Iain O’Brien is gone, but we shall never forget

Posted by: jrod
on Dec 15, 2009
in categories kiwis

I could have easily written a post saying how sad I was that IOB has given up test cricket, but I am too sad for words, so I have made an emotional photo essay instead.

Mt Athos out there somewhere.... on Twitpic

View from the pool side this morning. on Twitpic

Feet are sore, bloody and messy! But it's a Test win; who car... on Twitpic

Great bath!! on Twitpic

They're hung up... That's it! on Twitpic

IOB, thanks for the memories.

All photos were supplied by Iain O’Brien and can be seen here, you can also read his deep and meaningful thoughts here on his blog,  for quick sharp thoughts his twitter is here, and buy a book that he wrote in.

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There are 9 Comments

9 Comments

  1. Rishabh  •  Dec 15, 2009 @19:43

    *sniff*
    That was lovely
    *sniff*
    Rishabh´s last blog ..Sehwag paints the field red

  2. Ceci  •  Dec 15, 2009 @21:19

    Think you should have added a footnote to that photo essay Jrod

  3. kala kutta  •  Dec 15, 2009 @22:38

    A spectacularly mediocre bowler who knows how to compensate for his lack of cricketing talent with his cheerful writings. Your slobbering with deference over him is justified.

  4. CM  •  Dec 16, 2009 @01:11

    Cricinfo also has a tribute for him:

    http://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/438721.html

  5. Cricket Tragic  •  Dec 16, 2009 @01:49

    @kala kutta

    He wasn’t ineffective, it was just that he decided to do the donkey’s work of bowling into the wind, something which no-one likes to do and something which not everyone could do…

    Like Dan said, IOB’s value to the team was only known by his teammates!

    BTW, is it just me or is IOB’s new blog making it really hard to post comments?
    Cricket Tragic´s last blog ..I’m ashamed to say this but….

  6. OB  •  Dec 16, 2009 @05:01

    Can I sue?? Can you just take MY photos and claim them as you own?? Not even a link to where you got them from!

    WTF!

    I don’t like you anymore, and I won’t be buying OUR book (that’s cause you’re sending me a couple anyway!!).
    OB´s last blog ..Hi all

  7. Sir Paddles  •  Dec 16, 2009 @13:02

    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

    He was the only bowler we had who could bowl into the 140’s (apart from Bond).

    Now when Bond inevitably gets injured again (no wait, he’s already injured), we’ll be left with a bunch of crappy, Ewen Chatfield style medium pacers.

    My god we need another Hadlee “cries”.

  8. jrod  •  Dec 16, 2009 @13:34

    OB, I didn’t want to clutter a post in your honour with clumsy links, i didn’t even put a link to my book in. But I’ll put it in now. And every link you have.

  9. The Village Cricketer  •  Dec 18, 2009 @16:29

    Lucky OB gets to live in Chesterfield, drink in the Red Lion and give his Mrs a lift to work. Nets start first Sunday in January at Cricketal Iain, always a space for you in the seconds.
    The Village Cricketer´s last blog ..Austalians getting pissy over one way streets