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Who said, "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"?

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shady shaker
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shady shaker

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Oval Test 1976, England -v- West Indies, Brian Johnston - referring to Michael Holding and Peter Willey.

Feb 12 2004, 2:06 AM
Senior Moments
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Senior Moments

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That was almost as embarrassing as "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew," said after the Boat Race in 1977 by Harry Carpenter on BBC TV.

Feb 12 2004, 2:21 AM
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There's a whole load of the double entendres and embarassing statements on:
link http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6564341

- most of them come from Murray Walker, but isn't that to be expected?

If the link is broken, I make no apologies for their absence. I'm sorry they're not here. (Murray Walker)

Apr 13 2007, 10:33 AM
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