Thailand Needs Cricket

[brit1984]

Thai Visa Cricket Team ... teaching Farang Thai ... 55555

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[BookMan]

I had this 45 when it came out

I forgive you, but only because of the cricketing terminology

It was a catchy tune, and Sherbet was the 'in band'

[kevjohn]

Came up with this for the Number "5"

with help from David48

"5" B's

Batsman Bat Bowler Ball

And Bail

Are we discussing pencils again?

Pencils?????...howzat to do with cricket?

[harrry]

Came up with this for the Number "5"

with help from David48

"5" B's

Batsman Bat Bowler Ball

And Bail

Are we discussing pencils again?

Pencils?????...howzat to do with cricket?

THey use pencils to keep score.

[kevjohn]

Came up with this for the Number "5"

with help from David48

"5" B's

Batsman Bat Bowler Ball

And Bail

Are we discussing pencils again?

Pencils?????...howzat to do with cricket?

THey use pencils to keep score.

And is this particular score to do with SC's knees?

[harrry]

Don't know if pencils still have lead in them these days. What do you reckon SC

[BookMan]

Transam has started up this cricket thread!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/563306-spinners-available-in-thailand/

[BookMan]

The Alternative Cricket Alphabet (my almost last post while touring the grounds)

A is for Aluminum Bat (the bat that stopped a test match! Who could forget the latest of Dennis Lillee’s sponsorship deals)

B is for Bradman. (A letter reserved for a champion. Incomparable through any generation)

C is for Cheats. (How can we forget Hansie Cronje and his erratic field placements or the bevy of Pakistani players banned for helping direct a game along a pre determined course)

D is for Doosra. Another mystical spin ball (invented by Saqlain Mustaq). Who can forget when Shane Warne would announce every year his new secret spin ball!??

E is for Entertainment! Cricket and the half time festivities

F is for Field of Play. not to be confused with Playing the Field, which is much more fun if truth be known.

G is for Girls in Cricket! Need I say more?

H is for ‘Hector Protector’. This is the plastic shield that protects the boys from fast moving heavy objects. VITAL

I is for Injustice. How many times have our teams lost when they really should have won!? 7 or 8 bad decisions and the game is lost...

J is for Justice. How many times have our teams won when they really should have lost? 7 or 8 decisions against the other team and justice has been served.

K is for Kanga Cricket. Oh what a fantastic lunch interval entertainment this is. I suggest Youtube for those that do not know Kanga Cricket

L is for Ladyboy Cricket. A soon to be popular pursuit in Thailand

M is for Meat Pie and Chips. (always a tepidly warm pie that has congealed into a solid lump and some soggy chips cooked in napalm oil)

N is for Noodle stand concessions. Plenty of open space on the field for a few stands. Get the populace interested in the game and also able to snack freely when they please.

O is for Ogling da chicks!. (Favourite part of crowd watching)

P is for Playing the Field. All cricketers are known lotharios.

Q is for Queueing. Whether it be the toilets, the fast food concession, the beer stand, the wait to get into the ground. You can be assured 25% of your day will be spent queueing.

R is for Russian beach Cricket. (need I say more?)

S is for Streaker. (Apparently potential terrorist threats they are now fined/jailed out of the game, but sorely missed)

T is for Twenty Twenty. It is fast, it is entertaining; there are dancing girls and plenty of spots for advertising revenue.

U is for Underarm bowling. The one time Trevor Chappell should have grown balls and ignored his Brother

V is for Video Umpire. The video umpire has probably saved all out nuclear war for Pakistan and India. It has also brought an additional revenue stream to the game by allowing the Video Umpire brought to you by ‘David48s Fish Farm, Graphic Design and Immigration Services’.

W is for Warnie!!! The greatest spin bowler of all time.

X is for X-citing!! The excitement of a 5 day drawn test!

Y is for Yobbo!! A yobbo is your average Australian spectator filled with beer!

Z is for Zinc cream. You look like a tosser but it keeps the sun off.

