Bill Lawry
Happy birthday to William (Bill) Lawry. The Australian cricketer was born on this day in 1937. Oh, and if you missed Ant’s tribute to Bill’s genius, it’s here
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Richie’s the greatest. Let’s get that out of the way from the top.
But while Benaud’s velvety tones are still gracing the Nine commentary box during the one-dayers, his opposite, the mildly maniacal Bill Lawry has been resting since the Tests. And I miss him.
Bill is the yin to Richie’s yang. He is the Bruce Willis action flick to Richie’s SBS French drama. If Richie is Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Bill is The 1812 Overture, or maybe even Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries.
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If it’s Bill and Tony, then it’s also Ian, or perhaps Heals. It sounds very much as though “Jonno” is just a Vic-toerag-ian who likes being nasty about Queenslanders. Read more »
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Summers not the same without bill lawry.. Smashing Read more »
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