On 9/14/05, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 14, 2005, at 12:51 AM, frank theriault wrote: > > > One day cricket? > > Each team bats for 50 overs, or until the opposing team gets them all > out. The match lasts for one day instead of the usual five, and the > teams wear colourful uniforms.
That's illuminating! > I think the most similar American pastime would be fishing. Some > people find it exciting but most just enjoy getting drunk and sunburnt. Watching fishing on TV is about as interesting as watching poker on the tube (how does poker end up on sports channels, anyway - cards is a sport?). As far as drinking and getting sun, I don't need fishing as an excuse to do those things <g>. Reminds me of Mark Twain's comment that golf is a lovely nature walk, ruined <g>. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
