Jon Gemmell joined June 2008

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Jon Gemmell

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.

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  • 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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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