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Goofee Apr 2020 2:23pm, 3 Apr 2020 3,137 posts	Quote Pin Goofee It would be okay on this thread, WS, not sure how it would be interpreted elsewhere! Howzat dice for me too, I hadn't heard of Dot Cricket, though I do like the sound of filling up one of those big old scorebooks!
Wriggling Snake Apr 2020 2:24pm, 3 Apr 2020 26,114 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake That's true, some people don't like cricket, mad, all of 'em.
Pothunter Apr 2020 2:32pm, 3 Apr 2020 2,206 posts	Quote Pin Pothunter We used a pencil with the paint scraped off at the eraser end of each of the 6 flat “sides”. Each side had a number (0,1,2,4,6) with “W” on the 6th side. Rolling the pencil on the desk gave your score. I have a vague memory of a second pencil which gave manner of dismissal (possibly with a not out option) but that may not be an accurate memory!
Goofee Apr 2020 2:39pm, 3 Apr 2020 3,138 posts	Quote Pin Goofee Essentially that is the same as the Howzat game, Pothunter. Six-sided metal pieces which were rolled, the first one for scoring as you have said, the other had 4 modes of dismissal, not out and no ball.
Goofee Apr 2020 2:40pm, 3 Apr 2020 3,139 posts	Quote Pin Goofee Bowled, caught, LBW and run out, I believe.
Pothunter Apr 2020 2:46pm, 3 Apr 2020 2,207 posts	Quote Pin Pothunter Also had a table top game which had a green cloth “field” complete with boundaries. The bowler had a chute down which the ball travelled. Batting was done via a lever from behind the batsman which swung the bat. Runs were scored based on where the all stopped. Fielders could catch the ball between their feet. My brother and I filled the score sheets with replays of the rebel West Indies tours to South Africa in the early 1980s
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Apr 2020 2:54pm, 3 Apr 2020 31,813 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Roller 1: 1, 4, 3, 2, 6, OWZTHAT Roller 2: LBW, BOWLED, NO BALL, CAUGHT, STUMPED, NOT OUT
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Apr 2020 2:58pm, 3 Apr 2020 31,814 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ I think the reason one of my “dice” has no red paint on the letters is that it spent a couple of years in a flower bed. 😳
Oscar the Grouch Apr 2020 4:38pm, 3 Apr 2020 1,551 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch Pothunter - that game was called Test Match I think
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Apr 2020 4:41pm, 3 Apr 2020 31,817 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Given the hours and hours I spent playing Subbuteo Football, I never played Subbuteo Cricket. Don’t think I knew anyone who had a set. Seems odd now, but I guess it just wasn’t very successful?