cricket rules - BASICS, please...
Bob
Can someone point me to the guide/rules on cricket?
I come from a country where we 'have heard about this game' but no one ever
played it prof, hence when I watch the cricker here in the UK I seem to
lack something.
I know some basics, but would love to read something for beginners...
many thanks!
Bob Drapella
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Nick Boalch
> Can someone point me to the guide/rules on cricket?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_cricket
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_terminology
http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ABOUT_CRICKET/EXPLANATION/
Hope those help!
Cheers,
N.
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That should just do great ;)
Bob
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Jason
<robdr...@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Can someone point me to the guide/rules on cricket?
>
>I come from a country where we 'have heard about this game' but no one ever
>played it prof, hence when I watch the cricker here in the UK I seem to
>lack something.
>
>I know some basics, but would love to read something for beginners...
The BBC have a good section on cricket:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/default.stm
Of special consideration should be the "Rules" section:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/rules/default.stm
Their "Jargon Guide" is good too:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/jargon_guide/default.stm
Books -
"The Bluffer's Guide to Cricket" (ISBN 1902825497) - funny and cheap!
www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1902825497/qid%3D1123507158/202-1118517-4363811
"The Laws of Cricket" is very dry, but an important read nevertheless.
http://www.shopatlords.com/product.aspx?id=13&cid=147
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Cheers,
Jason.
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?
Robert Henderson
<robdr...@btconnect.com> writes
>I come from a country where we 'have heard about this game' but no one
>ever played it
Yes they have. Stick "cricket Philadelphians " and "J B King" into
Google. RH
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Bob
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I love the top-posting signature :P
however I do not agree with that, as it only applies to new people in the
conversation, the ones who are involved in it know the previous content....
ain't I right?
B.
Jason
<robdr...@btconnect.com> wrote:
>"Jason" <ja...@law.lond.ac.uk> wrote in message
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>> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>> A: Top-posting.
>> Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?
>I love the top-posting signature :P
>however I do not agree with that, as it only applies to new people in the
>conversation, the ones who are involved in it know the previous content....
>ain't I right?
On the face of it, a fair assumption, but (my) practical experience
suggests otherwise.
In my circa 15 years of Usenet usage, coupled with use of some 20
different news servers - including academic networks in different
countries - I've never found a news server that catches every message
or has exactly the same retention levels.
Most people don't just go on about top-posting for the fun of it -
there's a convention for a very good reason.
Bob
>>I love the top-posting signature :P
>>however I do not agree with that, as it only applies to new people in the
>>conversation, the ones who are involved in it know the previous
>>content....
>>ain't I right?
>
> On the face of it, a fair assumption, but (my) practical experience
> suggests otherwise.
>
> In my circa 15 years of Usenet usage, coupled with use of some 20
> different news servers - including academic networks in different
> countries - I've never found a news server that catches every message
> or has exactly the same retention levels.
>
> Most people don't just go on about top-posting for the fun of it -
> there's a convention for a very good reason.
got the message :)
my usenet experience is no where near to 20 years, even if taking the period
from first-ever-post-date years ago to now (there was a looong break after
the first few hundreds of posts :) )
you win, I will try better now :)
Bob
PeDaLpOwEr
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Graybags
> there's a convention for a very good reason.
>
In my (approx 7 years) of posting on Usenet. People who go on about
top-posters are the ones that you hope will killfile you.
:-)
Graybags