If you want a laugth watch the England Cricket team

[Brian Ellis]

Aim of the bowler -> knock the balls (or head) off the batsman, but that's not cricket, Carruthers! . The ball is VERY hard Try catching a batsman out when the ball speed is 200 km/h: only the wicket keeper (the guy behind the wicket) wears protective gloves.

[az]

I still don't get it

Maybe there's no point in trying to explain it to somebody as dense as I am. Or maybe I just haven't slept very good.

AZ

[EDIT: And I can't spell either ]

[Brian Ellis]

Looking for a site giving a simple description of the game, I came across this gem, which cricket players will understand:


(Incident described in "From the Pavilion End" by Harold "Dickie" Bird)

"Bomber" Wells, a spin bowler and great character, played for Glocuestershire and Nottinghamshire. He used to bat at No.11 since one couldn't bat any lower. Of him, they used to paraphrase Compton's famous words describing an equally inept runner.

"When he shouts 'YES' for a run, it is merely the basis for further negotiations!" Incidentally, Compton was no better. John Warr said, of Compton "He was the only person who would call you for a run and wish you luck at the same time."

Anyway, when Wells played for Gloucs, he had an equally horrendous runner as the No.10. During a county match, horror of horrors... both got injured. *Both* opted for runners when it was their turn to bat. Bomber played a ball on the off, called for a run, forgot he had a runner and ran himself. Ditto at the other end. In the melee, someone decided that a second run was on. Now we had *all four* running. Due to the confusion and constant shouts of "YES" "NO", eventually, *all* of them ran to the same end. Note - at this point in time, the entire ground is rolling on the floor laughing their behinds out. One of the fielders - brave lad - stops laughing for a minute, picks the ball and throws down the wicket at the other end.

Umpire Alec Skelding looks very seriously at the four and calmly informs them "One of you buggers is out. I don't know which. *You* decide and inform the bloody scorers!"

However, I did find a wealth of info for the beginner at http://www.ematchfixing.com/gen/cricket_rules.asp

[The PIT]

"The batsman Holding the Bowlers Willey".

One of the more funny quotes.

[The PIT]

Well at least England entertained this afternoon. Andy Flintoff put the rest of the Englands batsman to shame with 142 runs of 145 balls his highest ever score. Shades of Ian Botham.
It was a test of records though.

Graeme Smith beating Don Bradmans record of runs at Lords.
Ntini the first South African to take 10 wickets in a match at Lords.
Andy Flintoff the highest score by a number seven at Lords.

[Rakido]

Hi,

found this site with an explanation of cricket, maybe it helps (at least i started to get a grip how Cricket works)

http://oldenburgercc.de/thatscricket/index.html


Rakido

[cjolley]

Well, we watched the movie Lagaan last night, which featured an entire Cricket match.
It takes place in India.
Now I am even more confused about cricket, plus totaly baffled by Hinduism.
Ain't life grand.
chuck

[The PIT]

Today brings the sad news that Darren Gough has retired from Test Cricket due too injury. He tried to make it back but couldn't do it.