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Spider Jerusalem

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12. "golf-ball sized"? Um...no

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2013, 07:02 AM

Dec 2013

a cricket ball is only very slightly smaller than a baseball (about nine inches in circumference) and much harder. There's a reason why the batsman and keeper wear pads on their legs; in the days before cricketers wore those broken femurs weren't uncommon.

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Piers Morgan tweets pic of his wounded rightwing backside (warning - pic) [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 OP

I thought they were supposed to throw the ball at the posts, not the batter Electric Monk Dec 2013 #1

There's a long history about how hostile bowling should be muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #11

The cricket world is in stitches malaise Dec 2013 #2

Copping one on the batty sure would smart. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #3

Maybe he'll finally malaise Dec 2013 #4

About What? That Ass Hole Palin? busterbrown Dec 2013 #5

About cricket malaise Dec 2013 #6

Sorry!!! When people don�t play a sport and offer up unasked for opinions they should: busterbrown Dec 2013 #7

He did play cricket malaise Dec 2013 #8

Oww! Vicious! n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #9

Should have turned the other cheek. Orrex Dec 2013 #10

"golf-ball sized"? Um...no Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #12

Looks like the injuries are way more serious malaise Dec 2013 #13

I just watched the video - I reckon every single ball was a no-ball muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #14

Well the sad lesson for journalists is to be careful how you attack malaise Dec 2013 #15

Ouch!!! nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #16

Ouch is right malaise Jan 2014 #17