Cricket Thread

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Treborstreet Apr 2023 8:50am, 15 Apr 2023 186 posts	0 Treborstreet Indeed so. And replacing another - Mr David Acfield. David Acfield was a teacher at Rainsford School and taught my Wife, can’t remember what subject it was though. Might have been ‘Being right at everything’?
GregP Apr 2023 11:50am, 15 Apr 2023 144,825 posts	0 GregP I remember him having very big ears?
Treborstreet Apr 2023 12:45pm, 15 Apr 2023 187 posts	0 Treborstreet I remember him having very big ears? All the better to hear you with….
Chrisity Apr 2023 1:08pm, 16 Apr 2023 21,929 posts	0 Chrisity The announcer at Chelmsford has started saying 'incoming batter'. Not a hill I'm prepared to die on but I don't like it. I would be tempted to take some Yorkshire pudding mix and throw it at him.
Surrey Phil Apr 2023 2:43pm, 16 Apr 2023 9,292 posts	0 Surrey Phil Without thinking, I still say batsman and not batter. Saying that, I was watching a women's football match and the commentators were discussing the 'man of the match.' We're all confused!
ThorntonRunner Apr 2023 3:11pm, 16 Apr 2023 6,681 posts	0 ThorntonRunner I'm very happy with batter - if it makes just a few people feel more welcome and accepted in the game then it's a small change to make
NDWDave Apr 2023 5:34pm, 16 Apr 2023 18,096 posts	0 NDWDave I'm very happy with batter - if it makes just a few people feel more welcome and accepted in the game then it's a small change to make yep - agree with you there However the use of “change up” instead of slower ball can get in the sea
kstuart Apr 2023 5:37pm, 16 Apr 2023 4,796 posts	0 kstuart Pace off is the other term they seem to use
Surrey Phil Apr 2023 5:42pm, 16 Apr 2023 9,293 posts	0 Surrey Phil Brown Caps got over the line quite comfortably in the end.
GregP Apr 2023 10:02pm, 16 Apr 2023 144,844 posts	0 GregP 'Change up' is baseball for slower ball. I've got no problem with it.