!We used to have the now politically incorrect "poofter" rule. If you fail to play a shot to more than "two balls" in a row, you were "out".
Yeah, was the rule when I was a kid too. You couldn't throw anything at the other players, especially if they were batting, or you'd concede penalty runs. Before we brought in that rule players used to throw all sorts of **** at the batsman to put him off - gum-nuts, grass etc and eventually even shoes, which saw to the introduction of the eventual rule after a shoe cost me a match to the shoe-thrower.We can't throw stuff when playing backyard cricket.
Haha forgot this. We had the same rule (except there used to be four-wheelers standing in a line in the garage behind, and not neighbour's fence).The neighbours fence behind the tree wicket was keeper, so edging it anywhere would be out.
That post I made was taking the piss out of youYeah, was the rule when I was a kid too. You couldn't throw anything at the other players, especially if they were batting, or you'd concede penalty runs. Before we brought in that rule players used to throw all sorts of **** at the batsman to put him off - gum-nuts, grass etc and eventually even shoes, which saw to the introduction of the eventual rule after a shoe cost me a match to the shoe-thrower.
The rule essentially got me a win though one day, as I was four runs short of victory when I was dismissed before one of the fielders decided to throw gum-nuts at me to stop one of the other players, who he was having a tiff with, from winning.
Rules had to be tinkered again after that.
Good times.
I know; so was my post. It's a complete re-write of the infamous thread.That post I made was taking the piss out of you
Yes I realised that too.I know; so was my post. It's a complete re-write of the infamous thread.