Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:06 - Feb 10 with 3487 views | dickythorpe | That's awful. I'm sure this was the child that was born when he was on debut for England. Why do shÃt things happen to the nicest of people? | ![](/images/avatars/14957.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:07 - Feb 10 with 3479 views | Darran | Dreadful. RIP. | ![](/images/avatars/8644.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:08 - Feb 10 with 3477 views | theloneranger | There isn't anything worse than losing a child. It's the ultimate tragedy. RIP | ![](/images/avatars/21051.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:11 - Feb 10 with 3461 views | builthjack | Awful | ![](/images/avatars/11048.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:17 - Feb 10 with 3439 views | Swanjaxs | When i read about things like this it strikes home why I'm an atheist. Condolences to the family | ![](/images/avatars/8955.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:19 - Feb 10 with 3439 views | jackharris | So sad after what happened to Matthew Maynard and Tom. Steve James is a lovely chap who is an excellent journalist and a true Glammy Legend. Very sad news. | ![](/images/avatars/8811.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:27 - Feb 10 with 3400 views | sainthelens | Devastating tragedy. No words could come close. RIP. | ![](/images/avatars/9792.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 23:16 - Feb 10 with 3340 views | exhmrc1 |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 22:27 - Feb 10 by sainthelens | Devastating tragedy. No words could come close. RIP. |
Steve is a lovely guy. Sad news and condolences to Steve and his family RIP. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) | Login to get fewer ads
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 05:51 - Feb 11 with 3234 views | STID2017 | Terribly sad news. RIP young lady | ![](/images/avatars/21549.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 08:42 - Feb 11 with 3138 views | CountyJim | So sad absolutely devastating RIP Spoken to Steve in Sainsbury's in Newport a few times lovely man | ![](/images/avatars/9632.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 08:56 - Feb 11 with 3123 views | dickythorpe | His autobiography "Fatty's leg" is a very good and humourous read. He was a good rugby player for Lydney RFC as well. I think he had a Cambridge "Blue" in both cricket and rugby. | ![](/images/avatars/14957.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 09:12 - Feb 11 with 3108 views | WarwickHunt |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 08:56 - Feb 11 by dickythorpe | His autobiography "Fatty's leg" is a very good and humourous read. He was a good rugby player for Lydney RFC as well. I think he had a Cambridge "Blue" in both cricket and rugby. |
Great writer who’d walk into the current England team. Unimaginable loss. | ![](/images/avatars/11559.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 09:21 - Feb 11 with 3098 views | exhmrc1 | He played rugby for Lydney and also Gloucestershire county. Jane his wife was and I believe still is Physio to Cardiff Blues. Really nice guy, Captained Glamorgan as well. Went to Monmouth school before Cambridge where he was coached by Graham Burgess former first class umpire. Scored the first triple hundred for Glamorgan in Colwyn Bay which is still the Glamorgan record. The previous record was set by Emrys Davies before the war. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 11:26 - Feb 11 with 3030 views | theloneranger |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 09:12 - Feb 11 by WarwickHunt | Great writer who’d walk into the current England team. Unimaginable loss. |
Never given a fair crack in Test match cricket ... brought in for one Test as an injury replacement for Butcher against SA, and facing Donald, Pollock, Kallis and Klusener and then dropped. Then recalled for his 2nd and last Test match against Sri Lanka at the end of that summer facing Muralitharan. As you say, would walk into this current Test team. | ![](/images/avatars/21051.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 11:51 - Feb 11 with 3007 views | WarwickHunt |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 11:26 - Feb 11 by theloneranger | Never given a fair crack in Test match cricket ... brought in for one Test as an injury replacement for Butcher against SA, and facing Donald, Pollock, Kallis and Klusener and then dropped. Then recalled for his 2nd and last Test match against Sri Lanka at the end of that summer facing Muralitharan. As you say, would walk into this current Test team. |
See also: Maynard, M. The most naturally gifted batsman of his generation. | ![](/images/avatars/11559.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:16 - Feb 11 with 2983 views | exiledclaseboy |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 11:51 - Feb 11 by WarwickHunt | See also: Maynard, M. The most naturally gifted batsman of his generation. |
He averaged 42 in first class cricket. An excellent batsman and the likes of him and James will always be special to those of us who were watching Glamorgan in those halcyon days. But let’s not go overboard with the hyperbole. [Post edited 11 Feb 2020 12:58]
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:47 - Feb 11 with 2957 views | theloneranger |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:16 - Feb 11 by exiledclaseboy | He averaged 42 in first class cricket. An excellent batsman and the likes of him and James will always be special to those of us who were watching Glamorgan in those halcyon days. But let’s not go overboard with the hyperbole. [Post edited 11 Feb 2020 12:58]
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Matthew Maynard had a first class batting average of 42.53, better than ... Marcus Trescothick 41.05 Mike Atherton. 40.83 Alex Stewart. 40.06 And many more, and yes the 3 above were all very successful Test batsmen. Edit ... Nice bit of nifty editing there ECB on Maynard's batting average 🤔 [Post edited 11 Feb 2020 14:35]
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:52 - Feb 11 with 2947 views | exiledclaseboy |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:47 - Feb 11 by theloneranger | Matthew Maynard had a first class batting average of 42.53, better than ... Marcus Trescothick 41.05 Mike Atherton. 40.83 Alex Stewart. 40.06 And many more, and yes the 3 above were all very successful Test batsmen. Edit ... Nice bit of nifty editing there ECB on Maynard's batting average 🤔 [Post edited 11 Feb 2020 14:35]
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I think you’ve made your own point there. The averages of the three you’ve mentioned include around 300 Test matches. Where do you think Maynard’s first class average would have been had he played, say, 50 Tests? We’ll never know of course but I’d guess at closer to 35 than 40. | ![](/images/avatars/8641.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 13:20 - Feb 11 with 2908 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:52 - Feb 11 by exiledclaseboy | I think you’ve made your own point there. The averages of the three you’ve mentioned include around 300 Test matches. Where do you think Maynard’s first class average would have been had he played, say, 50 Tests? We’ll never know of course but I’d guess at closer to 35 than 40. |
Hick and Ramprakash average over 50 in first class cricket but around 30 in tests.......different game. | ![](/images/avatars/9036.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 13:22 - Feb 11 with 2902 views | theloneranger |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:52 - Feb 11 by exiledclaseboy | I think you’ve made your own point there. The averages of the three you’ve mentioned include around 300 Test matches. Where do you think Maynard’s first class average would have been had he played, say, 50 Tests? We’ll never know of course but I’d guess at closer to 35 than 40. |
As you said ... Guesswork. But ... If Maynard had played 50 Test matches then I'd "guess" he'd average around the 40+. He had no chance with the likes of Keith Fletcher in the background and then in charge. Fletcher castigated Maynard for his liking of whisky, smoking and partying. Mike Atherton did likewise. If Viv Richards had been English he'd have been fvcked 😂 | ![](/images/avatars/21051.gif) |
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Steve James suffers devastating loss on 14:13 - Feb 11 with 2867 views | WarwickHunt |
Steve James suffers devastating loss on 12:16 - Feb 11 by exiledclaseboy | He averaged 42 in first class cricket. An excellent batsman and the likes of him and James will always be special to those of us who were watching Glamorgan in those halcyon days. But let’s not go overboard with the hyperbole. [Post edited 11 Feb 2020 12:58]
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Nope, naturally gifted most definitely. Needed nurturing at test level though. The only player I’ve ever seen give Alan Donald the charge at smack him straight back over his head for six. Viv rated Maynard very highly too. | ![](/images/avatars/11559.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
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