'Mr Bean has got a winners medal': BBL star Harry Gurney hits back at Mark Waugh
Melbourne Renegades paceman Harry Gurney has hit back at Australian Test legend Mark Waugh after he was compared to fictional character Mr Bean.
Waugh was on commentary for Fox Cricket, when he made the comments regarding the English left-armer's nondescript appearance.
"He reminds me of a left-arm Mr Bean, Harry Gurney," Waugh said.
"He's the sort of player, if he rocked up to play fourth grade for Bankstown and you watched him bowl you'd say, 'Yeah OK, we'll give him another game'.
Gurney said he was used to being jokingly referred to as Mr Bean due to his lanky figure AAP
"I'm not saying he's not a good bowler but just his appearance and what you see."
However, following his side's historic win in the BBL final, Gurney issued a slick response to Waugh's comments.
"I've often over the years jokingly referred to myself as a professional cricketer playing with a 50-year-old accountant's body," Gurney told Fox Cricket.
"I'm not the most athletic, I think I've had some strength and conditioning coaches tear their hair out over the years with me.
The Englishman was a key cog in the Renegades' stifling bowling attack in the BBL final AAP
"There would be a few accountants playing fourth grade cricket so it's probably a fair assessment."
Gurney also received backing from his teammate and the MVP of the final Dan Christian.
"He's an absolute gun," Christian said.
"He's the best death bowler I've played with anywhere in the world.
Renegades all-rounder Dan Christian also praised Gurney for his death bowling exploits AAP
"I'd love to see Mark Waugh face him at the death, I don't think he'd be able to get him.
"He's got too many tricks, he bowls the perfect yorker, he's a gun so I was really pleased for him to close that game out for us again.
"He did a great job for us all season."
Gurney also took to his personal Twitter account to share that he had indeed played grade cricket for Bankstown in the past.
