It was no surprise when cricket legend Doug Walters named Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee as the best players he had played with.
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Walters was answering a question from interviewer David Morrow at the ACE Internet Services cricket fundraiser at the Mittagong RSL last Friday evening.
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A full house was left speechless when Morrow then asked Walters who was the worst cricketer he had played with.
Walters, never one to pull his punches, declared without the blink of an eye-lid, a KO by naming Kerry O'Keefee.
"He was by far the worst off the field and on it, actually," replied a pugnacious Walters.
So those of us who have been entertained by "Skull" O'Keefee over recent years took as deep breath.
Startled? Yes, indeed.
It was one of a handful of guests' questions directed at the legends panel of Walters, Ian Chappell, Keith Stackpole and Lauren Cheadle.
Chappell was asked who he thought was the best player never to have represented Australia.
"The South Australian Ken Cunningham," quipped Chappell.
Cunningham only played two seasons with for the Croweaters but impressed Chappell as a left hand batsman and a right arm medium paced bowler.
Chappell named Keith Stackpole as the best vice-captain he had ever had.
The bulk of the questions, not from the guests I hasten to add, were concentrated on beer drinking exploits.
Such as these gem:
"Who set the record for drinking most beers on a flight?"
"Was it Doug Walters or Rod Marsh?" Although the result wasn't conclusive apparently Marsh won by two beers.
Cerebral? Lauren Cheadle was asked if the Aussie girls drank beer after a day's play.
"Not really," she answered.
"Six of the team are under-18."
Chappell chipped in:" Well, Lauren you better get rid of those six."
The questioning became laboring and boring.
In a night of disappointments, a major live auction item failed to attract a solitary bid.
It was a framed personally signed cricket bat donated by Indian maestro Virat Kolhi.
By far and away the best-framed bat I have ever seen and I've seen hundreds.
I thought it would receive a minimum bid of $2,000.
Auctioneer Jason Larsen soon realized there was no interest and moved to the next item-a giant sized 1956 Olympic Games flag signed by 18 Australian gold medal winners.
It went for $2,300, not the anticipated $4,000.
