Comments on: The rules of cricket…in French http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tania A http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-195467 Tania A Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:44:58 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-195467 Brilliant!!! Thank goodness - you have no idea how difficult it was for me to try to explain to my son's french friend the rules of cricket. It was particularly hampered by my very bad french. The boy concluded fairly quickly that it was so complicated he would never understand. This diagram may just be the answer!!! Brilliant!!! Thank goodness – you have no idea how difficult it was for me to try to explain to my son’s french friend the rules of cricket. It was particularly hampered by my very bad french. The boy concluded fairly quickly that it was so complicated he would never understand. This diagram may just be the answer!!!

]]> By: josh http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-194989 josh Wed, 20 May 2009 09:25:20 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-194989 gooooooooood gooooooooood

]]> By: James S http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176478 James S Wed, 16 May 2007 12:30:09 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176478 Don't forget AB de Villiers (almost certainly stands for Antoine Bertrand) Don’t forget AB de Villiers (almost certainly stands for Antoine Bertrand)

]]> By: Angus http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176457 Angus Tue, 15 May 2007 23:14:05 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176457 And of course, Monsieurs Andre Nel and Mark Boucher (Mark Butcher's French namesake). And of course, Monsieurs Andre Nel and Mark Boucher (Mark Butcher’s French namesake).

]]> By: Will http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176455 Will Tue, 15 May 2007 23:03:06 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176455 Bloody good idea Beige. That's worthy of a separate post all on its own. Congrats on the Beige Awards. I hope Flumming was available to present prizes? Bloody good idea Beige. That’s worthy of a separate post all on its own. Congrats on the Beige Awards. I hope Flumming was available to present prizes?

]]> By: Beige Brigade HQ http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176454 Beige Brigade HQ Tue, 15 May 2007 22:54:55 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176454 Who would be in a French XI: Richie Benaud surely, Jacques Kallis, Bernard Bosanquet, Andre Adams, Phil Jacques, Jacques Rudolph... Who would be in a French XI: Richie Benaud surely, Jacques Kallis, Bernard Bosanquet, Andre Adams, Phil Jacques, Jacques Rudolph…

]]> By: Kathy http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176333 Kathy Thu, 10 May 2007 07:51:14 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176333 The way that batsman is ambling to the crease in no 5, I'm not surprised there's been an elimination en course. The way that batsman is ambling to the crease in no 5, I’m not surprised there’s been an elimination en course.

]]> By: Wraye http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176327 Wraye Wed, 09 May 2007 23:19:12 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176327 What a language indeed. I remember so well my most horrendous typing mistake. "Boden" means ground, okay? My job involves agriculture so I use this word a lot. Look at your keyboard. B is not far away from H. Anyway, anyone can make a mistake, right? :( "Hoden" means testicles. I leave you to imagine the rest. P.S. Ian, am still working on the translation. Hope to have it online at my website in a couple of weeks. It is not easy. What a language indeed. I remember so well my most horrendous typing mistake.

“Boden” means ground, okay? My job involves agriculture so I use this word a lot. Look at your keyboard. B is not far away from H. Anyway, anyone can make a mistake, right? :(

“Hoden” means testicles. I leave you to imagine the rest.

P.S. Ian, am still working on the translation. Hope to have it online at my website in a couple of weeks. It is not easy.

]]> By: Angus http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176312 Angus Wed, 09 May 2007 18:40:16 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176312 This page would have been very useful in 1867, when France played Prussia at cricket in Homburg. This page would have been very useful in 1867, when France played Prussia at cricket in Homburg.

]]> By: Ian http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176306 Ian Wed, 09 May 2007 14:08:27 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176306 That's excellent, Wraye. Where can we find the whole thing? You have reminded me of my favourite German word, which is "Schnellwerfpanzerschutzkleidung", or "armoured clothing to protect against fast bowling". What a language! That’s excellent, Wraye. Where can we find the whole thing?

You have reminded me of my favourite German word, which is “Schnellwerfpanzerschutzkleidung”, or “armoured clothing to protect against fast bowling”.

What a language!

