Tron Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 is he the cricket master? the wicket wizard? who is this guy... and i know i could google it, i am lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Used to be the best batsman in the world- plays for the West Indies. Webb has posters of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webb Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Has set World and Domestic cricket records with his dominance in the late 90's. Still a force today, but a shadow of his former self. Brian Charles Lara, a true legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpass Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Indeed, he is regarded as one of the creamiest players of the crop. Highlights include being the first man to score seven centuries in eight first-class innings - the first being the record 375 against England, and the last being 501 - not out - against Durham. He also happens to be the leading run scorer in Test cricket, and the fastest batsmen to score 10,000 and 11,000 Test runs. He loves Chinese and Italian food. And carnivals. I have no idea what any of that means, but you can read the rest of it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webb Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Well highpass... He likes eating Chinese and Italian foods, thats what that means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreckon Dracgon Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I could be wrong... first time for everything. But I think Highpass was saying he has no idea what any of this below means... "Highlights include being the first man to score seven centuries in eight first-class innings - the first being the record 375 against England, and the last being 501 - not out - against Durham. He also happens to be the leading run scorer in Test cricket, and the fastest batsmen to score 10,000 and 11,000 Test runs" I know I sure as hell don't... great now I've gotta go learn about Cricket... *runs off to Wikipedia* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpass Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm afraid not, Wreckon. "Not out" and "Test cricket" i understand, but Chinese & Italian food is right over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webb Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I was joking man Right *sigh*, let me break it down Firstly, we have different levels of cricket, first class is the highest and involves international games and top league domestic cricket where the game is two innings i.e. a "test" match. An innings in cricket is similar to baseball (baseball has 9 where as you have to get three out, test cricket has two innings, each with ten outs needed). So for Brian Lara to get 7 centuries out of eight innings is a pretty awesome feat, especially at that standard The not out part simply means that he wasn't out lol The rest is self explanatory after my mini lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreckon Dracgon Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Okay what the hell does a centuries mean. And how many points do you get for crossing the plate. And Baseball only has 9 innings... go ahead and edit your post so I look like I'm correcting a non mistake Webby, I know you will Edit: So a homerun is six runs right, and I can run in between wickets and score all day until I'm out, and if I score an odd number of runs I become a striker. I'm more confused now than two minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggers Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 A century is scoring 100 runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreckon Dracgon Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 That's a lot of running in between wickets. I've just printed about 50 pages of stuff on Cricket off Wikipedia... hate not knowing stuff. Besides I have to go to the bathroom and I'm fresh out of periodicals. I'll FedEx these pages onto you E Tron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webb Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Don't compare to baseball, your asking for trouble then In this inning, a bowler will bowl at batsmen as they attempt to score runs (either running, or a boundary (4 or 6). Bowlers bowl an over (6 balls) until they get the opposition out or they declare (think they have scored enough runs). Are we getting there yet? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tron Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 you just compared it to baseball not 5 posts ago a hole... we need another UKer other than Webby cheeky double talk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webb Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I only used baseball for the innings bit, how else would someone explain it? Huh, eh? Huh, come on? How? Huh? See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Miller Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 There is a limit to how many overs you can have so it doesnt go on forever lol Lets not get into extras and if the ball hits a players hat lying on field or the rules to get an lbw:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffi Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 There are two teams, one is said to be 'in' and the other to be 'out'. The team that's out tries to get the team that's in out. Meanwhile the team that's in tries to score as many runs as possible before they are out. Then they swap and do it again. Sometimes they do this once each in the same day, others they do twice and take up to 5 days. Easy, honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonscolumn Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I feel that it is just not worth trying to explain it - it has to be the most complicated but basically simple game. Its like trying to explain the new offisde rule every year - although at least cricket doesn't change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennan4ever Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 sorry but wasnt this thread made to see who brain lara was, lol>? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Did you really need to drag up a 3 month old thread for that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tele-Rock Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Now that it's here back at the top after months. Can anyone provide me with a link to the basic rules of cricket? I seriously have no understanding of the game and even though I try to understand more . . . it just leaves me confused. Seriously, when I watch Sky Sports and they are showing the cricket highlights it's like they are speaking a foreign language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james cheetham Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 brian lara is only 5the gr8est cricket legend ever to be unfairly run out by samuels in his last ever test which was against england Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedRisky Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I struggle to see how Cricket is confusing. Then again i was brought up on the game being an aussie. Its called ricky ponting cricket over here. Anyway Lara himself is a genius of the game. I've seen him play on several occasions. He set the record for most runs in a Test innings when he scored 375. That was then broken by Matthew Hayden with 380, until Lara broke the Record again and became the first man to score 400 runs. That record will likely stand for some time. He probably could have been even greater if the team around him had been better. From 2000 onwards the West indies havent been much of a cricketing force. but none the less Lara is still one of the brest cricketers to live. he's up there with Sir Donald Bradman. Now How many people know who he is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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