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Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
As in - "Taylor is far and away the best captain I have ever seen. I'd rate him first, then daylight, then the likes of Fleming and Waugh".Jamee999 said:
and regrding JAMODI; ODI is obviously One Day International however I don't get the "JAM" bit.
Thanks.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
it stands for 'just another meaningless' IIRC
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Ahh, I see. Thanks chaps.
C_C
International Captain
The term 'daylight' originates from Track and Field- primarily the short distance running events.
In T&F short distance events, 90% of the time, the places are decieded by a millisecond or two, the toe of one an inch behind another's.....but in some of the dominating performances (like when Ben Johnson ran his 100m souped up record or when Donovan Bailey ran his world record), the athelete pulls so far ahead by the finish-line that you could see 'daylight'- a distinct gap - between #1 and #2 from a side-on view.
It is used to show comprehensive superiority of a player's skills in a particular area in other sports.
In T&F short distance events, 90% of the time, the places are decieded by a millisecond or two, the toe of one an inch behind another's.....but in some of the dominating performances (like when Ben Johnson ran his 100m souped up record or when Donovan Bailey ran his world record), the athelete pulls so far ahead by the finish-line that you could see 'daylight'- a distinct gap - between #1 and #2 from a side-on view.
It is used to show comprehensive superiority of a player's skills in a particular area in other sports.
C_C
International Captain
Yes.
One restriction(that is shared in ALL form of cricket) is that thou shall NOT field on the pitch.
The second one is that there can be only two or three players between square leg and fine leg- i forget the exact number but you can look into the first 4-5 pages where i posted on it.
Incase you are wondering wtf is 'square leg' or 'fine leg', refer to the link i posted in that post that shows a detail of the fielding positions in cricket.
One restriction(that is shared in ALL form of cricket) is that thou shall NOT field on the pitch.
The second one is that there can be only two or three players between square leg and fine leg- i forget the exact number but you can look into the first 4-5 pages where i posted on it.
Incase you are wondering wtf is 'square leg' or 'fine leg', refer to the link i posted in that post that shows a detail of the fielding positions in cricket.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Aye I realised that, just thought in the context I've seen it, it might have been a nickname for Lloyd or Benaud or someone. Ta but.C_C said:
Neil Pickup
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Maximum of two fielders behind square on the legside at all timesC_C said:
In ODIs, IIRC, in the first fifteen overs you must have two fielders in catching positions and a maximum of two outside the circle during the first fifteen overs, and a maximum of six (?) outside for the rest of the game, as well as only having five on the legside.
Richard
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Standard wages at the domestic level are nothing close to those seen in Serie A, the English Premiership, the Spanish league et al. Those for the top internationals are generally reasonably cushy, but more cricketing revenue than not comes from sponsorship deals, usually deals to endorse on bats.
There have been any number of disputes over the last 7 years or so over product endoresement - first time it came to my attention was with Arjuna Ranatunga in 1998 when he displayed an advert for "Sam's Chicken And Ribs" on his bat which was against ICC regulations, and there have been many more much wider-ranging since.
So far ICC regulations, while more relaxed than in 1998, have still averted the sort of mega-deals you see with footballers, though in the subcontinent, India especially, players feature in ads of all sorts (and there have been a few occasions where people have accused them of being more concerned with shooting their next ad than their performance on the field). Things are changing fast, though, and with any luck cricket in 10 years time will see the top stars earning in the bracket of the top footballers.
In England, too, there is increasingly pressure to cut the wages at the domestic level (which comfortably outstrip those anywhere else where cricket is professional) and redistribute it to grass-roots and the top level wages (rewards for success, not turning-up, goes the theory, and there's something in it).
There have been any number of disputes over the last 7 years or so over product endoresement - first time it came to my attention was with Arjuna Ranatunga in 1998 when he displayed an advert for "Sam's Chicken And Ribs" on his bat which was against ICC regulations, and there have been many more much wider-ranging since.
So far ICC regulations, while more relaxed than in 1998, have still averted the sort of mega-deals you see with footballers, though in the subcontinent, India especially, players feature in ads of all sorts (and there have been a few occasions where people have accused them of being more concerned with shooting their next ad than their performance on the field). Things are changing fast, though, and with any luck cricket in 10 years time will see the top stars earning in the bracket of the top footballers.
In England, too, there is increasingly pressure to cut the wages at the domestic level (which comfortably outstrip those anywhere else where cricket is professional) and redistribute it to grass-roots and the top level wages (rewards for success, not turning-up, goes the theory, and there's something in it).
Magrat Garlick
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andyc
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personally, i think it's pretty over the top how sports stars earn millions of dollars. in my opinion, cricket players earn enough money to live a comfortable life, and that should be good enough. sooner or later, you're going to have what happened with hockey in america, with the next season under threat due to pay disputesRichard said:
