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Steve C (no login)
Posted Jun 28, 2009 9:11 PM
What a mealy mouthed miserable selection of comments - not to mention presumptuous - do you really imagine that an anonymous posting on an insignificant chat forum would have led Michael Vaughan to decide to call a halt to his career?
I know you'll all quote figures and tell me that he never scored the volume of runs for his County that his talent deserved, but his contribution to the reputation and standing of our Yorkshire Cricket was immense. We've all forgotten that he was once ranked the best batsman in the World - on that tour of Australia he played cricket as well as any man I've ever seen. He scored big hundreds, and acquired runs with an elegance and style none of his teammates can even imagine emulating.
More than this, he was a great captain - Engalnd's most successful of all time. And he played for Yorkshire - he was an extraordinairy ambassador for our club on the World stage - and his successes and triumphs reflected on the Yorkshire team and the entire County. have you forgotten the euphoria that gripped the Country in 2005 and the pride we all took in the fact that it was one of our players that made it possible?
Nothing befits his career as much as the manner of his retirement. His decision is the right one - and I'm pleased he was allowed to make it in his own time. I've no idea what happened today , but he should have been allowed to play today - if he wanted to - so that the crowd could pay their respect in the appropriate manner.
I'm quite astounded - and rather embarrassed by some of the views expressed by others on this forum - Michael Vaughan has given me huge pleasure on the cricket field and has always presented himself with enormous dignity and intelligence that does credit to our game.
It feels like the passing of an age and I can only see darkness, commercialism and greed ahead.
If you didn't take pleasure in a Michael Vaughan cover drive then you know nothing about the unique soul of cricket - and sadly you never will. |
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