I read something about this recently, it's less than you'd think, under 300 mph, can't remember the exact figure, 295?...
new to this but here is my favourite quiz question which is the most Northerly, Southerly, Easterly and Westerly of the United States?
Alaska is the state that is farthest north, east, and west while Hawaii is farthest south. But normally it is the person who getsthe last question right who sets the next....so is it you 999s???
Hi Shelley and welcome. That is a great question but the way this thread works is that you have to get the previous question right in order to set a question. Have a stab at Kiwi's world record speed attained in a helicopter, we know the answer is under 300mph. Too late I see......
How many different ways are there of getting out in cricket? And what are they? ( Have to go, be back in a few hours. )
Well, it's been 50 years since I last visited Hope Cove, so no doubt much has changed - would love to go back one day. This video brings back memories though...... [video=youtube;jJl29QIIqcA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJl29QIIqcA&feature=youtu.be&a[/video] Inner Hope Beach and Slipway, Hope Cove please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image The Village Hope Cove is a beautiful coastal sanctuary, a place to relax and unwind. What was once a favourite haunt for smugglers, has now become a charming holiday destination. The picturesque fishing village of Hope Cove is two villages in one - Outer and Inner Hope. Inner Hope has the most delightful collection of quaint cob and stone cottages with thatch roofs galore around a tiny square. There is lovely secluded beach which is larger than the one at Outer Hope, where you will find more going on, there is the very popular Hope & Anchor Pub, two restaurants, an art gallery and a village shop. Hope Cove nestles in the shelter of Bolt Tail in the curve of Bigbury Bay, clean sandy beaches, and peaceful, relaxed atmosphere, Hope Cove offers the ideal holiday retreat. There are miles of delightful and varied scenery along this rugged Heritage Coastline, a walkersâ paradise.
Off the top of my head......... LBW Bowled Caught Run out Stumped out of crease (likely same as run out?) May be more?
Bartoneque bad behaviour? e.g. Showing dissent, objecting to umpire's decision. Not sure where Retiring fits in?
Bowled LBW Caught and Bowled Caught Stumped Run Out Hit Wicket Handled the Ball Timed Out Obstructing the Field I make that 10, any more?
I believe you almost have it sir, although not quite sure about the caught & bowled? Time for you to pose another question Roller, or wait for Nines response? I note a few other suggestions are thrown in, but the attached list, with details, appears quite comprehensive:- http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006051117025 Here is a full list of the TEN(10) different ways of getting out. But first, a few necessary definitions: The wicket is said to be broken if one or both of the bails have been dislodged and fallen to the ground. If the bails have fallen off for any reason and the ball is still in play, then breaking the wicket must be accomplished by pulling a stump completely out of the ground. If the wicket needs to be broken like this with the ball, the uprooting of the stump must be done with the ball in contact with the stump. The field is notionally split into two halves, along a line down the centre of the pitch. The half of the field in front of the striker is called the off side, the half behind is called the leg side, or sometimes the on side. Thus, standing at the bowler's wicket and looking towards a right-handed striker's wicket, the off side is to the left and the leg side to the right (and vice-versa for a left-handed striker). The stumps of the striker's wicket are called off stump, middle stump, and leg stump, depending on which side they are on. When a batsman gets out, no matter by what method, his wicket is said to have fallen, and the fielding team are said to have taken a wicket. Now, the ways of getting out: 1.Caught: If a fielder catches the ball on the full after the batsman has hit it with his bat. However, if the fielder catches the ball, but either during the catch or immediately afterwards touches or steps over the boundary, then the batsman scores six runs and is not out. 2.Bowled: If the batsman misses the ball and it hits and breaks the wicket directly from the bowler's delivery. The batsman is out whether or not he is behind his popping crease. He is also out bowled if the ball breaks the wicket after deflecting from his bat or body. The batsman is not out if the wicket does not break. 