Edited June 18, 2012 by BookMan

[kevjohn]

The Alternative Cricket Alphabet (my almost last post while touring the grounds)

A is for Aluminum Bat (the bat that stopped a test match! Who could forget the latest of Dennis Lillee’s sponsorship deals)

B is for Bradman. (A letter reserved for a champion. Incomparable through any generation)

C is for Cheats. (How can we forget Hansie Cronje and his erratic field placements or the bevy of Pakistani players banned for helping direct a game along a pre determined course)

D is for Doosra. Another mystical spin ball (invented by Saqlain Mustaq). Who can forget when Shane Warne would announce every year his new secret spin ball!??

E is for Entertainment! Cricket and the half time festivities

F is for Field of Play. not to be confused with Playing the Field, which is much more fun if truth be known.

G is for Girls in Cricket! Need I say more?

H is for ‘Hector Protector’. This is the plastic shield that protects the boys from fast moving heavy objects. VITAL

I is for Injustice. How many times have our teams lost when they really should have won!? 7 or 8 bad decisions and the game is lost...

J is for Justice. How many times have our teams won when they really should have lost? 7 or 8 decisions against the other team and justice has been served.

K is for Kanga Cricket. Oh what a fantastic lunch interval entertainment this is. I suggest Youtube for those that do not know Kanga Cricket

L is for Ladyboy Cricket. A soon to be popular pursuit in Thailand

M is for Meat Pie and Chips. (always a tepidly warm pie that has congealed into a solid lump and some soggy chips cooked in napalm oil)

N is for Noodle stand concessions. Plenty of open space on the field for a few stands. Get the populace interested in the game and also able to snack freely when they please.

O is for Ogling da chicks!. (Favourite part of crowd watching)

P is for Playing the Field. All cricketers are known lotharios.

Q is for Queueing. Whether it be the toilets, the fast food concession, the beer stand, the wait to get into the ground. You can be assured 25% of your day will be spent queueing.

R is for Russian beach Cricket. (need I say more?)

S is for Streaker. (Apparently potential terrorist threats they are now fined/jailed out of the game, but sorely missed)

T is for Twenty Twenty. It is fast, it is entertaining; there are dancing girls and plenty of spots for advertising revenue.

U is for Underarm bowling. The one time Trevor Chappell should have grown balls and ignored his Brother

V is for Video Umpire. The video umpire has probably saved all out nuclear war for Pakistan and India. It has also brought an additional revenue stream to the game by allowing the Video Umpire brought to you by ‘David48s Fish Farm, Graphic Design and Immigration Services’.

W is for Warnie!!! The greatest spin bowler of all time.

X is for X-citing!! The excitement of a 5 day drawn test!

Y is for Yobbo!! A yobbo is your average Australian spectator filled with beer!

Z is for Zinc cream. You look like a tosser but it keeps the sun off.

Good one......very Aussie orientated.......

[Rsquared]

Thankyou Bookman, that is some list and I agree with all of them.

I unfortunately have strong memories with "U" Underarm bowling.........I happened to be in NZ shortly after that incident, and didn't we cop a blethering. Of course we had no come-back and had to cop it on the chin like a well delivered bouncer.

To KJ thankyou for the no ball call ( has been a long week with Thai funeral for my SiL) so still haven't got my focus on the ball yet.

Can't play much 2nite, hope the wicket is still open 2morrow.

Cheers!

[kevjohn]

Would like to add this for a little bit of fun.

The “Thailand Needs Cricket” Team

The Boss called the team together, to discuss the finer points,

of this noble game of cricket that we play.

“We need to fill some positions” he said, so all the hands went up.

But little did they know it involved “No Pay”.

First there was the PM, taken by David 48.

What a job that man has done, up many a night so late.

Then there was the need of a driver. Streetcowboy saved the day.

Even supplied two knees and all without any pay.

And, our medicine man, young harry. On call 24/7 and more.

He’s the best in the game. Need I say no more?

Next comes our own money man. Bookman is his name.

Learnt his trade at the race track. So he really knows his game.

And for my assistant Cheer Squad Coach, Plopmeister put up his hand.

Busy promoting school cricket, to improve the spoken English word.

And to all our loyal batsmen. So many, I can’t recall all the names.

