A British friend of mine once found himself at a dinner party sitting next to an attractive American woman. The conversation turned to cricket, and the woman asked my friend to explain the game.
He agreed and embarked on a lengthy explanation of the mysteries of "silly mid-on," "fine-leg," "googly," "chinaman" and the like.
At the end he sat back, exhausted.
The woman looked at him, shaking her head in wonderment,
"That really is remarkable. And to think they do it all on horseback.
Cheers
Allan Hill
