tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post2736486970482675867..comments2024-03-28T03:56:27.275-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: The relative nature of time and speedThe Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-62393166697369684662013-10-07T15:50:23.447-07:002013-10-07T15:50:23.447-07:00"Majesterial" has a ring to it but do yo..."Majesterial" has a ring to it but do you mean "magisterial" or "majestic"? Ficcioneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767154302519573150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-12747941713900275622013-10-02T05:32:44.749-07:002013-10-02T05:32:44.749-07:00A very interesting piece, OB, and that glorious pe...A very interesting piece, OB, and that glorious penultimate para captures the very essence of the matter. I also find the fast bowler’s approach to the wicket and the delivery stride important aspects in whether or not I feel a deep sense of aesthetic appreciation of what I’m observing: does it fill me with joy or is it a mechanical means to an end? An example of this occured when I attended the recent ODI at Old Trafford. I sat at an extra cover position to a right-handed batsman facing the pavilion, and from there watched Stephen Finn bowling well and successfully from the Statham End; the run to the wicket, the bowling action, the falling away, failed to stir me. It looked okay, and he was bowling with great effort, but, well, you know….Then came the first ball bowled from the Pavilion End by Boyd Rankin, and suddenly everything looked so different: that wonderful, relaxed, rhythmical approach to the wicket, and then into the delivery stride, no break, no clunking of the gears, everything together, as one. I must have bored my daughter to tears: “What a glorious action! And all at good pace. He must go to Australia! This fellow is special.” If I said it once, I said it five times. She smiled in agreement, the way daughters often do.John Halliwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901514854360709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-56832521578044940232013-09-30T11:30:01.768-07:002013-09-30T11:30:01.768-07:00this article is wow..! courtesy harsha bhogle, got...this article is wow..! courtesy harsha bhogle, got aware of this blog..! It will be in my bookmark list..!:)Maninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-41943828400258045702013-09-30T06:02:32.699-07:002013-09-30T06:02:32.699-07:00Beautifully conceptualized and magnificently compo...Beautifully conceptualized and magnificently composed !!Vedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853318378823415960noreply@blogger.com