Bob Woolmer - Farewell

The Pakistani cricket team and most other members of the cricket fraternity are taken aback by the sad demise of the the former South African and well, former Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer.
Considered to be the best cricketing coach in the present, Bob Woolmer used technology to the greatest extent. Sir Richard Hadlee aptly described him on a famous Indian news channel as being 'ahead of his times.'
A former cricketer talked about Bob Woolmer as showing him his work room as part of his house in Cape Town which had computers and software which would help his coaching - all this in a time when computers were not commonly found in households unlike today when I myself am writing an article which will get posted on the net a few minutes from when I begin writing. His technological exploits and analyses bore fruit when he used his computers to the disadvantage of Worchestershire and England batsman Greame Hick when Woolmer made an observation of great detail. He noted that if Hick was kept without scoring for a sufficient amount of time, he would flick an off stump ball to midwicket. The South Africans took advantage.
As a coach Bob Woolmer, was always striving for the team to perform to its best. He left a lasting impact on every team he coached including Warwick shire, South Africa and Pakistan. He is said to have used a microphone - headphone set up with Wessel (Hansie) Cronje to give Cronje instructions when he was on the field. Although it was immoral, in the times when Cronje had this advantage, the prudent ICC would have never anticipated advantage being taken on the cricket field due to communication devices. A law was later passed prohibiting any such actions.
As a player, Woolmer was an opening batsman for his county Kent and also played close to the top of the batting line up for England. A very good player of pace, Woolmer had beautifully timed drives through the cover, point and mid-off areas. He was also pretty unlucky, having played only 19 tests and 6 ODIs in an international career spanning between 1972 and 1981. He was also a useful medium pacer.
Bob Woolmer was an obviously prominent person amongst the world's cricketing personality. He was handling a Pakistani team which was close to shambles and has found the best route to permanently free himself from his pressurising job. Bob Woolmer, may your soul rest in long awaited peace.