101 Cricket Quotes

Jardine Crombie

Description

This collection of 101 quotes on the subject of cricket brings together comments from players, spectators and commentators. It highlights the humour within the sport and the way innocent comments can easily have another meaning!

Sujets

• Críquet
• Cricket

Informations

• Publié par: Crombie Jardine Publishing Limited
• Date de parution: 20 mai 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781471714443
• Langue: English

Extrait

Introduction
 

This collection of 101 quotes on the subject of cricket brings together comments from players, spectators and commentators. It highlights the humour within the sport and the way innocent comments can easily have another meaning!
 
A
 

Jonathan Agnew
John Arlott
Mike Atherton
 
 
1
 

“He didn’t quite get his leg over”
 
Jonathan Agnew, after Ian Botham had spun around off balance and tried (unsuccessfully) to step over the wicket
 
2
 

“It’s hit high in the air, it’s safe and... out!”
 
Jonathan Agnew
 
3
 

“I’ve never got to the bottom of streaking”
 
Jonathan Agnew
 
4
 

“Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator”
 
John Arlott
 
5
 

“What we have here is a clear case of Mann’s inhumanity to Mann”
 
John Arlott, on ‘Tufty’ Mann (bowler) giving George Mann (batsman) some difficulties
 
6
 

“When you restrict a side to 170, 99 times out of ten you feel confident”
 
Mike Atherton
 
B
 

Rob Bailey
Trevor Bailey
Banner
Simon Barnes
BBC news announcer
Richie Benaud
Tony Benneworth
Jeffrey Bernard
Henry Blofeld
Ian Botham
Geoff Boycott
Rick Broadbent
 
 
7
 

“Nigeria... very much the dark horses of this tournament”
 
Rob Bailey
 
8
 

“I don’t think he expected it, and that’s what caught him unawares”
 
Trevor Bailey
 
9
 

“Sean Pollock there, a carbon copy of his dad. Except he’s a bit taller and he’s got red hair”
 
Trevor Bailey
 
10
 

“The first time you face up to a googly you’re going to be in trouble if you’ve never faced one before”

Trevor Bailey
 
11
 

“The obvious successor to Brearley at the moment isn’t obvious”
 
Trevor Bailey
 
12
 

“The Port Elizabeth ground is more of a circle than an oval. It’s long and square”
 
Trevor Bailey
 
13
 

“If The Poms Bat First, Tell The Taxi To Wait”
 
Banner at a Test match in Sydney
 
14
 

“The traditional dress of the Australian cricketer is the baggy green cap on the head and the chip on the shoulder. Both are ritualistically assumed”

Simon Barnes