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Cricket

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:11 pm
by Golden
I'm sure I'm just about the only one who is going to post in this thread.

But what about that demolishing the Black Caps made of the Aussies yesterday... so good. I've been waiting all 32 years of my life for a New Zealand cricket team this good.

Re: Cricket

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:54 am
by Turnip Head
*crickets*

Re: Cricket

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:37 am
by Ricochet
If I'd only understand how the game is played and scored...

Besides, we really have no culture for it whatsoever. It's nowhere to be seen on TV. Even american handegg, by comparison, gets a few reruns.

Re: Cricket

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:43 pm
by Golden
It's ok, this can be my personal thread to vent about how happy I am.

Because New Zealand winning cricket games is about the best thing in the world for my mental health.

Re: Cricket

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:11 pm
by thellama73
I love cricket. I learned about it from reading old PG Wodehouse novels, and became obsessed with figuring out the rules, which I did. I watched it for a while, but the games are so long I really don't have the time to follow it. It's also hard to find it televised or streaming here in the states. Wish I could see more of it though. It's really the only sport I enjoy watching.

Re: Cricket

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:56 pm
by Golden
thellama73 wrote:I love cricket. I learned about it from reading old PG Wodehouse novels, and became obsessed with figuring out the rules, which I did. I watched it for a while, but the games are so long I really don't have the time to follow it. It's also hard to find it televised or streaming here in the states. Wish I could see more of it though. It's really the only sport I enjoy watching.
It is not too hard to potter away to live text feeds on Cricinfo. You have to be able to visualise it in your head, but it doesn't require you to watch it at all times.

It's very hard to find a place to stream it, but if you can, it will be something like Star Sports out of India.

When you come to NZ, I'll take you to a game.

Re: Cricket

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:58 pm
by thellama73
Golden wrote: When you come to NZ, I'll take you to a game.
I'd love that! No idea when I can make it to that hemisphere, though. :)

Re: Cricket

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:49 am
by JessieKruger
I love cricket :D , played back in school club. Too bad its very underrated because the duration of game is long.

Re: Cricket

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:03 am
by dunya
oh cool [mention]JessieKruger[/mention]. where are you from? my brother used to play in school before switching to basketball (very different sports, i know :p )

Re: Cricket

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:01 pm
by JessieKruger
dunya wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:03 am oh cool @JessieKruger. where are you from? my brother used to play in school before switching to basketball (very different sports, i know :p )
Australia

Re: Cricket

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:44 pm
by Dragon D. Luffy
[mention]Golden[/mention] someone besides you likes this

Re: Cricket

Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 10:58 pm
by MacDougall
There is a modified format that is only about as long as an average NFL game called Twenty Twenty or T20 for those complaining about it's length.