Communication with Cricinfo

[Engle]

Have you ever received a response or any interaction with Cricinfo ?

I have had 3 :

1. Had a comment published in the commentary of the recent England / Pakistan Test series

2. Received an answer to a statistical question from Steven Lynch

3. Won a book on a Caption Contest : " My favourite Cricketer - Forty great players through the eyes of the world's finest cricket writers "

 

[trundler]

I pissed off some Pakistanis on an Osman Samiuddin article once.

 

[Gnske]

Asked George Dobell a simple question once and he didn't react well

 

[fredfertang]

Asked Steven Lynch several questions, or more accurately the same question several times - he never did answer it

 

[Engle]

Asked Steven Lynch several questions, or more accurately the same question several times - he never did answer it

You have to ask him a question that will garner his interest and that is worthy of being published.
Also, make sure the question is answerable with some statistical research. If it's too complex, he won't be able to answer.

He's answered 2 other questions of mine from The Guardian UK

He surprisingly responded to a personal question of mine, when I asked him why was he responding many times from some bloke in Nigeria. He replied that because that fellow sends him torrents of questions and so he picks a few to comply. Perhaps, you should flood him similarly.

 

[Daemon]

Been published in the match commentary once pretty long ago. iirc it was when Laxman picked up a test wicket in England.

 

[fredfertang]

You have to ask him a question that will garner his interest and that is worthy of being published.
Also, make sure the question is answerable with some statistical research. If it's too complex, he won't be able to answer.

He's answered 2 other questions of mine from The Guardian UK

He surprisingly responded to a personal question of mine, when I asked him why was he responding many times from some bloke in Nigeria. He replied that because that fellow sends him torrents of questions and so he picks a few to comply. Perhaps, you should flood him similarly.

The question I asked him was how many First Class matches have been played in Berkshire - I had to find out for myself in the end

 

[kingkallis]

Did a match report for them in 2009 ( India v Australia @ Vadodara ) and comments got published several times in 2017.

 

[sledger]

I prefer to have as little communication with them as possible, as I do with most people.

 

[Daemon]

41,459 posts suggest otherwise

 

[Mr Miyagi]

41,459 posts suggest otherwise

Yeah but its 41,459 little posts.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The question I asked him was how many First Class matches have been played in Berkshire - I had to find out for myself in the end

Yeah that is a pretty boring question tbf

 

[fredfertang]

Yeah that is a pretty boring question tbf

I'm a lawyer - it's unreasonable to expect me to say anything interesting

 

[Mr Miyagi]

I'm a lawyer - it's unreasonable to expect me to say anything interesting

A reasonable man is an objective construct riding a Clapham omnibus, whereas a lawyer is a person who in paradise may sit in his chair, inspect the text, and answer all questions without raising his eyes.

 

[fredfertang]

A reasonable man is an objective construct riding a Clapham omnibus, whereas a lawyer is a person who in paradise may sit in his chair, inspect the text, and answer all questions without raising his eyes.

Don't forget the blue pencil

 

[Mr Miyagi]

Don't forget the blue pencil

Well if the reasonable man on the Clapham omnibus finds there is an agreement his expectation is that only the unreasonable clauses are omitted from the rest of the agreement for a lawyer sitting in his chair in paradise and is obviously upheld (unless a total failure of peppercorns rendering it nudum pactum). #Omnibus common sense.

Like Sharon Stone said in Basic Instinct while kind of dressed and not techincally nude, 'what are you going do, void me for smoking'?

Mr and Mrs Fredfertang may push their beds together tonight after researching my last post. My good work here is done.

 

[fredfertang]

Well if the reasonable man on the Clapham omnibus finds there is an agreement his expectation is that only the unreasonable clauses are omitted from the rest of the agreement for a lawyer sitting in his chair in paradise and is obviously upheld (unless a total failure of peppercorns rendering it nudum pactum). #Omnibus common sense.

Like Sharon Stone said in Basic Instinct while kind of dressed and not techincally nude, 'what are you going do, void me for smoking'?

I think the only possible riposte to that is, 'mine's a gin and tonic please'

 

[Mr Miyagi]

I think the only possible riposte to that is, 'mine's a gin and tonic please'

That was Friday. Saturday was wine. Today is Scotch.

What are you - a conveyancer?

 

[fredfertang]

Not unless I really can't avoid it

 

[Mr Miyagi]

Not unless I really can't avoid it

I have never done a conveyance. But it was good enough for Jardine.

In NZ we had a "leaky home syndrome"((google it if you're remotely interested in torts and construction negligence, big here and in Canada) but the UK never had council inspector liability relevant to speak of) - I have viewed far too many and I mean many conveyancing files, that said.