Ricky Ponting's mate Gary Pratt

Lord Smythe · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:12 pm

Gary Pratt famously known for running out Ricky Ponting in controversial (well controversial if you're Ricky Ponting that is) circumstances in the Ashes Series of '05 is now turning out for Crook Town FC.

Anyone know why DCCC released GP?

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:38 pm

Michael Gough - who I know PJ and ElvisC will no doubt know personally too - dropped out of being Durham opening bat for a football career too. Last time I saw him, he was third umpire in the England one day international (against Pakistan?)

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:52 pm

Goughy did a Durham game on Sky TGP as third umpire. He's on the first class reserve list at the moment, just waiting for a few to retire so he can get on the full first class list. Hes done a few decent games as umpire already one involving the touring Sri Lanka team last season.

Hopefully its a while in the future for HCC's sake as we'd lose our pro, but obviously for his sake I hope he makes it all the way surely he's better than Darrell Hair?!

I always thought Gary Pratt was going to be a star especially a couple of years ago he looked a class act for a young player but like a couple at Durham like Nicky Peng for example he never really reached his potential. I reckon he'll get a chance at another county if he wants to stay in the game.

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:02 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Goughy did a Durham game on Sky TGP as third umpire. He's on the first class reserve list at the moment, just waiting for a few to retire so he can get on the full first class list. Hes done a few decent games as umpire already one involving the touring Sri Lanka team last season.

Hopefully its a while in the future for HCC's sake as we'd lose our pro, but obviously for his sake I hope he makes it all the way surely he's better than Darrell Hair?!

I always thought Gary Pratt was going to be a star especially a couple of years ago he looked a class act for a young player but like a couple at Durham like Nicky Peng for example he never really reached his potential. I reckon he'll get a chance at another county if he wants to stay in the game.

Bring back Graham Shaw :laugh:

or Masood Ahmed. I get flashbacks of Tommy Fountain going "well bowled Masoooood." at HCC, circa '94 :grin:

I knew I got the game wrong. Pretty funny seeing him on the telly though!

Spender · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:24 pm

Your Dad never did a great deal of work there though did he??

14??

Workshy fop... :roll:

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:25 pm

I remember that knock I can still picture the straight six he hit to bring up his fifty. He could certainly hit a cricket ball (as he could a free-kick at Feethams!!)

That could have been just about his only senior cricket game at Park Drive, as he had just signed pro forms with Man City and Joe Royle wouldn't let him play anymore.

Oh and TGP it was Masood Anwar you are on about, but yes I can hear old Tom saying that now or at least Jacko doing the impression!!

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:43 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

Tommy Fountain drinks his own piss. Fact. :shock:

WHAT WHY

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Oh and TGP it was Masood Anwar you are on about, but yes I can hear old Tom saying that now or at least Jacko doing the impression!!

Haha, yeah, that's the one, I think my brother does an impression of Jacko doing an impression of Mr. Fountain as well :grin:

Probably my favourite incident that I've heard of is from my Dad and older brothers (Elvis and PJ, you might know of this too), where the "Flying" Finn top-edged a shot into his face with his bat (which weighed about 6 stone), losing a few teeth in the process. I think it was the same day (or close to) another of his fine performances, where he dropped about 6 catches, and was the first time my brother heard my dad swear ("Bloody hell!"). The good old days :grin:

I also found this:

No prizes for finding my dad and Bob Cawson :laugh:

And what's going on with Malcolm Errington's trousers?

Spender · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:54 am

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

No, ADG, you are the best opening FAT I ever saw!

Yes TGP, Tommy Fountain drinks his own piddle. He is on some sort of strange health-kick zen-buddhist Guardian-reading lifestyle programme that involves him freezing his own Wiss and drinking it, like big Piss-Ice Pops!

SERIOUSLY.

Well why doesn't someone have him sectioned?? :shock:

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:04 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

No, ADG, you are the best opening FAT I ever saw!

Yes TGP, Tommy Fountain drinks his own piddle. He is on some sort of strange health-kick zen-buddhist Guardian-reading lifestyle programme that involves him freezing his own Wiss and drinking it, like big Piss-Ice Pops!

SERIOUSLY.

