Marty Banks

The Rundle Cup, 38-31.

I had the pleasure of Marty Banks joining me in commentary on TV and set on Saturday night.

How was Marty? I'm stuck with this guy, eh? And he reminded me, he says, you remember you called my first game, my first professional game.

I said, mate, I called your first championship with Buller.

I think, I think, I think the drop kick has suffered from significant, uh, reputational damage by England.

Yeah, m- that, that may be true, but I just remember that Marty Banks drop goal in the 2015 final for the Highlanders pushing us out to, I think it was pushing out to maybe a seven-point buffer.

Yeah.

It was just so...

But amongst the other three, I think one of them got 28 in a row.

Marty Banks got about 29 in a row.

One of these guys got, like, 33, and I think one of them got, like, 38 in a row.

Ooh.

captains for this 50th anniversary Major League All-Star game.

Representing the National League, a man who played 19 years right here in Chicago, who hit 512 home runs, and who became known simply as Mr. Cub, number 14, Marty Banks.

He'd look at a night like tonight and say it's a great day to play, too.

Ernie, Ernie, and he gets a salute, not from the south side, but from all of Chicago and all of baseball.

captains for this 50th anniversary Major League All-Star game.

Representing the National League, a man who played 19 years right here in Chicago, who hit 512 home runs, and who became known simply as Mr. Cub, number 14, Marty Banks.

Great Ernie Banks, twice MVP, 11 years an All-Star, a member of the Hall of Fame.

Mr. Cuff, no longer associated with the Chicago organization.

... before you impugn our producer anymore.

I just l- just quickly to him, did you played with Marty Banks yesterday? How'd that go?

Yeah.

Good, um, good fun.

... you know, so it's local, which is nice.

Uh, but yeah, as a, as a bit of a curtain raiser, I suppose, I'll be playing, uh, alongside the one and only Marty Banks tonight, um, for a bit of a-

Martin Bent

... social indoor cricket.

Marty Banks.

Martin Banks is playing indoor cricket?

Yeah.

You can carry the team." Uh, and, um, yeah, so now we're good to go.