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Jon Gemmell joined June 2008

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About Jon »

Big cricket nut, but enjoy most team sports especially NFL and MLB.
Main interest is the social history of sport and its relationship with politics. I feel you can't really understand sport in isolation from the wider factors that influence the world in which we live.

The Shortlist »

Favorite Athletes

Brian davison, Geoff Boycott, David Wright, Art Monk, Keith Weller, Darrell Green, Shane Warne, Liam Brady
Favorite Sports Teams

Leicestershire, Washington Redskins, New York Mets, Washington Huskies
All Time Sports Moment

Ashes series, 2005
Most Memorable Game Attended

Leicester 5 Shrewsbury 2. FA Cup 1982
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Murali's Test wickets or Bradman's batting average
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Elway
Jordan or Russell?
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?

Maradona
Federer or Sampras?
Tiger or Nicklaus?
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Pac 10

Latest Articles »

Defending the Test brand

05/11/2009

90 reads 6 comments 3 likes

Wisden's Wise Men Warn of Capitalism's Threat to Cricket

04/15/2009

95 reads 6 comments 4 likes

The Dispute Behind The Windies Revival

04/07/2009

66 reads 2 comments 3 likes

When Cricket Was the King of Sports in the United States

03/31/2009

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Dann Khan said...

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Hey mate. Wrote a piece that has so far been appreciated a lot. Wouls like to know your thoughts.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/281043-the-coin-the-woman-and-the-great-game-of-cricket

Thanks, Dann

37 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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Hey Mate

Wrote this piece on Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladeshi opener. Could you please check it out.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264033-tamim-iqbal-and-the-hopes-of-bangladeshi-cricket

67 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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Hey Mate

just announced the first awards for the cricket section. Please check it out

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/253755-award-ceremony-for-the-very-first-cricket-awards/edit

Thanks

84 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey mate
wrote on a problem in our lives as well as sports. I am putting it here, not because I want an AOTD or anything but just because I think this is the case

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244617-if-arrogance-was-taught-porperly

99 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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Hey mate

wrote on the Sri Lanka- New Zealand series. Which got forgotten in the Ashes hype

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/241846-the-forgotten-kiwi-and-lankans-series

104 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey jon

I am trying to make the cricket section more popular. So I am keeping a few awards for cricket writers. I hope you can read this

Also if possible participate

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/235650-announcing-cricket-awards

Thanks

115 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey mate

could you please read my latest cricket piece

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234180-the-not-out-batsman-and-cricket/edit

117 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey jon
wrote a piece on Farokh engineer. Could you check it out

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/222123-a-man-forgotten-in-indian-cricketfarokh-engineer

137 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey mate

wrote a piece on the Ashes. Could you check it out and tell me how you find it?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211862-this-ashes-guarantees-a-rise-of-lot-more-than-just-a-team

155 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey jon
right now we are goign throught chanign times in the world of cricket.

And test cricket is something that really needs tp be saved. But I am not sure I or you can do it alone. I think we have to start by debating and discusssing this matter.

So I launch the "Test cricket discussions series. I wrote the first article and am posting it on boards of people who can talk about this with inteligence. I hope you can contribute too

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/209617-test-cricket-discussions-icc-talking-about-four-day-matches

158 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey jon
could you read my latest humor piece
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/196948-new-bats-for-you-andy-answer-some-problems-of-cricket-australia

178 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey mate wrote the curtain closer for the IPL 09

check it out
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/182801-the-official-curtain-closer-for-the-indian-premier-league

196 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey Mate, wrote another one under the seires

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/181611-sports-and-the-unimportant-half-fought-debates

197 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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hey mate

wrote another under the series, check it out
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/174917-sports-and-the-unimportant-the-blood-in-sports

206 days ago

Rohini Iyer said...

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Jon you made the front page...keep it up!! i am proud as the CL!!

235 days ago

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Latest Articles »

Defending the Test brand

Wisden's Wise Men Warn of Capitalism's Threat to Cricket

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When Cricket Was the King of Sports in the United States

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