AlanHo Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I wondered why the cricket ball appeared to be getting bigger. Then it hit me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 ... Somthing like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I can never see any sense in cricket. They throw a hard ball at each other for several days, risking life and limb, and then the result is a draw. What on earth is the point? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I used to play Cricket for my school. Bowler, Batsman and Wicket Keeper and enjoyed the game. I didn't like football though and I still don't. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I used to play Cricket for my school. Bowler, Batsman and Wicket Keeper and enjoyed the game. I didn't like football though and I still don't. :DMaybe you can explain something to me. What is the point in playing for several days, and then praying for rain? As you know, I play bowls, and there is ALWAY a winner and a looser. Surely that is more meaningful? Football can end in a draw, but at least no one is praying for bad weather to stop the match, and if the weather did happen to get that bad, then the game is replayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I used to play Cricket for my school. Bowler, Batsman and Wicket Keeper and enjoyed the game. I didn't like football though and I still don't. :DMaybe you can explain something to me. What is the point in playing for several days, and then praying for rain? As you know, I play bowls, and there is ALWAY a winner and a looser. Surely that is more meaningful? Football can end in a draw, but at least no one is praying for bad weather to stop the match, and if the weather did happen to get that bad, then the game is replayed.I can't explain why teams pray for rain as 'Rain stops play'. They must want to get in the Club-House for a pint or something. When I played we used to enjoy every minute of it and prayed for sunshine. :D The Draw bit is just the same as Football. The better the batsman the more the runs. The better the bowler the less the runs. The object of course was to get more runs in than the other team with as fewer batsman as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 As you know, I play bowls, and there is ALWAY a winner and a looser. Surely that is more meaningful?What ever is there about bowls that is meaningful ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Just a load of people throwing big balls at a little ball trying to make it smaller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 andsome knows all about throwing his balls around Doug. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I wondered if it was the graceful rush to the mat, the placing of the leading foot, the forceful (but slow and steady) release of “the Wood”, followed by the slower and even steadier artistic and graceful “follow through”, leaving the arm at no more than about 9 degrees below horizontal for several seconds, whilst pursing the lips and blaspheming furiously.But, as usual, I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I wondered if it was the graceful rush to the mat, the placing of the leading foot, the forceful (but slow and steady) release of “the Wood”, followed by the slower and even steadier artistic and graceful “follow through”, leaving the arm at no more than about 9 degrees below horizontal for several seconds, whilst pursing the lips and blaspheming furiously.But, as usual, I could be wrong.You could well be right as well catgate. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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