Some people I know are into cricket.

[reynardo]

And I don't mind watching the occasional match myself - there's a certain rhythm to the overs and the bowling and the snick of the ball as it just tips the bat.

Mind you, I grew up in a household where it was the closest thing to religion for my dad. da_norvegicus has Sydney Cricket Ground membership, if you're ever in town and desperate to be taken to a match.

So I've sent my dad the link to the Oxford Dictionary of Biograpy's Best Ever Ashes Line-up. The fact that they're all dead just means the game will go on a little longer than normal.

In other news a) chest is still a mess. More tests this week and b) There will be a photographer here tomorrow to take pics for an article on Postcrossing! Alas, they won't let me write the article, but at least it'll get a bit of publicity. And I'll be including dogorcuton's cards too.

Comments

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

Not an entirely even contest, though: the Australian Dictionary of Biography only includes people who died before 1981 (why?) while the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography goes right up to 2003. Compton, May, Ames and Laker would all have been ineligible using the Aussie dates. Is allowing we Poms a 22-year handicap a bit of subtle sledging...?