Stumped By Cricket!

The genteel game has become unrecognisable, Chris discovers…

- Chris Pascoe

Going back a year or so, readers may remember I was often astounded by the innuendo and double entendres used in the American toss ball game of baseball (see, I even threw one right back at them there). I didn’t think this sort of thing would ever extend to the grand old sport of cricket. However...

My early experiences of cricket commentaries involved very well spoken, often ageing men, mumbling two or three words every now and then, before thanking somebody like Margaret Tamara-Pinksworth of Windsor for the “rather delightful Victoria sponge” she had sent in.