Comments on: What happens when you cross a Cricket with a Grudge? http://thebenchjockeys.com/2011/03/26/when-is-a-cricket-match-something-much-more/ Inspired Content, Buzzworthy Discussion and Critical Analysis at the Intersection of Sports & Politics Fri, 07 Aug 2015 20:43:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.29 By: Dan The Man http://thebenchjockeys.com/2011/03/26/when-is-a-cricket-match-something-much-more/#comment-99 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:39:57 +0000 http://thebenchjockeys.com/?p=280#comment-99 I’d try to follow Cricket…but it would cut into my NASCAR time.

]]> By: Harpo http://thebenchjockeys.com/2011/03/26/when-is-a-cricket-match-something-much-more/#comment-68 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:02:41 +0000 http://thebenchjockeys.com/?p=280#comment-68 Did you know we in America, land of the 60″ LCD TV, we could have actually watched these matches, and in HD no less? Faster than you can say “Cricket Ticket”, DirecTV jumped on The Bench Jockey’s trailblazing wagon, and launched a TV package showing every game of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. For 5 points, without using Google, tell me where in the world is Hambantota, host of the Sri Lanka v Canada grudge match. I wonder how many people on this side of the pond (or pool) coughed up 149 beans for this privilege.

I did find this little morsel, as a cricket term: Hat trick
Getting three batters “out” in three successive pitches…so called because in the 17th century, a pitcher/bowler who accomplished the feat was rewarded by an immediate bonus, collected by passing a hat among gathered spectators.

For those scoring along at home, Sri Lanka clobbered Canada by 210 runs, so I presume they covered. Sri Lanka beat the Kiwi team by 5 wickets with 13 balls remaining in the 1st Semi-Final.

]]> By: Spounder http://thebenchjockeys.com/2011/03/26/when-is-a-cricket-match-something-much-more/#comment-22 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:29:04 +0000 http://thebenchjockeys.com/?p=280#comment-22 Boy, that guy looks worse than an Eagles fan…Im thinking Fantasy Cricket.

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