Cricket is actually quite simple to understand.
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 all 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 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!
And, yes, this actually made sense to me. Any questions?
--Bob
fourlocks wrote:
You'd be surprised at how useful this kind of trivia can be at social events and such. They probably got me laid a few times, back in the early '70's. A couple more I throw out when the conversation drifts to these topics:
1. Baseball is the only sport where...when you are on offense...the other team controls the ball. (I apologize to you UK'ers since Cricket probably qualifies but here in the colonies we can't figure out if it's a sport or some form of fashion show.)
2. On the moon, its day (period of one revolution on axis) is the same as its year (period of orbit around its primary).
Thanks for finding and posting these, Graham.
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phlash46
Loc: Westchester County, New York
rmalarz wrote:
Cricket is actually quite simple to understand.
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 all 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 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!
And, yes, this actually made sense to me. Any questions?
--Bob
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A few, but, I'm afraid to ask...
at least when my wife calls me a pig, I know it is a compiment
[quote=Graham Thirkill]Little known and useless facts
Many thanks for many chuckles
The facts were awesome. But your commentary was spectacular!
The pig.... Wow!
pmsc70d wrote:
Good stuff. I take issue with number two, though, the farts and the atom bomb. No way.
You know how the old saying goes............, Don't knock it until youv'e tried it" (;-))
Cheers for looking and beers too
Graham
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What a great way to end my day---turned it on at 6 it' now 11 and I'm still laughing.
DeanS
Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig? Do the dolphins know about the pig?)
Bonobo chimps fall into this category. I think the pig and the lion species are perhaps the most fortunate.
Did you ever hear about the mile-a-month society?
ab7rn
Loc: Portland, Oregon
About the energy of the atom bomb, at age 86, I seem to be producing more energy than at any other time of my life.
Bill
rmalarz wrote:
Cricket is actually quite simple to understand.
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 all 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 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!
And, yes, this actually made sense to me. Any questions?
--Bob
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Yes sir a few questions, what about silly mid on and silly mid off fine leg and extra fine leg. Also a bowler bowling a googly or doosra. You also never mentioned sledging that goes on, mostly in five day test matches against the Dreaded Australians. What's a jaffa or perhaps, a lolly. what's a howzat? and break one's duck and Red-inker, or Dorothy Dix,
To be continued......
Thanks Bob for enlightening your fellow countrymen......lol lol
CHeers and Beers
Graham
098
It might be good that elephants don't jump, but I'm happier that they don't fly! 2 things, 1) can you imagine them landing on a statue 2) What would it look after knowing what pigeons do to statues after they landed!
oregon don wrote:
at least when my wife calls me a pig, I know it is a compiment
Is that much different to a compliment??? (;-)) (;-))..........sorry .....I just couldn't resist it!!!!
Cheers and Beers
Graham
098
Ka2azman wrote:
It might be good that elephants don't jump, but I'm happier that they don't fly! 2 things, 1) can you imagine them landing on a statue 2) What would it look after knowing what pigeons do to statues after they landed!
If you ever visit Spain, go to Barcelona and see, Sagrada Familia Cathedral, that was attacked by a flying elephant and still is, for the past 136 years, See photograph.
I bet you think I'm joking with you. Photographs don't lie..............The crane is helping to remove all the elephant poo that you can see with your own eyes.........honest this is true.
Cheers and beers
Graham
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DickC
Loc: NE Washington state
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