..And I’m an atheist.
After the pitch, the game. It may seem very mundane to those seasoned watchers who have at some time in their lives, hoped to make it to their nations cricket team but now vent their unfulfilled frustrations by giving living room advice. Losers.
A few facts. (from wiki)
The first reference to cricket being played as an adult sport was in 1611, when two men in Sussex were prosecuted for playing cricket on Sunday instead of going to church. In the same year, a dictionary defines cricket as a boys’ game and this suggests that adult participation was a recent development.
Why, I ask you, is this prosecution business not continuing???? We should still have the liberty to prosecute men for playing / watching cricket on sundays.
The first ever international cricket game was between the USA and Canada in 1844. The match was played at Elysian Fields, New Jersey
That was the first time comprehension dawned on these poor folk. No wonder neither of these countries play cricket any more. Well technically I guess they do…but neither nation is besieged by a madness for the sport.
The first limited overs international match took place at Melbourne Cricket ground in 1971 as a time-filler after a Test match had been abandoned because of heavy rain on the opening days.
Now there’s the 20/20. Is it just a matter of time before it’s a one over game? Laught not, ye zealots. I live in hope.
Soccer is the worlds most popular sport
It’s over in 90 minutes, that’s why !!! And there’s an outcome. Almost always.
For more information on the game, I was told a certain Mr Sidhu would be perfect. So I checked. You truly deserve the heroes you get !!!
2 Comments
November 30, 2007 at 7:21 am
Cricket is Life.. Everything else is mere detail.
December 9, 2007 at 1:22 am
We all are missing you Mr .Sidhu