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Sport Lingo Translation Needed
Posts: 7404	Turtleneck Posted Thu 25 Mar, 2010 4:31 PM	Quote
	Currently reading "Paddington Marches On" with my daughter and there is a chapter where Paddington has to play cricket. Can anyone explain these phrases? "There's a silly mid off and he's got a short leg." "They tell me he comes from Australia so watch his googlies."

Re: Sport Lingo Translation Needed
Posts: 1580	monkey Posted Thu 25 Mar, 2010 4:48 PM	Quote
	Turtleneck wrote: Currently reading "Paddington Marches On" with my daughter and there is a chapter where Paddington has to play cricket. Can anyone explain these phrases? "There's a silly mid off and he's got a short leg." "They tell me he comes from Australia so watch his googlies." I believe silly mid off and short leg are two positions the fielding team take on the filed. A googlie is a type of spin bowl that the bowler can use

Re: Sport Lingo Translation Needed
Posts: 7404	Turtleneck Posted Thu 25 Mar, 2010 4:58 PM	Quote
	Thanks, Andrew!

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