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Chrisity Jan 2016 11:26pm, 4 Jan 2016 14,410 posts	Quote Pin Chrisity Loved it Ted, especially using the ball bearing with back spin to get swing. Far better game than the Subbuteo attempt. For those who haven't seen it, the ball was rolled down a ramp, the bat was a suspended metal weight with a piece of string attatched that you would pull back and then release to meet the ball. Fielders had s hole on the base between their legs that would catch the ball
postieboy Jan 2016 6:06am, 5 Jan 2016 3,027 posts	Quote Pin postieboy I had that game as well. I remember bowling all day once and by brother made over 500. I has a good sulk afterwards!
Nicholls595 Jan 2016 7:33am, 5 Jan 2016 940 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 I used to play a cricket game with a dice. Wrote out a score card then rolled the dice. The finer details are a bit hazy, but I seem to remember 5 being out.
57.5 Degrees of Pain Jan 2016 7:42am, 5 Jan 2016 2,716 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain I had quite a complex dice system worked out with a friend. Kept a proper scorebook too. Can anyone say 'nerd'! It did while away many a dull car journey though. Then wrote it into a Basic program on the ZX80 which automated the process. NERD.
TRO Saracen Jan 2016 9:00am, 5 Jan 2016 12,004 posts	Quote Pin TRO Saracen I once did a temp job doing an overnight stock count in a supermarket. We ended up playing cricket down one of the aisles at about 4am, using a long baguette as the bat and rolls as the balls. A crusty roll nips off the seam quite nicely...
Nicholls595 Jan 2016 9:16am, 5 Jan 2016 941 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 I used to play cricket in the back yard as a kid. Tennis balls were too bouncy and "compos" were banned because of all the broken windows. Me and my brother used to make our own balls by wrapping old socks around an elastic band core, then sewing the leather palm of a gardening glove over the top. We got pretty good at it, although the irregular seam (or seams) provided erratic movement
TRO Saracen Jan 2016 9:35am, 5 Jan 2016 12,007 posts	Quote Pin TRO Saracen Doesn't mention if Dernbach was bowling.... theguardian.com
The Teaboy Jan 2016 9:41am, 5 Jan 2016 13,334 posts	Quote Pin The Teaboy Doesn't need to. Apparently the opposition got bowled out for 31 in reply.
Bazoaxe Jan 2016 12:27pm, 5 Jan 2016 9,415 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe I had a pretty basic cricket game on the spectrum where generally you lost one opener early doors, one stuck around for a while and made 70/80 and then after you got to 175 or so there was a mass collapse and you rarely made 200 and then lost the game. Despite knowing what would happen I still played it all the time
Scorge Jan 2016 12:33pm, 5 Jan 2016 136 posts	Quote Pin Scorge those bowling figures! worse than mine. odds on draw this one, now.