Just keep the pressure on the opponent and we will achieve our aim.

And don’t forget our umpires. Can’t believe our playing luck.

Over 3,000 runs and not a single “Duck”

So guy, if you want, please add you game highlights here.

And show the world, what we achieved, through “Cricket”…..Here Here Here.

[BookMan]

Thankyou Bookman, that is some list and I agree with all of them.

I unfortunately have strong memories with "U" Underarm bowling.........I happened to be in NZ shortly after that incident, and didn't we cop a blethering. Of course we had no come-back and had to cop it on the chin like a well delivered bouncer.

To KJ thankyou for the no ball call ( has been a long week with Thai funeral for my SiL) so still haven't got my focus on the ball yet.

Can't play much 2nite, hope the wicket is still open 2morrow.

Cheers!

We sure did cop a lot. Thankfully the match wasn't against Indonesia or they might have invaded,

Sorry to hear about your SIL, Rsquared

[BookMan]

Would like to add this for a little bit of fun.

The “Thailand Needs Cricket” Team

The Boss called the team together, to discuss the finer points,

of this noble game of cricket that we play.

“We need to fill some positions” he said, so all the hands went up.

But little did they know it involved “No Pay”.

First there was the PM, taken by David 48.

What a job that man has done, up many a night so late.

Then there was the need of a driver. Streetcowboy saved the day.

Even supplied two knees and all without any pay.

And, our medicine man, young harry. On call 24/7 and more.

He’s the best in the game. Need I say no more?

Next comes our own money man. Bookman is his name.

Learnt his trade at the race track. So he really knows his game.

And for my assistant Cheer Squad Coach, Plopmeister put up his hand.

Busy promoting school cricket, to improve the spoken English word.

And to all our loyal batsmen. So many, I can’t recall all the names.

Just keep the pressure on the opponent and we will achieve our aim.

And don’t forget our umpires. Can’t believe our playing luck.

Over 3,000 runs and not a single “Duck”

So guy, if you want, please add you game highlights here.

And show the world, what we achieved, through “Cricket”…..Here Here Here.

Nice work kevjohn

[StreetCowboy]

'2' Cricket Pads ...

Thai Visa Cricket Team ... helping improve the Numeracy of Thai Children

Keep those knees safe, lads, you never know when they'll be needed

SC

TV Cricket

All we need is knees!

[StreetCowboy]

Don't know if pencils still have lead in them these days. What do you reckon SC

Y ou can take a horse to water but a pencil must be lead

SC

[David48]

Would like to add this for a little bit of fun.

The “Thailand Needs Cricket” Team

The Boss called the team together, to discuss the finer points,

of this noble game of cricket that we play.

“We need to fill some positions” he said, so all the hands went up.

But little did they know it involved “No Pay”.

<snip>

I believe we all are applauding kevjohn for your effort here.

With or without help ... a great job.

I salute you ...

Edited June 18, 2012 by David48

[David48]

The Alternative Cricket Alphabet (my almost last post while touring the grounds)

A is for ...

And similarly to you BookMan ... a stirling effort.

For you, also my rare salute ...

The Cricketing Vernacular is all the richer for your efforts.

Edited June 18, 2012 by David48

[David48]

Came up with this for the Number "5"

with help from David48

"5" B's

Batsman Bat Bowler Ball

And Bail

Great effort there.

When you search the internet ... some unusual thing do 'pop up'.

When I was searching for a graphic for 'LBW' ... I found this crew.

The LBW Lazy Bar Walkers Team

Clould they also be included for the '5' ?

[David48]

So ... what are the LBW Team all about ... I'm glad that someone asked that question.

TOWIE'S SAM FAIERS LAUNCHES 'LAZY BAR WALKERS' SERVICE FOR ECB FRIENDS LIFE T20 CRICKET

Edited June 18, 2012 by David48

[David48]

What really sucks me in with this is her ... her ... her accent ... I love the UK/Irish Accent

So Thai Spa ... as the current Sponsor of the Thai Visa Cricket Team ... imagine the exposure you could get with a similar concept. The So Thai Spa Logo splashed across the chests of the Thai equivalent of the LBW's.

