Cricket - November 2006

Cricket terminology does confuse me a lot. Consider this:

1. When a bowler gets a batsman out, he gets a "wicket"

2. When the pitch has a lot of pace and bounce, it's called a "fast wicket"

3. When a fielder throws down the stumps with the ball, it is said that he has "broken the wicket"

So what on earth is a wicket? To complify things further, the 22-yard area between the two set of stumps is called the "wicket", the "pitch" and the "Track".

So if three things have the same term, and the same thing has three different terms, how are novices like me going to understand the game? So who or what is responsible for the origin of this wicket-wicket-wicket confusion?

2006-11-28 22:41:23 · 4 answers · asked by pressurekooker 4

2006-11-28 22:02:55 · 21 answers · asked by asdsadasd a 1

2006-11-28 22:02:09 · 20 answers · asked by asdsadasd a 1

2006-11-28 21:45:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

tendulkar is the greatest batsman in the history of cricket bar don bradman!! ur not going to see a player like sachin for a very long time!!! so why not enjoy seeing him play while he plays cause he doesnt have many years left in him!!! im not indian but im glad i saw tendulkar play in my lifetime!!! he has done so much for ur country...so he is entitled to have a few failures!!!! same goes for rahul dravid!!! god indian fans are hard to please arent they?? since lara is going to retire soon ....tendulkar is the only one left!!! ponting is great...but he is no sachin tendulkar!!!! even bradman himself said....tendulkar bats just like him and even said sachin is the best he has seen along with graeme pollock!!! so lets just watch and see one of crickets greatest players bat....once tendulkar and dravid are gone....u will regret attacking him all the time and not enjoying watching him bat!!!! as a cricket fan i say please let tendulkar play on until he is like 38!!!!

2006-11-28 21:35:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

can i have the link also

2006-11-28 21:34:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Ashes had never been exclusive to the two nations and had passed from England/Australia to other winning test match nations, who would have them now?...

2006-11-28 21:29:59 · 5 answers · asked by Alyosha 4

2006-11-28 21:13:35 · 13 answers · asked by naresh m 1

Which of the matches are day matches and whihc are dya night matches. Are any of the matches India is playing day night match. These quereis are specisif to the 2007 Cricket World Cup

2006-11-28 20:43:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-28 20:39:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-28 20:35:39 · 8 answers · asked by uzval v 1

2006-11-28 20:15:04 · 4 answers · asked by amanulla k 1

2006-11-28 19:36:40 · 9 answers · asked by subir _dutta 1

thanks

2006-11-28 19:29:13 · 5 answers · asked by Mr Jinx 7

Just wanna know what Greg Chappell did and say wrong? Is it not true that our MPs are being paid only for their riots and negotiations in Parliament... All are corrupt and stupid... Just tell me out of 543 how many are graduate? Just tell me...

2006-11-28 19:16:48 · 7 answers · asked by NeedHelp? 1

2006-11-28 19:12:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just tell me What is Indian Team in one word?

2006-11-28 19:09:28 · 12 answers · asked by NeedHelp? 1

i invented a version of cricket in which a single match is contested by three teams-not two.specifically i want to put this idea to the indian cricket board cos they have the best understanding of the commercial and entertainment implications of cricket.my intention is that my invented game be played as an annual once-off,one match event involving india,pakistan and sri lanka to be played perhaps in sharjah.although it will be a one match event it has aspects that give it great commercial and entertainment potential.the bcci will understand this better than most cos asians play cricket with the most flair and generate the biggest revenues too.

2006-11-28 18:28:37 · 4 answers · asked by anyathe 1

Now india became weak as they last their momentum in both bat and bowl. Now the team lost thier captain who has been injured and he also averages high against the opponent like SA when compared to others.. Can Indian team able to win upcoming matches.

2006-11-28 17:51:12 · 21 answers · asked by Ana 3

Indian batsman are not batting well in the recent matches. Only Rahul is batting well n able to score runs. wat u think about this? who is finest batsman at this time??

2006-11-28 17:30:41 · 19 answers · asked by Ana 3

The BCCI pays huge amounts in dollars to these foreign coaches, and what happens? Greg helped in throwing out Ganguly (the poor guy should have had a fair chance), created controversaries in the media, and to top it all, recently insulted our MPs in Parliament...
Therefore, I say..hire our own coaches...

2006-11-28 17:28:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Granted cricket is more popular in the states, whereas "501" is the choice on the other side of the Atlantic. I've seen those PDC guys play cricket when in the states, and they're not bad!

2006-11-28 17:18:52 · 10 answers · asked by Harry Reams 2

2006-11-28 17:10:40 · 5 answers · asked by ashok s 1

2006-11-28 17:08:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i say the worst umpires are:
1.billy bowden(silly billy...need i say more)
2.steve buknor(utterly hopeless)
3.rudi koertzen(makes very bad decisions)
4.ashoka de silva(dont think he even knows the LBW law)
5.billy doctrove(has no authority as an umpire)

best umpires:
1.aleem dar(great umpire..odd mistake here and there)
2.simon taufel(great umpire...few mistakes over the past few games)
3.darrel harper(pretty good)
4.mark benson(improving...i didnt like him b4...but now he is getting most decisions correct)

Why on earth arent they using technology such as hawkeye and snicko??? ppl say its not 100% accurate....well its more accurate than any umpire!!! i have seen mathces been decided by 1 poor decision!!! cricket needs to move into the 21century...all the other sports have ...only cricket is lagging behind!!! ICC is full of idiots!!! speed has no spine....he should step down...ponting has been given many chances over the past few months when he was clearly out!!BULLSH.IT

2006-11-28 14:06:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

ganguly is bloody useless....u ball 1 bouncer at him and he gets really scared of the ball and backs away the next ball....shane bond showed this in the tri series in zimbabwe.....ganguly didnt have a clue on how to play shane bond that day!!! ganguly cannot play the swinging ball....he is a very bad influence in the team.....when he plays...he plays for himself.....btw im not an indian!!!! why do indians get so angry when india lose a few games.....what makes u think ur so good anyway.....tell me what major trophy u have WON in recent years.....u won the world cup like 100 years ago!!!! indian cricket is full of hype and the rest of the world gets involved in that hype!!! dhoni isnt a good player....he couldnt do anything against the mighty aussies...yet indians like him cause he got a 100 against sri lanka or bangladesh!!! sehwag needs to lose weight before he plays for india!!! indian team is full of fat pimps...aussie team if full of athletes!!! thats the difference!!!!

2006-11-28 13:50:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

a year and a half: does it mean a year and an another half yr or just half year.

2006-11-28 12:11:20 · 7 answers · asked by bob w 1

2006-11-28 11:14:39 · 7 answers · asked by dchanultimo 1

i have a signed bat would like to have a plaque made with all the players names on it as i would like sell the two together

2006-11-28 09:45:42 · 4 answers · asked by jdp1406 1

i have a signed bat would like to have a plaque made with all the players names on it as i would like sell the two together

2006-11-28 09:45:00 · 2 answers · asked by jdp1406 1