You know what really grinds my cricketing gears?

[Perm]

That reminds me of something else that grinds my gears...commentators referring to sportspeople by their first names. It just sounds so unprofessional. Annoys me a bit when people do it generally as well tbh.

Happens with Rugby League refs in the NRL quite a bit. Numbers sound much better.

 

[Richard]

Advertising?

Ads which don't get switched around in time and delay the start of an over annoys me, yep.

Obviously, though, there's nothing wrong with using the screens as ad-boards when not in use - I don't mind that.

 

[Richard]

Slow over rates:

One of the worst things about cricket IMO. It really gets my goat (well if I had one) is how long some teams take to bowl an over (like the captain going up to the bowler every 5 seconds, FFS let him figure it out) and the time wasted in between overs. Stop wasting time and just get in there and bowl your overs, the sooner you bowl them, the sooner they are done. Also it is a sign that your team is not playing well if they are just moping about and taking their time. If it were me, I wouldn't just fine said team, I'd dock them points from either the Test or ODI tables depending in which the offence occured. This would be for repeated offenders. Take that.

Damn right. Come down like a tonne of bricks on it and it'll stop.

The amount of time between overs beggars belief, I was truly amazed the first time I watched some ball-by-ball footage from the 1960s, and it's worse still when teams use slowing things down as an attempt to get around their inadaquecies.

 

[Richard]

That reminds me of something else that grinds my gears...commentators referring to sportspeople by their first names. It just sounds so unprofessional. Annoys me a bit when people do it generally as well tbh.

TBH, mostly when people do that it's "guest" box-holders, at least here in domestic cricket. And if you're referring to your team-mates, you'll use the names you routinely use.

Agreed on the fact that everyone, even the regular and pro types, seems to call MSP "Monty", though. Really, really strange.

 

[Spitfires_Fan]

Inflexibilty regarding hours of play

This has really annoyed me today. Rain starts coming down at Lords at about 11.30. All it needed was a look at the met office radar to suggest that this would be the case. Time has already been lost over previous days due to rain and bad light. In which case, why not start play today at 10, or even at 9? This is English springtime, it does get light enough to play cricket before 11am. I'm sure there is some foolish reason, such as fitting in with tv schedules, as to why play doesn't start early, but days like today expose the foolishness of such decisions.

A little bit irrelevant really, as it looks like it'll rain for most of the day, but still, it annoys me.

 

[Mister Wright]

Inflexibilty regarding hours of play

This has really annoyed me today. Rain starts coming down at Lords at about 11.30. All it needed was a look at the met office radar to suggest that this would be the case. Time has already been lost over previous days due to rain and bad light. In which case, why not start play today at 10, or even at 9? This is English springtime, it does get light enough to play cricket before 11am. I'm sure there is some foolish reason, such as fitting in with tv schedules, as to why play doesn't start early, but days like today expose the foolishness of such decisions.

A little bit irrelevant really, as it looks like it'll rain for most of the day, but still, it annoys me.

I agree to an extent, but you can't really start a game earlier than the scheduled start. What always bugs me is the fact that the lunch break is never moved. That's really annoying, especially when they go out for 20 minutes, then go to luch with the sun shining during the rain period and then they head back out after lunch and it rains after 5 minutes, what a joke that always is.

 

[jot1]

What are your hobbies?
...and watching cricket.
CRICKET? But...
But what? I'm a girl?
Well, yes.

 

[nightprowler10]

What are your hobbies?
...and watching cricket.
CRICKET? But...
But what? I'm a girl?
Well, yes.

Haha, who's the **** who said that? I'm absolutely thrilled when I meet a girl who likes sports.

 

[jot1]

Haha, who's the **** who said that? I'm absolutely thrilled when I meet a girl who likes sports.

Lots of blokes. Strangely enough, in South Africa, it's not strange to be female and like rugby. But cricket always seems surprising. A much more intelligent, interesting sport.
Maybe that's the reason.

 

[Xuhaib]

Scaly's unfair slagging of Monty, actually its also quite funny to see him come up with absurd excuses whenever he bowls well.

 

[Richard]

Lots of blokes. Strangely enough, in South Africa, it's not strange to be female and like rugby. But cricket always seems surprising. A much more intelligent, interesting sport.
Maybe that's the reason.

Strangely enough it's not strange...

 

[Perm]

What are your hobbies?
...and watching cricket.
CRICKET? But...
But what? I'm a girl?
Well, yes.

Haha, the guy is an idiot. Girls that are into sports are worth their weight in gold IMO.

 

[Langeveldt]

Lots of blokes. Strangely enough, in South Africa, it's not strange to be female and like rugby. But cricket always seems surprising. A much more intelligent, interesting sport.
Maybe that's the reason.

Oh there are loads of people who go to watch the cricket in SA, but whether they are there to actually watch the cricket is another matter..

I know plenty of girls who are into cricket and rugby here.. Fullins to respond

And whats uninteresting about Rugby? Sharks fan?

 

[honestbharani]

What are your hobbies?
...and watching cricket.
CRICKET? But...
But what? I'm a girl?
Well, yes.

lol, that happens a lot in India as well. My cousin is really into cricket and even though guys are generally happy to meet girls who are into sports, her "girl" friends always sorta look at her different because of this. IT's beyond stupid, for me.

 

[cover drive man]

What are your hobbies?
...and watching cricket.
CRICKET? But...
But what? I'm a girl?
Well, yes.

Don't be ***ist there are some great women sport's competators.

 

[Pratters]

She is a girl..

 

[Perm]

Don't be ***ist there are some great women sport's competators.

Haha woosh.

 

[cover drive man]

She is a girl..

But don't think girls can't do sports.

 

[Pratters]

She isn't saying that girls can't.

 

[Perm]

But don't think girls can't do sports.

Again, woosh.