Intro to Cricket

[silentstriker]

Moe, that would actually happen in real life because I really am that good a bowler.

 

[Moe_Syzlak]

In short, a wicket is credited to the bowler unless it is a run-out. There are a few other ways of getting out which aren't credited to the bowler, but they are very, very rare.

Those are situations where the batsman touches the ball without permission, obstruction, delay of game, or the ball is hit twice, correct??

What about this situation, which I read on the dangermouse site:
The batsman can break the wicket when either turning for another run or completing a run - that is not out.

What is to prevent a batsman from purposely doing this? How would an out be achieved if there is no wicket to break, assuming they have done this to both wickets?

 

[nightprowler10]

What is to prevent a batsman from purposely doing this? How would an out be achieved if there is no wicket to break, assuming they have done this to both wickets?

The fielder would have to take the stump out of the ground and make contact with the ball with it. Answer to your first question is good sportsmanship.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

What is to prevent a batsman from purposely doing this? How would an out be achieved if there is no wicket to break, assuming they have done this to both wickets?

If the stumps are broken, the batsman can still be run out if the fielder removes a stump from the ground while holding the ball.

 

[Moe_Syzlak]

Well, now that I have more or less of a base to build on, what good "newspapers" should I read online. I have figured BBC, SkySports, The Sun, The Mirror, those are English. What good sites do you recommend for Austrailia, India, Pakistan cricket resources? I know of CricInfo, of course here, cricketweb, anything else out there I am missing?

 

[silentstriker]

Normally CricketWeb and Cricinfo give you everything you need to know. They usually report on the breaking stories from other places too, so those two should be enough.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Don't ever read the Sun or the Mirror unless you're shy of bog roll.

For UK cricket, the Independent and the Telegraph are the calls.

 

[Moe_Syzlak]

Don't ever read the Sun or the Mirror unless you're shy of bog roll.

For UK cricket, the Independent and the Telegraph are the calls.

Thanks, but whats a bog roll? Is it like a crumpet?

 

[chris.hinton]

Toilet Paper

 

[chris.hinton]

Moe

Look at cricinfo for excellent stats and coverage of all the first class games around the world.

 

[Moe_Syzlak]

Toilet paper, I get it now. We would say that in the States about useless news papers as well. OK well have there been any cricket movies, like Victory or Mean Machine for football, American football has had The Longest Yard, On Any Given Sunday, ice hockey has Slapshot, golf had Happy Gilmore and Tin Cup, baseball has had many, most notably Bull Durham. Have there been any for cricket?

 

[LA ICE-E]

well there have been some but i dont really know much because those moneys doesn't come out in the usa...but anyways the one i know the most about is a indian one that was nominated for the academy awards- Lagan but its in half english and indian so its hard to get but they have like captions under it to make it bit easier

 

[shortpitched713]

Thanks, but whats a bog roll? Is it like a crumpet?

 

[Moe_Syzlak]

Ah, the crumpet story. I will share a tale with you guys, and the British will really enjoy it. I was a wee lad, 11 or 12. It was the Prince Charles/ Lady Di wedding. "Me Mum" wanted to get up early to watch and make an "English breakfast". Well she didn't know what "kippers" are, so she saw this recipe for crumpets. I remember we ate tuna, so she could have the tin to make a mold. When all was said and done, the bloody things were nothing more than "English muffins". To this day the crumpet story is still a legend in the family.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Don't ever read the Sun or the Mirror unless you're shy of bog roll.

For UK cricket, the Independent and the Telegraph are the calls.

The Guardian > The Telegraph

 

[Matt79]

There was a telemovie a few years ago called 'Bodyline', based on the incident of the same name.

 

[Barney Rubble]

There's also Wondrous Oblivion, which I haven't seen, but I always find it very amusing that it stars the Delroy Lindo, the bad guy from Romeo Must Die.

 

[stumpski]

There was a telemovie a few years ago called 'Bodyline', based on the incident of the same name.

Based very loosely, it has to be said. I haven't seen it for many years, but apparently it featured Les Ames standing up to Larwood, and fielders shouting 'how's that!' when the batsman had been clean bowled. Also, the actor playing Jardine was far too young and handsome. Jardine was in his early 30s but like many people of the time, looked much older. The actor Charles Dance would have been perfect.

 

[Matt79]

You're saying that Gary Sweet isn't the Don Bradman of actors??? IIRC Hugo Weaving of LOTR and Matrix fame played Jardine...

 

[Moe_Syzlak]

Guys once again THANK YOU for all your help!!