To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Cookies may be used for personalisation of ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Posted by
Good to see handlebar moustaches and pipes on display, like proper gentlemen.
In the matter of cricket moustaches, I found this:
http://thevillagecricketer.com/2007/07/09/the-10-best-cricketing-moustaches/
It is mint.
I’m going to a cricket game in America at the weekend.
Match report!
The proper ones? Saturday or Sunday? I’m going on Sunday and *I* was going to send a match report to KC. -stomps off- -returns-
In keeping with KC’s rules I was going to focus on partying (I hate to use that as a verb) West Indians and a Kiwi supporter (apart from myself, showing some trans-Tasman love), if I can find one, and any non-immigrant Americans at the match (apart from myself). (You can tweet @jaynefrances63 if you’re going to be there.)
Report on that! Report on it!
Report on anything (except the cricket).
Yep, the proper one. We’re going Saturday.
From the “bugger, I didn’t expect that!” files, tickets for tomorrow are apparently no longer available online. Trying to figure out whether to risk the drive down from Orlando – what was the crowd like today? Likely to be any lawn tickets available?
It was very full, must have been close to a selllout in the stands but there looked to be some room on the mounds. The parking and ticket entry were an utter shambles, so we missed the first three overs. I think there were tickets available at the game but we bought ours online a few days ago – we had a much longer drive than Orlando so didn’t want to risk it.
Just imagine a shorter form of this game, with the players in coloured clothing, music and dancers on the side of the lawn between each ring. Now THAT could be commercial dynamite.
But PLEASE don’t try to ruin it with a decision review system. The referee’s decision should be sacrosanct and final in a gentleman’s sport.
The referee looks just like present-day Dennis Lillee, too, which adds another level of awesome.
The title of this post reminded me of this article on some Americans watching the Cricket World Cup. I was impressed with how handsome they found Shahid Afridi and his beard.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6657523/so-cricket-maybe
That was a riot!
I do find Shahid Afridi hot in a sort of, well, Shahid Afridi sort of way.
Just a little bit of context (I know, I know, who needs context?): this is a bit from Dutch satire show Jiskefet and it’s what I show to friends who want to know how cricket works. After showing this, actual cricket looks a lot simpler 😉
Thanks for nothing Jiskefet.
All that work I have done grooming the three “Ged Ladd & Co” Americans for cricket, including the Lord’s experience…
…now they’ve seen that clip, they want to go see the Jiskefet game rather than cricket. They say it looks more interesting to them…