Talk:Greg Chappell

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: Greg Chappell is a former Australian Test cricket captain, and yet this article gives scant attention to his playing career and far too great an emphasis on current activities and infamous events. It needs a major rewrite. Darcyj 12:39, 4 December 2006 (UTC) (edit)

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Is Greg Chappell a MBE? DarthVader

Yes. He received it in 77ish, whereas Australians since about 1990 have been ineligible for imperial honours, due to the changes made by the Hawke Labor govt. Now the most an Australian can aspire to in terms of honours is an AO (Order of Australia)

1979. See this -- Ian ≡ talk 13:44, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Emphasis in this article

Absolutely appalling. ... is the coach of the Indian cricket team. He is also a former Australian cricketer. Am I the only one who sees his stellar career as an Australian cricketer, and captain, as worth something more than also? Prepare for a big rewrite on this one. Darcyj 12:32, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I did a double take when I saw that. JH 19:39, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] good

good write up Blessingsboy 20:50, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] underarm delivery wording

At this point, Greg Chappell intervened, told his brother to deliver the ball along the ground (ie. underarm) and he then informed the umpire to let the batsman know of the change of bowling style. Despite the protestations of wicketkeeper Rod Marsh, the ball was delivered and the batsman simply put his bat in front of the ball to stop. He then hurled his bat away.

Knowing absolutely nothing about cricket, I'm confused about what this means. Is the underarm delivery "unsportsmanlike"? Were the described actions of the batsman an act of protest or is that something you do in cricket? Yes this is a cricket-related article, but I think it would be better if the article is written without assuming the reader knows this stuff. Perhaps someone who is keen on cricket/history could add some words characterizing what specifically was inappropriate about this incident. Dwr12 (talk) 08:10, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

'Is the underarm delivery "unsportsmanlike"?' Yes. 'Were the described actions of the batsman an act of protest or is that something you do in cricket?' An act of protest. The "underarm incident" was strictly legal, but outside the spirit of the game. The concept was to roll the ball along the ground to the batsman to prevent him hitting the ball over the boundary "on the full" to score "six" runs and win the game. Underarm bowling was a relic and had not been used in serious cricket for 100 years. Chappell used a loophole in the Laws of Cricket and the Laws were later changed to prevent it from happening again. I agree it needs clarification and I will see what I can do. Cheers, Mattinbgn\^talk 08:25, 7 May 2008 (UTC)