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Cricket's Worst Excuses
"My Mum gave it to me"
The juxtaposition of Venus
Dropping a stitch
When Roy Park made his Test debut for Australia, against England at the MCG in 1920-21, his wife was watching proudly from the stands. But just as he faced his first ball she dropped her knitting, bent down to pick it up ... and missed his entire Test career. Park was bowled for 0, did not bat in the second innings and was never selected again.
"I thought it was a no-ball"
A touch of the sun
"Sorry Doctor, she slipped"
Bat stuck behind pad
The umpires' trousers
The wrong trousers
After Sri Lanka lost to Pakistan in Sharjah in the autumn of 2001 some reports blamed ill-fitting clothing from a new manufacturer - particularly the trousers, which some of the players had to extend themselves, while the shirts apparently looked more like "tightfitting women's blouses worn with saris". Anura Tennekoon, the Sri Lankan Board chief at the time, said: "This is absolutely naughty to say we lost the match because of the clothes" - but admitted, "We will be getting the team new outfits, as the tailor has made some mistakes."
Indian smog
The wrong glasses
funny stuff, read the full list here
"My Mum gave it to me"
The juxtaposition of Venus
Dropping a stitch
When Roy Park made his Test debut for Australia, against England at the MCG in 1920-21, his wife was watching proudly from the stands. But just as he faced his first ball she dropped her knitting, bent down to pick it up ... and missed his entire Test career. Park was bowled for 0, did not bat in the second innings and was never selected again.
"I thought it was a no-ball"
A touch of the sun
"Sorry Doctor, she slipped"
Bat stuck behind pad
The umpires' trousers
The wrong trousers
After Sri Lanka lost to Pakistan in Sharjah in the autumn of 2001 some reports blamed ill-fitting clothing from a new manufacturer - particularly the trousers, which some of the players had to extend themselves, while the shirts apparently looked more like "tightfitting women's blouses worn with saris". Anura Tennekoon, the Sri Lankan Board chief at the time, said: "This is absolutely naughty to say we lost the match because of the clothes" - but admitted, "We will be getting the team new outfits, as the tailor has made some mistakes."
Indian smog
The wrong glasses
funny stuff, read the full list here