Wednesday 6 January 2010

Ooooh, you are awful...

Watching Paul Harris bowl with a couple of close catchers, it was apparent that the shout of 'oooh' that used to be reserved for one beating the bat or at least producing some form of doubt from the batsman is now uttered when the ball rings from the middle, or when a bog-standard delivery is patted back down the wicket. 

When did that start, exactly? Have they always done it, and we just never knew without stump mics? Did Fred Titmus used to grunt after every twirl? Did John Emburey do it to King Viv? Or did it originate as a Warne mind-game - 'yeah, you middled that mate... just like I wanted you to...'

Answers on a postcard...

2 comments:

Mark said...

The Pakistan fielders when Abdul Qadir was bowling.

The Old Batsman said...

Yes, good shout...