Cricket in very hot weather......

[Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan]

.....may be a dumb question but why don't they wear shorts ?

 

[Brexit]

I'm not sure of the real reason but your knees would be in tatters after fielding.

 

[hefty em]

Tradition.

More brains in a pork pie.

 

[Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan]

Tradition.

More brains in a pork pie.

You mean like this....... ?

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[hefty em]

You mean like this....... ?

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Slap and dash. That's not creekit.

I used to practice with a stick o rhubarb in the garden. Block block leave

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

.....may be a dumb question but why don't they wear shorts ?

It has been seen at Littletown....

 

[Tasman]

I think Merv Hughes scared everyone away from the shorts idea

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[Eggman]

I'm sure a few players in the old Tyneside Senior League tried it many years ago ..... white shorts, obviously.

I think there was a bit fuss over it.

 

[Epping]

loose fitting cotton trousers be actually cooler and offer protection fromt he sun... your legs are effectively in the shade

 

[smoker]

loose fitting cotton trousers be actually cooler and offer protection fromt he sun... your legs are effectively in the shade

The voice of experience!

 

[Jap Stammer]

loose fitting cotton trousers be actually cooler and offer protection fromt he sun... your legs are effectively in the shade

Not sure what cricket 'whites' are made of these days, but it's definitely not cotton.

 

[Epping]

Not sure what cricket 'whites' are made of these days, but it's definitely not cotton.

be a blend of high tech fabric and cotton amd polyester no doubt.

 

[Jap Stammer]

be a blend of high tech fabric and cotton amd polyester no doubt.

Probably - they're a b@@tard to clean though. Our young 'un's always need to be treated with one of those stain remover bars to get the mud and grass stains out, and even then they end up looking like there's been coffee spilled on them.

 

[Rick O Shea]

You're more likely to suffer from hypothermia and trenchfoot playing in the Aberdeen Grades!