'Unfulfilled promise' has often been a phrase used to describe Graeme Hick's career so it may be cruelly apt if his final season before retirement is cut short by injury. That means the former England international is set to miss the four-day County Championship match against Middlesex starting on Wednesday. Born in what was then Salisbury, Rhodesia, [...]

... to plunder more than forty thousand runs in first class cricket, but that's exactly what Hick made it look like. On his day, and it seemed like everyday was his, he made attacks look ordinary as he ... his failure at the highest level.For all his malfunctions in the test arena, I still believe Hick had a lot to offer in ODIs, even well into the new millennium, a consideration which sadly never dawned ...

... who's been around cricket in the past 20 years probably has an opinion on whether Hick was badly treated by the selectors or was just not up to the rigours of Test cricket. Like Mark Ramprakash, I ... and find the Worcestershire innings missing the short and sweet name of GA Hick. He may not go down as one of the all-time greats of international cricket but when it comes to the domestic scene, he's ...

... of a ski slope.Saturday was the big day - Hick Fest 2008. We all got dressed up in our most country threads. I ... and a cowboy hat. Oh my... just what I thought I was leaving behind in Idaho. On our way to the Hick Fest, we stopped off at the Dollar General to pick up ... our flag. We fixed it on to our window and we were proud to roll up to the Hick Fest. We arrived just in time for ax throwing, log ...

It seems like I have a commenter who doesn't like hick bitches. Especially if they are from Alaska.I would personally like to thank the commenter for driving the bitch vote, the hick vote, and the hick bitch vote to MCain/Palin. I'm sure they will welcome with open arms all the votes ∅ doesn't need. Thank you from a supporter of the McCain/Palin Team. And please keep it up.Cross Posted at ...

... this "What's the Matter With Kansas?" line of reasoning. Did it ever occur to you that "hick midwesterners" don't vote for the party of entitlments because they have more pride than that? Maybe they ... 't hate their neighbors for achieving more success?How does it feel, Miss Mallick, to know that these hick Republicans you so despise are the backbone of the a country far greater than your own? How ...