tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post2718886038950526069..comments2023-04-26T23:35:38.910+10:00Comments on Life on Planet Baby: In praise of the baggy green cap: my love of cricketJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743336097657087832noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-5814239438914644782011-06-06T22:54:37.085+10:002011-06-06T22:54:37.085+10:00I actually remembered this about you and literally...I actually remembered this about you and literally thought about you while I wrote it :) Is there never a UK v Australia match in England? XOLTravel With Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646026064261601469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-86981567083305329312010-11-29T17:58:58.316+11:002010-11-29T17:58:58.316+11:00Oh, Kelly. I am so pleased - it was incredibly har...Oh, Kelly. I am so pleased - it was incredibly hard to go back to basics and explain it. Well, the simplified form ☺. J xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743336097657087832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-46972728792068651322010-11-28T22:21:25.288+11:002010-11-28T22:21:25.288+11:00I now know more about cricket than I ever did befo...I now know more about cricket than I ever did before. Very informative post!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213673001470305990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-532551506642483202010-11-28T17:46:12.871+11:002010-11-28T17:46:12.871+11:00Hi my friend!! :) So glad to see you entered my gi...Hi my friend!! :) So glad to see you entered my giveaway!!! Hope you are doing lovely~*~HUGS,RachelRachel Noelle Pallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649123927536628540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-64474958435410737562010-11-27T22:48:36.380+11:002010-11-27T22:48:36.380+11:00Oh, Briohny! You sound like the classic cricket wi...Oh, Briohny! You sound like the classic cricket widow. Oh, and how do you get those stains out?<br /><br />Yes, MM, what a stupendous, record-breaking partnership that was today. One for the ages.<br /><br />I hope you girls enjoyed your retail therapy, Natasha! J xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743336097657087832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-11320071612256385802010-11-27T14:19:40.954+11:002010-11-27T14:19:40.954+11:00I must admit I am not a huge fan of cricket but my...I must admit I am not a huge fan of cricket but my hubby and son love it. They are off to watch it tomorrow actually. <br /><br />Maddy and I will be spending our day shopping in the city...much more my thing!<br /><br />Best wishes and happy weekend,<br />Natasha.Natasha in Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975487981963489572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-66391828039019907792010-11-27T13:07:28.950+11:002010-11-27T13:07:28.950+11:00I am quite partial to a bit of cricket myself. Am ...I am quite partial to a bit of cricket myself. Am loving the Test this weekend - a shame things aren't really going to plan!MultipleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621170366257326241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-42862941332607551412010-11-26T21:43:57.023+11:002010-11-26T21:43:57.023+11:00My husband's birth notice in the newspaper her...My husband's birth notice in the newspaper heralded 'the newest member of Sorrento Cricket Club' in 1979. What chance did I have? I have made it quite clear to my husband that when selecting my next (husband), and I am speed dating, my first question will be, "do you play cricket?" and if the response is affirmative then he doesn't stand a chance! Luke is taking his first season off this year while we build and I work weekends, but with two boys in the house something tells me I have not seen the last of grass stains on cricket whites!<br />X Briohny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-5174466036656834972010-11-26T21:22:34.129+11:002010-11-26T21:22:34.129+11:00Oh, squeal! I was prepared for a deafening silence...Oh, squeal! I was prepared for a deafening silence with this post ☺. I love all your insights.<br /><br />Felicity, where to start? Your comment is pure heaven for me. I love the idea of the family tradition being created. Just priceless. Ooh, and enjoy your day in the sun in Melbourne - one of my dreams is to attend a Boxing Day Ashes test match. Sigh. Oh, and Siddle for PM. Enough said.<br /><br />Amy, thanks so much for commenting. I'm thrilled to have found your fascinating blog about ex-pat life. Ah, Bradman (his birthday was very close to mine) - just the surname evokes so many powerful emotions in me! And 'Jardine the sardine' (have you heard about that famous cry from 'Yabba'?)- a classic. Did you see the TV series 'Bodyline' with Gary Sweet as Bradman? Well worth a watch. And like Felicity, I love that picture you paint of your youth. I can just imagine it. I love that nostalgic touch about the balls - I may just have to suggest that one to Mr PB for here!<br /><br />Absolutely, Bron. I adore Jim Maxwell. He's calling his 50th Ashes Test now. We always have the telly turned down and listen to the ABC. However, they really need to sort out that fraction of a second delay, don't you think? <br /><br />And Tina, yes, I adore watching the Australian Open as well. It's a brilliant time of year for us sports fans, isn't it?