Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, almost - tea in a cricket sense isn't a drink,
it's a break (interval, properly) in play, and a meal
to be consumed during that break in play. It comes
from the very English use of the word tea to describe
a meal - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_%28meal%29 for
further details.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket gives an
introduction to the game. Test cricket (a 5 day
international match) represents the purest form of the
game, whilst at the other end of the spectrum,
Twenty20 cricket makes virtually any other outdoor
team sport seem slow-paced. To understand and
appreciate the finer nuances of test cricket typically
takes many years, and it's often said that Americans
are not conditioned to be able to understand a game
that can last 5 days and end with no result, but it's
all part of the fascination of the game.
Nick
----- Original Message ----
From: Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, 11 January, 2007 1:05:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Cricket images MCG
atsa start
tanks
ric
On Jan 11, 2007, at 12:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Hi Ric,
>
> Here is a bit of translation:
>
> bowler=pitcher
> boundary=home run
> wicket keeper=catcher
> the three pieces of wood behind the batter=strike
zone
> tea=warm beer
>
> That's a start, I will leave it to our Aussie
members to fill in
> the rest.
>
> Nathan
>
> Ric Carter wrote:
>> Hey, guys, can one of you recommend an online
synopsis of the game
>> for the unwashed?
>>
>> Listening to the Beeb, they seem to shift to some
language other
>> than English when they begin talking cricket.
>>
>> I don't need to become an expert, but a passing
acquaintance would
>> be nice.
>>
>> Ric
>>
>>
>> On Dec 31, 2006, at 7:18 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote:
>>
>>> For those of English bent, a few images from my
visit to the MCG.
>>> It was a great send off for SKW, but a somewhat
foreshortened
>>> contest sadly. On to Sydney and cheers:
>>>
>>> http://www.tiny.cc/4HVpF
>>>
>>> Alastair
>>>
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