Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[Howe_zat]

I love it

'caught hooking to German bight'
'a lovely lofted drive through Trafalgar'
'they need to put in some more Hebrides'

 

[Howe_zat]

The only question is how to communicate to shipping navigators that there's a left hander on strike

 

[Magrat Garlick]

The only question is how to communicate to shipping navigators that there's a left hander on strike

"there's been a change of wind, rotate your charts about the north axis"

 

[Starfighter]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1781358471025205646

a modest proposal to make cricket less silly

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Better than saying 'third' for third man.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I always knew Dover was cow corner.

 

[Starfighter]

The only problem I see with it is lack of precision on the off side for slips/gully. Hence I suggest abolishing the two-behind-square rule and bringing back leg theory.

 

[Midwinter]

I have been sent to field in the Faeroes a few times.

 

[mackembhoy]

Simon Harmer (902 FC wickets) needs 4 more wickets to go past Claude Henderson (905) to be the South African spinner with the most FC wickets.

Gone past him now with 3 in match, now on 908.

 

[WICFan]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cw07j0zk6xzo

 

[_Ed_]

Former Zimbabwe player Guy Whittall injured by leopard

He required surgery to wounds sustained on his head and his hand but is said to be in stable condition

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[AndrewB]

Gone past him now with 3 in match, now on 908.

What about Charlie Llewellyn with 1013?

 

[AndrewB]

On a related note: with the death of Derek Underwood I think Norman Gifford is now the only living player to have taken 2000+ FC wickets.