New Cricket sayings
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That's the thing now, I think the ICC or was it MCC recently said they'll no longer be referring to batsmen rather batters and since then in newspapers they just say batters now.
But when it first reared its ugly head in the 1990s I don't think it was for those inclysivity reasons and we had the strange situation for the next 15-20 years where all the people in the game referred to batters and almost everybody watching it said batsmen, it was very odd.
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I thought I was going a little mad with how quickly that became the accepted terminology from previous terms such as "got the edge" or "nicked it to slips" and my inability to remember it from my youth.
The batter / batsman thing is interesting.
At first many cringed as it seemed to just be another case of American cultural imperialism (baseball).
But it's gender neutrality makes it much more acceptable and inclusive
Then again, go to any women's footy or soccer game and you'll hear "man up" or "man on" or "holding the man".
I think the key is to either way, not let it upset you.
At first many cringed as it seemed to just be another case of American cultural imperialism (baseball).
But it's gender neutrality makes it much more acceptable and inclusive
Then again, go to any women's footy or soccer game and you'll hear "man up" or "man on" or "holding the man".
I think the key is to either way, not let it upset you.
Just easier when printing rule books, playing conditions and so on I suppose.
I thought bowling gas ended when Warne retired and baked beans were no longer on the Indian tour menu.
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here goes flemo,
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I was going to post this one. It kind of makes sense in line with spinners but it's a bit odd on the ears.
I play with a lot of Indians so have got used to it. Like "youngsters" rather than juniors
When did 4th/5th stump line start?
It was always just "couple of inches outside off"
It was always just "couple of inches outside off"
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I understand it may be too complicated for the average journalist to figure out, but maybe if it's a mens match use the term batsman and if it's chick cricket go with batter.
Cow corner is a little straighter than a traditional deep mid wicket IMO.
It's about 1/3 of the way from deep mis to long on where the slog sweep tends to go.
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Only a matter of time until "Mammoth maximum" becomes a thing
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I'm sure some do, just as some don't. Either way it doesn't really matter.
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Is Third Man still a legit fielding position??
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This would be grating to me. The term frozen rope is not used to describe the arm but rather the trajectory of the ball. It's used commonly in baseball and American football to describe a ball that is thrown with high velocity on a straight line with very little to no parabola effect. I mean the arm throws the ball but the term is for the ball path.
I think chick cricket uses the term "third" by itself. At least that's what I heard when all these discussions were going on a couple of years ago. I don't watch chick cricket so couldn't say for sure.
This one has already been mentioned, but I found it really strange a few years ago when I heard the Sky UK commentators saying ‘nick off’, ‘nicked off’, ‘nick him off’, etc like it was a common term that had been around for years.
I detest the batter term. It is horrid. It refers to either batters from baseball, you batter someone. Or even more useful is that you have batter on your fish.
Never will I use the term batter in reference to male cricketers.
I am so glad that the Aussie commentators are using the old way of giving scores. 6 for 187, instead of 187 for six.
I am sure that even the Poms used to say the former, but for some reason changed.
Never will I use the term batter in reference to male cricketers.
I am so glad that the Aussie commentators are using the old way of giving scores. 6 for 187, instead of 187 for six.
I am sure that even the Poms used to say the former, but for some reason changed.
It is still a position, but now the term "Third" is used. Even the test commentators now use third.
I wonder if ever slips will be changed, After all, it could be seen as sexist.
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Matty Hayden still reeling off the masculine terms 'batsman' and 'fieldsmen at every opportunity
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The new term Batters is nauseating. Next thing you know commentators will be saying "batter" up. I will never ever refer to a Male or Female Australian cricketer as a "batter" They're all BATSMEN. This isn't Baseball!
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