3.Leg Before Wicket: If the batsman misses the ball with his bat, but intercepts it with part of his body when it would otherwise have hit the wicket, and provided several other conditions (described below) are satisfied. An umpire must adjudicate such a decision, and will only do so if the fielding team appeal the decision. This is a question asked of the umpire, usually of the form ``How's that?'' (or ``Howzat?''), and usually quite enthusiastic and loud. If the ball bounces outside an imaginary line drawn straight down the pitch from the outside edge of leg stump, then the batsman cannot be out LBW, no matter whether or not the ball would have hit the stumps. If the batsman attempts to play a shot at the ball with his bat (and misses) he may only be given out LBW if the ball strikes the batsman between imaginary lines drawn down the pitch from the outside edges of leg and off stumps (ie. directly in line with the wicket). If the batsman does not attempt to play the ball with his bat, then he may be given out LBW without satisfying this condition, as long as the umpire is convinced the ball would have hit the wicket. If the ball has hit the bat before the hitting the batsman, then he cannot be given out LBW. 4.Stumped: If a batsman misses the ball and in attempting to play it steps outside his crease, he is out stumped if the wicket-keeper gathers the ball and breaks the wicket with it before the batsman can ground part of his body or his bat behind his crease. 5.Run Out: If a batsman is attempting to take a run, or to return to his crease after an aborted run, and a fielder breaks that batsman's wicket with the ball while he is out of the crease. The fielder may either break the wicket with a hand which holds the ball, or with the ball directly. It is possible for the non-striker to be run out if the striker hits the ball straight down the pitch towards the non-striker's wicket, and the bowler deflects the ball on to the wicket while the non-striker is out of his crease. If the ball is hit directly on to the non-striker's wicket, without being touched by a fielder, then the non-striker is not out. If the non-striker leaves his crease (in preparation to run) while the bowler is running up, the bowler may run him out without bowling the ball. Batsmen cannot be run out while the ball is dead - so they may confer in the middle of the pitch between deliveries if they desire. 6.Hit Wicket: If, in attempting to hit a ball or taking off for a first run, the batsman touches and breaks the wicket. This includes with the bat or dislodged pieces of the batsman's equipment - even a helmet or spectacles! 7.Handle The Ball: If a batsman touches the ball with a hand not currently holding the bat, without the permission of the fielding side. This does not include being hit on the hand by a delivery, or any other non-deliberate action. 8.Obstructing The Field: If a batsman deliberately interferes with the efforts of fielders to gather the ball or effect a run out. This does not include running a path between the fielder and the wicket so that the fielder cannot throw the stumps down with the ball, which is quite legal, but does include any deliberate attempt to swat the ball away. 9.Hit The Ball Twice: If a batsman hits a delivery with his bat and then deliberately hits the ball again for any reason other than to defend his wicket from being broken by the ball. If the ball is bouncing or rolling around near the stumps, the batsman is entitled to knock it away so as to avoid being bowled, but not to score runs. 10.Timed Out: If a new batsman takes longer than two minutes, from the time the previous wicket falls, to appear on the field. These methods of getting out are listed in approximate order of how commonly they occur. The first five are reasonably common, the last five quite rare. The last three methods are almost never invoked. If a batsman is out caught, bowled, LBW, stumped, or hit wicket, then the bowler is credited with taking the wicket. No single person is credited with taking a wicket if it falls by any other method.
Hit ball twice, I missed that one. Personally I always struggled to hit it once. What is unusual about the Counting Crows first album, entitled "August and Everything After"?
I think my sporting achievement peaked in primary school when I was captain of both our football and cricket teams (also wicket keeper). My dad (naturally) liked to see his boy play, but for some strange reason I didn't like him to come, so in games I would see his head and shoulders appearing over a nearby hedge. In the war years it happened that my dad was in army units with both Matt Busby and Joe Mercer, and in the early 1960's he re-established contact with Matt Busby - dad indicated that his son was an active footballer and I wish I still had the letter on Man Utd letterhead, signed by Matt Busby, where he stated "if your boy is any good, you know where to send him".
Is it something to do with the title song not appearing on the album despite the lyrics to it ( August and Everything After ) being on the cover?
