h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

england just lost at cricket again - we teach the world the game, you think they would have enough gratitude to occasionaly let us win...

Never could quite figure that game out...

what don't you understand -

batting side score runs
fielding side try's to get batting side out


or do you just want to know where silly mid-off is ..?

My favourite part is 'rain stops play' actually

Happy, from your description it sounds remarkably similar to baseball, which I semi-understand... but I know they're not that similar.

*sigh*

I'm not a sports person...

I'm still amazed there doesn't seem to be a proper guide entry on cricket yet, Amy. Goshers......?

BTW, may I stop fanning now, Amy? My arms are aching!

Sure thing, luv, I'll fan you for a bit since you look tired.

there is a reason that no guide entry on cricket exist... Nobody has the courage to explain what the difference is between silly mid on, silly point & silly mid off or why a batsman should not attempt to hook those high bouncers because he could be caught at midwicket. Amy, think of it as baseball but instead of running round a square the batsmen run between wooden constructions called wickets, the batsmen also stays in (& free to score runs) until he is out (caught or the ball hits the wicket (I'm not going to explain the niceties like lbw here but got enough to understand)). now if anybody wants to talk cricket may I recommend http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F54947?thread=121076 ;-) and of course big for one & all :-)

:::luxuriates in cool breeze:::

Thanks, Amy dear


Goodnight!

You scared me for a second, Happy! I thought you were directing them to *my* place!

Thanks, Happy, that made the most sense out of it so far of all the explainations I've received/read.

PF... you're quite welcome for it...

i'm just putting together an entry on cricketing fielding positions .

Shea, I though you liked guest ?

night amy & co

Night, Happy.

'bout time for me to be off, too...

I love guests, Happy ... just don't enjoy incomprehensible cricket talk!

Yeah- cricket's boaring...
The wad for you, Amers!

Cricket? Is that anything like croquet?

I think it's the same - but I don't care...

i was always a fan of crochet

That's a brand of margarine, isn't it?