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W.G. 
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 Topic: Mornington Crescent (Thomas Lord Rules)Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:43am |
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Do enough of you know the game Mornington Crescent for us to have a crack at a game following the Thomas Lord Rules?
If we get enough takers I'll launch the game. Mornington Crescent |
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Monty
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Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:43am |
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oh so this is the one on corrupt a wish ill play if i understand it
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Flavia et Cornelia sedebat sub arbore!!! Oh My goodness!!
Sitting under a tree! |
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W.G.
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Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:52am |
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Go take a look at the link Monty - it's dead easy. The Thomas Lord Rules require at least four players to take turns declaring cricketing terms (players, grounds, shots, deliveries, etc) with the first shouting MCC declared the winner. Sounds dead easy, but there are many important strategies such as the Geoffrey Boycott Trump, the Old Corinthians' Sidestep and the di£kie Bird Bad Light Closing move to thwart opponents.
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Sledger
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Posted: 01 August 2007 at 11:13am |
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Fascinating WG !! I've been away from Blighty too long and if we can co-opt some others (Clobs?) I'll have a bash.
One thing though , will we be playing the Archbishop of Canterbury's Front Foot Rule for Wheelchaired Off Spinners circa 1668 ? (It's been translated by the late Algenon Flitzroy - Gilbertandsullivan III -a fine work , that!) |
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W.G.
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 6:49am |
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I believe it is only applicable on Tuesdays or Thursdays, when not countered by the David Sheppard Nelson Jig.
Let's see if the two of us can get things started, who knows one or two of the nippers might get a feel for this great game of strategy. I'll make it easy for you to start, using the tried and tested Marshall Opening Move, so often used by the great man himself and play........... The Rose Bowl |
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Sledger
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 7:09am |
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Predictable and a little disappointing my friend. I'd been working on
the Inverted Pyramid Defence for a psuedo-Egyptian opening.
The response is forced of course after the old favourite...... Chelmsford (solid , if unspectacular) |
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Clobber
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 9:44am |
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It does rather appear that you gentlemen's techniques, whilst unquestionably worthy, are rather dated in their approach. Having dominated my school county league in the 1980's I helped develop numerous innovative moves and so to liven this match up I intend to adopt (and possibly even adapt) the oft controversial Kim Hughes Sob.
As such it will come as no surprise to either of you that my opening gambit is, of course..... Sofia Gardens |
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Sledger
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 9:52am |
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Dastardly Sir !!!
Glad it's not my move , the last gameI played in where Sofia Gardens was played was pretty traumatic , I tried Gatting's Gateaux but just ended up fatter. Now back to the Sofia variations ........my head's spinning!! |
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Sledger
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 10:20am |
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Objection !!!! Tis August now and I can invoke Caesar Augustus' Gladiatorial Interjection! Obviously this means WG misses a turn and I can coup your admittedly wicked move , I just hope it's enough....
I've struggled through some primitive continuations after Sofia , and to be honest , they lead nowhere. The Platypus Posture has it's supporters , but it's nowhere near as effective or downright as viscious as ....... The Kirkstall Lane End. Stitch that !! Edited by Sledger - 02 August 2007 at 10:22am |
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Clobber
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 11:16am |
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Rather a base move to deny WG his turn after he gamely initiated the contest. You have somewhat forced my hand now and it is with a modicum of regret that so early in the game that I do so, but seizing the early initiative is imperative when applying the Kim Hughes Sob, and therefore I play my Imran Khan Bottle Top, leaving you in the unfortunate position of The Bowler's Holding The Batsman's Willey.
After all that, my response can, naturally enough, only be; Richie Benaud |
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W.G.
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 11:23am |
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Gads, the Benaud manoeuvre so early in the game, it is obviously the case that you are trying to scamper a quick one on the blind side. I feel I can justly invoke Boycott’s Corridor of Uncertainty and waft you over long off with……….. |
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fishcake14
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 11:30am |
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I feel that WG's powers in this game will not deter me from unleashing my favoured move, a move that has baffled all players of the game and can only be used on Thursay and Friday evening between 7.30pm and 11pm. Hence I put you all in a defensive position by pulling out the Ashley Giles Arm Ball which can only be defended cautiously to the silliest of silly mid offs...... Mark Nicholas Edited by fishcake14 - 02 August 2007 at 11:36am |
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Monty
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 11:54am |
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objection, the mark nicholas commentry rule applysif you are trying to bowl an off sopinner around the wicket to ashley giles at 5 pm on august the 26th.also for mark nicholas the sill mid on rule applys that he is not allowed closer than 10 yards to the bat
Deep Mid Wicket
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fishcake14
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 12:19pm |
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Deep Mid Wicket...... the lack of aggression and knowledge of the game has surely thwarted Monty, for little does he know that Deep Mid Wicket (initials being DMW, standing for DiMWit) can easily be combated using the Bearded Cricketer's Razor, a move that results in Deep Mid Wicket being slashed over the boundary, picked up on the wing of an albatross and being dropped with great force into......... Lord's Cricket Ground Edited by fishcake14 - 02 August 2007 at 12:20pm |
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Sledger
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 1:16pm |
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Ye Gads !! Dark days my friends and no alternative but to
shoulder arms , leave the wide one , take much needed refreshment andcall on no other than.....
