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Yes, it's cricket season again!!!!!!!!!! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif
The Aussies left for Gallipoli yesterday, on their way to merry old England, to try and keep those horrible Poms from taking the Ashes back. This thread is therefore a celebration of Australian cricketing magnificence, as I am confident that in days to come we will repeatedly be entertained by their ginormous feats of daring and skill. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/hihi.gif I'm forgetting something...what is it?? Oh...England are playing, too. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif (j/k) No matter who you support, visit this thread in weeks to come and post your comments and opinions? Can England survive without Nasser Hussein? Will the Aussies be stretched past three days in any Test? Who will stop Shane Warne and his lethal flipper? Let us know! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...sfiring_v1.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/crap.gif ------------------ http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/genwalk.gif http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/memname.GIF |
oohh.. noo... not again.... hockey! hockey!! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
teach how to play it and ill be there routiing fer ye!!! ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...es/bahamut.gif http://www.123imagehost.com/images/s...y/chiharu1.gif We have merged... and now we are called Chiharumut..wehehehe and... Stay ahead of the Avalanche or risk being buried... |
All are welcome to post here, even if you don't know what cricket is. And it's "cricket", not "a cricket". http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif
I am particularly interested in responses from Donut on this topic. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif ------------------ http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/genwalk.gif http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/memname.GIF |
Well I'm not Donut (though I am rather shaped like a LARGE one). Please explain
the game to me (briefly please). Being a dumb old Yankee, (can't believe I just called myself a Yankee, being from the south and all!) I don't get it? It kinda reminds me of Baseball. I know its not though. ------------------ Sir Taliesin http://www.dabros.com/images/sigs/giant.gif If they take my gun can I still use my Axe? |
<H2>NO!! NOT the CRICKET invasion again! </H2>
EEEFFF! Those bugs are so persistent! sigh...I was sure I eradicated them last time...hmmm...*hunts through pack for Extra Strength Anti-Cricket spray* AHA! Here it is, hmmmm, not much left. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif Ah well, you Crickets are safe for now, but I will return! BWAHAHAHHA!! The Cloudinator http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever |
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Sir Taliesin, please! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/rolleyes.gif Where do I start. There are 11 men each side. They play 2 innings in a Test match. If a team is attacking in their first innings, then they will be defending in their second. There is a long rectangular strip of grass in the middle of the field called a wicket. On either side of that wicket are 3 stumps with bails on top. The attacking side has a bowler that tries to hit this stump. In an over they bowl six balls from each end, alternating after each "over" (6 balls bowled). They must have their elbow straight while bowling until after they release the ball. There are 2 batsmen at any given time, one on each end, defending the stumps. Their objectives are 1) protect the stumps from being hit; and 2) make runs in the process. If they hit the ball they can run to the other end. If the ball is caught they are out. If the ball is thrown to either end and one of them is not in his crease (crease is at either end of the wicket) and the bails are taken off the stumps, then that batsman is out. If the batsman hits the ball and it travels to the fence, then that is automatically 4 runs. If they hit the ball over the fence that is 6 runs. If they hit it out of the ground that is still 6 runs and someone has to go and find the original ball. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif If a bowler hits the stumps (the batsman fails to hit the ball or it bounces off the bat on to the stumps then the batsman is out. The next batsman then comes up. (People have been known to bat all day - 8 hours if they are really good.) If the stumps fall 10 times (i.e. 10 batsmen get out) then that team has been "dismissed" for however many runs they made. The minimum number of overs that a team has to bat is 75. They can bat on after this if they want but it will leave them less time to bowl the opposition out. If after 75 overs they have lost less than 10 wickets, then they can "declare" their score, and make a decision to send the other team in to bat. Teams win by bowling the opposition out in both innings and having a higher aggregate score. Clear as mud? http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif I've left out about a million details because my fingers are starting to hurt. Any cricket aficianados out there that might be able to clarify? ------------------ http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/genwalk.gif http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/memname.GIF |
Stop us from taking the ashes back? Who need to. Our cricket team is full of losers, with the exception of the non-English players (most of them). Brits only invented the game, doesn't mean we have to win it too http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gifhttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif
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Now... what are the chances od England winning one test?
I am getting a little tired of Australia not losing, or otherwise being challenged. :| ------------------ http://kung_lao.tripod.com/sylent_05.gif http://kung_lao.tripod.com/1.gif "Watch your back" |
umm.. sort of.. kinda like... got it... http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
thanx anyway, but i prefer tennis and hockey! wehehe anyways, what country is the "windies"???(cricket stuff, memnoch should know it) http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...es/bahamut.gif http://www.123imagehost.com/images/s...y/chiharu1.gif We have merged... and now we are called Chiharumut..wehehehe and... Stay ahead of the Avalanche or risk being buried... |
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The "Windies" dominated cricket for about 20 years in the 70s and 80s...
Would have been a great time to support them, but now however, they seem a little... flat http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/dice.gif - "I don't want to die in captivity" |
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The test series against the Australians is far from our minds at the moment. Tomorrow we play Pakistan in the second test of a two match series. We took the first by an innings. On a serious note there are rumours that there may be trouble during the match. Old Trafford, where the game is taking place, is only 10 miles from Oldham and there have been some serious race riots there during the past weeks. The match has been marketed as a 'home' match for Pakistan because of the large numbers of asians who live in the north of England. It is thought that far right groups may attend to stir up trouble. I hope I am wrong and that England go on to win our FIFTH series in a row. Memnoch, your explaination of cricket has left me confused about a game that I thought I understood http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif ------------------ http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif Save Chip - Don't let Sarah win! Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas |
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Hope it's a good game, against Pakistan that is, without any crowd trouble. ------------------ http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/genwalk.gif http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/memname.GIF |
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This site explains cricket in baseball terms and may make things clearer http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif and this one explains some of the strategies involved. There are over 10,000 regular cricketers in the US. ------------------ http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif Save Chip - Don't let Sarah win! Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas |
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If you mean that England haven't challenged you recently I have to agree. The coming series will at least be competitive. Unless the British weather saves you http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif ------------------ http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif Save Chip - Don't let Sarah win! Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas |
ahh.. so now who dominates the cricket world?
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AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
NOT CRICKET! PLEASE! NOOOOOOOOOOO (Homer Simpson Style)!http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif I've got a friend who's REALLY into this sport - bores the rest of us to death!http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif I played the game at school and once or twice on other occasions. I find that it's not a bad game to play, but not so good to watchhttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif BTW I do keep track of the scores though, and cheer England on (patriotic duty) See ya ------------------ Hey! Like RPGs? See the DungeonCraft - RPG Game Maker on the Ironwork Gaming Forum |
I just finished reading a book that described what must have been a dreadfully exciting cricket match over about 7 pages. However, I don't think that part was in english. It sure looked like it, but I am pretty good at reading english and I don't think that was it.
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Bring it on.
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I checked out that cricket for americans site and it was pretty good. Now I am only mosty confused, instead of completely ignorant!
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I perfer Hockey (if i have to chose a sport,i not really into them that much)
Like Bahamut,or Chiharumut,whhehehe http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif By the way,Bahamut,is your sig. "Stay ahead of the Avalanche" a refrence to Colordo? |
I prefer football myself. (That's real football, not soccer)
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Who will stop Shane Warne and his lethal flipper?
A pack of Smokes and a bowl of two minute noodels! Anyway let's hope England a least put up a fight this time, i think we need to return to the 80's hey-day of Aussie cricket, i'm not talking playing style i'm talking chunky gold chains , peroxide hair and underarm bowling *opps did I say the last part out loud?* |
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