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Skirl: (skûrl) n. A shrill wailing sound

Tag: cricket

"I give you Mr. Chauncy St. John of New Delhi"

December 23, 2007 Dan DickinsonLeave a comment

Really, does any sport have more confusing vernacular than cricket? Witness this headline from the BBC:

Cricket: B’desh break NZ duck
Bangladesh beat a New Zealand XI in their Twenty20 match for their first ever win in the country.

Duck? XI? Twenty20 match? I’m so confused.

[tags]cricket, sports night[/tags]

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