Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Colin, I can only speak for the game, not for the spectators !. It is a lovely sport, although highly commercialized now. I haven't gone to a match for more than 20 years and did not watch it even on TV for about 15 years, until about 5 years ago, they started telecasting on pay-per-view channel here in the US. To my dismay, I saw players wearing bright colorful clothes. I still prefer the off-white cricket clothes. BTW, cricket is nice to watch on TV too, where I hope they don't show fans urinating !. - - Jay > > Jay, you mention nothing of the beer swilling louts (fans) that go to many > cricket games and get blind drunk. I know for sure that I could take my family > along to a baseball game here in North America but I wouldn't have done that in > the UK. And yes, I spent 29 years in the UK so I have seen the art and grace of > cricket fans urinating openly after too many lagers. > > Jay Kumarasamy wrote: > > > You call baseball a sport !, watching players spitting. I think its the most > > disgusting 'sport' to watch, atleast on TV ! > > > > You should watch cricket sometime - a superior form of baseball with class. > > Test matches are long and boring, but the one day games are much better. > > > > It is a game with a touch of art and grace, not just muscle power, and a > > pleasure to watch - true to the word 'sport'. > > > > If you are ever in England, in summer, on a nice sunny day :-), when > > one-day test matches are going on at Lord's, don't miss it. It will be > > a treat. > > > > - Jay > > > > > > > > > >