posted Oct 31, 2007

KAAN JAR, while i was in England for a couple of years as a kid i got addicted to the British style of comedy with mind your language and fawlty towers being my favs, and as for "the incredible hulk" wasn't their a movie a few years back?

i've also got to say thanks for all the jokes guys you've really brightened up the board, cheers.

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posted Oct 31, 2007

manutdsnumber2fan
Yeah, you gotta have a laugh.
where are you based now?

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posted Oct 31, 2007

i current split my time between Dubai(UAE) and Muscat(OMAN)

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posted Oct 31, 2007

Have you ever been to any of the Sharjah matches?

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posted Oct 31, 2007

many of them, my favs are the two matches against Australia in 1998 which came to be known around here as "desert strom" in which Tendulkar blitzed two superb hundreds.

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posted Oct 31, 2007

just thought I would post this before I left for the day

For me:
Best and worst moments in Pakistan-India cricket : Pakistan tours of India

The Best:

The last day chase by India, probably Tendulkar’s greatest Test innings of 136 playing with a bad back and the tail. Pakistan won by just 12 runs, and the sporting Chennai crowd rose to applaud the victorious Pakistanis who were so moved that they did a lap of honor for the crowd. I wonder if any opposing team that won a Test ever did that in the losing side’s home country, though I do remember the magnificent ’61 Windies side got a ticker tape parade sends off in Australia. The Pakistan crowds for that brilliant friendship tour of 2003 were marvelous too.

http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/mosquitoes/rams07.asp

The Worst:

Crowds at Calcutta got so nasty that the stadium had to be cleared and Pakistan won a game in silence with only empty concrete surrounding them

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/cricket/282333.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/cricket/282911.stm

And I hope that Calcutta which is hosting a Test has sporting crowds that mend their ways

Pity there no Test at Chennai, the most sporting cricket crowds in India (IMHO)

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posted Oct 31, 2007

OH, PLEASE STOP RUBBING IT IN. LOL

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posted Oct 31, 2007

Okay guys good night.
some more jokes b4 I retire
# The captain was in despair at his side's fielding. Match after match, they dropped every chance that came their way. Finally one day the captain called his men together and told them that he was taking them fishing.

What for? they asked.

'To make sure you catch something this season!'


# The stonewaller had been at the crease for two hours and had scored one run. It finally got too much for the umpire. He raised his finger and said: 'Out'.

'What for?' said the batsman.

'Loitering with intent,' answered the umpire.


# The wicket-keeper had a high opinion of himself and was very free with his advice to the captain.

'You know,' he said, 'You've picked two men who should never be in the side.'

'Oh really,' said the captain icily, 'and who's the other one?'


# Two pigeons were talking as they stood on the boundary watching the game. 'Now here's what we do,' 'We wait till the bowler runs up and bowls, and then, as the batsman hits it, we suddenly fly up over the stand. It gets the crowd every time!'


# It was a hot, sultry day, the game was boring, and the two batsmen had put on three runs in the last hour.

Suddenly, outside the ground, the peace was shattered by a car backfiring. A spectator jumped up and shouted, 'That it! Let's all go home! The scorer's shot himself!'


# Yorkshiremen are known for their devotion to cricket. In fact, one day, an avid Yorkshire fan was asked, 'If your wife and Geoff Boycott were in a house that was falling over a cliff, who would you save?' 'Are you kidding?' was the reply. 'My wife's a lousy bat.


# You're looking glum'. 'Yes. My doctor says I can't play cricket.' 'Really? I didn't know he'd ever seen you play!'


# The two cricketers' wives were talking.

'What does your husband do?' 'He's a cricketer.'

'So's mine. Who does your play for?'

'Well, I think it's the United Nations. He says he's always bowling Chinamen.'


# An American had been told to go to a cricket match while he was in England. He watched with pleasure as the teams came out and the batsman scored four runs off the first six balls. Then the umpire called "OVER". "Well," he said, getting up, "it's a nice game - but it's very short!"

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posted Nov 1, 2007

I hear Asif has pulled out with injury. Unfortunate.

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posted Nov 1, 2007

Asif injury is probably good for Pakistan as they need him for the Tests sort of evens out Dravid's absence

KAAN JAR thanks, those were classics

Here is one

The Hardstaffs at Notts were another Father Son combo that played first class cricket though I think only the son went on to play for England

In a game the elder Hardstaff was watching, for no apparent reason the son executed a cross batted swipe off a long hop and to his dismay was caught in the deep

The trudge back home with senior Hardstaff was rather chilly and quiet

This extended to the dinner, with junior quietly eating with his head down avoiding a sorrowful looking father who glared occasionally in his direction

Finally the old man sighed and said

"Mother, I regret to inform you, Junior here has a gambling problem!"

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