26-August-2009 Cricket made simple

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Cricket made simple:

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.
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is it a Peter Tatchel thing? ;D
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Only time I've ever understood cricket was one night down the pub when I was smashed out of me head. All was suddenly clear!

Unfortunately by the time I sobered up I had forgotten everything, but for those few hours of my life I actually understood cricket! ;D
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If you think you understand cricket, you're wrong ;D
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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tea towel thing :P
I think we've been in here too long. I feel unusual. I think we should go outside.
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Harvey Winston wrote:tea towel thing :P
:lol: yeah. I do believe it was originally composed by Douglas Jardine.
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