Keyword: Cricket

Cricket is baseball on valium.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

Then there was that dark horse with the golden arm, Mudassar Nazar.

British sports commentator

It would be unprintable on television.

English cricketer

I'll decide when to write my own obituary.

English cricketer

Fred Titmus has two short legs, one of them square.

I don’t think I can be expected to take seriously any game which takes less than three days to reach its conclusion.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

It was close for Zaheer, Lawson threw his hands in the air and Marsh threw his head in the air.

cricket commentator

Turner looks a bit shaky and unsteady, but I think he's going to bat on – one ball left.

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.

Australian actor

The lights are shining quite darkly.

cricket commentator

I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying, ‘I don't want to bore you with the details.’

(1964 – ) English comedian

Neil Harvey, standing at leg slip with his legs wide apart, waiting for a tickle.

cricket announcer

Send ‘im’ down a piano, see if ‘e can play that!

Stephen Gascoigne (1878 – 1942) Australian sports fan & heckler

Oi, leave our flies alone, Jardine. They’re the only friends you’ve got here.

Stephen Gascoigne (1878 – 1942) Australian sports fan & heckler

The black cloud is coming from the direction the wind is blowing. Now the wind is coming from where the black cloud is!

English cricketer & commentator

It's been very slow and dull day, but it hasn't been boring. It's been a good, entertaining day's cricket.

Cricket commentator

If England lose now, they will be leaving the field with their heads between their legs!

English cricketer

There were no scores below single figures.

Australian cricketer & commentator

That was a tremendous six. The ball was still in the air as it went over the boundary.

English cricketer

On the first day, Logie decided to chance his arm and it came off.

British sports commentator

It is now possible they can get the impossible score they first thought possible.

British cricket journalist