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What do you do in the Gap between Balls? Itch to laugh? I'm talking during cricket
matches of course. Just like you, Gunjan and I like to laugh - so we set
out to find something funny. We discussed whether laughing about Cricket would
be considered Cricket. We haven't found the answer yet, but came up with this
little collection as a byproduct of our discussions. We await your Verdict on
whether it's Cricket or not.
I looked at history first. Frederick, Prince of Wales, was killed by a cricket
ball. This brought his son, George III, early to the throne. And it was George
III's clumsy handling which caused the American War of Independence and the
secession of the States from the British Empire a couple of centuries ago.
Gunjan thought it was very funny that the course of history was changed by a
cricket ball. Hmm.It takes all sorts, doesn't it?
We quickly discovered that although the rules of cricket had been updated from
time to time nobody had checked on the meanings in the Cricket Glossary of
Terms. So we re-wrote them. For example, when we thought about Away
Swinger we realised it meant a player who was too busy enjoying himself to play
in the match. Then again Finger Spin, which we see on the field so much,
was actually public relations expressed digitally. So there are a few pages of
those in Batty Balls; of course, you might have some more definitions?
And we found the game is full of strange stories and happenings. I'm sure that
you've heard Gary Sobers has hit 6 sixers in a single over but did you know that
the last one was right out of the ground ? And do you know what happened
to that ball - poor bruised and battered thing?
We also found out how The Ashes (the name given to the 5-match Test series
between Australia and England) started. And we have OUR view of what The Ashes,
themselves, really ARE. We got to meet the batsman, the bowler and others who
make up a game of cricket and also found some great cricket humor online.
We've put it all together for you in digital form, 54 pages, 800k pdf file and hope that you'll enjoy it.
Very Nice. Delightful!!
I read my first Cricket related book (something published by Wisden) in 1998 & then read Javed Miandad's autobiography and decided I was through with Cricket books. I don't think I'd have bought this one either if it didn't have the money back guarantee.
I'm glad I did buy it as I have never come across another book on cricket which is informative, interesting and delightfully humorous at the same time. I loved 'Batty Balls' and think the authors have done a super job.
~ Akash Ryall, Principal - Bethany High School, Bangalore, India.
Submit your reviews and comments to - cricket@workinghumor.com
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I'm Chacha Joe - well I'm also known as Uncle Joe and Joseph Harris. Left to myself I usually write funny poetry and I publish it in my ezine as well as on my site www.smilepoetry.weekly.com. In my former life (as Joseph Harris) I worked on The Financial Times and The Times and did various other stints at journalism including editing a monthly which was still set in hot metal. I used to love watching the linotype compositors at The Times when I was graveshift sub on Times Business News (a concept that bit the dust under Murdoch). I also had a brief spell in precision engineering - not precise enough. To top it all, I pun a bit too.
Gunjan, also known as Gunjan Saraf, runs several ezines and loves writing limericks. He was the wz-ard for Humorous Poetry while wz.com was live and kicking, and proudly introduced himself and the ezine ...
There was this WZ-ard named Gunjan
Who WZ-arded standing at Attention.
So his lines were brief,
Saving everyone grief;
But that's not a nice thing to mention!
wz.com is gone but you can still sign up for Gunjan's newsletter by sending a mail humpoetry@workinghumor.com. Gunjan is also a grate punster. I'm not kidding, every week reading his Jest for Pun makes me make unpleasant rasping sounds! Sign up at your own risk after checking out www.jestforpun.com
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