[SOC] cricket injuries

[Paul Bartlett]

The fielding positions on a cricket pitch have a number of somewhat bizarre
names.

Silly mid-on
Silly mid-off
Silly point
and so forth.

That's why the players wear helmets and boxes.

The ball is small, hard (just over 5 ounces) and liable to do damage.

That's what makes it a game.

When I used to play we used tennis balls for practice. It allows you to
develop technique without the fear of being injured.

Paul :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Wills" <oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu>
To: <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 8:49 PM
Subject: [SOC] cricket injuries


> I'm sure people have been seriously hurt, and probably killed, by
> cricket balls (players and spectators).  It's a very hard ball and
> can move very fast.  If a ball intended for the boundary hits a
> player it can hurt.   Rugby or Amurrican football is probably worse,
> though, since you spend a lot of time deliberately attacking members
> of the opposing team.   This is not supposed to happen in cricket.
>
> So it's not really a joking matter, although in the context of SOC
> most things seem to be...
>
> Derek aa5bt
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