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When did this handy bowler slip into the wilderness?
Haven't heard anything about him in ages.
Did he retire? Is he still playing for NSW?
Would be a handy inclusion for the Aus team now.

He hasnt been around for a few years now - 3-4 years

i think he is still available for NSW but had been suffereing from injury

Did play for aust v england in england just over 12 months ago

Wasn't that long ago he was just about the best limited overs bowler going around.

Had a few knee issues and missed a lot of cricket. Trying to get back to form and fitness now I think.

He's got a new dance show.

Thanks for that lads.
I reckon Australia would love to have someone like him over in India for the WC.

Dogwatcher wrote:He's got a new dance show.

Ha!

Baron Greenback wrote:Thanks for that lads.
I reckon Australia would love to have someone like him over in India for the WC.

Would be a shoe-in if he'd been playing...

Still don't understand why 7/4 didn't play more Test cricket...

Media Park wrote:

Baron Greenback wrote:Thanks for that lads.
I reckon Australia would love to have someone like him over in India for the WC.

Would be a shoe-in if he'd been playing...

Still don't understand why 7/4 didn't play more Test cricket...

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 5 10 1110 505 12 4/48 4/71 42.08 2.72 92.5 1 0 0

Good point Graham, but his last Test was five years ago...

In that time he has been the best new ball bowler in ODI's for Australia (if not the world), and has dominated for NSW in the Shield, when most people only need the Baggy Blue to get a gig, so I think, especially when we have been trying to fill the McGrath/Gillespie void, he would have been ideal as a striker, rather than a third seamer behind the above two...

Too late now, IMO, but he was poorly treated...

Not a red ball bowler at international level IMO.

I just don't think he had enough penetration with his bowling to get a bloke out. They could sit on him, pick him off for a few singles and not be too troubled by him. One day cricket though, the batsmen can't afford that so much and go after him, that was when he got his success.

Shame on you all!!!

You just want to see more of his wife (personally plastic aint my thing)

Back to it...he has never been able to take wickets...he is an economy bolwer

FC cricket -
251 wickets in 67 matches (3.2 wickets/match)
9 5wi
0 10wm

Grahaml wrote:I just don't think he had enough penetration* with his bowling to get a bloke out. They could sit on him*, pick him off for a few singles and not be too troubled by him. One day cricket though, the batsmen can't afford that so much and go after him, that was when he got his success.

Cmon Graham, Get it right.

Arguably Australias greatest left hand ODI bowler
Better than MJ Douggggggggggggggggie and Boof

mal wrote:Arguably Australias greatest left hand ODI bowler
Better than MJ Douggggggggggggggggie and Boof

Hard to argue against that

LHB ODI 50+ wickets (Aus)

Most wickets (174)
Best Ave (24.36)
2nd best econ (4.41) - Reid (4.31)
2nd best s/rate (33.0) - Mitch (32.0)
Most 4wi (5)
Equal most 5wi (2)

brod wrote:

mal wrote:Arguably Australias greatest left hand ODI bowler
Better than MJ Douggggggggggggggggie and Boof

Hard to argue against that

LHB ODI 50+ wickets (Aus)

Most wickets (174)
Best Ave (24.36)
2nd best econ (4.41) - Reid (4.31)
2nd best s/rate (33.0) - Mitch (32.0)
Most 4wi (5)
Equal most 5wi (2)

Hardly been much to choose from but I guess if Bruce Rood hadn't of fallen apart so often he'd be right up there.

have heard he has a couple of puppies thats taking up a lot of his time now

stampy wrote:have heard he has a couple of puppies thats taking up a lot of his time now

fair call Stampy

Who wouldbe thought we would have a thread about Nathan barcken with 18 posts (and none showing his wife and her big plastic boobs)

brod wrote:

stampy wrote:have heard he has a couple of puppies thats taking up a lot of his time now

fair call Stampy

Who wouldbe thought we would have a thread about Nathan barcken with 18 posts (and none showing his wife and her big plastic boobs)

Being a stats man BROD........fill us in the mate.