The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk

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The batsman's technique was like an old lady poking her umbrella at a wasp's nest.

Wine is a successful effort to translate the perishable into the permanent.

We take life too lightly and sport too seriously.

Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.

A stroke of a man knocking a thistle top with a walking stick

Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator

It is rather suitable for umpires to dress like dentists, since one of their tasks is to draw stumps.

Ray Illingworth is relieving himself in front of the pavilion.

Fred Trueman the man has often been tactless, haphazard, crude, a creature of impulse.

He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived.

I miss your face. That big bright smile. You always had it, in any weather. It's hard for me to find one these days. These cold November days. Except when I think of you.

Churches should teach people on our to value eternal virtues.

We are all a part of a culture of violence that dominates every aspect of our lives.

I appeal to all men and women, whether they be eminent or humble, to declare that they will refuse to give any further assistance to war or the preparation of war.

The cause of Labour is the cause of Ireland, and the cause of Ireland is the cause of Labour

There's no police like Holmes.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

I want to be better at being single, and I want to be better at feeling okay about being single. I don't need a boyfriend.

My life is a creative act--like a painting, or a concerto.