New Cricket sayings

[tropicaltiger]

OK, these 3 really stood out for me

1. Batter.......No more a batsmen
2. Kookaburra.......No longer a New ball
3. Nibble..........No more ball movement off the pitch

probably heaps more too.

 

[Cleavy]

nicking off = caught behind the wicket

 

[cricketnut14]

listen to brayshaw, he has them all.


and if you count flemin's avenue of apprehension etc

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Maximum is the one that stands out for me.

 

[Power Raid]

Benuad would be rolling in his grave

 

[Aussie_boy]

Toblerone- the advertising on the rope

 

[Tugga27]

He's 65 not.
How hard is it say "not out"?

Brett Lee "go to the boardroom", instead of bowling him a bouncer or a short one.

 

[11kgm]

listen to brayshaw, he has them all.


and if you count flemin's avenue of apprehension etc

We could fill this thread up with Flemings weird sayings

 

[Predator35]

OK, these 3 really stood out for me

1. Batter.......No more a batsmen
2. Kookaburra.......No longer a New ball
3. Nibble..........No more ball movement off the pitch

probably heaps more too.

Batter is one that does grind my gears. Batter is for baseball or used on fish.
Michael Clarke started using batter when he was captain, said it was more inclusive.

 

[Costanza_]

3rd umpires: "Just rock and roll that for me please".

 

[psychobrown]

"The pegs"
"slaps it"
"new rock in hand"
"hits a long ball"

 

[t_94]

‘Kicked one’ - dismissed LBW

 

[Cleavy]

Long levers

 

[Cleavy]

We could fill this thread up with Flemings weird sayings

please don't

 

[010203]

Ball has become a cherry, seed, rock, missile or nut. A wicket has become a pole. A bat has become a stick, sword or cue. A 5 wicket haul has become a 'Michelle'.

 

[010203]

Benuad would be rolling in his grave

1:19 in this video and Richie Benaud describes a wicket taking delivery as ''a very good cherry''.

 

[Father Jack]

Batter is one that does grind my gears. Batter is for baseball or used on fish.
Michael Clarke started using batter when he was captain, said it was more inclusive.

That's because it is more inclusive, and seeings as you don't just have men's cricket on the telly anymore I reckon you're going to have to get used to that one.

 

[Kapow!!!]

"The pegs"
"slaps it"
"new rock in hand"
"hits a long ball"

Other than the last one (i.e hits a long ball) these have at least grown organically from social and grassroots level cricketers to the armchair fans into common use. This makes them far, far less jarring than any buzz word or phrase shoehorned in by a commentator/broadcaster trying to establish a brand.

 

[PhatBoy]

‘Tennis bally’
‘Two-paced.’

Not because they’ve really sort of been invented lately just because they seem to be used to describe virtually any pitch ever

 

[k31th]

cow corner, I think is fairly new, but also actually reasonably helpful jargon.

 

[Marshland]

"Mammoth". Everything in the cricket world is "mammoth" these days.

"Australia have set England a MAMMOTH 4th innings target."

"Williamson has made a MAMMOTH 150 against South Africa"

"West Indies have a MAMMOTH task ahead of them if they are to save this one."

 

[big_e]

Maximum

 

[big_e]

cow corner, I think is fairly new, but also actually reasonably helpful jargon.

I remember cow corner from the 90s, at least.

 

[Power Raid]

"Mammoth". Everything in the cricket world is "mammoth" these days.

"Australia have set England a MAMMOTH 4th innings target."

"Williamson has made a MAMMOTH 150 against South Africa"

"West Indies have a MAMMOTH task ahead of them if they are to save this one."

we need Donald Trump to commentate cricket

everything is huge, mammoth, the largest we have ever seen

 

[corbies]

‘Tennis bally’
‘Two-paced.’

Not because they’ve really sort of been invented lately just because they seem to be used to describe virtually any pitch ever

Just once I want to see a player when doing one of those boring af mid-game interviews just say the pitch is an absolute road when asked about it.