Found this while surfing and thought perhaps some listers might find it of interest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/ Katie Ontario, Canada
This list seems to have gone quiet. Can anyone remember a comedy film that contained someone who was explaining a cricket match to someone else, possible Russians. I remember hearing this and laughing so much, but cannot remember the poem or the film. I also say the poem printed on a tea towel too. I think it would be in the "Carry On" film era, but doubt that it was a Carry on film. It went something like this ..... long leg, short leg, and other cricket expressions. I have been looking on the net, google etc. but so far have not come up with anything at all. Help Olive
Hello Olive, I don't know of the piece you speak of, but you may like the following:- Cricket: as explained to a foreigner. You have two sides - one in and one out in the field Each man who is in the side that's in goes out. When he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they're all out, the side that's out comes in. That side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes you get men in and not out. When both sides have been in and out, including the not-outs - That's the end of the game! HOWZAT! -- Rodney HALL Heywood, Lancashire Suaviter sed fortiter Agreeably but powerfully ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ rmh@rmhh.co.uk http://rmhh.co.uk/ http://rmhh.org.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: olive [mailto:olive.cookson@btinternet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:10 PM > To: LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LANCSLIFE] > > This list seems to have gone quiet. > Can anyone remember a comedy film that contained someone who > was explaining > a cricket match to someone else, possible Russians. I > remember hearing this > and laughing so much, but cannot remember the poem or the > film. I also say > the poem printed on a tea towel too. > I think it would be in the "Carry On" film era, but doubt > that it was a > Carry on film. > It went something like this ..... long leg, short leg, > and other cricket > expressions. > I have been looking on the net, google etc. but so far have > not come up with > anything at all. > Help > Olive