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  2. Portal:Cricket/Quotes - Wikipedia

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    I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either. Harold Pinter. Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and base - in both senses - greed. John Fowles

  3. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    Cricket To surprise or shock (someone). In cricket, a "six" results from a ball that is hit in the air and beyond the boundary of the field. It is the most valuable outcome for a batsman, being worth (as its name suggests) six runs from one delivery. The bowler who delivered the ball is said to have been "knocked for six". [39] knockout, knock-out

  4. Roy and HG's State of Origin commentary - Wikipedia

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    Roy and HG metaphorically refer to the winning team grabbing a cricket stump, removing the brass ferrules, then applying chilli and inserting it "in, out, in, out" of the losing team's date (a slang word for anus).

  5. The Twelfth Man - Wikipedia

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    This includes both humorous modifications of real-life players, as well as purely fictional names. Virtually all sports and teams are subject to this, except for the Australian cricket team. Names of Indian cricket team and Pakistani cricket team are the most commonly parodied.

  6. 63 Funny Graduation Quotes for the Class of 2024 (Because ...

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    2. “You are graduating from college. That means that this is the first day of the last day of your life. No, that’s wrong. This is the last day of the first day of school.Nope, that’s worse.

  7. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

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    This is relatively common in indoor cricket and is noted separately from run outs, though almost unheard of in first-class cricket. [1] Marillier shot see paddle scoop Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) the cricket club that owns Lord's cricket ground in London NW8. It is the custodian of the laws of cricket. [1] Match fixing

  8. 55 funny Thanksgiving quotes to get the whole table laughing

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    Use one of these funny Thanksgiving quotes from movies, comedians and TV to give everyone a laugh on Turkey Day this year. Find short quotes on food and family.

  9. List of nicknames used in cricket - Wikipedia

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    The English football team's nickname is sometimes used for the cricket team, referring to the Three Lions crest of the England and Wales Cricket Board. India: Men's: Men in Blue [13] Indian cricket team colours are usually shades of blue. Women's: Women in Blue [14] Ireland: Men's: Green and Whites [15] Irish cricket team colours are usually ...