Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

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Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by Hopey » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:53 pm

Some achievement.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by BigRedrose » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:15 pm

Fully deserved. Superb servant to Lowerhouse and The Lancashire League and a nice bloke to boot. Well done Blez.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by barba » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:52 pm

Was my maths teacher back in the day.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by claret10 » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:04 pm

barba wrote:Was my maths teacher back in the day.
Same...as said above nice guy...but lets just say that you always made sure you did your homework for him! :lol:

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Post by TsarBomba » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:13 pm

claret10 wrote:Same...as said above nice guy...but lets just say that you always made sure you did your homework for him! :lol:
:lol:

I still remember to this day a bollocking for slouching in my chair!

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Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:29 pm

I remember playing football with him at primary school !

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Post by 4:20 » Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:36 pm

He once stood hovering over me in class for about 20 seconds, never said a word, just stood there looking at me, class was silent. Cured my hiccups. Good teacher was Blez.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by 1fatclaret » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:14 pm

Another one who was taught maths by him. He also once pinned me up against a wall and I genuinely thought he was going to tw@t me.

One of the nicest, calmest, most laid back individuals you’ll ever meet. Testament to just what an annoying little git I was.

Bloody good cricketer too.
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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by CaymanClaret » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:31 pm

Great cricketer. I was the Lowerhouse scorer for a few years (91 to 93) and so got to watch him every week. Top bloke.

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Post by TVC15 » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:38 pm

Excellent goalkeeper who fancied himself as a left winger too but we always sent him back to play in the nets !
Played football with him throughout school and sixth form and sat next to him in A Level history.
Carried the school cricket team and his performances got them to Old Trafford to play in a big final - they got beat but he was basically solely responsible for the rest of the team getting to fulfil a dream of playing at OT instead of getting knocked out in the first round which they would have done without him !!

Great lad and brilliant achievement.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:43 pm

I’m too old to have been taught by Blez and to my knowledge I’ve never met him. But what a credit he’s been to Lowerhouse for so many years and an outstanding batsman.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by TVC15 » Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:47 pm

Known him for 30 plus years now and I remember at school resenting the fact he liked cricket better than football but that’s cos I knew how great a keeper he was but didn’t appreciate how brilliant a cricketer he was.
He had every chance to make it as a keeper and had scouts watching him regularly.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by tybfc » Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:09 am

I had the pleasure to have been knocked out of both Lowerhouse and Rishton's grounds when bowling against him.

Magnificent batter and a top bloke.

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Post by tybfc » Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:12 am

And that is the scruffiest dressing room I have ever seen

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by BFCmaj » Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:17 am

Was my maths teacher too. We had him straight out of teachers college and gave him a bit of a baptism of fire be he was always a good sport and he must be a great teacher to get me through my GCSE. Jolly nice chap.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by SammyBoy » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:30 am

I was taught by Blez for several years at Habergham, he was one of those teachers you just knew not to step out of line with and had complete control of the classroom. Nice fella though and I never had any problems with him but he gave out some real bollockings.

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Re: Bleazard inducted into Wisden Hall of Fame

Post by COBBLE » Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:56 am

First saw him at for LHCC at Rishton when he was just a kid. His fielding and catching were amazing.

Nice unassuming chap.

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