Talk:Denis Compton

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Do you mean "by the 1930s", since his birth is given as 1918, hence he would have been all of 12 years old and a little precocious even by India/Pakistan standards? Sweetalkinguy 01:41, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Changed to 'late 1930s'. He made his England debut in 1937. Thanks. Tintin (talk) 01:47, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Compton played his last test in the 56/57 season (in South Africa), but retired from first class cricket in 1964. Agingjb 21:58, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quote about running

From the sledging article:

"Bomber" Wells, a spin bowler and great character, played for Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire. He used to bat at No.11 since one couldn't bat any lower. Of him, they used to paraphrase Compton's famous words describing an equally inept runner, "When he shouts 'YES' for a run, it is merely the basis for further negotiations!" Incidentally, Compton was no better. John Warr said, of Compton "He was the only person who would call you for a run and wish you luck at the same time."

That conflicts with this article. So.... was the "basis for further negotions" quote coined by Compton or about him as this article says?

--LiamE 15:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

This is the Cricinfo page on D.C.S. Compton, written by John Arlott, no less, which attributes the line to T.E. Bailey. "It was Trevor Bailey who said `A call for a run from Compton should be treated as no more than a basis for negotiation.'"

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wcm/content/story/138910.html

Guy 22:43, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pietersen

The comment about Kevin Pietersen resembling Denis Compton does not belong here. It has nothing to do with Denis, and is a POV anyway, after all, how often did Sir Geoffrey watch as Denis made a Test century? For what it's worth (if anything), it belongs on the Kevin Pietersen page. If nobody objects, I will remove it thence.

Guy 17:56, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm inclined to disagree. Its only POV in that it is someones point of view, that person being Geoff Boycott, who is entitled to have and air his opinion which can then be recorded here. More importantly many younger readers of the article may well be aware of how KP plays but know nothing about Compton and the comparison may give then an idea of the flair with which Compton played. --LiamE 12:48, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Here Compton is by far the greater player while Pietersen has hardly played a year of Test cricket. When Bradman said that SRT reminded him of himself, that is mentioned in the page of Tendulkar. I think the same logic should apply here. Tintin (talk) 13:01, 2 June 2006 (UTC)