Or an actual scorebook entry
Lillee caught Willey bowled Dilley
Lillee caught Willey bowled Dilley
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There was half of it in Msg #69. (One word from me and ...Originally posted by Panjandrum View PostFirst time I've heard that one.
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It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Oh my gawd my apologies FF !!!Comment
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On Essex scorecards of the 70s & 80s.... cLever bEastComment
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I don't regard the village cricket games I play in as 'bad games' - they are just (obviously) played at a different level from first class or Test cricket. The enjoyment - for me and at least some others I play with - comes not in trying to emulate Shane Warne or Terry Jenner but partly in the environment and partly in the fact that the village game accommodates people of widely different ages and abilities (the youngest I have played with or against was 7, the oldest 79). Games are (mildly) competitive and from time to time you can see good batting, bowling and fielding but the quality of the cricket is not essential to the pleasure.Originally posted by cavatina View PostComment
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Indeed, a lot of the pleasure in the village green game is the social aspect as well. My nephew (who will be 9 in July) is so thrilled to have been selected for his school's cricket team and has played in his first match against another school, and he scored 4 runs as well as bowling quite well! He's so proud of his cricket jumper as well. However, it seems too far schools teach cricket to Juniors now.Originally posted by aeolium View PostComment
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Sounds fun! Over here, the weekend games I see are a bunch of hypercompetitive middle-aged Indian businessmen playing each other and taking things very seriously indeed. I wouldn't be at all surprised if some of them wanted to play professionally (or semi-professionally) when they were younger...who knows, maybe some of them did. Kids, wives, and older people are definitely off to the side.Originally posted by aeolium View PostComment
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Definitely, and the grounds you play at also. As a wandering team we have played at quite a few scenic locations, including this oneIndeed, a lot of the pleasure in the village green game is the social aspect as well.
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No witches, but Cheviot goats roaming up the cliffs.
The late-lamented Gabrielle d'Estrées, who used to post on the old R3 boards, used to travel far and wide to play cricket.
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The pitch at Bamburgh is rather an impressive locationComment
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What the hell is Cook playing at? Far too interested in his own stats than helping England force another victory.
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well the choice is for Strauss, who presumably does not want any risk at all of losing and some chance of another win by taking out the Sri Lanka batting in fifty odd overs .... not likely i'd say after their form at Lords and the memory of Cardiff ... so a draw .... Test Cricket is boring .....According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.Comment
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An interesting interpretation: please show your workingsOriginally posted by Panjandrum View PostWhat the hell is Cook playing at? Far too interested in his own stats than helping England force another victory.
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The Rose Bowl is a result pitch.Comment
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You don't think the groundsman will be under instructions to make it last the full five days?Originally posted by DracoM View PostComment
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