Chris Old

Chris Old (born Christopher Middleton Old, 22 December 1948, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire) is a former English cricketer, who played 46 Tests and 32 ODIs from 1972 to 1981. A right-arm fast-medium bowler and lower order left-handed batsman, Old was a key feature of the Yorkshire side between 1969 and 1983, before finishing his career at Warwickshire in 1985. As a Test bowler for England he took 143 wickets, and scored useful runs in the famous 1981 Ashes series' Headingley victory.

Early life

The youngest of three brothers, Chris Old first made his mark in school cricket as a left handed batsman playing for Middlesbrough, Durham and England Schools. In 1962 he was recommended to Yorkshire, thus following in the footsteps of his older brothers Alan and Malcolm, who had already preceded him. He made his debut, aged 15, for Yorkshire 2nd XI against Lincolnshire at Grimsby in August 1964 as a batsman, scoring 26 in the first innings and 8 not out in the second, but he was subsequently encouraged by resident coach Arthur Mitchell to develop his bowling. He was still predominantly a batsman when he made his debut for the Yorkshire first team as a 17-year-old against Hampshire in 1966, scoring 3 runs and conceding 8 runs from 3 overs without taking a wicket. That was the start of a first-class cricket career lasting 20 years from 1966 to 1986.

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Don't It Make You Want To Dance

by: Chris Ledoux

I've been gone for so long,
Feels so good just to get back home,
Back to my friends and other faces that I love to see.
Like a rainbow that is in the sky,
The certain twinkle is in her eye,
Telling me she believes in what I am and what I want to be.
CHORUS
Well don't it make you want to dance
Don't it make you want to smile
When your down, down, down in the country big and sing a while
Don't it make you want to dance
Don't it make you want to smile
When your down, down, down in the country big and sing a while
Oh Lord don't it feel right tonight,
Making music when you feel this right,
Feeling better with every little single song.
Look around everyone is your friend,
And every one is bound to grin,
And when the chorus comes around everybody jump on.
CHORUS x3




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