Cricket

Crapshoot · 03-13-2004, 01:29 AM

I know none of you have watched, but I think a few of you will understand - there is nothing that matches the sheer passion of 200 screaming Indians and 50 screaming Pakistanis watching a cricket match that may as well be a proxy as war- seriously.

BaseballMan · 03-13-2004, 04:01 AM

Id rather watch turtles do the dance of love or even golf.
I can watch some soccer but give me baseball, football, hockey or basketball anyday.
Besides that its damn expensive. The pay per views are like a $199 dollars.

Crapshoot · 03-13-2004, 05:07 AM

typical. oh well.

dougaiton · 03-13-2004, 05:27 AM

I like cricket! We don't get the tests live on the radio today, as we occassionaly do with the India-Pakistan games, but we are getting hourly updates. Missed the last one of course, but hey!

BaseballMan · 03-13-2004, 05:40 AM

Sorry but its just not a game that excites me. Not saying the game is bad. Hell i fell the same way about some other sports.
I just couldnt ever get into it.

dougaiton · 03-14-2004, 05:14 PM

I don't know if anyone cares, but this morning England bowled the West Indies all out for 47!!! 47!!!

Steve Harminson - 7 for 12!!!!

Teddyballgame · 03-14-2004, 05:17 PM

I don't know the game at all, So I can't make a judgment on it. Something about it intrigues me, but for the life of me, I don't know what it is. I should probably start with trying to figure out what the hell the game is all about.

dougaiton · 03-14-2004, 05:25 PM

It's actually nowhere near as complex as people often suggest. The great/off-putting thing about it is that tests run over a series of days (even puts Rockies games to shame!) - but there is no better companion to working day in the summer than 'Test Match Special' on Radio 4 - well, maybe MLBtv or Radio 5's football coverage, but still, the slow and steady nature of cricket sums up British summertime better than some godforsaken game like tennis.

I'm actually a very recent convert to cricket - I was a baseball fan long before - but its charms have won me over.

Déjà Bru · 09-21-2023, 07:03 PM

Hey, the World Cup of Cricket is coming to my home island! (Don't ask me for help in getting you a cricket ticket. I don't know anybody.) Click on the images for a larger view, in particular the "Beginner's Guide to the Sport of Cricket."

BTW, "Nassau" is a county, not THE island.

Déjà Bru · 09-21-2023, 07:16 PM

Whoa. Before you sneer (I did not, even though my interest is nil but if it's on the telly, I will tune in), get a load of this from that article:

Westheim · 09-21-2023, 09:51 PM

Every single cat that was alive when this thread was started is long dead and will stay dead, but Bru managed to resurrect the thread at least.

I fumbled with a cricket game some years back, but it never clicked with me.

Also, how do people actually watch a test? Five days each of six, eight hours? Sorry, I gotta work.

dsvitak · 09-21-2023, 10:19 PM

We have a cricket pitch in the city I live in. Sunday afternoons, there are HUNDREDS of people playing and watching. It's pretty cool.

Cod · 09-21-2023, 10:25 PM

Speaking of cricket, how's the new cricket league in the US doing? I think it's called Major League Cricket? There are a few cricket fields (?) scattered throughout the DFW area and games are always being played on weekends. In fact, one local cricket club rents out an indoor baseball facility near my house every Wednesday and invites anyone to come join them.

pilight · 09-21-2023, 10:28 PM

I haven't got the patience for Test matches. Twenty20 is plenty of cricket for me.

mytreds · 09-21-2023, 11:07 PM

I liked cricket when they wore white sweaters.

Leo_The_Lip · 09-22-2023, 12:12 PM

This is my flavor of cricket

Gruber_Tagged_Him · 09-22-2023, 12:27 PM

I got hooked on cricket in a funny way. I was at a Blue Jays game and sitting beside me were an Australian couple who knew absolutely nothing about baseball. We struck a deal - I would teach them about baseball as the game went along, and then they would teach me about cricket.

Alas, the game ended with me still explaining baseball rules. But as luck would have it, we ran into the couple at a nearby pub after the game, and I got an hours' worth of lessons. I then began actively seeking out cricket on TV, unfortunately in Canada it's tough to find but I watch when I can and I pore over game reports and stats that I can find online.

rudel.dietrich · 09-22-2023, 01:09 PM

I had a job many years ago that a lot of people from South Asia worked on. It was hard to find common ground except for sports. Some of them liked football, but most of them talked about cricket non stop. So I learned the game and after a while actually enjoyed it and began to be able to have conversations with them.

There are a few decent cricket games and management sims as well.

CONN CHRIS · 09-22-2023, 01:31 PM

My son and I will be planning to head to the T20 World Cup in June. We may even go several weekends now that it will be on Long Island rather than in the city.

The groups have not been set yet but I assume that the site nearest NYC will have some premier squads - India and Pakistan would draw a huge crowd here.

For anyone wondering, no - the US will not advance out of the group stage (no matter what group they end up in).

CONN CHRIS · 09-22-2023, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cod

Speaking of cricket, how's the new cricket league in the US doing? I think it's called Major League Cricket? There are a few cricket fields (?) scattered throughout the DFW area and games are always being played on weekends. In fact, one local cricket club rents out an indoor baseball facility near my house every Wednesday and invites anyone to come join them.

I haven't paid attention but I think in the first season, all the teams are playing down there. They hope/plan to play like a real league from a geographic standpoint in season two.

