Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On the other hand I could watch Aussie football (not soccer) for hours at a time. Of course that gave me the impression that all Aussies were a wild and crazy bunch. Len On Jan 11, 2007, at 9:11 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Ric, I am by no means expert. I don't follow a lot of team sport > frankly. Nevertheless you can hardly be an Aussie and not have some > appreciation. Here is a simplistic description of the game. As you > may appreciate there is quite a bit of tradition and jargon > associated with the game. > While there are shorter, more modern versions of the game, the > traditional competition takes place over several days. Nations having > teams include Australia, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New > Zealand, West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe. > Each side has 11 players. Within a test match each team normally > bats twice and bowls (pitches) twice. Bowling is a formal over arm > action which is quite odd compared to a baseball pitch, I suppose. > The ball is typically bounced on the hard ground (pitch) in front > of the batsman. It is intended to bounce up to either hit the three > stumps (wickets)behind the batsman or cause him to hit (even > just a tiny snick) the ball so that one of the bowler's team > catches the ball on the full. The bowler may typically bowl the ball > very quickly, perhaps approaching 90 mph or so or he may cause the > ball to spin so that it bounces unexpectedly. A very good spin > might angle dramatically after bouncing and confound the batsman. > It is also possible to dismiss the batsman by hitting his legs (if > they are in front of the stumps)when he doesn't play a shot with > his bat. The batsman attempts to hit the ball out of reach of the > fielding team. He runs to the other end of the pitch, swapping > places with a second batsman at the other end. Each time they swap > ends without the ball hitting their stumps is one run. Hitting the > ball all the way to the boundary scores more runs (4). Hitting it > over the fence without a bounce scores six runs. Once all of the > batting team are out by being caught or their wickets hit, the > other team bats. A very good score for a batsman might be 100 or > more runs, but it is by no means certain and even the best batsman > might be out for a low or 0 score. A side might for example score > 150 runs say (a low score) or 500 or more. > So whichever team has the most runs after the two innings (turns at > bat) is the winner. > The attractions for the fans include the competition between the > bowlers and batsmen. The catching is often extremely fast and > athletic. For example a catch might happen only a couple of metres > from the bat at full speed (perhaps .5 second reaction time or > after the ball has travelled all the way to the edge of the ground. > The batting and bowling skills are very subtle and fascinating > to the cognoscenti. > An additional benefit is that there is considerable national pride > in the competition and all of the teams have very skilled and > popular members within their home countries. Currently it would be > fair to say that Australia is the dominant country. The current > series of five matches between Australia and England has just > finished with Australia regaining the perpetual trophy, if you like, > which was won by England on the last occasion. > Australia defeating England in a sporting competition is a matter > of much satisfaction locally, akin to say beating an American team > in an international swimming competition. > > OK I hope that makes some sense. I have been careful to be polite > to our English brethren in this simple description. At no time did > I mention the 5-0 result of the five matches, oh sorry England > LUG, that just slipped out. We LUG folk include folks from three > fiercely keen cricketing countries, the third being India which > also has a world class and formidable team. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Ric Carter > Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2007 23:06 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Cricket images MCG > > atsa start > > tanks > > ric > > > On Jan 11, 2007, at 12:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Hi Ric, >> >> Here is a bit of translation: >> >> bowler=pitcher >> boundary=home run >> wicket keeper=catcher >> the three pieces of wood behind the batter=strike zone >> tea=warm beer >> >> That's a start, I will leave it to our Aussie members to fill in >> the rest. >> >> Nathan >> >> Ric Carter wrote: >>> Hey, guys, can one of you recommend an online synopsis of the game >>> for the unwashed? >>> >>> Listening to the Beeb, they seem to shift to some language other >>> than English when they begin talking cricket. >>> >>> I don't need to become an expert, but a passing acquaintance would >>> be nice. >>> >>> Ric >>> >>> >>> On Dec 31, 2006, at 7:18 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote: >>> >>>> For those of English bent, a few images from my visit to the MCG. >>>> It was a great send off for SKW, but a somewhat foreshortened >>>> contest sadly. On to Sydney and cheers: >>>> >>>> http://www.tiny.cc/4HVpF >>>> >>>> Alastair >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Nathan Wajsman >> Almere, The Netherlands >> >> Opportunistic Image Acquisition >> >> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http:// >> www.greatpix.eu >> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >> >> Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >> Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com >> >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information