Samuel Dickson Selvon’s‚ The Cricket Match‚ was written in 1957 and focuses on how little the English and the West Indies understood one another. The story takes place in London during a cricket match. Here the West Indians‚ who really do not play cricket‚ are plating the English and some of the best players in the world at that time. A West Indies man‚ Algernon is almost like the spokesman of the West Indies. He talks a big game but the most cricket he has ever played was as a boy in the streets
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Cricket and the Indian Woman Women’s interest in cricket is a sudden development‚ propelled mostly by the advertisements projecting cricketers as demigods. In the year 2003‚ model and actress Mandira Bedi became popular for hosting a cricket-discussion program during the World Cup cricket matches. Her immense popularity had little to do with her knowledge about cricket and more with the plunging neckline of her saris and the unavoidable amount of cleavage on exhibit. Today‚ women are seen cheering
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In A Village Cricket Match A.G. Macdonell has used humour as the main ingredient of the story. Substantiate your answer with instances from the text. Ans: The story ‘A Village Cricket Match’ by A.G. Macdonell is replete with humour and this is very subtle. In fact‚ the humour is clothed in the garb of seriousness but in spite of that‚ the reader appreciates it and cannot help but smile while going through the lines. The first instance of humour is found in the incident of the negotiations between
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and moralizing. The title of the text is “The Cricket War” judging by it we can guess that the matter is about insects and the fight against them. The story describes the events happening in one family. They met with the invasion of crickets and started an unequal battle with them. The more people tried to banish the crickets‚ the more insects they found in their house. Finally‚ the father decided to burn the junk from the cellar‚ thinking that crickets live exactly there. And that led to a tragic
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different sports and games have been invented and started in England. Many of these are still played and remain very popular to the people of that country. The game of cricket is a very complicated sport to those who have never played with all of the rules and regulations but is one to be enjoyed by all. The exact measurements of the cricket playing field have not been officially agreed upon. The area is usually around 450 feet by 500 feet. When setting up the wicket‚ three stumps and driven into the
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appeal in India at the cost of other sports? ‘Cricket is a religion in India’- a powerful statement that would bring a smile on all cricket lovers in India. However‚ rarely expressed is the other side of the coin – an issue of one man’s extreme popularity killing the very identity and existence of all other players in the mix. No Doubt that the game’s popularity has brought glory to millions of fans residing in India and worldwide‚ has instilled a sense of pride even in non-cricket-following
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Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century‚ cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. Today‚ the game’s governing body‚ the International Cricket Council (ICC)‚ has 104 member countries.[1] The Laws
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A Village Cricket Match A G Macdonald’s ‘A Village Cricket match” is an excerpt from his satirical work - ‘England‚ their England’ set against a backdrop of an English village. The story is an amusing portrayal of a village cricket match witnessed by Donald Emerson‚ a young Scotsman living in England. The story begins with a description of the village in which a cricket match was to take place. Around the field‚ groups of village rustics were patiently awaiting the start of the game
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Analysis and interpretation of Crickets In the short story Crickets by Robert Olen Butler‚ we are introduced to the main character of the short story‚ Ted. Ted is not his real name‚ but a nickname that was given to him by his coworkers at the refinery where he works. He does not particularly like his nickname‚ but he does not hate it either. His real name is Thieu just like the former president of the Republic of Vietnam. He wasn’t named after the president though; his mother named him after his
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