Since the introduction of the sport..it has featured a lot of famous and prominent names..some of which have been forgotten..while some are still around..well for this post..we will be looking in particular at two very standout players..both of which are unique...
One player in particular is IL Bula...now any one might think..you know..what's up with that..??..ok..the unique thing about this guy is that..i think..he has the longest name in the sport of cricket and probably all over the world..and it is even thought that he has the longest name for any first class cricketer..anyways moving on..IL Bula is a short form for Ilikena Lasarusa Talebulamainavaleniveivakabulaimainakulalakebalau ......hows that for a long name...wow...!!!...and here i thought that i had a long name and my friends as well...but this..this is quite a mouthful when you say it...and this has got to be the longest name that i have come across in my 22 years of life...again..wow..!!!...OK enough about the name..Bula..let's just call him that..was part of the team that toured New Zealand in 1948 as a first class cricketer..and during that tour..Bula was the only Fijian player to score most runs and also score a century...quite an achievement for a guy with a long name...i guess we can say that its an addition to his uniqueness...
The other player that we will look at is none other than Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara...for people who are not familiar with Fijian politics..this guy was a statesman and probably one of the most influencial figures that Fiji has and i guess will never see...he was the first Prime Minister of Fiji when Fiji gained independence in 1970 and he later went on to become Fiji's first ever president..that is amazing...anyways Ratu Mara was part of the Fiji cricket touring team to New Zealand..think for the third time..in 1954...record has it that the team played 4 matches while on tour and lost all 4 matches...but at least i guess it was a learning experience for them as far as their development in the sport is concerned...
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woi buju...where are the rotuman cricketeers???
ReplyDeleteWHAT A SAD GUY! :p
cos all i know [from stories from me grandparents] is that back in the day...rotumans in fiji were renown [among many great things! =)] for the prowess on the cricket patch!