03-13-2004, 01:29 AM	#1
Crapshoot Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: watching: DArwin's missing link in action Posts: 3,112	Cricket I know none of you have watched, but I think a few of you will understand - there is nothing that matches the sheer passion of 200 screaming Indians and 50 screaming Pakistanis watching a cricket match that may as well be a proxy as war- seriously. __________________ Senior Senor Member of the OOTP Boards Pittsburgh Playmates- OTBL

03-13-2004, 05:07 AM	#3
Crapshoot Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: watching: DArwin's missing link in action Posts: 3,112	typical. oh well. __________________ Senior Senor Member of the OOTP Boards Pittsburgh Playmates- OTBL

03-13-2004, 05:27 AM	#4
dougaiton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location: Posts: 3,414	I like cricket! We don't get the tests live on the radio today, as we occassionaly do with the India-Pakistan games, but we are getting hourly updates. Missed the last one of course, but hey! __________________ tThis shower of clowns My park-adjusted, historically split Born in '69 league file! (also at Joe's wonderful site +BBSC)

03-14-2004, 05:14 PM	#6
dougaiton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location: Posts: 3,414	I don't know if anyone cares, but this morning England bowled the West Indies all out for 47!!! 47!!! Steve Harminson - 7 for 12!!!! __________________ tThis shower of clowns My park-adjusted, historically split Born in '69 league file! (also at Joe's wonderful site +BBSC)

03-14-2004, 05:17 PM	#7
Teddyballgame Major Leagues Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 332	I don't know the game at all, So I can't make a judgment on it. Something about it intrigues me, but for the life of me, I don't know what it is. I should probably start with trying to figure out what the hell the game is all about. __________________ The roads in America are paved with cheese

03-13-2004, 04:01 AM	#2
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,273	Id rather watch turtles do the dance of love or even golf. I can watch some soccer but give me baseball, football, hockey or basketball anyday. Besides that its damn expensive. The pay per views are like a $199 dollars.

03-13-2004, 05:40 AM	#5
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,273	Sorry but its just not a game that excites me. Not saying the game is bad. Hell i fell the same way about some other sports. I just couldnt ever get into it.

03-14-2004, 05:25 PM	#8
dougaiton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location: Posts: 3,414	It's actually nowhere near as complex as people often suggest. The great/off-putting thing about it is that tests run over a series of days (even puts Rockies games to shame!) - but there is no better companion to working day in the summer than 'Test Match Special' on Radio 4 - well, maybe MLBtv or Radio 5's football coverage, but still, the slow and steady nature of cricket sums up British summertime better than some godforsaken game like tennis. I'm actually a very recent convert to cricket - I was a baseball fan long before - but its charms have won me over. __________________ tThis shower of clowns My park-adjusted, historically split Born in '69 league file! (also at Joe's wonderful site +BBSC)

09-21-2023, 07:03 PM	#9
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Hey, the World Cup of Cricket is coming to my home island! (Don't ask me for help in getting you a cricket ticket. I don't know anybody.) Click on the images for a larger view, in particular the "Beginner's Guide to the Sport of Cricket." BTW, "Nassau" is a county, not THE island. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

09-21-2023, 07:16 PM	#10
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Whoa. Before you sneer (I did not, even though my interest is nil but if it's on the telly, I will tune in), get a load of this from that article: Attached Images __________________ - Bru

09-21-2023, 09:51 PM	#11
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,917	Every single cat that was alive when this thread was started is long dead and will stay dead, but Bru managed to resurrect the thread at least. I fumbled with a cricket game some years back, but it never clicked with me. Also, how do people actually watch a test? Five days each of six, eight hours? Sorry, I gotta work. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

09-21-2023, 10:19 PM	#12
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,894	We have a cricket pitch in the city I live in. Sunday afternoons, there are HUNDREDS of people playing and watching. It's pretty cool.

09-21-2023, 10:25 PM	#13
Cod All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 944	Speaking of cricket, how's the new cricket league in the US doing? I think it's called Major League Cricket? There are a few cricket fields (?) scattered throughout the DFW area and games are always being played on weekends. In fact, one local cricket club rents out an indoor baseball facility near my house every Wednesday and invites anyone to come join them.

09-21-2023, 10:28 PM	#14
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,781	I haven't got the patience for Test matches. Twenty20 is plenty of cricket for me.

09-21-2023, 11:07 PM	#15
mytreds All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 858	I liked cricket when they wore white sweaters. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 I make custom ballparks.

09-22-2023, 12:12 PM	#16
Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,703	This is my flavor of cricket __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

09-22-2023, 12:27 PM	#17
Gruber_Tagged_Him Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 209	I got hooked on cricket in a funny way. I was at a Blue Jays game and sitting beside me were an Australian couple who knew absolutely nothing about baseball. We struck a deal - I would teach them about baseball as the game went along, and then they would teach me about cricket. Alas, the game ended with me still explaining baseball rules. But as luck would have it, we ran into the couple at a nearby pub after the game, and I got an hours' worth of lessons. I then began actively seeking out cricket on TV, unfortunately in Canada it's tough to find but I watch when I can and I pore over game reports and stats that I can find online.

09-22-2023, 01:09 PM	#18
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	I had a job many years ago that a lot of people from South Asia worked on. It was hard to find common ground except for sports. Some of them liked football, but most of them talked about cricket non stop. So I learned the game and after a while actually enjoyed it and began to be able to have conversations with them. There are a few decent cricket games and management sims as well.

09-22-2023, 01:31 PM	#19
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28,379	My son and I will be planning to head to the T20 World Cup in June. We may even go several weekends now that it will be on Long Island rather than in the city. The groups have not been set yet but I assume that the site nearest NYC will have some premier squads - India and Pakistan would draw a huge crowd here. For anyone wondering, no - the US will not advance out of the group stage (no matter what group they end up in). __________________ Check Out My Cards!