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[Oracle]

I'm not going to pretend I understand LBW or other Cricket rules .... I just miss the sight of those portly athletes in their whites, the sound of leather on willow, crustless cucumber sarnies, Battenburg cake and other metaphors and Double Entendres ...

"The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey" ....

"What a magnificent shot! No, he's out." - Tony Greig.

Why did the Brits not popularise Cricket in Cyprus ?

What a waste of space Golf courses are

Yes I propose that Cricket can civilise the Cypriot .....

Where's it being played?

[miltiades]

I'm not going to pretend I understand LBW or other Cricket rules .... I just miss the sight of those portly athletes in their whites, the sound of leather on willow, crustless cucumber sarnies, Battenburg cake and other metaphors and Double Entendres ...

"The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey" ....

"What a magnificent shot! No, he's out." - Tony Greig.

Why did the Brits not popularise Cricket in Cyprus ?

What a waste of space Golf courses are

Yes I propose that Cricket can civilise the Cypriot .....

Where's it being played?

Oracle can you hazard a guess as whether I like cricket or not ?

[bill cobbett]

Miltiades bowling a maiden over.

[Jerry]

Yeh! old bats always find cricket interesting.

[Oracle]

Just as well it's not the Cricket per se, but all the "accessories" I miss ....

[Oracle]

I'm not going to pretend I understand LBW or other Cricket rules .... I just miss the sight of those portly athletes in their whites, the sound of leather on willow, crustless cucumber sarnies, Battenburg cake and other metaphors and Double Entendres ...

"The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey" ....

"What a magnificent shot! No, he's out." - Tony Greig.

Why did the Brits not popularise Cricket in Cyprus ?

What a waste of space Golf courses are

Yes I propose that Cricket can civilise the Cypriot .....

Where's it being played?

Oracle can you hazard a guess as whether I like cricket or not ?

As an excuse for quashing down the refreshments I would hazard it meets with your approval ...

[Svetlana]

The British legacy of cricket is alive and well in Cyprus; there are ten teams, five cricket grounds and a National team which has toured in Europe.

Most players are from the Asian sub continent.

Went to see one of the teams play against a visiting English team last year; very enjoyable.

Lana

[bill cobbett]

The British legacy of cricket is alive and well in Cyprus; there are ten teams, five cricket grounds and a National team which has toured in Europe.

Most players are from the Asian sub continent.

Went to see one of the teams play against a visiting English team last year; very enjoyable.

Lana

That does remind me that I saw a group of Sri Lankan chaps playing cricket on a bit of green in Rhodes (Town) a couple of years ago. Brought a smile to my face.

[Oracle]

Hooray for the Sri Lankans popularising Cricket in a roundabout way ... must say I forgot about their strong association

[Svetlana]

There are two Sri Lankan teams, a mixed Indian/Pakistani team an ex-pat team, an Amdocs team, a couple of British military teams and quite a few Repatriate Cypriots from SA, Australia etc.

lana PS Don't tell Feisty, she will only want to come along and watch!