I looked this up, and found it also to be applied to a British football player named Peter Crouch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Crouch). ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 29 November, 2008 05:06 Subject: [USMA:42082] Two metre Peter
Dear All, Today, as I watched part of a game of cricket between Australia and New Zealand, I was amused to hear a tall New Zealand player referred to as 'Two-metre Peter'. Unlike basketball, the game of cricket does not depend on height for success so there is a normal range of heights among the players. By the way, this is a test match so it is a single game with four innings — and the whole match can last up to five days! It's a leisurely business watching cricket. Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
