Cricket?

[Ya Sam]

Thanks a lot for the reply, Nick. I am not American, Old Yurrup is my home. 
5 days, wow! These are Pynchonian proportions. I guess I'll just try to look 
for a fragment of a match somewhere online.


>From: "Nick Halliwell" <nick.halliwell at btclick.com>
>Reply-To: <nick.halliwell at btclick.com>
>To: "'Ya Sam'" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
>CC: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: RE: Cricket?
>Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:00:03 +0100
>
>You do realise that you'll need to set aside up to 5 days if you want to
>watch a proper Test Match from beginning to end, don't you?
>
>Actually, though it pains me to say so, you might be better off starting
>with one of the new-fangled shorter versions of our Summer Game as a full
>Test Match probably requires a knowledge of the game. Nowadays they have
>this form called 20-20. The idea of games lasting for less than an 
>afternoon
>hardly seems worth bothering with to me, but it might well provide an 
>easier
>introduction as you get more attack-minded approach. There's also one-day
>cricket, in which each team bats for around 50 overs (20-20 is 20 overs per
>team, 1 over = 6 balls bowled). A number of Americans of my acquaintance
>have found these shorter versions of the game extremely enjoyable,
>particularly if their favourite sport at home is baseball, as there are
>similarities, particularly in terms of the tactical and psychological
>elements involved. But by all means try Test cricket if you like, please
>don't let me put you off! It's the most fascinating of all games, once you
>start to get a feel for its subtleties. It's just that if you're used to a
>game like basketball where, from the few games I've seen, it's pretty much
>non-stop attack, you may find it a bit bewildering.
>
>I'm assuming you're talking about televised cricket in the US so I'm afraid
>I can't help. We're in the middle of the cricket season in the northern
>hemisphere with England currently hosting a Test series against India.
>However, since our bloody government decided to take Test cricket off the
>"crown jewels" list of sports considered to be culturally significant and
>always available on free-to-air TV (when Murdoch waved enough cash at 
>them),
>if you DO find it in America think of those of us in England who can't see
>it because we refuse to cough up to Sky. At least we were fortunate in that
>the last Test series to be shown non-pay-per-view was the greatest of my
>lifetime, the 2005 Ashes series between England and Australia (although,
>given the outcome, our Australian friends might disagree, but they got 
>their
>own back quickly enough). I don't ever expect to experience any other
>sporting event as intensely and I'm not sure my nervous system could cope
>with a repeat anyway.
>
>Anyway, good luck with finding some cricket - I'm sure I've mentioned
>previously that the first international cricket match ever played was
>between the USA and Canada, in the mid 19th century.
>
>Feel free to e-mail me off-list if there's anything I can help with...
>
>Nick
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On 
>Behalf
>Of Ya Sam
>Sent: 28 July 2007 14:50
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Cricket?
>
>BTW, folks, is there any channel that broadcasts cricket matches, or maybe
>shows some memorable games of the past? I'd like to see such a match from
>beginning till end, as, (shame on me!) I've never seen one.
>
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