Comments on: What I learned from… cricket

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All Entries: What I Learned From The World of Sports | Middle Zone Musings — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:03:13 +0000

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By: Trevor

Trevor — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:05:06 +0000

Hi there Joanna.

Thanks for you comments. You are right about the language of sport – it is certainly part of the rich cultural tapestry of life today. Commentary on cricket – and most other sports – is both beautiful and infuriating. How some players can so butcher our wonderful language takes real skill. Footballers are even worse. And don’t get me started on the nonsense questions often posed by so-called interviewers.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:14:02 +0000

Hi Trevor, I enjoyed reading your piece about cricket. It’s definitely one of those games you need to have lots of time for(in my experience I’d say it’s mainly been men who are able to carve out the necessary swathes of their time…) but it definitely pays off when you do invest the hours (and days) and get engrossed in the drama.

And it’s another sport that has a great language and narrative wrapped around it (my entry for Robert’s challenge was on the language of football) – although I guess we have different national variations. Might be fun to swap notes sometime!

Joanna

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:33:37 +0000

Thanks for the positive comments, Robert. Hope all goes well with the writing project and that you get heaps of contributions.

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:31:51 +0000

Trevor, cricket is one of those sports that fall into the category of “I have no idea what’s going on” for me. *sigh*

But you outlined some great lessons learned – thanks! Just goes to show; you can learn something from just about anything – even if you never do it yourself!

Thanks for joining us this time!