Cricket...What do you think? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T15:25:04Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/cricket-what-do-you-think?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A376499&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, indeed. Patrick O'Brian…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-16:537324:Comment:3764222013-08-16T13:38:16.884ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Yes, indeed. Patrick O'Brian is the best historical fiction author by a long shot.</p>
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<p>(Got this back to books anyhow.) :)</p>
<p>Yes, indeed. Patrick O'Brian is the best historical fiction author by a long shot.</p>
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<p>(Got this back to books anyhow.) :)</p> I think that was in the Far S…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-16:537324:Comment:3762422013-08-16T02:10:20.283ZMartin Roy Hillhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MartinRoyHill
<p>I think that was in the Far Side of the World? Brilliant writer. Loved every book.</p>
<p>I think that was in the Far Side of the World? Brilliant writer. Loved every book.</p> I'd probably have more to say…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-15:537324:Comment:3764112013-08-15T21:42:58.657ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>I'd probably have more to say about crickets than cricket. It seems to me that the Aubrey-Maturin novels contain a famous cricket match that somehow was decided by the unorthodox play of an Irishman. I didn't understand any of it, but the books are fantastic.</p>
<p>I'd probably have more to say about crickets than cricket. It seems to me that the Aubrey-Maturin novels contain a famous cricket match that somehow was decided by the unorthodox play of an Irishman. I didn't understand any of it, but the books are fantastic.</p> And you must have also though…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-15:537324:Comment:3764992013-08-15T20:02:52.840ZAndrew Drummondhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AndrewDrummond
<p>And you must have also thought that I had missed the letter "s" out after the word "Cricket". A completely understandable mistake...:)</p>
<p>And you must have also thought that I had missed the letter "s" out after the word "Cricket". A completely understandable mistake...:)</p> Oh, I thought he was talking…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-15:537324:Comment:3763072013-08-15T19:00:50.076ZMartin Roy Hillhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MartinRoyHill
<p>Oh, I thought he was talking about grasshoppers....<g></p>
<p>Oh, I thought he was talking about grasshoppers....<g></p> The action can be spread out…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-05:537324:Comment:3758212013-08-05T20:07:44.780ZAndrew Drummondhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AndrewDrummond
<p>The action can be spread out over 5 days of play (a Test or International Match). But more recently, games that can be over in a few hours have been highly promoted (more action). Cricket is rich in history and stats (just like baseball). But it is mainly played and followed in the UK and parts of the Commonwealth (former British Colonies). It is very big on the Indian subcontinent where gambling on scores, dismissals etc has raised concerns about match fixing by bookmakers.</p>
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<p>The action can be spread out over 5 days of play (a Test or International Match). But more recently, games that can be over in a few hours have been highly promoted (more action). Cricket is rich in history and stats (just like baseball). But it is mainly played and followed in the UK and parts of the Commonwealth (former British Colonies). It is very big on the Indian subcontinent where gambling on scores, dismissals etc has raised concerns about match fixing by bookmakers.</p>
<p>But once it is in your blood, its is a sport that always draws you back to it.</p> They never show cricket in Am…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-05:537324:Comment:3760022013-08-05T19:17:00.310ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
<p>They never show cricket in America. Only scenes in movies, TV dramas. Looks like guys are hitting a ball like our baseball, but nobody ever catches anything that I could see. :) No clue what the rules are like.</p>
<p>They never show cricket in America. Only scenes in movies, TV dramas. Looks like guys are hitting a ball like our baseball, but nobody ever catches anything that I could see. :) No clue what the rules are like.</p> Hmm...no takers so far, I see…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-05:537324:Comment:3760722013-08-05T18:53:11.939ZAndrew Drummondhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AndrewDrummond
<p>Hmm...no takers so far, I see...</p>
<p>Hmm...no takers so far, I see...</p>