Oddly enough the answer appears to be no;

Cricket: Home runs and home truths in Marcus Trescothick's benefit bash | Sport | guardian.co.uk

The video for it is qite amusing though, the natural instincts of cricket come through quite a bit, Trescos attempted cut is particually good.

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Funny writing, but I can't find the video. Did I miss it?

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Wharf before you get ahead of yourself, the Red Sox were willing to make Gilly the highest paid Baseball player in history with a contract they offered him, and they're the most successful outfit this decade. (And Tres has been in the form of his life as Somerset after recovering from that injury and quitting international cricket, including a lot of slugging sixes past and long on's head, a typical area for a left handed batter in the MLB).

I know the talents were mismatched, but in the real world I have never met anyone who can play both cricket and baseball/softball to the same standard.

completely different game.

I think most any athlete can play most any sport but one could not jump from one to another and play at the same level without lots of practice.

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YEah, I know. It was just intresting how poor the cricketers where.

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I don't think the Sox ever offered him a contract, and surely not the largest in history. They spend wisely, thats how they win.

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I can't fathom the Red Sox would offer a contract larger than that of Alex Rodriquez's to some guy who doesn't even play baseball. Theo Epstein has proved himself to be a good general manager, and to offer this Gilly guy the biggest contract in MLB history doesn't make any sense.

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Well while i agree its silly, Gilchrist is worth it...the were offering him a reported 250 million a year, which i don't even know how they can afford!

The way they justified it was of course his phenominal ability to hit big, and that is cricket is sixes:

Cricinfo - Records - Test matches - Most sixes in career

He holds the record for the most sixes and other than Chris Cairns he has played significantly less cricket too. His was 100 sixes out of 137 innings, which to them was close enough to once every time he went out to bat to their liking.

So i assume the Sox figured that he would average maybe a homer a night (not per bat which would be unsustainable) and earn his huge salay that way.

Gilly is somthing special mate, though i don't know if he'd adjust as he's getting on a bit. He's just a big hitter.

Maybe you should call Graham Napier?

YouTube - Napier's World Record Of (16) 6's

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Symmonds still holds the record for the most in an innings though... and he did it in the UK.

Sorry Wharf, but the Aussies kick your ass everytime in cricket.

Anyway it was only for a one year contract as he is indeed getting on like you said; that's why they were to offer it to him.

Our players play on longer than in th rest of the world, where they quit at 35 to 37, some of our lot can go on till like 42 or so.

A-Rod only got 25 million. I think someone is pulling your leg with that 250 mil a year.

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I read it on cricinfo, and it is preposterously high but then again the ICL is covering 40 million Euroes for a 3 week season as far as some salaries go, bidding upto 20K per run...you'd be surprised what folks will pay. (The MLS have a salary cap bar one player but David Beckham gets paid a million a week in salary, twice what A-rod does). Still, doesn't get close to the reported 125 million Euroes a year Pirlo gets...

Major league Baseball would not pay any one player 250 mil given the penalties associated with it. Nobody would be worth it. Now a 250 million contract to play X years is possible but unlikely for a cricketer. Any decent 10 year old could hit a six with a baseball and bat as its just not all that far.

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“What's the difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama?”

“One is a well turned-out, good-looking, and let's be honest, pretty sexy piece of eye-candy.

“The other kills her own food.”

Are we talking baseball pitching or cricket style?

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