The luck of the Irish very rare incident never seen it happen before that the bails did not fall if the ball hits the stumps
Same here guy. I tried to.watch a few matches about 15 years ago and it was the most confusing thing ever. And they were wearing sweater vests and had tea time. I gave up
"Cricket" - The Kinks .Some people say that life is a game, well if this is so I'd like to know the rules on which this game of life is based. I know of no game more fitting than the age old game of cricket It has honour, it has character and it's British. Now God laid down the rules of life when he wrote those Ten Commandments And to cricket those ten same rules shall apply. Show compassion and self-righteousness and be honest above all And come to God's call with bat and ball. Now the Devil has a player and he's called the Demon Bowler, He's shrewd, he's rude and he's wicked. He is sent by Sinful Satan and he's out to take your wicket And you know that that's not cricket. He'll baffle you with googlies with leg breaks and offspin But keep a level head and don't let that demon in. So keep a straight bat at all times, let the Bible be your guide And you'll get by, yes you'll get by. All through your life he'll try to bowl you out Beware the Demon bowler. He's crafty and deceitful and he'll try to L.B.W.* And bowl a maiden over. The Devil takes the weak in spirit and so we must always be courageous And remember that God is on your side. So keep old Satan in your sights and play the straight and narrow line And you'll get by, yes you'll get by. * L.B.W. (leg before wicket) - some rule allowing a batter to be dismissed
The rules of cricket as explained to a foreigner - You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game. Well now I've cleared that up...
You guys may have missed it, but Afghanistan won their first World Cup Cricket match in their history...Was a great game against Scotland who messed up a chance at a win. Big win for a nation in Afghanistan that has suffered for decades itself, although they partied a bit too much. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-cricket-world-afg-sco-reaction-idUSKBN0LU1IO20150226 Afghans revel in first cricket World Cup win; celebratory gunfire wounds six (Reuters) - Ecstatic Afghans danced in the streets and fired rifles into the air on Thursday to celebrate their national cricket team's first win in their maiden World Cup, a much-needed piece of good news for the country mired in war with Taliban insurgents. Six people were injured in celebratory gunfire. In the capital, Kabul, dozens of jubilant Afghans gathered near the cricket stadium after Afghanistan beat Scotland in dramatic one-wicket win in their Pool A clash. "Today is one the happiest days in my life to see our heroes win their first World Cup match," Ahmad Yaseen, a 19-year-old boy said while others shouted “Long live Afghanistan". "This means so much for our countrymen who wake up to face bombs, attacks and so many other difficulties." With most foreign troops withdrawing at the end of last year, Afghanistan's war against Taliban and allied insurgents is dragging on. Earlier Thursday, a car bomb killed one person. In Kabul, cricket fans raced around the city waving Afghan flags from car windows and honking their horns. Celebratory gunfire wounded six people in the eastern city of Jalabad following the victory, according to Dr. Najib Kamawal, a health official in Nangarhar province. For most, though, the World Cup win was injury-free. "I am here to cheer for our victory and forget about the bombs and Taliban for a moment, even though there was an attack in Kabul this morning,” said cricket fan Jalil, who uses just one name like many Afghans. "I hope that this victory will help unite us."
I'd say that Rugby comes in second to football in the UK. Football is massive and dominated the media. Rugby gets a fair sized spread in the print media and TV when they play. F1 used to get a lot of notice but it seems to be on the downturn due to crappy cars, weak engines, bland drivers and manufacturer dominance. Horse racing is fairly big but mainly for the betting as opposed to the thrill of the race. Cricket only gets more then a half page if its the Ashes (5 day contest against the Aussies) otherwise we don't give a toss about T20, World Cup or games against other nations. Tennis is likewise only mentioned when Wimbledon rolls around. Nobody cares or knows about davis or fed cup or follows the other opens. Golf............Ryder Cup only and that's only 3 days of every other year. Everything else is either covered by the olympics (Hockey, Athletics, Basketball) or is 'weird foreign' stuff such as Gridiron, Handball, Kabbadi etc..
SA blitzing WI AB devilliers 162 not out , last 62 runs 15 balls, holder bowling last 5 overs 95 runs Sa 508 / 5 Windies 151 all out
The bolded is just not true Gremlin. England tours and county games receive a fair coverage. Every paper has a county guy, an England guy and an ex-player doing opinion pieces at the very least. Your statement is accurate for a few tabloid papers that cater for those with a reading age of 10, but not for anything else.
It's prety much accurate for all redtop papers, sport sections during news and general watching intrest. I'll grant you that the more respectable papers are different. The Times for example is very good on depth of their cricket coverage as well as gymnastics, athletics etc... but it has lower sales then the daily star!
Huge game right now...Two host nations and favorites going at it. New Zealand vs Austrailia. Big start by NZ with some key wickets
LMAO Bangladesh knocks England out of the World Cup...What a huge upset, England does not even qualify for the quarterfinals...First time Bangladesh makes it. Hilarity ensues and the world is laughing.
