appreciate a victorian

While I was checking my facebook fan page I stumbled across something awesome.

Well two things really, but you guys probably don’t care about Tom Petrovski.

You may not care about the other one either, but it’s my blog, and if I wanna salute another Victorian, I damn well will.

You see, I found the Matthew Inness Appreciation Society.

A collection of people who probably know him personally, but none the less, an appreciation society for one of the best Victorian bowlers in the last 10 years.

Matthew Inness was a Victorian left arm quick who had three fatal flaws, one, he was Victorian, two, he wasn’t a great bowler with an older ball, and three, red hair.

Put a new ball in the dudes hand and he would make it talk.

And do you know what it said, WICKETS.

At his best the ball had a magical arc that could cut through the best Australian domestic, and International techniques.

Somehow during the great Victorian fast bowling scout of a few years back, Inness got a bum steer, and ended up playing for the Warriors.

At first the Warriors seemed a little stand offish towards him, but this year he well and truly changed their minds.

He took 40 first class wickets at an average of 20, and yet has decided to pull the pin.

Tis a shame.

How an Australian left arm bowler could take 281 first class wickets at 25 and never play one game for Australia, when guys like Simon Cook, Brad Williams and Scott Muller have, is a bit odd.

Inness never seemed to make the right headlines, he just took wickets, had red hair, and went about his business, everything else was not that important.

If you are a Victorian fan, a fan of the gingers, a broadfordite, or a left arm swing bowling enthusiast, join the appreciation society of a man who never got enough of it during a very good ten year first class career.

Cricket with balls appreciates you Mr Inness....
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