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Re: Do Americans play cricket??
« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2009, 04:42:42 AM »
Umm - isn't this the same place that they were going to lynch a few people (quite literally) because the team lost and the bookies were not happy? I think $1.5m is a mere drop in the ocean for them.
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Re: Do Americans play cricket??
« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2009, 08:22:43 AM »
Wow!  I had no idea there were so many teams in North Texas.  Check this out.  http://www.ntcricket.com/common/pages/public/iv/clubs.aspx?


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Re: Do Americans play cricket??
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2009, 03:31:56 PM »
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Wow!  I had no idea there were so many teams in North Texas.  Check this out.  http://www.ntcricket.com/common/pages/public/iv/clubs.aspx?


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What a good find even the texas rangers have a team.......ill let you into a small secret i am a texas ranger ill put that story in another post with my latest mission!!!
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« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2009, 08:29:54 PM »
Crap, we have enough trouble trying to get most Americans to tolerate watching soccer (football to you blokes overseas), let alone something like cricket!!   ;D
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Re: Do Americans play cricket??
« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2009, 10:04:26 PM »
I listen to the BBC at home (they actually talk about what's going on around the world instead of just here in the US, like all the other US based news channels), and they talk about Cricket all the time.  Probably would understand it more if I looked up how its played, basic rules,etc. Because I just don't get all them strange terms they use......   ;D ;D
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« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2009, 02:34:05 AM »
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Crap, we have enough trouble trying to get most Americans to tolerate watching soccer (football to you blokes overseas), let alone something like cricket!!   ;D

No, no - I think you have it slightly wrong there.

That ain't football. Football is played with an oval shaped ball between two opposing teams of 18 players each. It was first played in Victoria in 1858. It is called Aussie Rules.  ;D
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« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2009, 03:22:29 PM »
Come on Aussie dont confuse them even more "aussie rules" cannot be compaired to the beautiful game,
football was being played before the aborigonies saw there first prison ship  ..........  [smiley=whip.gif] ;) ;)                                                                                
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im a big fan of "american"football started watching it in the eighties some of the terms of the game are far more "strange". this super bowl we saw ruffing the holder...what bull***t...the defender is after the ball trying to miss the kicker what a fix that was and not the only iffy ref call.
we was robbed
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« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2009, 05:36:31 PM »
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Lulling us into a false sense of security?  [smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif]

Hell, the Under 9's could beat the Aussies right now....and we don't appear to be the most gracious of losers  :(

And the Yanks kinda play cricket - the only thing is that they have this tendancy to play their bats kinda high - like having them over their shoulder and then they only play for something called ...ummm...errr...Innings?  ;)
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« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2009, 06:10:15 AM »
The Aussies lost the rugby too...we keep the Bledisloe Cup.And their Prime Minister had to wear an All Black tie for the day after losing a bet with our PM.

They couldn't even win the cricket by cheating? Things must be getting tough....
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« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2009, 07:23:02 AM »
I've watched Aussie Rules Football quite a bit in the past, and found it fascinating, kind of like rugby with more flair and speed.  ESPN used to televise a weekly match in the States, but discontinued it a few years ago, dammit!  :(
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« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2009, 09:56:48 PM »
Rugby Aussie Rules Football..(which) . I guess this is where this came from.

New Zealand All Blacks Haka.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GpTsPNwwms&feature=related

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« Reply #26 on: September 11, 2009, 02:14:58 AM »
The All Blacks play Rugby Union,once a great amateur sport,now sadly ''just another'' professional ball sport.

Tomorrow night the All Blacks play their greatest rival the South African Springboks at Waikato Stadium,half an hour south of me.A good time to avoid Hamilton.
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« Reply #27 on: September 11, 2009, 05:58:52 AM »
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The All Blacks play Rugby Union,once a great amateur sport,now sadly ''just another'' professional ball sport.

Tomorrow night the All Blacks play their greatest rival the South African Springboks at Waikato Stadium,half an hour south of me.A good time to avoid Hamilton.
Been to Hamilton i used to work for BP i particularly enjoyed Dunedin the nurses were very accommodating as soon as we tied up at the jetty the first phone call was an invite to a party in the nurses accomodation i was there for 3 days(and nights)happy daze.
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« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2009, 09:58:17 PM »
The Springbok's coach has caused a bit of a stir by keeping his team in Australia before the match - saying Hamilton is too boring.He could be right....maybe the truth hurts.
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« Reply #29 on: October 05, 2009, 04:30:31 PM »
Aussie just won the ICC in Pretoria with back to back sixes ..... rugby has never interested me although I was once a Birmingham City fan!! ::)
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