What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

[The Coon Dog]

Seeing as this worked so well of the footy side of things, I thought I'd apply it to our cricket board.

* Feilders in terry towelling hats, ala Ray Bright.

* Cotton cricket shirts with buttons. Dennis Lillee rarely did up any more than 2 buttons allowing the shirt to flap in the wind.

* Batsmen without helmets.

* Ice fights in the crowd.

* No stupid Mexican Waves.

* Test matches with the times of the 3 sessions being 11am-1pm, 1.40pm-3.40pm & 4pm-6pm.

* Touring teams not plugged into I-Pods wearing sunnies.

[Bornadog]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

- The fence as a boundary line.

- The real Bay 13

- World Series Cricket

[LostDoggy]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

This one's a bit tougher than the footy version...but here's a couple:

* A winning Australian team...!!!

* Deck chairs on the lower level of the Ponsford Stand - pre redevelopment

[mighty_west]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

- aluminium bats

- shoulderless bats

- bouncers on a regular basis

- a strong West Indian side

- Greg Chappell hats

- legal underarm deliveries [threw that in just to stir up those Kiwi's]

[LostDoggy]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

The use of the word bumper instead of bouncer (is there a difference?)

[mighty_west]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

The use of the word bumper instead of bouncer (is there a difference?)

Yeah i have actually noticed that Ernie, and from recent players such as Warnie, Gilly & co, maybe it was an Aussie thing? But a bouncer & bumper have always been the same as far as i know, bumper was more a word used in junior cricket.

Weird.

[hujsh]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

- legal underarm deliveries [threw that in just to stir up those Kiwi's]

It's legal according to Mike Hussey. You have to inform the ump and it must bounce no more than once

[ledge]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

More beer, more beer more beer,........
And it was heavy and sold in cans!
Women throwing their knickers from the second tier above bay 13.
No night cricket.
Players valuing their wicket.
8 ball overs.
No field restrictions except only 2 men behind square leg.
Alan McGilvray and his commentary, tapping his pencil on his desk to make the sound of bat on ball.
The little record books with the score sheets to be filled in as the test progressed.
(Actually never used them for the real tests, they were filled in for important games in the back yard)
Oil and holes being dug into pitches overnight to stop games.

[mighty_west]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

8 ball overs.

Lee & Tait bowl 8 ball overs on a regular basis!!!

[The Doctor]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

esky's

moustaches

[LostDoggy]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

Umpire Dickie Bird
Motorcycle helmets
Happy hookers
5 all run at the MCG
Foam style eskys
1 single drunk drongo yelling out at the end of the day

[LostDoggy]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

Yeah i have actually noticed that Ernie, and from recent players such as Warnie, Gilly & co, maybe it was an Aussie thing? But a bouncer & bumper have always been the same as far as i know, bumper was more a word used in junior cricket.

Weird.

There was a difference in the test match game (the one with the 2 dials)

[The Coon Dog]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

There was a difference in the test match game (the one with the 2 dials)

Didn't you love it when you were bowled a bumper & were given out LBW??? Must have been that silly ump who gave Gavaskar out LB.

[Bornadog]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

This one's a bit tougher than the footy version...but here's a couple:

* A winning Australian team...!!!

* Deck chairs on the lower level of the Ponsford Stand - pre redevelopment

I sat on those deck chairs a couple of times. My mate was supposed to invite clients but he invited his mates.

[Remi Moses]

Re: What don't you see at the cricket nowdays?

The West indies having scary pacemen. The MCG grubbing one ball at the batsmans throat the next. Dennis LilleeUnderarm