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ok then
shall change the team (am English after all )

Where's Androyd? I thought he was to be a mad, biased umpire?

he must have gone home because its nighttime - After all the the sun never sets on the british umpire

I meant why isn't he on the page?

Sorry Baldrick - couldn't resist

It was a valid point - I ddn't mean to make light of it

Perhaps Swiv just hasn't got round to umpire building yet ...

(whoops - I just can't resist umpire jokes)

Although once Androyd recovers from his illness and sees all these jokes....you'll be suffering his umpirical wrath!!

Of course the sun never sets on the British Umpire but bad light can stop play and if I can't see myelf, I think that qualifies....oh I forgot to put my specs on...*fumbles about myopically*...

*peers about* No, I'm sorry rule 367a clearly states that if the umpire can't see himself then play must cease...or something like that...*mumbles* or was it rule 3b? ....1f? errr something or other.

OK, Androyd is an offical umpire
sorry guys, just got a little lost in the mayham of freshers week.
The rushing around is JUST NOT CRICKET!!

*posts to keep forum on homepage*

Look! Tumbleweed!

I've never seen Tumbleweed stop play before ... Is it in the rules?

I can't see any rule relating to it, I think we just assume that the batsman gets 5 runs for hitting it.

Was there a batsman around to hit him?
or did he just run through you Olias?

There was no-one around to hit anything.
I just wanted to clarify what would happen had there been.

Luckily cricket is not played in countries uncivilised enough to have tumbleweed. I suspect Baldrick has been eating mouldy bread and is having visions again.

Perhaps it is just that tumbleweed keeps stopping play in the counries that have it so they give up and play baseball instead.

Are there any rules about tumbleweed for baseball

Sorry probably a place best not gone to - please ignore the previous musings

Harrumph!!! I'll have you know young man that there are several leagues in evidence here in Texas, some of them showing a very respectable level of proficiency, and that's just one state. I believe also that the very first international cricket match was played between England and America, and possibly in America itself. I don't have time to research that one right now as I have to take my pasty English body out into the baking Texas sun and catch a bus to work.

Don't take offence Goshoogoshoogosh, justcome along to the Nets and prove you're better than him

*rummages around in the boxes that he shipped across the Atlantic and still hasn't unpacked a year later*

I know that my bat and pads are in here somewhere, along with my creams. As soon as I find them I 'll make my way over to the indoor nets and face up to a few.

* Bowls a few balls since no-one else is around (glances to make sure that no-one saw how wide they went) - trims the grass for winter and takes a roller over the pitch.