2006-11-04 21:01:54 · 13 answers · asked by sameerudeen s 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
Barmy Army!
Barmy has been derived from the english word Barm meaning "fan".
Actually it all started with the English fans who went to cheer up their team in Australia. At that time England (1995) were in dire straits and hardly winning any matches and lost to even lowly placed teams like Zimbabwe. This organised fan club boosted the England team with various ways dancing, chanting songs, drums, banners, etc. And fortunately England could win a Test Match at Adelaide and there on this fan club become popular and started supporting the England team on overseas tours. The following history of events could be of interest to you:
January 1995; Barmy Army 1,000 strong in Sydney
March 1995; Cheer on England to famous victory in Adelaide. First Barmy Army T-shirt design created.
Summer 1995; Edgbaston reunion. On day 3, England lost by lunch to the West Indies.
November 1995; Tour to South Africa, no victories.
January 1996; First Barmy Army Cricket Club game against a Soweto XI - began as we carried on by losing. We raised 5,000 Rand (approximately £900).
Summer 1996; Barmy Army reunions at India and Pakistan tests.
November 1996; Zimbabwe, tied test and the Army do well not to react to goading from opposition fans.
January 1997; Great night celebrating series win over New Zealand
Summer 1997; Ashes series at home. CD single 'We are England' released two months too late, just after England lose the series 3-2. The reunion at Edgbaston saw the Army cheer England to a one nil lead; after a marvellous knock by Mark Taylor, under intense media pressure, and a deluge of rain, England attacked the Australian bowling as if it was a one-day game. Athers cannot remember such awesome support at a home game on that famous Sunday afternoon in Birmingham.
Jan-Mar 1998; Caribbean tour - The Barmy Army were out-sung and out-partied by the Trini Posse, a sponsored, professional supporters group from Trinidad and backed by the W.I.C.B. - they vowed to out-sing them next time.
August 1998; Win a series at home against the South Africans. Watched by many members but not in large groups due to difficulty in obtaining tickets.
Nov 98-Feb 99; Ashes tour in Australia. Brilliant tour, huge media interest, two big Barmy Army bashes, some good cricket and an amazing win at Melbourne. Barmy Army CC take on Middle Park and, true to form, lose. Barmy Army wedding at Adelaide Oval.
April 1999; Sharjah tournament, those who could make it had a great time.
Summer 1999; Barmy Army's World Cup anthem, 'Come on England' produced and attracts support from many celebrities and sports personalities who appear in the promotional video.
November 1999-2000; Another successful tour to South Africa, great support for the boys and a Pretoria victory. Memorable tour for those lucky enough to be there - is the England team starting to come together?
Summer 2000; Areas set aside for the Barmy Army at Test match weekends - when the game lasted that long! BACC played six games in the South West, winning two of them. Aiming to have BACC games in other regions soon.
November 2000: Pakistan The Barmy Army faithful braved the hardest tour of all to Pakistan, witnessing some resilient English cricket, and leaving with memories never to be forgotten.
March 2001: Sri Lanka The Army turned up in their thousands for the far more exotic location of Sri Lanka. The victories in Kandy and Colombo were perhaps as memorable as recent away wins in Melbourne and Pretoria. The noise at Colombo when England chased the small target set them vibrated around the whole ground, with all England fans singing together.
November 2001: India The Barmy Army faithful once again braved a difficult tour, the threat of violence between India and Pakistan was ignored by many with Bangalore being the most popular venue, but unfortunately having the worst weather.
February 2002: New Zealand Again the Army turned out in their thousands and scared off the Mad Caps from New Zealand, although they did appear with half an hour to go on the final day at Aukland as the Kiwis manipulated their way to a victory to square the series.
Summer 2002: The Barmy Army Cricket Club placed some serious fixtures and raised money for the Leukemia Research Fund. Prestigious fixtures against Lashings and Bunbury’s will be continued and other high profile fixtures added.
