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  • "I think their minds were already on the plane home. I am just not sure they were here to play today."
    Jamie Siddons on Bangladesh's performance in the last league match of the Asia Cup

    Jul 4, 2008

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    ‘Please wait here for first available wicket’

    By Will 6 months ago Leave a comment on this post

    This is superb:

    Somehow, watching the West Indies collapse in fine style this morning against South Africa, I couldn’t help thinking about this sign I saw while waiting in line to renew my driver’s license.

    From Sean, who built/administers CaribbeanCricket.com - a website about bicycle tyre pricing. No, not really; it’s dedicated to West Indian cricket.

    He told me that a wicket (in Canada, and probably America, and probably everywhere else) is a ticket boot where you are served, like in a post office. Shamefully, perhaps because I’ve been a cricket fan most of my life, I was completely ignorant as to the other meanings of the word.

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    3 Responses to “‘Please wait here for first available wicket’”

  • daniel the cuban cricket fan wrote:
    January 10th, 2008 at 10.27 pm

    If it makes you feel any better, I never heard of wicket used in that way either, and I’m from the US.

  • Alan R wrote:
    January 11th, 2008 at 6.22 am

    Ditto - doesn’t exist in the USA.

    Maybe Steve Bucknor should have a sign like this out when the Aussies are bowling…

  • Tony.T wrote:
    January 11th, 2008 at 7.40 am

    A wicket is a ticket boot.

    Check.

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