories we can tell you.
Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:
2.58 - Sam Brown
1008 - Alan Edgar
5.11 - Jeffrey Gabriel
4.50 - Simon Butcher & Andrew West
5.69 - Matt May
3.49 - Matt Near the Gabba
Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword
Get your 10% discount on top-notch kit from Serious Cricket.
Use FINALWORD24 at checkout --> seriouscricket.co.uk
Get that sweet Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfw
Donate to support our Edinburgh Marathon runners for the Lord's Taverners
All links at linktr.ee/thefinalword
Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com
Title track by Urthboy
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