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If you couldn't drink alcohol while watching cricket, would it STILL be a better game than football?
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Brighton Breezy
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Cricket is crap.
Kryten
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I would prefer cricket EVEN if there was only tea to drink all day - but that's only because i'm not old enough to drink legally yet 
sober is fine
JJ McClure
Go Jags
A nice iced lemon tea would go down a treat whilst watching the cricket, although the beer is a big draw.
timseagull
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Well obviously I like a beer watching the cricket. But I to could cope with a nice tea (or coffee)
West Hoathly Seagull
Honorary Ruffian
I like a beer at the cricket, but my old man and I spent the three days at the Oval drinking coffee and enjoyed it just as much. I get a thumping migraine if I drink alcohol at cricket, which is a pain, as the Young's looked very inviting.
Man of Harveys
Well-known member
I'll enjoy having a jar or two at the cricket. But I hate having to get up and queue for it and miss a dot ball or two.
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 21,605
For a top day drinking at the cricket:
I like champange during the morning session
Pimms during the afternoon session
and foaming pints of ale during the final session
then I like to go to the pub
That said, I am not adverse to a sober day at the cricket
the game's the thing
I like champange during the morning session
Pimms during the afternoon session
and foaming pints of ale during the final session
then I like to go to the pub
That said, I am not adverse to a sober day at the cricket
the game's the thing
Storer68
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kinkygerbil said:
he was might fine smiter of the crimson rambler.
I would rather spend a nice warm sunny day at the County Ground than a wet soggy cold Tuesday night at Withdean
A cup of tea will be just fine around the tea interval but it does help to have an open bar, and a few supplies in your bag......
cricket just wipes the floor with football nowadays. England winning serieses, Sussex winning the championship, Mushy bowling all day, Murray batting all day (well not this season). Stewards who wish you a Good Morning as you walk into the ground......
Ian Ward wearing a "Ward 25" shirt to warm the hearts of all BHA fans.
football is too much up its own arse for its own good now.
Which England captain would you rather share a beer with..... Michael vVaughan or David Beckham
Seagull over NZ
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Absolutely ! Beer just compliments it superbly. The icing on the cake, the cherry on the top etc.
Cricket ultimately challenges every facet that a sport should - mental toughness, physical ability, hand/eye co-ordination. You name it, it has it.
Best game to play and to watch. Give me a test match and I will quite happily sit there for the duration. in fact, when watching England abroad, I have been known to not miss a single ball (except for the odd toilet/beer break!)
Cricket ultimately challenges every facet that a sport should - mental toughness, physical ability, hand/eye co-ordination. You name it, it has it.
Best game to play and to watch. Give me a test match and I will quite happily sit there for the duration. in fact, when watching England abroad, I have been known to not miss a single ball (except for the odd toilet/beer break!)
The Large One
Who's Next?
Sober is fine, beer is divine.
Mind you, like Withdean, I think that the County Ground could do with a bit more atmosphere, and beer is often a necessary ingredient to achieve that.
Mind you, like Withdean, I think that the County Ground could do with a bit more atmosphere, and beer is often a necessary ingredient to achieve that.
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Brixtaan
New member
I'm quit happy with Tizer and scones at the cricket.
Cricket deffo, and there is loads of totty there these days too!
Sir Royston thorne
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- Jun 27, 2004
- 54
Nearly all good sporting events are best viewed sober. Otherwise you can't remember the magic moments !..
Many years ago Worthing played the Albion at the Goldstone in a Sussex Senior Cup game. Much as I love the Albion I went as a Worthing supporter, I had To, I lived there !.
This was in the time when beer was served at football grounds. And so, after a suitable tanking I found my place on the terrace with a plastic full of Oranjeboom/Fosters/Hurlimans/Hofmiester dunno, they all tasted the same.
Worthing won 3-1 ,one of the goals being a rocket from 35 yards.
I missed every goal. Being in the toilet afforded an audible view of the game ,but not a visual one. All I remember is getting pissed.
Many years ago Worthing played the Albion at the Goldstone in a Sussex Senior Cup game. Much as I love the Albion I went as a Worthing supporter, I had To, I lived there !.
This was in the time when beer was served at football grounds. And so, after a suitable tanking I found my place on the terrace with a plastic full of Oranjeboom/Fosters/Hurlimans/Hofmiester dunno, they all tasted the same.
Worthing won 3-1 ,one of the goals being a rocket from 35 yards.
I missed every goal. Being in the toilet afforded an audible view of the game ,but not a visual one. All I remember is getting pissed.
Fran Hagarty
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Quote (not written by me!)
" File rugby and cricket away as dying, elitist, predominately public-schoolboy sports that serve merely as a reminder of what the British Empire once was. Hence, it's mostly ex-members of the British Empire, and their neighbours, that play these two sports to any degree that could be called "competent". Almost universally, any sport that is NOT dominated by the working/lower-middle classes is questionable, and that includes tennis in the UK, both in terms of relevance and actual level of skill. Cricket is worse for this, but rugby is almost as bad. It's well documented that the working classes move the excellent in sport forward through the ages simply because of the 'hunger' factor What that says about rugby and cricket and it's over-saturation with Hooray-Henry's seems pretty clear to me!
Old, outdated sports for old, outdated gits. Anyone under the age of forty who is a fan should be pulling their tartan blanket firmly up to their chin, settle down with their pipe and slippers, switch on BBC4 and feel fully ashamed of themselves. "
" File rugby and cricket away as dying, elitist, predominately public-schoolboy sports that serve merely as a reminder of what the British Empire once was. Hence, it's mostly ex-members of the British Empire, and their neighbours, that play these two sports to any degree that could be called "competent". Almost universally, any sport that is NOT dominated by the working/lower-middle classes is questionable, and that includes tennis in the UK, both in terms of relevance and actual level of skill. Cricket is worse for this, but rugby is almost as bad. It's well documented that the working classes move the excellent in sport forward through the ages simply because of the 'hunger' factor What that says about rugby and cricket and it's over-saturation with Hooray-Henry's seems pretty clear to me!
Old, outdated sports for old, outdated gits. Anyone under the age of forty who is a fan should be pulling their tartan blanket firmly up to their chin, settle down with their pipe and slippers, switch on BBC4 and feel fully ashamed of themselves. "