Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game. It originated in England and is also played in numerous other countries. It shares some similarities with baseball.

History[edit | edit source]

After Hurricane Norman hit Quahog and damaged numerous buildings, Peter, Cleveland, Joe and Quagmire learned that Horace had sold the The Drunken Clam. The men were soon shocked to discover it had been converted into a British pub called The Clam's Head Pub. A televised cricket match, contested between Someret and an unnamed team, was being shown in the pub. A commentator noted Somerset's Heath, an off spin bowler, had fielded a team with a cover point, long on, square leg, deep extra cover and two short legs. After a puzzled Peter questioned what the commentator was talking about, a patron explained to Peter: "Oh, it's cricket. Marvelous game, really. You see, the bowler hurls the ball towards the batsman, who tries to play away to fine leg. He endeavors to score by dashing between the creases, provided the wicket-keeper hasn't whipped his bails off, of course."^[1]

In England, the announcer of a cricket match British Seamus was playing in noted that the sport is "long and confusing". He questioned cricket helmet usage and, after Seamus scored a six by hitting the ball out of the stadium, queried: "Is that good? We don't know, but it's what we do!". An also unsure Neville, seated in the crowd, initially cheered but soon began booing when prompted by the jeers of other spectators.^[2]

When Brian appeared on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, hosted by Prem Kumar, he was asked: "Which retired Indian cricketer has scored over eighteen-thousand runs in ODI competition?". The options were Anil Kumble, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Jiminy Cricket, with Brian incorrectly choosing Jiminy Cricket over the correct answer, Sachin Tendulkar. Later on, Brian told Padma that said question was "really tough", to which she replied that it wasn't and that every Indian knew who Tendulkar is.^[3]

When Quagmire said that The Drunken Clam sucked on Saturday mornings due to "weird foreign sports fans", he took note of supposed Pakistani cricket hooligans. Two cricket fans from Pakistan then state that their team, Lahore, are the best, with one of the men saying that other patrons may leave if they are not rooting for Lahore. Upon hearing this, Joe, wearing a Karachi jersey, proceeds to put a jacket on, remarking: "I'm for Karachi, but I don't got a death wish about it."^[4]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

British Sheamus batting. The striker's end umpire (far left) is unusually positioned. Additionally, a fielder (far right) not wicket-keeping is seen wearing gloves, which is not allowed in cricket.
A bowler delivering a no-ball. The non-striker's end umpire should be positioned behind the wicket, not in front.
"Pakistani cricket hooligans" at The Drunken Clam.
Joe wearing a Karachi jersey.