The Lords Taverners |
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Clobber
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 1:50pm |
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this is something of a cut throat encounter already, and given no opportunity to coast through a couple of rounds I am opting to tug on Graham Gooch's Handlebar Moustache in a bid to up the ante.
And that, as you all know, can only mean one thing...... Fred Trueman |
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Sledger
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 2:01pm |
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Goodness me , I never saw that coming!! The umpires must
be close to calling the captains together - not unlike that unsavoury
affair back in '12 when Trumper wore that unspeakable space suit!
My strength is almost spent , but needs must and the spirit of Glenfiddich drives me on........there's but one move left and pray let it be enough..... Sir Geoffrey's Box |
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W.G.
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 5:05pm |
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Eeek, that most pungent of moves - 'twas said that Sir Geoffrey's Box could wake a sleeping maiden with its musky scent from a good 22 yards. Now, if my memory serves me well, there is only one trusted defence to the Box of Sir Geoffery and that, trusting that Botham's Leg Over is still permitted in this modern age, can only mean..................
The Heavy Roller |
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 5:28pm |
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ouch, The Heavy Roller all over Sir Geoffrey's Box, always a painful
moment - I would call foul but a quick scan of David's Constant Rulings
tells me that as you patiently waited until after 1700 hours no rules
have been breached. I feel complelled to wield the heavy artillery in
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SS Jumbo |
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W.G.
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Posted: 02 August 2007 at 7:38pm |
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Fine move Clobs, 'tis obvious that you know and play the game well, so let us up the ante. It being the 2nd August I call on the rule of bad light stops play, or it would had I not cunningly afixed a candle to my peak cap, and in this grim and fading light I raise you >
The Chinaman |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 5:46am |
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Strewth!! I guess in a game of this intensity it was bound to
happen. My greenness could well be exposed as I've never come across The Chinaman in competition before.
Dark days indeed chaps and in sheer desparation I must call on no less than trickery of the highest order..........there's no other recourse, Phil Tufnel |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 6:33am |
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A masterly stroke of considerable cunning and guile, I once saw old Withenshaw-Snook play the Tufnel in a game back in ’27, a stunning move in a game that was fast sliding away from the old fellow .So I must dig deep into my reserves and counter such a play with a riposte of equal magnitude. This calls for a Highlander Moment, there can be only one..... Bishan Bedi Edited by W.G. - 03 August 2007 at 6:33am |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 7:02am |
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Right in the solar plexis ! Having survived the redoubtable Chinaman Ploy , now comes the dreaded , slippery Bishan !
As I sit pensively nibbling on a dry weetabix , a dim memory comes to the fore - I've been here before !! Twas a fiery encounter back in '37 during a lull in exchanges in a shellhole in Madrid . My opponent Manuel , between mouthfuls of roast goat played his joker , Bishan !! As the barrage restarted and the final goatie morsels disappeared stomachwards , I came back with............. The Duke !!! |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 8:58am |
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Would that be Marmaduke Fitzalan Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk - if so it is indeed a fiendishly difficult move to counter and I draw on my last reserves to offer up >
Arundel Castle Edited by W.G. - 03 August 2007 at 8:58am |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 9:07am |
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there are surely some black arts at play here, I felt sure that SS Jumbo would have blwon the game wide open, but nay! Indeed it has twisted and deepened, and dizzied from the latest exchanges I have have little recourse other than to call up the relentlessly risque resource that is Hanse Cronje's Air Miles.
Of course in applying HCAM, this being the first Friday of a month beginning in a vowel my answer is obviously restricted to; Deep Mid-Wicket |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 10:05am |
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That's a blow ! I'd been banking on a cautious , almost
waiting move , but , like a rapier through my guard it's the often
fatal , DMW! I have to admit to a sinking feeling , not unlike Worcester's ground and am fearless of a classic pincer movement.
To head that off , I call on the saviour of many a catastophe and hope for better things.... The Super Sopper |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 10:09am |
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‘Tis a move as yet unknown to me, and I fear I am thrust into a perilous place, one where I have little knowledge of my environs and where I am disorientated. I have no choice but to stall for time and to play a solid forward defensive to the ball keeping low and hope it doesn’t first take pad as I shout >>> |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 10:31am |
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Brilliant!! Thrust and counter thrust , breathtaking
stuff!! But what luck , just when all seemed lost ,after rifling
through my copy (1st edition) of "The Trials and Tribulations of Arthur Dent's Rhuematism"
I came upon the finest reposte and with it , all seems sunny
again! Of course the much maligned , but grossly
underestimated.....
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 6:42pm |
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yegods is there no letting up? In need of stimulation I am forced to turn towards the rich source that is Shoaib Akhtar's Urine Sample, but before ye cry foul, remember nothing was proven!
So lay what accusations you will, the Rawalpindi Ruling clearly lies in my favour and so; EM Grace |
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Posted: 03 August 2007 at 9:27pm |
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Astounding, absolutely astounding! I thought audacious moves like that went out with the introduction of limited overs Mornington Crescent back in ’62, ‘tis good to see exponents of the fine old game still use blinding tactics right out of Brian Johnston’s Chocolate Gateaux Alternative Lunchbox. What avenue am I left with, perchance the only fair call would be the devil that is…….. Jonathan Agnew |
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