Posts Tagged ‘cricket’

Day at the cricket with David

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Yesturday David went to the cricket. He even had a go himself!

David Hasselhoff – Australia’s new coach?

Cricket Australia have moved swiftly to appoint David Hasselhoff as their new head coach following a successful induction day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Faced with the problems of trying to get Mitchell Johnson to bowl straight, picking a new spin bowler every match and having to pretend that Steven Smith is a Test all-rounder, the beleaguered Antipodean outfit have taken drastic action to halt an alarming slump.

Hasselhoff, best known for his roles in Knightrider, Baywatch and Well-Refreshed Man Just Trying To Eat A Hamburger And Wishing His Daughter Would Get The Hell Out Of His Face, is charged with reshaping Australian Cricket from top to bottom.

“I just can’t wait to get started,” said Hasselhoff. “I took batting practice with Shane Warde earlier and we had a blast. That guy has got some incredible ideas about chest wigs and we are going to make a lot of money together.”

(more…)

Tags: , ,
Posted in Appearances, News | No Comments »

The Hoff bowls them over at Bretton Gate

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

The Morning Telegraph documented David’s surprise appearance at a Cricket game at Bretton Gate.

“Surreal” was the word bowler Matt Milner used to describe the moment he had to explain to the America’s Got Talent judge and former Knight Rider star, how the LBW law worked.

Matt (19) said: “We were just chatting and there was a big LBW shout, and the Hoff asked what it was.

“He was great bloke, really friendly.”

Despite the Hoff being “caught out” dress wise, with grey jeans and trainers not quite in keeping with the gleaming whites of the teams on show, there was no shortage of people offering to help, from the tea lady to the groundsman.

The club youngsters, many of whom did not even bat an eyelid at his presence, helped the Hoff get padded up in some borrowed “Kitt”, and Jack (11) and Michael (10) Ford were on hand to give him a few tips on how to stand and hold the bat.

And Callum Medcalf was also hit for six when he received some tips on acting, with the Hoff telling the 10-year-old to “never give up and always follow your dream”.

And meeting his namesake left 21-year-old Greg “Hoffy” Hofbauer (21), from Peterborough’s opponents, Burton Latimer, in a spin.

After The Hoff signed his shirt, he said: “It was unbelievable when he turned up and he was impressed with my shirt having Hoffy on the back.

“What a top bloke.”

Read the entire article.

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Appearances, Meet the Hasselhoffs, News | No Comments »