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With the Sixes bowling up this fortnight, some of the competition’s best players field questions from Chinmoy Lad as he finds out why the sport is anything but boring. Read on and discover some top facts that’ll knock you for six
Explain the game of cricket in one sentence.
“It’s where the bowler has six chances to get the batsman out and he has 10 teammates to help him.” – Herschelle Gibbs
Why is cricket better than baseball?
“Baseball is derived from cricket and cricket is the original form of baseball.” – Shahid Afridi
“Unlimited swings (strikes) for the batsman.” – Najeeb Amar
Which rule do you hate the most in cricket and why?
“Wides and no balls! Because it would mean that I only have to bowl six balls per over.” – Shaun Tait
What’s the worst place you’ve been hit with a cricket ball?
“My left eye – I got 17 stitches.” – Najeeb Amar
“Above the knees, below the waist.” – Shaun Tait
Who wields the biggest, longest, thickest bat in the changing room?
“Heaviest bat is Ronnie Irani.” – Ryan Ten Doeschate
“Lance Klusener.” – Herschelle Gibbs
What do you think the Cricket Sixes will be like? Sum it up in three words.
“Action. Excitement. Sixfest.” – Ryan Ten Doeschate
“Fun, fierce and a spectacle.” – Shahid Afridi
And four cricket tips for dummies
Cricket is not that boring...
While tests last up to five days, one day internationals, T20s and the Sixes have limits on how many balls can be bowled and cater more to the modern, frenetic lifestyle.
Cricket is a rather dangerous sport...
What’s dangerous about a bunch of posh ‘country club’ men in all-whites? Bowlers are actively encouraged to intimidate batsmen by bowling ‘bodyline’, hurling 90 to 100mph ‘bouncers’ at the opposition’s body. Keep in mind that a cricket ball is every bit as hard, if not harder, than a baseball, and weighs slightly more!
Seriously, cricket is a dangerous sport...
Again, unlike baseball, the fielders (with the exception of the wicket-keeper) don’t wear gloves to catch the ball. They also stand in ridiculous positions in dangerous proximity to the batsman – like the appropriately-named ‘silly mid-off’.
A ‘duck’ doesn’t refer to a bird...
Don’t go looking around for a quacker when someone gets out for a duck. A duck means the batsman got out without
scoring a single run. They usually die of shame.
Kowloon Cricket Club Oct 28-30 hkticketing.com
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