#cricket

We are such sticklers for tradition in insisting on an amateur captain, regardless of the question of whether he can pull his weight as a player. The time is coming when we will have to change our views [...] when there will be no amateurs of sufficient ability to put into an England side. ↗

— John Berry Hobbs

#change

I know. And I couldn't wait any longer, I have to tell you - " The panic rises, and I grip the French band tighter. "Cricket, please -" But his words pour forth in a torrent. "I can't stop thinking about you, and I'm not the guy I used to be, I've changed -" "Cricket -" I look back up, feeling faint. His blue eyes are bright. Sincere. Desperate. "Go out with me tonight. Tomorrow night, every ni -" The words cut off in his throat as he sees something behind me. Cigarettes and spearmint. I want to die. "This is Max. My boyfriend. Max, this is Cricket Bell. ↗

— Stephanie Perkins

#change

Golf is a game to be played between cricket and death. ↗

— Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie

#death #golf #sport #death

Don Bradman will bat no more against England, and two contrary feelings dispute within us: relief, that our bowlers will no longer be oppressed by this phenomenon; regret, that a miracle has been removed from among us. So must ancient Italy have felt when she heard of the death of Hannibal. ↗

— R.C. Robertson-Glasgow

#bradman #cricket #england #hannibal #italy

Thank you for helping my sister,” he says. I lean forward, mimicking his position. “I’m happy to.” Calliope leans out her window. “STOP FLIRTING AND GET BACK TO WORK. ↗

— Stephanie Perkins

#cricket #flirt #funny #lola #lola-and-the-boy-next-door

I love surfing more than cricket, more interesting and you meet great people. ↗

— Hansie Cronje

#great #great people #i #i love #interesting

Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world to do, hitting a ball coming at you at ninety miles an hour with a round bat. Wonderful to watch. ↗

— Peter Tork

#baseball #bat #coming #cricket #difficult

I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough. ↗

— Shane Warne

#cricket #enough #good #i #once

If you ask anyone around the cricket grounds, they will say I always sign loads of autographs and thank the ladies for lunch and try to behave in the right way. ↗

— Shane Warne

#anyone #around #ask #autographs #behave

Those were the great days when plenty of amateurs could spare time for cricket. ↗

— Frank Woolley

#cricket #days #great #plenty #spare