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    Tour of Lords

    Um, I don't think there were any Dutch people on ours (although I can't be sure). The reason I've been on so many is I'm a member at the Club, so whenever I bring a guest to a game I usually get them to go on a tour (and as tours are free for members I tag along too). This was actually the...
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    Tour of Lords

    What tour did you go on? I went on my 7th (I think!) tour at the weekend too. The 2 p.m. one on the Saturday. The Long Room normally does have long tables in it, however over the winter as there is no cricket on they take them out (and the chairs) and the room is used for dinners, conferences...
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    The Biggest Disgrace?

    As I see it there were two problems at the Oval. I think it is fair to say (and I know this from when I've been umpiring) that there may be one umpire who is slightly more proactive than another, indeed I don't think anyone is saying that it was Doctrove who suggested that the two of them should...
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    Old School England Cricket Sweater

    The old-style sweaters were never for sale. You may find an ex-player's one on Ebay or at an auction.
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    Have you done a tour of Lord's?

    Well on the tours I've been on there's usually been someone from a country where they don't play much cricket, had Americans, Japanese tourists on the tours. (Also, if you go on a 10am tour when there's a match on, they don't exactly make sure you leave, and you don't need tickets to get into...
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    Have you done a tour of Lord's?

    No, major matches (sorry I should have been a bit clearer) at Lord's this year are the two ODIs, the Ashes Test, the 20/20 games and the Friends Provident Trophy Final. They usually don't have tours on those days or the days beforehand (although it's worth checking as sometimes they do a fairly...
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    Have you done a tour of Lord's?

    I've done 6 tours there! Whenever I take a guest to the ground I always do a tour with them (well when it's not a major match-day). And each one has been different (although one tour guide who I've had twice used the same fairly cringe-worthy jokes both times). Also interesting how far and wide...
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    Cricket Books

    Yes, very good point that, and one commented on by the chairman of the judging panel, Eric Midwinter; he had critical comments on all the books, which I thought was quite a nice approach (not too sycophantic! 8-) You may find this interesting as well, it is pretty much an exact copy of the...
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    Cricket Books

    I was at the Cricket Book Awards last night, which was rather good. The 4 books on the short-list were: Life Beyond the Airing Cupboard by John Barclay Pommies: England Cricket Through an Australian Lens by William Buckland Captain of the Crowd by Tony Laughton Netherland by Joseph O'Neill...
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    Umpire Referrals

    Haha, damn I should have used that description. Nope, my understanding is that it is a human controlled decision, it's also one of the reasons why the ICC are reluctant about its application with regards to the predicative element (that the the global coverage of its use).
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    Umpire Referrals

    Haha, well not it's not "just" a man sitting in a van, but that is one of the integral parts of it when it's used in relation to cricket. They have to know when to switch from a tracking to a predicative element of the system, and this is the way they do it (and is ripe for issues of being...
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    Umpire Referrals

    The problem with Hawk Eye is the way it is actually applied to cricket (which is different to its use in any other sports), and all this stuff about used by the military (great) but it doesn't actually address this main problem. Not a lot of people seem to understand how Hawk Eye is used in...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Well no, not exactly. In the first code of laws, in 1774: it simply said, with regard to umpires: To allow 2 minutes for each man to come in when one is out, and 10 minutes between Each Hand to mark the Ball, that it may not be changed. They are sole judges of all outs and ins, of all fair and...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Indeed: Law 3.2: An umpire shall not be changed during the match, other than in exceptional circumstances, unless he is injured or ill. If there has to be a change of umpire, the replacement shall act only as the striker's end umpire unless the captains agree that he should take full...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Haha.:laugh: Why is no-one else so interested about the fact that the laws allow playing time to be lost due to a bit of rolling?! It's always fascinated me, as it seems so perverse. Good old cricket.
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Well clearly none of you are as interested in the laws of the game as you are in statistics (!). Fred: no, no, no, no, no. :wacko: The umpire would not call Play if the striker was not ready to receive the ball, and as such it means in cricket the opening batsmen can never be out timed out...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    1) Yes you've hit the nail on the head with this one. The official answer is: A run is short only when the batsman, having failed to make good his ground, turns for a further run. It is clear that all regard the ball as dead. Clearly the striker is not trying to take a further run when he goes...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Sorry about the delay. Right, some more laws based questions: 1) The batsmen run a single on the last ball of an over. The striker unintentionally just fails to make good his ground at the bowler’s end, and starts to walk unhurriedly towards his partner for a chat. It is clear that both sides...
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    Cricket Magazines

    I have a full run of the TWC, and have the Cricketer from 1964. So slowly getting there with a full run.
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    In one word: libel. I finally found the book I was looking for (!) "Caught in Court". Very good book, surprised you don't have a copy Zaremba!

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