Edited June 18, 2012 by David48

[BookMan]

The Alternative Cricket Alphabet (my almost last post while touring the grounds)

A is for ...

And similarly to you BookMan ... a stirling effort.

For you, also my rare salute ...

The Cricketing Vernacular is all the richer for your efforts.

Thanks mate, enjoy the subbing..im off!

[Radar501]

L is for Ladyboy Cricket. A soon to be popular pursuit in Thailand

I still get a little confused sometimes with Ladyboys. Would they, or would they not, have to wear a box?

[BookMan]

L is for Ladyboy Cricket. A soon to be popular pursuit in Thailand

I still get a little confused sometimes with Ladyboys. Would they, or would they not, have to wear a box?

A few drinks and we all get confused with the Ladyboys. ... or maybe just me

I think it would depend if they were pre op or post op re the box.

Kevjohn has already volunteered to check the bona fides of all players pre match

Coffee in one hand....the other hand the tester.

Edited June 19, 2012 by BookMan

[kevjohn]

Would like to add this for a little bit of fun.

The “Thailand Needs Cricket” Team

The Boss called the team together, to discuss the finer points,

of this noble game of cricket that we play.

“We need to fill some positions” he said, so all the hands went up.

But little did they know it involved “No Pay”.

First there was the PM, taken by David 48.

What a job that man has done, up many a night so late.

Then there was the need of a driver. Streetcowboy saved the day.

Even supplied two knees and all without any pay.

And, our medicine man, young harry. On call 24/7 and more.

He’s the best in the game. Need I say no more?

Next comes our own money man. Bookman is his name.

Learnt his trade at the race track. So he really knows his game.

And for my assistant Cheer Squad Coach, Plopmeister put up his hand.

Busy promoting school cricket, to improve the spoken English word.

And to all our loyal batsmen. So many, I can’t recall all the names.

Just keep the pressure on the opponent and we will achieve our aim.

And don’t forget our umpires. Can’t believe our playing luck.

Over 3,000 runs and not a single “Duck”

So guy, if you want, please add you game highlights here.

And show the world, what we achieved, through “Cricket”…..Here Here Here.

Nice work kevjohn

Thanks Little Brother. All done for the team.

Without them, I'd have nothing to write about so, big thanks to them as well.

[David48]

Did any remember giving kevjohn the day off?

Ha Ha ... we posted at the same time.

OK with the '5' in #3166?

Edited June 19, 2012 by David48

[kevjohn]

'2' Cricket Pads ...

Thai Visa Cricket Team ... helping improve the Numeracy of Thai Children

Keep those knees safe, lads, you never know when they'll be needed

SC

TV Cricket

All we need is knees!

So true SC. I could do with a couple, now.

[kevjohn]

Would like to add this for a little bit of fun.

The “Thailand Needs Cricket” Team

The Boss called the team together, to discuss the finer points,

of this noble game of cricket that we play.

“We need to fill some positions” he said, so all the hands went up.

But little did they know it involved “No Pay”.

<snip>

I believe we all are applauding kevjohn for your effort here.

With or without help ... a great job.

I salute you ...

Have learnt a lot from you, PM.

Thanks for your tips.

[kevjohn]

L is for Ladyboy Cricket. A soon to be popular pursuit in Thailand

I still get a little confused sometimes with Ladyboys. Would they, or would they not, have to wear a box?

No comment from me. I'll leave that to the more knowledgeable.

[kevjohn]

L is for Ladyboy Cricket. A soon to be popular pursuit in Thailand

I still get a little confused sometimes with Ladyboys. Would they, or would they not, have to wear a box?

A few drinks and we all get confused with the Ladyboys. ... or maybe just me

I think it would depend if they were pre op or post op re the box.

Kevjohn has already volunteered to check the bona fides of all players pre match

Coffee in one hand....the other hand the tester.

I could get the job done, in half the time, if I put the coffee down....

[kevjohn]

Did any remember giving kevjohn the day off?

Ha Ha ... we posted at the same time.

OK with the '5' in #3166?

OK, with me, PM. You do the visuals and I'll look and learn....