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Yorkshire 232 all out, Hutton ill - I'm sorry, Hutton 111.
- John Snagge, BBC News
Ray Illingworth has just relieved himself at the pavilion end. - Brian Johnston, BBC Radio Welcome to Worcester where you've just missed seeing Barry Richards hitting one of Basil D'Oliveira's balls clean out of the ground. - Brian Johnston, BBC Radio He's usually a good puller - but he couldn't get it up that time. - Richie Benaud, Channel 9 If you go in with two fast bowlers and one breaks down, you're left two short. - Bob Massie, ABC Radio This game will be over any time from now. - Alan McGilvray, ABC Radio It is important for Pakistan to take wickets if they are going to make big inroads into this Australian batting line-up. - Max Walker, Channel 9 Glenn McGrath joins Craig McDermott and Paul Reiffel in a three-ponged prace attack. - Tim Gavel, ABC News In the back of Hughes' mind must be the thought that he will dance down the piss and mitch one. - Tony Greig, Channel 9 It's been very slow and dull day, but it hasn't been boring. It's been a good, entertaining day's cricket. - Tony Benneworth, ABC Radio It was close for Zaheer, Lawson threw his hands in the air and Marsh threw his head in the air. - Jack Potter, 3UZ Laird has been brought in to stand in the corner of the circle. - Richie Benaud, Channel 9 Chappell just stood on his feet and smashed it to the boundary. - Jim Maxwell, ABC Radio On the first day, Logie decided to chance his arm and it came off. - Trevor Bailey, Radio 3 He didn't quite manage to get his leg over. - Jonathan Agnew, after Botham had spun around off balance and tried to step over the wicket unsuccessfully, BBC Q: Do you feel that the selectors and yourself have been vindicated by the result? A: I don't think the press are vindictive. They can write what they want. - Mike Gatting, ITV I think we are all slightly down in the dumps after another loss. We may be in the wrong sign...Venus may be in the wrong juxtaposition with somewhere else. - Ted Dexter, explaining away England's seventh successive Test loss, to Australia at Lord's, 1993 There was a slight interruption there for athletics. - Richie Benaud, referring to a streaker at Lord's, BBC TV The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey. - Brian Johnston, BBC I was on 99...I got really scared. I pooped my pants, missed the next ball and was bowled. - Brad Hodges, Victorian batsman, on his dismissal in a Melbourne under-12 cricket final. Say, when do they begin? - Groucho Marx, watching a cricket match at Lord's It's funny kind of month, October. For the really keen cricket fan, it's when you realise that your wife left you in May. - Denis Norden, British television writer and compere Cricket is basically baseball on valium. - Robin Williams, American actor Playing against a team with Ian Chappell as a captain turns cricket match into gang warfare. - Mike Brearley, 1980 Cricket is like sex films. They relieve frustration and tension. - Linda Lovelace, star of Deep Throat Is there any sex in it? - Peter Sellers, as a psychiatrist upon first learning about cricket in What's New Pussycat, 1965 Cricket needs brightening up a bit. My solution is to let the players drink at the beginning of the game, not after. It always works in our picnic matches. - Paul Hogan, Australian actor Gower is a goot captain, and is goot knowledge and literatured in the wars. - William Shakespeare, in Henry V There is a widely held and quite erroneous belief that cricket is just another game. - HRH the Duke of Edinburgh Lloyd's talking to his SLIPers. - Channel 9 commentator. Marshall's bowling with his head. - ABC commentator. The sight of Bright holds no fright for Wright. - Jim Maxwell and the riposte That's right! - Norm O'Neil(?) And Jajeda is dijappointed...Jadeja is ji..da..I'll come again, Jajeda..okay Jadeja looks downcast. - Tony Grieg on Channel 9. I don't know what these fellows are doing, but whatever they are doing, they sure are doing it well. - Pete Sampras on watching Lara and Ambrose at Lord's. Q: Darryl, who are your favourite actors? Cullinan: Dustin Hoffman and some Aussie bowlers in the act of appealing. Q: What's your favourite animal? Steve Waugh: Merv Hughes. BACK to the Main Page |