Aaron Redmond Dumped

Posted by: jrod
on Jun 26, 2009
in categories ICL, kiwis

In a move that is sure to piss off the cricket world, the world’s favourite nudger, Aaron ‘i slog for Otago’ Redmond, has been kicked off the New Zealand contracted players list.

I know what you are thinking, “what sort of superstar cricketer would have to come onto the list for someone of Redmond’s abounding class to be dropped?”

A 34 year old part time bowler.

Shocking.

I think I speak for all fans of world cricket when I say we want Aaron Redmond, but we can take or leave Shane Bond.

What has he ever done?

Taken some wickets against Australian, annoyed Lalit Modi, and broken down more than Shane Watson starring in Running man.

And now he is back from the Vladivostok cricket abyss that was the ICL.

I ‘spose that is ok, I like Bond, but why did it have to come at the expense of Aaron.

Also contracted by NZC, Walter Hadlee & Danny Morrison.

The rest of the ICL players were ignored.

When asked why players of the ilk of McMillan, Vincent and Harris were left out, Justin Vaughan said, “who?”

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  1. Dave  •  Jun 26, 2009 @22:41

    How long before Bond breaks down? I give it a month before his knee gives out trying to climb some stairs or something.

  2. Carrot  •  Jun 26, 2009 @23:10

    I used to play under-13s with Aaron Redmund, in Perth. He was a dick. He wasn’t as bad as the coach, though – his Dad – Rodney Redmund, who also played for New Zealand, and reminded us of the fact as often as he could. He was and probably still is a jaw-droppingly awful coach, and was single-handedly responsible for me not picking up a bat or a ball for nearly ten years. Quite why anyone thought him appropriate to be set loose on a bunch of eleven-year olds, I will never know.

    Are those good enough reasons?

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  3. Leg Break  •  Jun 27, 2009 @05:50

    Carrot,

    Be grateful you played in under-13 cricket with Aaron.

    These days, apparently, he’s hung like an elephant. When he played club cricket in Christchurch his party trick in the changing rooms was to walk up behind one of the young guys and place member on shoulder as an initiation kind of thing.

    Note, that in Christchurch, such behaviour is considered acceptable.

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