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Croft's six to long-on was a late solitary gesture in the sunlight.

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Wed,  2 Oct 96 13:01:15 -0700
To: Fun_People
Subject: Croft's six to long-on was a late solitary gesture in the sunlight.

[Another example of unintelligible English, this time very English... -psl]

Forwarded-by: Keith Bostic <bostic@bsdi.com>
Forwarded-by: "David Tilbrook" <dt@qef.com>

I don't profess to understanding (or even enjoying) cricket, but I rarely
miss reading the cricket reports in The Guardian Weekly -- known as The
Manchester Guardian prior to July 1995.

The quality of the writing compensates for the obscurity of the subject
and every now and then a report contains some literary gems or fascinating
insights.  For example:

	"Glamorgan had batted with a wariness reminiscent of a
	Highbury dressing-room, never managing to generate a
	decent sense of aggression against steady rather than
	threatening bowling.  James and Cottey were the
	exceptions, though they hit only three boundaries
	between them.  Croft's six to long-on was a late solitary
	gesture in the sunlight.

	Not all at the Cardiff ground were apparently intent on
	the cricket, though.  Two seagulls copulating on the
	outfield proved a lengthy diversion for a voyeuristic
	section of the crowd.  Sky TV did not notice, it seems
	-- or maybe they were simply leaving that scene to David
	Attenborough and the BBC."

			David Foot
			Cricket Sunday League
			The Guardian Weekly,
			Sept. 22, 1996 page 31:

© 1996 Peter Langston