Winter 2002-2003: Ashes Tour. A famous victory in Sydney, watched by thousands of Barmy Army fans made up for the 4-0 drubbing earlier and perhaps the unluckiest series of injuries incurred by a touring side
March 2003: World Cup in South Africa. The Aussies justified their favourites tag and completely dominated the tournament. The highlight for England was a victory in Cape Town against Pakistan and a near victory in Port Elizabeth against Australia.
Summer 2003: England team keeps playing well. The Barmy Army Cricket Club extended its fixture list securing games against Lashings and Bunbury’s again but also saw the emergence of the colts section under Mark Stear at Shenley Cricket Centre with a three day festival for U9’s, U10’s and U11’s.
Winter 2003: Rugby/Cricket Debate. The Rugby World Cup in Australia drew many fans returning to watch a famous victory whilst the cricket die-hards braved the Bangladesh tour. Lots of people joined later on in the winter on a quick return tour to Sri Lanka.
March 2004: West Indies. Barmy Army returns to the Windies after a long awaited 6 years, and take over the islands. The tour was a disaster with the ticket price debate causing all sorts of problems behind the scenes amongst the England fans. However all this was soon forgotten as England played a level of cricket well worth the extortionate levy that was imposed on the most loyal fans in world cricket.
Summer 2004: England continued their fine run of form, beating NZ and the West Indies comfortably. The BACC again played Lashings, home and away, challenged Bunbury’s at our home ground of Stafford CC, amongst other games. Again the colts section grew with Mark Stear securing a day on the Oval strip for the lucky youngsters.
Winter 2004-5: South Africa. The England supporters received glowing revues from the SA media and public, while the team performed heroics on the pitch. Looks as if the Barmy Army are now going to have to become good winners as well as the best losers in the world, although the Aussies are on the horizon and present the biggest challenge possible. Barmy Army Travel successfully brings back all its customers alive.
Summer 2005: After ten years of hard supporting, the Army finally reached their goal by watching England win the Ashes after a dramatic summer. Following the draw in the final test at the Oval that clinched the series, bringing the Ashes back to England for the first time since 1987, thousands flocked into Trafalgar Square to celebrate.
2006-11-07 00:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Barmy Army is an organised group of cricket fans which organises touring parties of its members to follow the English cricket team on all of its overseas tours. The group acquired its name during the 1994 - 1995 Test series in Australia and have represented the England fans on every tour since.
The Barmy Army has the stated goal To make watching cricket more fun and much more popular. The group uses flags, banners, songs and chants to encourage their team and crowd participation in their activities. Australians, both players and supporters, serve especially as foils for their wit.
In contrast to the reputations of some sports fans for hooliganism, the Barmy Army organises itself thoroughly and actively discourages any unsavoury behaviour. The group engages in charity work, and has a good reputation amongst cricket administrators and among some other fans. However, some traditionally-minded cricket followers find the loud repetitive chanting of the Barmy Army annoying and disruptive.
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2006-11-05 00:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The English Cricket fans are known as the Barney Army.
2006-11-05 12:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-05 02:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by Friendly Dilshan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The die hard lovers of English cricket team who follow them from country to country and city to city are called "Barmy Army" and u can see a lot of them in the coming ashes series in Australia.One thing is for sure that they are unlike their football fans who known as trouble makers because this cricket lover group is sort of gentleman group.
2006-11-05 02:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by dua 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-04 21:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I go to the cricket, the only tradition my friends/family and I do, is sit in the sun, get a tan, eat a meat pie, drink beer and do an occasional mexican wave. Some people get dressed up, particularly for the traditional Boxing Day test match, but I would imagine it's pretty similar to a baseball game in terms of traditions of fans watching.
2016-03-19 03:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by Shane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not going to support Burma though their name is Barmy Army.
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2014-09-14 06:13:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-04 21:10:03 · answer #10 · answered by GREY MATTER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-04 21:06:16 · answer #11 · answered by snoomoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