Any cricket fans?

[lapislzi]

As an American, when I tell people I love cricket, they look at me as if I've just confessed to enjoying watching paint dry. I developed this proclivity while living first in the UK and then in South Africa.

I think cricket is every bit as exciting as baseball (and I love baseball too). Especially one-day (limited overs) cricket.

But you gotta love a sport that has names for field positions like "silly mid-on" and breaks for tea every few hours.

[pagerbear]

1. Here at work

...on one side I have a guy who grew up in Barbados and on the other a guy who grew up in India. They love to talk cricket.

As an anglophile, I've seen cricket played in British movies and TV shows. Looks like a fun time socially.

[deadmessengers]

2. I spent a week in the UK a couple of years ago

...and since then I've been fascinated by the game. A couple of months ago, I saw a cricket game being played in New York City!

[kick-ass-bob]

3. I work with some people from India

they were trying to tell me how it's played.

But they didn't do a good job...

:shrug:

[lapislzi]

5. It's a simple game...

You throw the ball.
You hit the ball.
You catch the ball.
Sometimes it rains.

And everybody gets tea.

[kick-ass-bob]

6. they must've gone into too much detail.

I understand yours!

[tsakshaug]

4. I like it

spent a year of high school in england. Learned how to play. Like the part of tossing the ball in the air after catching it.
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or something like that