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imran gashkori | sports editor | 




as excitement for summer cricket builds, wynnum father chris richards has honed his preparation, taking 7 wickets in a <u+201c>frightening<u+201d> spell yesterday. 




<u+201c>they were coming out perfectly,<u+201d> the 36-year-old said between celebratory beers. the australian tradition of backyard cricket has gotten much more competitive in recent years. photo: supplied. 




<u+201c>warnie always said one brings two<u+2026> in this case i went further,<u+201d> he said. 




the full-time landscaper took the wickets of his three kids (aged 5, 8 & 13) as well as his wife (32) and two kids from down the street (ages unknown). 




<u+201c>i was a pretty talented junior but my best was only three or four for,<u+201d> he said. 




richards claimed the scalps in just four overs on his 16-meter backyard pitch aided by generous electric wickie rules and the controversial one-hand-one-bounce law. richards vehemently denies that he tampered with the ball, despite half of it being covered in a mysterious tape for the duration of the match. photo: supplied. 




however, video has emerged of richards allegedly tampering with the ball with what seems like red electrical tape. 




<u+201c>the tape was already on the ball before we started playing. that<u+2019>s well within the rules,<u+201d> he said. 




neighbours described his spell as <u+201c>frightening and intense<u+201d> but added numerous dismissals were through the six-and-out by-law. 




in addition to his economical and wicket-to-wicket line-and-length bowling style, richards also used an impressive array of sledges and other psychological tactics to get under the skin of the opposition team. 




his daughter kayla explains. 




<u+201c>dad would dip one in short and i<u+2019>d have to dive out-of-the-way,<u+201d> she said. 




<u+201c>every time i tried to dodge the short balls, he<u+2019>d call me a poofter, which doesn<u+2019>t make any sense to me,<u+201d> 




despite the criticism levelled against him, richards has lashed out at his detractors. 




<u+201c>you don<u+2019>t hear johno (mitchell johnson) whinge about how he takes <u+2019>em<u+201d> the one-time 3rd grader said. 




<u+201c>i<u+2019>m already growing the mo<u+2019> so i can steam in with him when the ashes start.<u+201d> 




<u+201c>i played it smart. me boy jacob (aged 8 ) is a pretty timid kid. i knew after knocking over darcy (aged 5) with a full toss that he would be pretty nervous at the crease. i banged the first one in short to get him backing away. he was a frightened rabbit after that. all i had to do was put the next one on the stumps. seven balls later i had his wicket.<u+201d> 




with additional reporting from the wynnum advertiser. 




2 responses to " brisbane dad takes 7 backyard wickets in <u+201c>frightening return to form<u+201d> " greg july 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm 




best one yet boys, keep it up
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