[wdvltalk-social] Any Cricket Players?

[joseph harris]

Mark you, we didn't really get started....

Joseph    ['Throw', 'THROW' - shades of WG!]


From: "michael ensor"
> well who could resist the implicit invitation......
>
> but  ......it does go to the core of things so it isn't really
> nit picking   :)
> www.WellingtonLive.co.nz
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Fawcett" <
> To: <wdvltalk-social at wdvltalk-social.org.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 9:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [wdvltalk-social] Any Cricket Players?
>
>
> : As predicted, the nit-picking has started :)
> :
> : Joe
> :
> :
> : >From: "michael ensor" <edc at wnc.quik.co.nz>
> : >Reply-To: Web development and beer 
> <wdvltalk-social at wdvltalk-social.org.uk>
> : >To: "Web development and beer" 
> <wdvltalk-social at wdvltalk-social.org.uk>
> : >Subject: Re: [wdvltalk-social] Any Cricket Players?
> : >Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:05:23 +1300
> : >
> : >Sir!!!!!!!!!
> : >
> : >Throwing is illegal [ chucking ]
> : >
> : >www.WellingtonLive.co.nz
> : >----- Original Message -----
> : >From: "Joe Fawcett"
> : >To: <wdvltalk-social at wdvltalk-social.org.uk>
> : >Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:37 PM
> : >Subject: Re: [wdvltalk-social] Any Cricket Players?
> : >
> : >
> : >: Christina
> : >:
> : >: Extremely simplified and expecting nit-picking from the 
> cricket fanatics:
> : >:
> : >: * 11 players per team.
> : >: * One team bowls while another bats, there are two batsmen 
> in play at any
> : >: one time, one at each end of the wicket which is twenty 
> two yards long
> : >and
> : >: has a set of wickets at each end.
> : >: * The wickets comprise of three vertical sticks (the 
> stumps) and the
> : >bails,
> : >: two short sticks across the top of the stumps.
> : >: * The bowling team's bowler bowls (throws) the ball at the 
> wickets. If he
> : >: succeeeds in removing the bails the player is out.
> : >: * The batter can also be out by hitting the ball in the 
> air and being
> : >caught
> : >: or by preventing the ball stricking the wickets using his 
> leg.
> : >: * Bowling is grouped into "overs", there are six throws of 
> the ball in an
> : >: over. After an over the bowler switches ends to bowl at 
> the other wicket.
> : >: * Play continues until ten players on the batting side are 
> out.
> : >: * The batsman tries to strike the ball so that the two of 
> them can run
> : >from
> : >: one wicket to the other. Each time they does this it's a 
> "run", i.e. one
> : >: point to the batting side.
> : >: * If the batsman hits it over the pitch boundary it's four 
> points, or six
> : >if
> : >: it goes over without touching the ground.
> : >: * Both sides get two attempts at batting called an innings 
> or
> : >alternatively
> : >: a fixed number of overs is agreed.
> : >: * When the game is over the side with the most runs wins.
> : >:
> : >: Joe