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Russ Haylock's avatar

Always enjoyed the Ford Ranger cricket ads growing up. Can never knock a company willing to sponsor domestic one day cricket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8SmSm9X-QU&t=2s

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Nigel's avatar

Beefy has done a few Shredded Wheat ads such as this one. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lzPlcm7Wd6M. Plus numerous Beefy and Lamb (plus Blowers) meat ads. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x1hT6GoIRhU. A rich culinary tapestry.

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Dylan's avatar

Mark Waugh came straight to my mind too, but for a different one that I can't find. I think it was extra (or some other gum) and he gets bowled an unplayable delivery where the ball goes all over the place and he says something like 'or you can enjoy it going back to the pavilion'. I always found it odd to have him appearing in an add to only miss a ball.

Also memorable are the terribly cliched (and possibly offensive) kfc ads that the west indies got throughout the 90's and early 00's - I found one but can't find the one where they all sing and mervyn dillon is given a huge baritone voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqqnpzXJoFk

Plus there's always Mark Taylor trying to say Fujitsu

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Aman Singh's avatar

I have tried searching many times and now that you mention here, where exactly can I read some of Cricketwithballs stuff?? Like maybe, there might be some archive or something

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Harry Boteler's avatar

I'm a huge fan of Kohli and Pant's "that pimple's gotta go" https://youtu.be/_TSWMfUzFi8

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Sahil Mital's avatar

A couple of these ads were rather flattering towards Dominic Cork

https://youtu.be/riwOAtmMhZY

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