Great sports blunders and oddities on video

[K]

Bowls brilliance:

"'About six inches between the two bowls, so there is just room,' were the words of England's Greg Harlow as his partner Nick Brett approached a shot. Harlow's words were met with laughter by the audience at the World Indoor Bowls Championships. However..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... 4ohG2I0NA8


Slate interview:

https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/nick- ... light.html

[K]

Bring out your inner Cristiano Ronaldo:

https://twitter.com/page_eco/status/1223213403746885633

[K]

Teqball:

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1227608547845763074

(Martial, Fernandes vs. Fred, Pereira)

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Historical colour footage of Don Bradman, February 1949, discovered:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-21/ ... r/11988648

[piedys]

Can the video be re-edited to show Cal Brown's fresh-air swing at the ball in goal square in the 2019PF, which cost us a GF berth?

[K]

I haven't found video of that, but on p.1 there is video of Crisp doing worse (not in black and white).

[K]

The best batsman in the world, Kane Williamson, edges (okay, glides) to first slip, where the catch is gobbled up:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-O4UB-nQ87/

[Pies4shaw]

Where have you been? I posted this for you a couple of weeks ago in the Australia v NZ one day thread. Good that one member of the Williamson family can play. I bet Sandy would play Cummins more competently, too.

[K]

The best batsman in Australia is inspired by the best batsman in the world:

https://twitter.com/marnus3cricket/stat ... 7327560709

He makes it a bit too easy for his best friend, though...

[K]

Brilliance -- or at least youthful boldness:

11-year-old skateboarder Gui Khury sticks a triple spin, called a "1080".

Video (gif, I guess) at top of article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/spor ... khury.html

[K]

Kemar Roofe goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW2ZPY4b_gY


Brilliance or fluke?

[K]

Jake Weatherald is run out twice on the same ball, once at each end:

https://www.cricket.com.au/video/jake-w ... 2021-01-24

[K]

AU captain and wicketkeeper Tim Paine bowling medium pace (with a slip!) and off-spin for UTas:

https://twitter.com/MyCricketAus/status ... 6795841537

Not bad (wides aside)!

[K]

Andrew Cotter:

"Some sports are slower. More about the strategy."

https://twitter.com/MrAndrewCotter/stat ... 3270596610

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cricket.com.au wishing Oz's last great batsman, Ricky Ponting, happy birthday (Dec 19):

https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status ... 0144197634

Note: you need to have the sound on!