It's a fair audience among the Test playing nations, Doug. We cricket nuts
value the esoteric jargon. I'm trying to cut you out! I look forward to
your paean to ice hockey.
Bill
On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 at 2:19 am, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> A lost sports poem, that’s fine, Bill, but although we get the loss, & the
> pissed-offness, such as I have no idea what the rest of what you’re talking
> about is…
>
> Limited audience?
>
> Doug
> > On Mar 22, 2017, at 3:20 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > ... on the toes, when Himalayan yorkers get delivered, P
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 at 8:18 PM, Patrick McManus <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> is that in the toes??
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22/03/2017 09:06, Bill Wootton wrote:
> >>> Thanks, Patrick, Andrew.
> >>>
> >>> Looking forward to 'watching' the final, deciding test at the foot, I'm
> >>> told, of the Himalayas.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Bill
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 at 7:01 PM, Patrick McManus <
> >>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks Bill I can identify with that P
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 21/03/2017 21:32, Bill Wootton wrote:
> >>>>> takes up the same amount of time
> >>>>> as if you were there at the ground
> >>>>> or watching it on tv which you can't
> >>>>> because you don't have Fox.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It's all about the numbers.
> >>>>> Who's in, how many they have made,
> >>>>> how many down, which innings,
> >>>>> how long to go.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You imagine you will imagine
> >>>>> a lanky stride, a wide delivery,
> >>>>> a late cut, a careering ball
> >>>>> - but all that's eradicated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> All you get is the dot
> >>>>> or the number 1 encircled
> >>>>> or 4 or even 6. And depending
> >>>>> if your side's in or out, the joy
> >>>>>
> >>>>> or dashed hope of W. Wicket lost.
> >>>>> Commentary rush-splurts text
> >>>>> details of demise. Mis-timed
> >>>>> slog to Cow Corner, caught.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Better, choose Scorecard where
> >>>>> you can see the batsman's name
> >>>>> crinkle from active green to black font
> >>>>> before your eyes, as he carks on screen.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> bw
> >>>>> 21.3.17
> >>
>
> Douglas Barbour
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> and as you read
> the sea is turning its dark pages
> turning
> its dark pages.
>
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