]]> By: Wraye http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176264 Wraye Mon, 07 May 2007 21:22:27 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176264 Just to add to the fun for all the German-speaking folk out there! LBW Der Schlagmann versucht den Ball zu spielen: Der Schlagmann scheidet durch LBW aus, falls er zuerst mit einem Teil seines Körpers, seiner Kleidung oder Ausrüstung einen fairen Ball aufhält, der das Wicket getroffen hätte und vorher nicht den Schläger oder die ihn haltende Hand berührt hat, vorausgesetzt daß: i) Der Ball den Boden entweder auf einer geragen Linie zwischen den Wickets oder auf der "Off-side" des Schlagmanneswickets berührt hat oder er vor der Bodenberührung aufgehalten wurde ... Oh, mercy, please, I cannot continue. :( Just to add to the fun for all the German-speaking folk out there!

LBW

Der Schlagmann versucht den Ball zu spielen: Der Schlagmann scheidet durch LBW aus, falls er zuerst mit einem Teil seines Körpers, seiner Kleidung oder Ausrüstung einen fairen Ball aufhält, der das Wicket getroffen hätte und vorher nicht den Schläger oder die ihn haltende Hand berührt hat, vorausgesetzt daß:
i) Der Ball den Boden entweder auf einer geragen Linie zwischen den Wickets oder auf der “Off-side” des Schlagmanneswickets berührt hat oder er vor der Bodenberührung aufgehalten wurde …

Oh, mercy, please, I cannot continue. :(

]]> By: Angus http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176262 Angus Mon, 07 May 2007 17:31:57 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176262 I imagine the French, and anybody else, would be confused if they included: handling the ball, hitting the ball twice, obstructing the field, and timed out - these would have made some amusing diagrams. I have an explanation of cricket in Russian and Bulgarian somewhere - in Cyrillic - written by the Belarusian and Bulgarian cricket captains. I must dig them out. I imagine the French, and anybody else, would be confused if they included: handling the ball, hitting the ball twice, obstructing the field, and timed out – these would have made some amusing diagrams.

I have an explanation of cricket in Russian and Bulgarian somewhere – in Cyrillic – written by the Belarusian and Bulgarian cricket captains. I must dig them out.

]]> By: Angus http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176259 Angus Mon, 07 May 2007 15:46:20 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176259 Merci. I will use this for my new team in Montreal. Interestingly, French cricketers have never heard of the game we call 'French Cricket'. Merci. I will use this for my new team in Montreal.

Interestingly, French cricketers have never heard of the game we call ‘French Cricket’.

]]> By: Emma http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176254 Emma Mon, 07 May 2007 14:38:54 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176254 Nice one Will - much more amusing than my french law judgments! Wish they did it in poster form... I particularly like the added explanation of one batsman per crease for 'Elimination en course'. Though the quotation marks they use on stumping suggests that this has been done by an English speaker. Nice one Will – much more amusing than my french law judgments! Wish they did it in poster form…

I particularly like the added explanation of one batsman per crease for ‘Elimination en course’. Though the quotation marks they use on stumping suggests that this has been done by an English speaker.

]]> By: Patrick Kidd http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176250 Patrick Kidd Mon, 07 May 2007 09:54:55 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176250 I remember a teacher at school telling me that LBW was "jambe devant guichet" (excuse possible misremembered spelling) but maybe he was being too literal. "Obstruction" is simpler. I remember a teacher at school telling me that LBW was “jambe devant guichet” (excuse possible misremembered spelling) but maybe he was being too literal. “Obstruction” is simpler.

]]> By: Alan R http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/comment-page-1/#comment-176244 Alan R Mon, 07 May 2007 05:47:24 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/05/06/the-rules-of-cricketin-french/#comment-176244 Nice, Will. It's not “les suivants d’eliminations”. It's “les cas d’elimination”. When it says “dans les cas suivants”, that translates as “in the following cases”, and we're talking about cases of elimination, not followings of elimination (whatever that might mean). I have to say it's the shortest explanationa I've ever seen for the LBW rule ("The batsman touches the ball with a leg instead of the bat"), though it leaves out quite a lot. In fact it sounds a lot like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cricket" rel="nofollow">"French cricket"</a>. Nice, Will. It’s not “les suivants d’eliminations”. It’s “les cas d’elimination”. When it says “dans les cas suivants”, that translates as “in the following cases”, and we’re talking about cases of elimination, not followings of elimination (whatever that might mean).

I have to say it’s the shortest explanationa I’ve ever seen for the LBW rule (“The batsman touches the ball with a leg instead of the bat”), though it leaves out quite a lot. In fact it sounds a lot like “French cricket”.

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