tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post39090536459976435..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Rules of CricketCro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61852505506758010492018-06-12T16:12:30.015+01:002018-06-12T16:12:30.015+01:00You didn't miss much Weave.You didn't miss much Weave.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40461887083260751312018-06-12T16:12:07.453+01:002018-06-12T16:12:07.453+01:00He got that bit right.He got that bit right.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81328902985126394572018-06-12T16:11:50.312+01:002018-06-12T16:11:50.312+01:00The more I watch Rugby, the less I seem to underst...The more I watch Rugby, the less I seem to understand.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80125744223768097112018-06-12T16:10:57.584+01:002018-06-12T16:10:57.584+01:00And reasonably accurate.And reasonably accurate.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51035959087535273692018-06-12T16:10:41.040+01:002018-06-12T16:10:41.040+01:00Lady Magnon used to make the Teas for my sons team...Lady Magnon used to make the Teas for my sons team. It was a lot of work!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50675781612549952922018-06-12T15:36:06.967+01:002018-06-12T15:36:06.967+01:00Didn't work on my site but really cricket has ...Didn't work on my site but really cricket has always been a closed book and not sure I want enlightening anyway.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3952450421241570762018-06-12T14:47:47.986+01:002018-06-12T14:47:47.986+01:00As good as any explanation of the game, especially...As good as any explanation of the game, especially the getting drunk part afterwards! Funnylocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57192912374690551082018-06-12T13:50:09.217+01:002018-06-12T13:50:09.217+01:00Quite amusing. By osmosis, I seem to know a bit mo...Quite amusing. By osmosis, I seem to know a bit more about the game .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72276928336547229082018-06-12T12:27:28.368+01:002018-06-12T12:27:28.368+01:00That was funny.That was funny.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74438200826973106972018-06-12T10:13:27.048+01:002018-06-12T10:13:27.048+01:00Our dad played cricket and I loved the sunny Summe...Our dad played cricket and I loved the sunny Summer days when we used to go and watch him and the tea in the Pavillion ..... that was my favourite bit ! <br />Hope you are feeling a bit cheerier today Cro ...... I don’t think it’s like you to be down is it ?...... is it the weather ? XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11230583351056811652018-06-12T10:01:16.241+01:002018-06-12T10:01:16.241+01:00Viv used to knock them out of the ground at Rishto...Viv used to knock them out of the ground at Rishton. Anybody waiting for a bus in the nearby street stood the risk of a headache. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72304536506081311282018-06-12T09:28:59.633+01:002018-06-12T09:28:59.633+01:00There are only three types of real cricket. Prep&#...There are only three types of real cricket. Prep' school cricket, village cricket, and test cricket. I remember the days of Botham, Richards, and Co, very well. That was the last time I really took an interest. It's never been the same since.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81292361459728468042018-06-12T09:26:13.905+01:002018-06-12T09:26:13.905+01:00I was a member at Sussex in the early 1980's w...I was a member at Sussex in the early 1980's when Imran was still playing. It was often lacklustre.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68217743514500883822018-06-12T09:22:50.463+01:002018-06-12T09:22:50.463+01:00Crikey. That's not cricket. Cricket is what th...Crikey. That's not cricket. Cricket is what the Windies used to play. <br /><br />Come back Viv Richards. All is forgiven. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70405482221102183202018-06-12T09:17:41.365+01:002018-06-12T09:17:41.365+01:00Ah, those were the days. I remember them well. I a...Ah, those were the days. I remember them well. I also recall sitting in the LCCC members stand (another wonderful British use of words) watching England v Pakistan in 1975. Now it's just a business like any other. Which is a shame. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9951060354288270112018-06-12T09:08:40.817+01:002018-06-12T09:08:40.817+01:00But, we love it; at least I do!But, we love it; at least I do!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2183487534215146512018-06-12T08:59:55.788+01:002018-06-12T08:59:55.788+01:00Yeh, that's cricket for you.Yeh, that's cricket for you. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5020673319716500912018-06-12T07:28:13.204+01:002018-06-12T07:28:13.204+01:00Ha ha! I think these are the exact same comments t...Ha ha! I think these are the exact same comments the pensioners make, like in this video! <br />xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23171039114214848872018-06-12T07:05:38.718+01:002018-06-12T07:05:38.718+01:00Perhaps you should show the video to the 'pens...Perhaps you should show the video to the 'pensioners'!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41034105394282204222018-06-12T06:40:58.478+01:002018-06-12T06:40:58.478+01:00There are young people, I think from Shrilanka, th...There are young people, I think from Shrilanka, that play cricket in an old empty parking area near our neighbourhood and, pensioners who sit around to watch them play seem to have learnt the rules. I will have to look at the video now. <br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.com