Cricket For Americans

Demystifying cricket one tweet at a time! Live facts, updates & lunch reviews from international matches! Non-Americans welcome... impress your friends! 🏏😍

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Q: How long does a cricket match last?
A: Somewhere between 3 hours and 5 days.

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The first ever international cricket match was between the US and Canada! Who knew? Image courtesy of Edgbaston toilets, font of most knowledge.
#TheAshes2019
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112/6 after 39! But more importantly the guy behind has JUST ANNOUNCED RECEIPT OF AN EMAIL FROM DAVE PERKINS.
#TheAshes2019
#workingfromhome

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Cricket For Americans.
#KhanMeetsTrump

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A Queen tweets:

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We can no longer even begin to explain cricket to Americans!!! Unbelievable. It’s come home.#ENGvsNZ #CricketWorldCupFinal #CWC19Final

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Q: What is a Wicket?
A(1): One of the stumps.
A(2): The pitch (eg ‘a sticky wicket’)
A(3): The reward for getting a batsman out.
A(4): A term for each of the 11 batsmen in an innings.

NB - this is not multiple choice, each answer is correct.
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Swingers do it when it’s overcast with a bit of moisture in the air.
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A fine contribution to the Transatlantic Cricket canon by @stephenfry and @StuartBroad8

https://t.co/YpXnWPNIIJ

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Dear Americans! FYI - it’s coming home!
#CWC19

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World Cup Cricket: a game of 22 players & 2 umpires - which at the end, Pakistan win.
#Lineker
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@kvshuford And there’s a bowling line known by us cricketers as the ‘Corridor of Uncertainty’ - which would make a fine title for that debut album!

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Some edited highlights of field positions in first innings: Long Off, Gully, Short Third Man, Extra Cover, Mid On, Square Leg, Deep Backward Square, Short Cover, First Slip.
It’s pretty wild out there.
#CWC19

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Theresa May in the house following a smooth & orderly departure from Downing St. #Crexit

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We’re live from The Oval where the captains have tossed in the middle! The 2019 World Cup is underway! Both teams already dreaming of glory - and lunch.
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