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  West Indian Cricket Team Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
But in the second innings, Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, using their pads more often than the bat, put on 411 runs and reduced Ramadhin to such hopelessness that he was never the same bowler again.
The non-striker was Colin Cowdrey, who had his left arm in a sling, having fractured it earlier in the day.
Colin Croft and Joel Garner made their debut in the next year, and Malcolm Marshall two years after.
encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/West_Indian_cricket_team   (7240 words)

  
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Big Colin Croft was the member of the West Indian pace quartet that batsmen disliked most.
Croft made his debut for Guyana in 1971-72, but had to wait until 1976-77 and a crop of injuries to the likes of Holding and Daniel to get a Test against Pakistan.
Croft took 7 wickets in his first Test and 8-29 in the first innings of his second.
www.sporting-heroes.net /cricket-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1004   (331 words)

  
 CaribbeanCricket.com - Is Colin Croft for Real?
Croft also mentioned that Lara was censured for showing dissent towards the umpires, after they offered England the light on the third day of the Second Test.
I have come to the conclusion that Croft either suffers from amnesia or he does not mean what he says, or he cannot say what he means.
Hopefully, the two “Big Cs” (Croft and Cozier) will be allowed the space necessary to do their jobs in an atmosphere of positivity from the other cricket journalists — nothing like what they have showered upon the team.
www.caribbeancricket.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1359   (929 words)

  
 Author background: Colin Croft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Colin has been a teacher of secondary school mathematics for 21 years and is currently teaching at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in Mosman Park.
Colin's current area of interest is the use of graphical calculators in teaching mathematics and, in particular, the use of the Hewlett Packard HP38G and HP39G.
Colin was part of the design team for the HP39G and maintains a website for HP users at http://members.iinet.net.au/~ccroft.
www.otrnet.com.au /colincroft.html   (190 words)

  
 The Trinidad Guardian -Online Edition Ver 2.0
Former West Indies fast bowler Colin Croft has somehow been able to convince normally perceptive people at a reputable media house in TandT that his scattered thoughts, carelessly strewn on paper, are somehow worthy of publication.
Croft states further: “In order to win any Test, one team has to take 20 wickets, by some means, of the other team.
Colin Croft says, the present bowling attack is the worst in 35 years.
www.guardian.co.tt /archives/2005-05-02/SA-9.html   (887 words)

  
 Colin Croft -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Colin Croft -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Colin Croft was a (A native or inhabitant of the West Indies) West Indian (A game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs) cricketer.
His career ended when he went to the rebel tour of South Africa in 1982.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/colin_croft.htm   (115 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | In the world of sport this week...
And though that was eventually settled, the selectors decided to stick with Shivnarine Chanderpaul as captain for the remainder of the series and the two Tests with Pakistan.
Colin Croft, the former West Indies fast bowler, told us last Saturday on Sportsworld that he thinks Lara will score a mountain of runs over the next couple of years as a result.
As for Chanderpaul, Croft - who was a consistent critic of Lara's captaincy - doesn't think he will necessarily fare much better.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/front_page/4434349.stm   (617 words)

  
 Colin Croft Bowling Speed
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www.playpalace.co.uk /keywords/colin-croft-bowling-speed.html   (66 words)

  
 D. Croft Friends and Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Regardless of the weather, she volunteers her time helping people study for the GED exam through Omaha Public Schools Adult Education.
Colin is Chairman of the Division of Social Science at the Scottsbluff Campus of Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska where he teaches a variety of classes ranging from philosophy to physical geography to diversity.
Dan is a long-time Omaha friend of the Croft family.
www.dcpaleo.org /Leisure/FriendsFamily/FriendsFamily.html   (1112 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - The Network - CNNSI.com's One-on-one: Colin Croft - Monday March 13, 2000 12:46 PM
We were winning in the 1970s and 1980s and I think we didn't put things into place, which would have brought us to the situation of winning in the 1990s and in 2000.
Croft : Well it might be a blessing in disguise as Zimbabwe the touring team.
Colin Croft feels the loss of talented players hurt the West Indies team.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /thenetwork/news/2000/03/12/oneonone_colincroft   (1310 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Colin Croft: Three positives in one week - things are looking up for the West Indies
Cricinfo - Colin Croft: Three positives in one week - things are looking up for the West Indies
Colin Croft: Three positives in one week - things are looking up for the West Indies
This last week has been, rather quietly, one of the better weeks that West Indies cricket, on and off the field, has experienced for some time, perhaps over four years.
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2001/FEB/074498_CI_05FEB2001.html   (1214 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Time for Lara to quit, says ex-Windies star Croft
LONDON, England (AFP): Former West Indies Test player Colin Croft has joined the growing army of voices calling for Brian Lara to step down as skipper of the fallen Caribbean kings.
"Brian Lara should do the honourable thing now and fall on his sword," Croft told the BBC on Wednesday a day after the West Indies had lost the second Test to England by seven wickets to go 2-0 down in the four-match series.
Lara, who has struggled for runs in the first two matches against England, had the misery of defeat in Port of Spain compounded by being fined half his match fee by referee Mike Procter for showing dissent towards the umpires.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /2004/03/25/lara.htm   (354 words)

