Sunday, January 30, 2011
Flashback to Morgans Bay 2007
Remarkable event I managed to capture: sea snails devouring a locust just above the tideline.
Another West Coast pic for Ms Demeanour and Steff Dembo
This a May 2007 honeymoon sunset at Lamberts Bay
Saturday, January 29, 2011
End of one of the ultimate broadcasting legends
Fanus Rautenbach has died at the age of 82. I grew up knowing him to be the naughtiest of broadcasters in an era when conformity was the norm.
http://www.rapport.co.za/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Fanus-van-Afrikaanse-radio-se-stem-is-stil-20110129
http://www.rapport.co.za/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Fanus-van-Afrikaanse-radio-se-stem-is-stil-20110129
Friday, January 28, 2011
Sir Geoffrey on Dale Steyn ... harrumph!
AR: It's now time for the question that you've picked as the best one that's come in for you, and it's from Amir Mir from the UK. He says that Dale Steyn produced yet another master-class performance against India. Looking at Steyn's career would you, at this moment in time, call him a great? If so, where would you rank him among the greats such as Malcolm Marshall, Wasim Akram and Glenn McGrath?
GB: You are kidding me! He is not in the same category yet. He is a very good bowler, and in my opinion, he has been the best seamer in the world for a couple of years now. He is brisk enough to be awkward, he has enough pace with his outswing and out-seamers to the right-handers, which nearly always are the best wicket-taking deliveries to the right-handers because you have no pad for a second line of defence. He bowls the nip-backer when he needs to, to keep the batsman honest. He bowls a wonderful line around the off stump like McGrath or Richard Hadlee, and is devastating to the right-handers. But he has not done enough yet to be in the class of the guys you have mentioned. They did it for years and years and got huge amounts of wickets and many match-winning performances. He has time on his side. He is young and good enough and all he has to do is stay fit. That is the key to the greats: the longevity of their careers and their match-winning performances.
GB: You are kidding me! He is not in the same category yet. He is a very good bowler, and in my opinion, he has been the best seamer in the world for a couple of years now. He is brisk enough to be awkward, he has enough pace with his outswing and out-seamers to the right-handers, which nearly always are the best wicket-taking deliveries to the right-handers because you have no pad for a second line of defence. He bowls the nip-backer when he needs to, to keep the batsman honest. He bowls a wonderful line around the off stump like McGrath or Richard Hadlee, and is devastating to the right-handers. But he has not done enough yet to be in the class of the guys you have mentioned. They did it for years and years and got huge amounts of wickets and many match-winning performances. He has time on his side. He is young and good enough and all he has to do is stay fit. That is the key to the greats: the longevity of their careers and their match-winning performances.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Rob Steen calls it 100% regarding Kallis
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/498367.html
A question of greatness
Defining it is no easy task, since greatness can be reliant on time, place, context and memory. But it's time to acknowledge that Kallis has earned the mantle
A question of greatness
Defining it is no easy task, since greatness can be reliant on time, place, context and memory. But it's time to acknowledge that Kallis has earned the mantle
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Harking back to Lamberts Bay
On honeymoon, Karen and I visited the sadly depleted gannet colony in Lamberts Bay. Great pic opportunities, still.
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