Comments on: I Don’t Like Cricket, I Hate It

By: Dan M

Dan M — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 04:33:00 +0000

In reply to Ged. I'm glad I'm not the only King Cricket commenter who appreciates the mighty weapon that is the moon ball.

By: Balladeer

Balladeer — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:04:42 +0000

In reply to King Cricket. As you'd suppose there would have to be, considering.

By: Edwardian Cricket

Edwardian Cricket — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:39:24 +0000

In reply to Ged. Couldn't be more wrong Ged re the corporate chaps you met at Lords. I cut grass for a living. I'm keen on trying one of your throdkins. Think it would go well with my standard half bottle of claret for the afternoon session

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:37:19 +0000

In reply to Balladeer. He never really lets on that he's already heard every possible joke nine billion times before. There's something uncommonly resilient about his good humour.

By: Balladeer

Balladeer — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:22:37 +0000

Poor old James Taylor. Against my better judgement, I’m listening to the *** Bl*st, and the size jokes keep coming.

He’s good at this though. And to be fair he encourages them.

By: BailOut

BailOut — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:09:43 +0000

In reply to BailOut. I'll give you 6 out of 10 for that Ged, a good effort and pleasingly assonant. I would have awarded full marks to: Gazzumps one, gazzumps another... he wants it down Sireuil. OH WHAT A MAGNIFICENT BUY! SHOVE IT UP YOUR ARSE! IT'S THE BEST PROPERTY IN THE WORLD, NEVER MIND ANYWHERE ELSE! MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE! WE ALL CAN'T SPAKE!

By: Ged

Ged — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 09:44:12 +0000

In reply to Dan M.

Curse you, Dan M – you have filched all of my bowling tricks.

Indeed, I blogged about just such a piece of bowling nonsense the other day, reminiscing about my regular Edgbaston trip vintage 2006 – the filth bowling is described towards the end of the following piece:

http://ianlouisharris.com/2006/05/26/the-worst-place-we-have-ever-stayed-in-for-cricket-england-v-sri-lanka-at-edgbaston-25-26-may-2006/

By: Ged

Ged — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 09:40:32 +0000

In reply to BailOut.

Don’t berate your mate – he was just a bit indecisive…

…presumably wondering, “chalet or Charente?”

By: Ged

Ged — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 07:18:18 +0000

In reply to thesaurusrus.

Sounds like you might be part of this bunch, encountered by Charley The Gent and me last year at Lord’s, Edwardian Cricket:

http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/cocktails-for-two-england-v-new-zealand-match-report/2015/09/21/

By: Dan M

Dan M — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 03:41:07 +0000

The first ball I ever delivered in any sort of cricket match went about six feet over the batsman’s head and ten feet behind him. Unlike Prince Prefab, I lacked the excuse of being a child. It was embarrassing. Two balls later, though, I picked up a wicket when the batsman ducked under a lobbed full toss, only for it to smash into the stumps. It was tremendous.

Eventually I learned to bowl that variety of rubbish slow-medium where it’s all half-trackers and then suddenly one will nip back and beat the batsman’s wild slog and he’ll be out stumped. I took a fair few wickets with that method the next indoor cricket season. Went for about 24 runs an over, but took wickets. That’s what matters, right?