China?

[NasserFan207]

at fixing?

Nah, they suck at that.

Is there any evidence that the game would be popular in China though? Or is it just the government there trying to push a new sport for propoganda purposes etc

 

[NUFAN]

I wonder how many of them will be trying to bowl chinaman's?

 

[G.I.Joe]

....good one...we must make sure that they are equal strength in both departments...and not a messy imbalance we have created in our teams.

I'm glad we're on the same page. We're such visionaries

 

[G.I.Joe]

I wonder how many of them will be trying to bowl chinaman's?

boom tish!

 

[TT Boy]

If cricket became an Olympic sport then it would take off. Rugby, the 7 man game is taking off and is receiving generous funding since being admitted into the Games. Played only 1 game of cricket here in Beijing at Dulwich College and it was played by all ex-pats. Good standard as well but no local interest at all.

 

[Daemon]

Played only 1 game of cricket here in Beijing at Dulwich College and it was played by all ex-pats. Good standard as well but no local interest at all.

This, unfortunately has been the problem for almost all developing teams. A quick glance through the squads in the world cricket league div 2 onwards will give you an indication of the imbalanced proportion of locals vs expats.

In Singapore, our entire team is played by Sri Lankans, Pakistanis and Indians. Same goes with Hong Kong

 

[andyc]

If cricket became an Olympic sport then it would take off. Rugby, the 7 man game is taking off and is receiving generous funding since being admitted into the Games. Played only 1 game of cricket here in Beijing at Dulwich College and it was played by all ex-pats. Good standard as well but no local interest at all.

Yeah, same can be said of the club I played in in Shanghai, was basically all expats. Interestingly, the women's team probably had a majority of local players, as expat blokes would bring along their local girlfriends to watch and they'd end up wanting a go.

 

[jashan83]

I wonder how many of them will be trying to bowl chinaman's?

nice one

 

[brockley]

Would like to see china host some one dayers or twenty twneties.

 

[juro]

I wonder how many of them will be trying to bowl chinaman's?

Can all the Ireland team make the ball swing Irish?

Are France the masters of the French cut?

Are there more nationalities referred to in cricket jargon?

 

[benchmark00]

The English have been known to cop a 'smelly' decision or two.

 

[Smudge]

Some of the Australian players are criminally ***y.

 

[brockley]

AFL was a big hit in shanghai overnight,crowd packed out.
Imagine 2 international teams playing t20 there.

 

[Flem274*]

The English have been known to cop a 'smelly' decision or two.

That's a stinker of a pun.