French Cut

[Devil Fish]

I still can't get over why the inside edge to fine leg is called a French Cut. The French don't even play cricket. How did this come about?

 

[GoSydneySwans]

Because the French get all of the tourists flocking in, even though they've hardly built anything for ages. That makes them pretty arsey. And the French Cut is the most arsey shot in the book, so it just made sense.

TBH, no clue.

 

[RoosterLad]

Because the French get all of the tourists flocking in, even though they've hardly built anything for ages. That makes them pretty arsey. And the French Cut is the most arsey shot in the book, so it just made sense.

TBH, no clue.

that sounds good enough to me

 

[jagx00]

It is also called the Harrow Drive and the Chinese Cut.

Not sure of the origin, but is probably just because it is a shot played as if the batsman doesn't know how to play cricket. Like the French, except for the Benauds. Also consider French cricket and putting Irish on the ball.

 

[Star]

So where does the 'Chinaman' come from?

(ok i'm waiting for it...)

 

[Cooldude]

So where does the 'Chinaman' come from?

(ok i'm waiting for it...)

Way back to the days of 1910ish, when there was a Chinese left arm wrist spinner that bowled an English batsman with a wrong'un, the batsman walked off and shouted "Bloody Chinaman"

That's where it came from, and I can't remember the names of the bowler and the batsman, nor the exact year of the event

 

[Star]

Way back to the days of 1910ish, when there was a Chinese left arm wrist spinner that bowled an English batsman with a wrong'un, the batsman walked off and shouted "Bloody Chinaman"

That's where it came from, and I can't remember the names of the bowler and the batsman, nor the exact year of the event

Thanks mate

 

[SBI]

The term "Chinaman" to describe this particular style of bowling is believed to relate to former West Indian spin bowler Ellis "Puss" Achong. Achong, a left-arm orthodox spinner and the first Test cricketer of Chinese ancestry, bowled a delivery turning from off to leg and had the English batsman Walter Robins stumped as a result. Legend has it that Robins, as he walked back to the pavilion, remarked to the umpire, "Fancy being done by a bloody Chinaman".

From Wikipedia.

 

[Cooldude]

There's a question, how many Test cricketers are Chinese or Chinese related in Test history?

I don't know the answer so perhaps someone who does might shed some light

 

[Devil Fish]

Way back to the days of 1910ish, when there was a Chinese left arm wrist spinner that bowled an English batsman with a wrong'un, the batsman walked off and shouted "Bloody Chinaman"

I was under the impression it was because 100-odd years ago, the Chinese were seen as being `deceiptful' & a left-arm wrist-spinner was seen the same way.

 

[jagx00]

I was under the impression it was because 100-odd years ago, the Chinese were seen as being `deceiptful' & a left-arm wrist-spinner was seen the same way.

If memory serves me right that is what I've read too as being the most likely. Origins of words are often lost in the murk and people like a good story, hence theories like the Achong one are often cited to explain origins.

Still, nobody seems to know for sure.

 

[Devil Fish]

Origins of words are often lost in the murk and people like a good story, hence theories like the Achong one are often cited to explain origins.

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Anabel Chong Theory?

 

[jagx00]

Anabel Chong Theory?

Ah yes. I'd better look into that more deeply.

 

[SorryIHammerChicken]

There's a question, how many Test cricketers are Chinese or Chinese related in Test history?

I don't know the answer so perhaps someone who does might shed some light

Well I know Richard Chee Quee played FC cricket...as for Test cricketers, I doubt there'd be many.

 

[Cooldude]

I'm under the impression that there might be none at all. Richard Chee Quee played FC cricket and he was hardly outstanding either (Dud)