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The chaos of gully and street cricket
By Will last year, at the start of July, No Comments; be the first!
Youtube is extraordinary. Here’s a really clear example of the passion that cricket instils in parts of south Asia, but also the chaotic frenzy it generates. The girl picking up the makeshift stumps, the toddler zooming down the wicket in his trike, the constant shouting, the lack of order and form. Complete madness, yet (and I’m assuming it’s Pakistan, correct me if I’m wrong) guess which country produces the most naturally gifted cricketers? Yep. Well, probably. Well, that used to be the case at any rate. According to a former cricketer whose name I’ve forgotten, but I’m pretty sure it was Mike Atherton.
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No Comments »Street cricket in London
By Will 3 years ago, at the start of January, 12 Comments »
It’s more common to see street cricket from the alleys of Pakistan or India, but here’s a game being played in London:
Let’s start a revolution. (photos found at Guy Atherton’s Flickr)
12 Comments »Street cricket in India
By Will 4 years ago, mid-February, No Comments; be the first!
This marvellous shot – and it is marvellous – is woefully let down by its photographer who rather shamefully refers to the boy hitting “a homerun.” Urgh. It’s like your parents and grandparents trying to learn teenage lingo, failing miserably, but insisting that they are cool…
No Comments »“There’s a cow at short mid-on!”
By Will 4 years ago, at the end of January, 8 Comments »
That’s just plain unfair and against the rules:
Urban street cricket photos
By Will 5 years ago, mid-October, 9 Comments »
Stavros reminded me of these photos, which I forgot to post last night. They’re just a bunch of people playing cricket in the street, but it’s significant that they’re (almost certainly) British and in Britain. I’ve mentioned and posted photos of Indian street cricket, which is altogether more common…but in Britain? Not so common.
From Flickr user Matthew Moor
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