<br /><br />Love it, love it, love it, Paula. Just brilliant childhood memories.<br /><br />Ooh, Kerry, they were real contests in the mid-1980s, weren't they? Clive Lloyd (I saw him play in Hobart on a tour game), Desmond Haynes, Viv Richards, Gus Logie, Joel Garner, Courtney Walsh - just mentioning their names evokes so many long-forgotten memories for me. Classic.<br /><br />I'll have to remember that about you, Deb! J xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743336097657087832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-79448319192436243172010-11-26T20:21:34.301+11:002010-11-26T20:21:34.301+11:00I am with Tina, way more a tennis girl. Actually a...I am with Tina, way more a tennis girl. Actually a squash girl. I like my sport hard and fast!The Moerkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052384345158012756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-65328548110588976302010-11-26T15:18:59.779+11:002010-11-26T15:18:59.779+11:00Definitely not a cricket tragic but I had a great ...Definitely not a cricket tragic but I had a great day years ago watching Australia play the West Indies at the WACA. And my elderly parents never, ever miss watching on the tele. Guess that's what I'll be hearing this Boxing Day :)Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762326830724357881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-57200205391435150062010-11-26T14:21:01.947+11:002010-11-26T14:21:01.947+11:00An Aussie summer tradition in our house too, Jane....An Aussie summer tradition in our house too, Jane. Growing up, we had the Christmas day cricket match at Ford's farm. Someone's kid always smashed a window, someone's uncle always pulled a muscle thinking they'd manage the good ole classic catch. Several intoxicated dads drove their tired but happy family home at the end of the day. Oh dear. Up at 5am, farming families would then spent the 'hottest part of the day' in on the lounge, watching tele, enjoying the summer cricket season (with whatever cooling they could afford). Thanks for the happy memories Jane! Have a lovely weekend with your family xPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442817946121610422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-4581225209891733482010-11-26T13:49:39.985+11:002010-11-26T13:49:39.985+11:00I remember watching cricket on the TV and eating t...I remember watching cricket on the TV and eating trays of stone fruit in the searing hot that is Canberra in summer...have to say though as I have gotten older...I am more of a tennis girl. Lucky they are both on over summer :) Enjoy the Ashes and I hope you have the loveliest weekend dear Jane ~ TxxTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312125482245936560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-11941800569269897602010-11-26T13:37:05.273+11:002010-11-26T13:37:05.273+11:00To me, the sound of cricket on the radio is the so...To me, the sound of cricket on the radio is the sound of summer. Peace. xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-58369557522017124602010-11-26T12:04:57.914+11:002010-11-26T12:04:57.914+11:00Another cricket fan here :) I was weaned on the A...Another cricket fan here :) I was weaned on the Ashes and cut my teeth on an old cricket bat. Bodyline, Bradmad and Jardine were words that fitted in seamlessly with my growing years and when I was sent to boarding school (Zimbabwe) I began to train as an offical provincial scorer. Not many of us girls that did that! It was how my husband and I fell in love, game after sweltering game through our teens, me sitting under the jacarandas and pressing my pencil into the scorebook, while squinting at him fielding in his whites :) We keep a huge vase of old cricket balls in our home - a tribute to this beautiful game.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716363448705314532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257012568697296973.post-78929614289012106442010-11-26T10:56:29.949+11:002010-11-26T10:56:29.949+11:00I sit writing this in Cpt V's office beneath a...I sit writing this in Cpt V's office beneath a beautifully framed and signed photo of the 1948 'Invincibles'.<br />In the bookshelf behind me is a plethora of cricket history with titles such as 'Bradman's Best Ashes Teams' and almost every cricketer's bio or auto bio ever written. On the bar downstairs sits a replica ashes urn beneath a huge montage of Steve Waugh's achievements.<br />None of this is mine, it's Cpt. V's but I guess you could say it's mine by proxy. <br /><br />Today he and his youngest are starting what he hopes will become a tradition between them and are attending the 2nd day of the Ashes at The Gabba. <br /><br />They are both adorned in Aussie Cricket Gear, the youngest has his cricket bat and a huge book with fun facts all about the game. They have binoculars, camera, and the transistor radio along with the ubiquitous packed lunch.<br /><br />We have tickets to the Boxing Day test in Melbourne so I too will get my chance to witness Aussie Sporting glory with Cpt V......what a way to start the year.<br /><br />x Felicity <br /><br />PS How good was Siddle?Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327661563449068137noreply@blogger.com