BS: He's got Four Balls!

Subject: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 05:24 AM

Just couldn't resist - now a cricketer has got 4 consecutive wickets off 4 consecutive balls - apparently a world first.

You naughty lot!

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: jimlad9
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 05:45 AM

The late great Fred Trueman on a tour of Pakistan was introduced to a local Prince by the England interpreter with the words " His Highness has 84 wives and 157 children".

Fred replied "If he gets another wife will he get a new ball?"

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: skipy
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 07:38 AM

Polyorchid.
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 12:13 PM

Jimlad - way over my head.

Why was Freds remark funny / witty ?

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: GUEST,ib48
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 12:38 PM

how big is his wicket?

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: Mrrzy
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 12:43 PM

4 balls is a walk - so walk with pride, laddie!

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: MMario
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 12:46 PM

it's a cricket joke - why should it make sense - the game doesn't!

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: jimlad9
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 01:13 PM

Guest

In a cricket match the bowling team get a new ball when they have bowled 85 overs.
1 over is 6 balls bowled.

Jim

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: autolycus
Date: 29 Mar 07 - 03:51 PM

For 84 overs,the ball gets more and more worn,so increasingly useless to fast bowlers,and the preference of slow bowlers.

   So fast bowlers,like Fred look forward to the 85th over when the captain can ask for a new ball,and the fast bowlers can get their best chance.

   New balls,because of their smoothness,go thru quickest.

   Only one person has taken 5 wickets in 5 deliveries,CWL. Parker for Notts v. Yorks in 1922,but the second was a no-ball.

    NALOPKT.





      I.

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 05:38 AM

Thanks for the explanation JimLad.

Never stopped laughing since :-)

My son-in-law is a keen cricketer and I enjoy winding him up when he visits outside of the cricket season by telling him there is some tins of paint in the shed if he wants the excitement of watching it dry.

never taken me up on it though ... wonder if it would be too much for him ......

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: GUEST,ib48
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 05:44 AM

isnt the world cup exciting?

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 05:51 AM

Yes, but they are only allowed to play with one ball at a time for the whole game...

Subject: RE: BS: He's got Four Balls!
From: jimlad9
Date: 30 Mar 07 - 06:31 AM

Autocyclus

You are far more eloquent than I.

Ta Jim