111 (or any multiple of 111) is called the Nelsons number. There is a weird superstition about this number in English sport and David sheperd is very quaintly reminding us of that by hopping on one foot when the score reached Nelson or Double Nelson(222)
From wikipedia
The number 111 is sometimes called "a Nelson" or "Nelson's" (particularly as a score in cricket or darts) after Admiral Nelson, who allegedly only had "One Eye, One Arm, One Ball" near the end of his life. (This is sometimes bowdlerized to say that he lost "One Eye, One Arm, One Life" during his naval career.) Another suggestion is that the number is derived from his three great victories, thus Copenhagen, Nile and Trafalgar which gives the sequence "Won - Won - Won".
A score of 111 or multiples thereof (called "double nelson", "triple nelson" etc.) is considered an ill omen in cricket, because the figures "111" resemble a wicket without bails. Some people, most notably David Shepherd, practiced superstitions around nelsons.
2007-03-30 02:41:07
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answered by the truth 4
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When the score of an individual or team reaches 111, 222 etc. it is called Nelson.
This is thought to refer to Lord Nelson's lost eye, arm and leg (Nelson actually had both of his legs intact, the third missing body part is mythical). Also, some consider that '111' represents the three stumps without the bails, which symbolizes being out.
It is thought by the superstitious that bad things happen on that score, although an investigation by the magazine The Cricketer in the 1990s found that wickets are no more likely to fall on Nelson and indeed, the score at which most wickets fall is 0.
Umpire David Shepherd made popular the longstanding practise of raising a leg or legs from the ground on Nelson in an effort to avoid ill fate. When crowds noticed this, they would cheer his leg-raising.
2007-03-31 18:02:24
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answered by vakayil k 7
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2016-09-05 22:24:18
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answered by ? 4
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very unlucky
most teams score more than 250+
did you see india thrash 401?
2007-03-31 04:14:24
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answered by Jacky Chan 2
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No
2007-03-29 21:29:16
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answered by Wax Phantom 3
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No.
2007-03-29 21:30:04
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answered by John cena 2
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