Comments on: AB de Villiers spotted in an unusual place (helping get cricket back into London’s parks and commons) https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Edwardian https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259969 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:10:47 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259969 In reply to Bradders.

‘Fraid not, Bradders. I sell out of an antiques centre in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Instagram is sonetimes handy as its a free platform. Pond yachts, flags,colonial, enamel signs, Edwardian pieces. I always go for old Wisdens, cricket team photos, antique bats etc, if they come up.

]]> By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259966 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:47:56 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259966 Many thanks for your kind words, all. The AB de Villers numbers were out of date within a few more hours, of course. The likes are now north of half-a-million:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_BOwhgCqG/

I just can’t get my head around those numbers. Bert, where are you when we need you most?

]]> By: Bradders https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259961 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:59:25 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259961 In reply to Edwardian.

Do you specialize in cricketana (if that is such a thing) Edwardian? I fancy that sort of thing myself… do you have a website or such modern selling methods?

]]> By: Bradders https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259960 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:57:08 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259960 Well done Ged. Great stuff.

]]> By: Edwardian https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259957 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:18:03 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259957 Terrific, Ged. As an antiques dealer and with my love of cricket, I’m always drawn to photographs of cricket teams from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, most of which land up on my walls at home, including a marvelous framed photograph of ‘The Hearne XI.’ However, a couple of years ago I sold two emotive photos of youngsters playing cricket in a park in london , c.1910. I think it was in Battersea. I remember at the time thinking , ‘ What a shame this isn’t going on now.’ All the best with this great project. I look forward to hearing more about it.

]]> By: n https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259956 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:13:56 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259956 he maybe stead

]]> By: Balladeer https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259955 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:59:32 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259955 Aww. That’s really sweet, both you and AB. Feel-good cricket story of the day.

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259954 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:48:59 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259954 In reply to JB.

It’s okay if it’s an amateur game and despite the presence of a professional, we believe this was.

]]> By: JB https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259953 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259953 Is this a match report? Comments on ABdV’s performance sound like you could be mentioning the cricket.

Great cause Ged.

]]> By: Ameya https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/ab-de-villiers-spotted-in-an-unusual-place-helping-get-cricket-back-into-londons-parks-and-commons/2019/07/17/#comment-259952 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:57:42 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=21745#comment-259952 Absolutely fantastic work, Ged. All the best to you and the Trust!

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