HOW DID YOU FIND THAT OUT IM SO DISTURBED IVE LOST THE WILL TO USE PUNCTUATION

In the words of Rip Torn in Dodgeball, is it because it's sterile and he likes the taste?

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:07 pm

What is this cricket?

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:45 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

TheGingerPoolie wrote:

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

No, ADG, you are the best opening FAT I ever saw!

Yes TGP, Tommy Fountain drinks his own piddle. He is on some sort of strange health-kick zen-buddhist Guardian-reading lifestyle programme that involves him freezing his own Wiss and drinking it, like big Piss-Ice Pops!

SERIOUSLY.

HOW DID YOU FIND THAT OUT IM SO DISTURBED IVE LOST THE WILL TO USE PUNCTUATION

In the words of Rip Torn in Dodgeball, is it because it's sterile and he likes the taste?

I "Found Out" quite by accident, but it's 1000% true. He drinks his own urine as part of a health programme he's on. Piss-Ice Pops take up the top shelf of his freezer, and he will eat fruit-in-piss daily.

Isn't he, like, 200 years old now though?

That's disgusting. I didn't think a man of his stature in the community (although, is he still driving that Yugo?) could succumb to such an awful ideal.

Ew.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:54 pm

TGP the 'Piss drinker' is old Tommy's son err Tommy. Old 'Well bowwwled Masood' Tom died about five years ago.

Young Tom was a right nasty bar steward on the cricket field, I remember a game against Darlington for the second team when one of the Darloids Danny Morgans (I think?) was 99 not out with eight needed to win with about 9 wickets in hand. Tommy ran in and bowled deliberatly two consectutive massive wides for four to leave Morgans stranded on 99 not out!!

Karl Marx · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:00 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

TGP the 'Piss drinker' is old Tommy's son err Tommy. Old 'Well bowwwled Masood' Tom died about five years ago.

Young Tom was a right nasty bar steward on the cricket field, I remember a game against Darlington for the second team when one of the Darloids Danny Morgans (I think?) was 99 not out with eight needed to win with about 9 wickets in hand. Tommy ran in and bowled deliberatly two consectutive massive wides for four to leave Morgans stranded on 99 not out!!

I'd do that!

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:00 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

TGP the 'Piss drinker' is old Tommy's son err Tommy. Old 'Well bowwwled Masood' Tom died about five years ago.

Young Tom was a right nasty bar steward on the cricket field, I remember a game against Darlington for the second team when one of the Darloids Danny Morgans (I think?) was 99 not out with eight needed to win with about 9 wickets in hand. Tommy ran in and bowled deliberatly two consectutive massive wides for four to leave Morgans stranded on 99 not out!!

Ah, of course. I get confused because my dad knew two Tommy Fountains and one passed away with cancer about 8 years ago - I guess I assumed the other Snr was still alive.

That trick's pretty funny too :D The amount of characters that have sprung up through Hartlepool CC are immense. Didn't William Boyd twat some fella from Great Ayton not so long ago?

Oh, and

""He is a little bit similar to Stephen Gerrard"

Nurse.......NURSE!!!"

made me laugh out loud. So hard. Congrats. :laugh:

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:09 pm

Will Boyd lamped the Northallerton captain at Park Drive this season, he had just been hit for about 20 in an over by a number ten batman and took exception to the bloke telling him to "fucking shut up!". Unfortunatly this happened on my debut as captain for the second team and I was reported to the league for failure to control my players (what could I have done I didn't know he was going stick one on him? and to fair I broke up the fight!!) along with Will and another one of our lads!! Boydy has been banned for the first two months of next season after serving a months ban at the end of this one.

We won the game though!!

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:08 pm

That's harsh man! My dad was really shocked by it - I have a funny feeling he wants to get back into Hartlepool CC at some level. Not over that. Obv. He just loves cricket. You know what he's like.

What's Will Boyd like these days? He was a bastard with me a few years back, although his parents are pretty sound.

BritishWestHpool · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:35 pm **Posts:** 1243

richard head wrote:

What is this cricket?

People hitting a ball with a piece of wood.
Cant see what all the fuss is about personally
But people kicking a ball inbetween two sticks?
Well, thats different

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