tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post1271794399599787159..comments2023-10-31T11:50:09.773+00:00Comments on Mulier Fortis: Cricket Course Continues...Mulier Fortishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-56006112042008770232009-07-21T14:36:32.114+01:002009-07-21T14:36:32.114+01:00By the way, I'm sure that everyone knows that ...By the way, I'm sure that everyone knows that cricket is a French game, the rules for which were written on parchment in a French Castle that was sacked by the English back in... what?... the tenth century.<br /><br />Father George bloggingMERCYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-29635451367812813592009-07-20T22:56:01.735+01:002009-07-20T22:56:01.735+01:00Simon, that wasn't very nice...
;-PSimon, that wasn't very nice...<br />;-PMulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-91102562450921947622009-07-20T22:54:27.417+01:002009-07-20T22:54:27.417+01:00No, a chinaman is a ball bowled by a left-arm wris...No, a chinaman is a ball bowled by a left-arm wrist spinner which turns in to a right hander, as a conventional off break does. A young man I know well used to bowl them - he just picked the ball up across the seam one day and the rest followed - but he's packed it in more recently. It's very hard to do consistently, especially for young players, and it can be very demoralising to get one or two wrong in an over and go all over the park. He's bowling seam up these days, and doing it quite well, too.<br /><br />Chinaman bowlers might also have a googly, which goes the other way - away from the right hander and into the left hander.<br /><br />Confused? That's the idea.Simon Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196039882299400327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-82183494428863323662009-07-20T13:56:19.672+01:002009-07-20T13:56:19.672+01:00Never mind "in theory" - we just won!!!Never mind "in theory" - we just won!!!newhousenewjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108475172391675961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-36071630069205124492009-07-19T22:53:23.569+01:002009-07-19T22:53:23.569+01:00Actually a "googly" is where one mistype...Actually a "googly" is where one mistypes a search parameter.bobdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135024860372150067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-17644058256412089842009-07-19T22:36:54.586+01:002009-07-19T22:36:54.586+01:00Mark, they forgot the "12th man" also kn...Mark, they forgot the "12th man" also known as "left out."<br /><br />Karengemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-51877735400247285482009-07-19T22:02:41.641+01:002009-07-19T22:02:41.641+01:00Mac! What's with this cricket thing? - Get a l...Mac! What's with this cricket thing? - Get a life!!!!! ;-)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031618301013986930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-3688883308297388212009-07-19T21:32:37.901+01:002009-07-19T21:32:37.901+01:00There's a useful diagram of fielding positions...There's a useful diagram of fielding positions here:<br />http://www.cornwallcricket.co.nz/vula/ClientFiles/f352b8c7-a524-4d83-8753-b9c48a813bc6.jpgMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285355080459130149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-12239165668128583422009-07-19T21:24:26.313+01:002009-07-19T21:24:26.313+01:00I did manage to listen to some of the BBC's co...I did manage to listen to some of the BBC's coverage via the internet when I returned home... I think it was Test Match Special.<br /><br />As far as field placings go, the only ones I know about tend to be occupied by sheep, cows or some vegetable or other. Silly points are what I tend to post on my blog, and deep extra cover is what teachers get when there's a lot of Swine Flu affecting staff absence...<br /><br />Why would a bowler want a third man, particularly, when he's got 10 of them on his team?Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-13660075940612493262009-07-19T21:12:49.085+01:002009-07-19T21:12:49.085+01:00Very pleased to hear you're continuing your ed...Very pleased to hear you're continuing your education;) I managed to get through a mountain of ironing this afternoon whilst listening to TMS - the time, & the shirts just whizzed by! Very impressed with your bowling knowledge. How are you getting on with your field placings? Do you know your silly point from your deep extra cover?!Idle Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583960388335420573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-68471201800060754622009-07-19T21:09:34.108+01:002009-07-19T21:09:34.108+01:00Dear Mulier Fortis. Your description of cricket is...Dear Mulier Fortis. Your description of cricket is memorable, indeed. I have never ever read anything as funny. I think I prefer reading your cricketing blog as opposed to listening to the Test on Test Match Special (TMS) (Radio 5 Live Sport, 909 AM, Medium Wave). You might wish to listen, tomorrow, for the last day of the Second Test against the Aussies. You might pick up some more interesting cricketing terms. I would be interested in your comments when a bowler demands a Third Man or a Long Leg or a Silly Mid-On.Zephyrinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179350648709554049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-249936816888688532009-07-19T18:56:23.432+01:002009-07-19T18:56:23.432+01:00A cricket is a bug, at least it is for this Americ...A cricket is a bug, at least it is for this American. But then, I suppose you crowd over there on the other side of the pond think that one kicks a homerun through the goal posts.<br /><br />Father George bloggingMERCYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-92219708323682631632009-07-19T17:41:22.659+01:002009-07-19T17:41:22.659+01:00Gee, Mac...I still haven't mastered American b...Gee, Mac...I still haven't mastered American baseball. ;)<br /><br />Rosemary in Missouritruthfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11153355585571358736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-1578494939331327472009-07-19T16:53:21.685+01:002009-07-19T16:53:21.685+01:00Your description of a googly is spot-on. A chinama...Your description of a googly is spot-on. A chinaman is the opposite of a googly in the sense that it's the same delivery bowled by a left-handed bowler, and which looks as though it ought to turn into the right-handed batsman but actually turns away.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285355080459130149noreply@blogger.com