Jews blamed for bad timing of cricket final (third attempt)

Henry Goodman

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Sep 26, 2010, 8:42:55 AM9/26/10

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The final of the 40 over county championship on Yom Kippur was allegedly
been
arranged to run into the evening so that those rushing home to break their
fast would not be inconvenienced by cricket fans blocking the roads in St.
Johns Wood.
Did anybody notice this.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/sep/12/somerset-warwickshire-lords-final#start-of-comments

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Graham.

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Sep 26, 2010, 10:24:21 AM9/26/10

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"Henry Goodman" <henry....@virgin.net> wrote in message news:kdHno.58670$_V1....@newsfe08.ams2...

> The final of the 40 over county championship on Yom Kippur was allegedly been
> arranged to run into the evening so that those rushing home to break their
> fast would not be inconvenienced by cricket fans blocking the roads in St.
> Johns Wood.
> Did anybody notice this.
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/sep/12/somerset-warwickshire-lords-final#start-of-comments
>

Both Jews and dew in equal measure, appatently.

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Graham.

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Malcolm McLean

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Sep 28, 2010, 6:53:01 AM9/28/10

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On Sep 26, 2:42 pm, "Henry Goodman" <henry.good...@virgin.net> wrote:
> The final of the 40 over county championship on Yom Kippur was allegedly
> been
> arranged to run into the evening so that those rushing home to break their
> fast would not be inconvenienced by cricket fans blocking the roads in St.
> Johns Wood.
> Did anybody notice this.
>

Huh?

Here in Israel the tradition is not to drive on Yom Kippur. If you're
on foot, how will traffic jams impede your progress?

Henry Goodman

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Sep 28, 2010, 9:42:37 AM9/28/10

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"Malcolm McLean" <malcolm...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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The problem is the 20 minutes or so after the end of the fast. Many people
drive to shul before the fast then leave their cars there and walk home
after Kol Nidre and back on Yom Kippur morning. After the fast people want
to get home asap. Certainly here in Golders Green there are a lot of hungry
drivers driving fast and I imagine it is the same in St. John's Wood where
there are a number of large shuls. The argument in the newspaper is,
however, spurious since if the cricket match had been played in daylight it
would necessarily end well before Yom Kippur ended at night. The article
suggested the cricket might have ended at 6pm; Yom Kippur was out shortly
before 8p.m. so no problem

Malcolm McLean

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Sep 30, 2010, 1:56:12 PM9/30/10

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On Sep 28, 3:42 pm, "Henry Goodman" <henry.good...@virgin.net> wrote:
> "Malcolm McLean" <malcolm.mcle...@btinternet.com> wrote in message

>
> The problem is the 20 minutes or so after the end of the fast. Many people
> drive to shul before the fast then leave their cars there and walk home
> after Kol Nidre and back on Yom Kippur morning.
>

Oh, I see. Seems a bit risky to drive quickly on an empty stomach, but
I suppose if you crash you die atoned.