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Freddie has two sons playing for Lancs 2nds today.

One has just got a 50 and bats just like his dad.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:42 pm

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Freddie has two sons playing for Lancs 2nds today.

One has just got a 50 and bats just like his dad.

What an outstanding cricketer dad was too. Just a shame he suffered with so many injuries. If his lads are half as good then they’ll be good players.

I had the good fortune to play against Freddie up Padiham.
He hit it miles using kids bats that he had to change every two weeks.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:10 pm

I had the good fortune to play against Freddie up Padiham.
He hit it miles using kids bats that he had to change every two weeks.

He really was a special player with both bat and ball

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:20 pm

He really was a special player with both bat and ball

Yes, you forget just how good a bowler he was. But there's footage on YouTube of him bowling to Ponting and Kallis. Two of the best batsman of the era.

And he seemed to be the nemesis of Adam Gilchrist.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:28 pm

Yes, you forget just how good a bowler he was. But there's footage on YouTube of him bowling to Ponting and Kallis. Two of the best batsman of the era.

And he seemed to be the nemesis of Adam Gilchrist.

He always claims to have not been a great bowler but that’s exactly what he was. We always seem to think of his batting first but he was outstanding with the ball.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:17 pm

He always claims to have not been a great bowler but that’s exactly what he was. We always seem to think of his batting first but he was outstanding with the ball.

He was for sure a better bowler than batter - had some great innings of course but much more deadly and consistent with ball in hand.

Some of them spells in the 2005 series were absolutely incredible.

CoolClaret wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:22 pm

He was for sure a better bowler than batter - had some great innings of course but much more deadly and consistent with ball in hand.

Some of them spells in the 2005 series were absolutely incredible.

He was for me too. Very consistent as a bowler while less so as a batsman but you didn’t want to be bowling to him when at his best with the bat.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:25 pm

He was for me too. Very consistent as a bowler while less so as a batsman but you didn’t want to be bowling to him when at his best with the bat.

Not bad for a fat lad

I'm glad he seems to be well on the road to recovery aftert the Top Gear crash. One of those cricketers who got people talking about the game.

bfcjg wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:13 pm

I'm glad he seems to be well on the road to recovery aftert the Top Gear crash. One of those cricketers who got people talking about the game.

He's done some coaching with the England team which I think was the first time we'd seen him since that crash, and now he's doing another series with the lads from Preston who he introduced to cricket. You are so right, got you talking about the game and provided some real entertainment when you went to watch him play.

That 2005 series will always be up there with my greatest sporting memories.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:42 pm

https://twitter.com/lancscricket/status ... fg7Zg&s=19

Freddie has two sons playing for Lancs 2nds today.

One has just got a 50 and bats just like his dad.

A couple of those shots reminded me of Freddie flicking Warne over mid wicket at Edgbaston in 2005

Where has the time gone. My daughter was born shortly after one of Freddie’s sons. The nurses/midwives were still talking about how lovely and generous he was with them.

How old are the Flintoff boys

FCBurnley wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:51 pm

How old are the Flintoff boys

Rocky is 16, Corey 18

Need to get em both in first team judging by our current score

Echo Gandhisflipflop in that the 2005 series was one of my greatest sporting memories too. I listened to the entire thing on Test Match Special while picking fruit on the south coast and living in a tent. I didn't realise how well test cricket fit the radio medium until that summer. Loved every moment of the coverage.

2005 was a brilliant series