  
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What does cricket writer, commentator, and loud mouth Colin Croft mean when he said recently that Shiv is not dynamic enough and lacks the aggression and imagination to be a long term captain ?
What does 52 year old Croft know about imagination---other than it is a fancy word.
If Colin Croft had one ounce of IMAGINATION and one ounce of CREATIVITY----he wont at 52 years of age be hustling for a paycheck.
windiescricketfever.mywowbb.com /forum1/6082.html   (1618 words)

  
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He was adjudged Guyana’s greatest player from an original list of 15 players which also included Basil Butcher, Stephen Camacho, Roy Fredericks, Alvin Kallicharan, Roger Harper, Robert Christiani, Faoud Bacchus, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Colin Croft and Joe Solomon.
Individual performance awards went to Colin Croft and Kanhai.
Croft’s eight for 29 against India in Barbados in the 1981-82 series was adjudged the best bowling performance by a Guyanese in Tests.
www.caribzones.com /cliveloyd210404.html   (368 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Colin Croft's Preview - West Indies v New Zealand (23 May 1999)
Colin Croft's Preview - West Indies v New Zealand (23 May 1999)
Colin Croft's Preview - West Indies v New Zealand
The first thing that anyone notices with the New Zealand cricket team here at the 1999 Cricket World Cup is that they are extremely affable.
content.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/82754.html   (1469 words)

  
 Colin Croft's Preview - West Indies v Bangladesh
Colin Croft's Preview - West Indies v Bangladesh
Whatever happens, the West Indies cannot be sure of anything in this important but dangerous game.
They should win, but caution is the key.
www.icc-cricket.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/1999/MAY/BDESH_WI_WC99_ODI12_21MAY1999_CROFT_PREVIEW.html   (645 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Joel Garner Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He was a popular 6'8" (2.03 m) fast bowler capable of ripping through the heart of opposing batting line-ups.
In conjunction with fellow fast bowlers Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Colin Croft and later Malcolm Marshall, the West Indies reached unprecedented heights in the test and one-day cricket arenas, not losing a test series for over ten years.
In Test cricket he took over 200 wickets at an average of barely above 20, making him one of the most effective bowlers of all time.
www.ipedia.com /joel_garner.html   (187 words)

  
 Croft
1977 Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft and Joel Garner vs. Pakistan Bridgetown
1970 Robert Croft, cricketer, Glamorgan off-spinner, England 1996-
1953 Colin Croft, cricketer, West Indian fast bowler 1977-82
www.brainyhistory.com /topics/c/croft.html   (83 words)

  
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By the time he had finished his career, Michael Holding was a much traveled man, having played for Canterbury in New Zealand, Tasmania in Australia, Derbyshire and Lancashire in the United Kingdom and Jamaica in the West Indies, along with playing for the West Indies.
In his own way, Malcolm Marshall was a combination of everything good about Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner and even Colin Croft, since he was an understudy to us for about three tours.
Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft, to name a few, may not have played, when they did, if ever they would have, had it not been for Lloyd.
www.landofsixpeoples.com /gywicent.htm   (9353 words)

  
 Time for Lara to quit, says ex-Windies star Croft :: ttgapers.com :: the latest from the caribbean - from a west indian ...
Time for Lara to quit, says ex-Windies star Croft :: ttgapers.com :: the latest from the caribbean - from a west indian perspective
Cricket: Time for Lara to quit, says ex-Windies star Croft
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 10:37 AM LONDON, England (AFP): Former West Indies Test player Colin Croft has joined the growing army of voices calling for Brian Lara to step down as skipper of the fallen Caribbean kings.
www.ttgapers.com /Article321.html   (405 words)

  
 :: VivaCricket :: Croft pulls no punches in giving Windies advice!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Former West Indian fast bowler Colin Croft has a passion for cricket and flying planes.
Known as a mean fast man who dealt out many short deliveries and felt no remorse when hitting batsmen, has come out with all guns blazing in his condemnation of the poor performance being displayed by his beloved West Indian team.
He is covering the current series against England for the BBC and other broadcast outlets.
www.vivacricket.co.za /html/cat-1-102011.shtml   (2226 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Colin Croft
Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Colin Croft
West Indies players and officials - select an initial letter:
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www.cricinfo.com /db/PLAYERS/WI/C/CROFT_CEH_04001520   (390 words)

  
 Removing Linoleum
by Colin Croft on May 22nd, 2000 10:23 AM [Go to top of thread]
I am about to start removing mine and I think I may run into the same problem.
by Colin Croft May 22nd, 2000 10:23 AM Thread Follow-ups:
www.bobvila.com /wwwboard/messages/125860.html   (169 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Cricket - Once a King, always a King - Wednesday March 29, 2000 12:08 PM
Sven Conrad "Charlie" Stayers started and ended his Test career in the same series, against India in the Caribbean in 1962, at age 25.
Come 1977, and yours truly, Colin Everton Croft, a country boy from Unity, Mahaica, incidentally the same village which produced Shivnarine Chanderpaul, somehow managed to get into the West Indies cricket team as a fast bowler when just turning 24.
Somehow, after playing in 27 Tests, I managed 125 wickets.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2000/03/29/croft_king   (1292 words)

  
 Colin Croft Company Profile and Colin Croft Vacancies
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