On the Language of Cricket - A Cartoon Satire (Paperback)


They said he was "caught in slips" - how embarrassing Then they said - "no ball" (How were they supposed to play the game with "no ball"?) And after you were told "he made his crease," you asked "Are we into folding origami now"? And finally they told you it was "over" - yet they were still playing - what's going on, here? Strange things can happen in life but the strangest of things seems to be happening in this mystic game of Cricket In this book I have provided you with a cartoon satire depicting a series of possible explanations of the confusing terminology employed liberally in reporting the conduct of the most cherished of British institutions - "Cricket"

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They said he was "caught in slips" - how embarrassing Then they said - "no ball" (How were they supposed to play the game with "no ball"?) And after you were told "he made his crease," you asked "Are we into folding origami now"? And finally they told you it was "over" - yet they were still playing - what's going on, here? Strange things can happen in life but the strangest of things seems to be happening in this mystic game of Cricket In this book I have provided you with a cartoon satire depicting a series of possible explanations of the confusing terminology employed liberally in reporting the conduct of the most cherished of British institutions - "Cricket"

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Imprint

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Country of origin

United States

Release date

August 2011

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First published

August 2011

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Dimensions

229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

82

ISBN-13

978-1-4637-8911-4

Barcode

9781463789114

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LSN

1-4637-8911-4



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