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  1. Dick Rockett

    MCC Moves to limit bat dimensions

    Cricinfo link. "About time!" I thought. Proposed limits are 40mm at the edge and 67mm to the ridge, which is around today's average level. Would've preferred a regression towards the smaller bats of old (eg. my Gray Nicholls Scoop from the 80s has a 20mm edge). Not sure these new regs will make...
  2. Dick Rockett

    Ticket prices to internationals in NZ over the last decade or so

    Hi all. It's been a long time. Listen, purely for my own amusement: does anyone have any ticket stubs from international matches *in New Zealand* over the last decade or so? I'm actually pretty appalled at how expensive it's become to attend cricket here, and especially how rapidly prices have...
  3. Dick Rockett

    Search capability

    I'm constantly being frustrated by the limits of the search function on CW, is there any way to add functionality? Specifically the main problems I have with it is searching with multiple words; say, "Jamie How" will bring up posts with either of those terms in the text but there seems to be no...
  4. Dick Rockett

    How is this possible?

    Wtf?
  5. Dick Rockett

    Attachments - specifically images

    Is it possible to attach a full sized image to a post, ie. it will display like a linked image, but has been uploaded from your local machine? If so, how is it done?
  6. Dick Rockett

    Referrals?

    Just wondering what is meant by the "referrals" listed after "find all posts..." and "find all threads..." in a user's profile.
  7. Dick Rockett

    Cricket without stumps

    Ok, this could be the stupidest thread of all time, but bear with me. As I was idly waiting for my stupid bus to show up 15 minutes late the other day, I was whimsically amusing myself by imagining what cricket would be like if there were no stumps. So how would our great game be different...
  8. Dick Rockett

    Rule clarification needed

    Ok, this is probably going to be a short thread, but anyway. Can anyone tell me what the rule is regarding bowling outside the longitudinal lines painted in the bowling crease area, as shown here: The reason I ask is that I've seen Dan Vettori and Makhaya Ntini do it many, many times in the...
  9. Dick Rockett

    Cricketing tarts

    Ok, I know we've had similar threads before, but I reckon this is sufficiently different. Basically I'm curious as to which cricket grounds around the world people have actually visited? I'm mainly interested in FC and international grounds (even though I'm sure your local club pitch is...
  10. Dick Rockett

    Rules that need to change

    We all love the game of cricket, no doubt about that, but it isn't perfect. There are arcane little rules and technicalities that annoy, that aren't fair, or perhaps negatively affect a good contest. And then there was the supersub. My particular bugbear is that a fielder can throw the stumps...
  11. Dick Rockett

    Runs off a deflection

    I was watching the NZ v SA game last night and saw an incident in which a South African outfielder threw down the stumps, causing a ricochet which the batsmen took another run off. Now, I don't think it's fair that the fielding side should be penalised for good fielding like that. Perhaps the...
  12. Dick Rockett

    We like the sponsors, but...

    Is anyone getting tired of the commercialism that is taking over cricket? Or even sport in general? I know the sponsors are crucial to the survival of the game, but now it's getting ridiculous. In NZ, we had the TelstraClear Black Caps. What happened to playing for good old New Zealand? What...
  13. Dick Rockett

    "Doctored" pitches

    '"They are very good at preparing conditions to suit themselves I think," Smith said of his hosts.' That's Graeme Smith, guys and dolls. Now I completely disagree with this statement, and although it was dressed up diplomatically, I feel it was a criticism of the way NZ prepares for its home...
  14. Dick Rockett

    Rate the commentators

    For me the commentators can either make or ruin a day watching cricket from the sofa. Who gets your respect? Who really annoys you? I'll always have a soft spot for Henry Blofeld. Glenn Turner & Brian Waddle are two of the best, IMO. Richie Benaud's a great one also, as long as I can change the...

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