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Help! Questions reg. cricket

edited December 2009 in General Charlton
Going to my first cricket match tomorrow (Day 1 of the test match between Australia v Pakistan).
Got absolutely no idea what do expect.
It starts at 10.30am.
What about breaks? What time and for how long?
What time can I expect Day 1 to finish?

Need to know, so I can plan the rest of the evening.
Apologise for the (perhaps) silly question, but I've seriously got no idea! And I didn't manage to find anything on Google.

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  • There'll be drinks breaks every hour or so, which last about two minutes. Lunch will be taken at 1, play recommencing at 1:30(ish). Tea is usually taken at around 4 for 20 minutes or so, and play will close at around 6 PM
  • You lucky lucky so and so, a Boxing Day test in Oz is a dream of mine to get too...

    Normally in England, the timetable is as follows, so I would expect to take 30mins off each time

    Each day is 90 overs...

    11am Start of Morning Session - 2 hours 30 overs (using 15 overs per hour as recommended pace)
    1pm Lunch break (40 mins)
    1.40pm Afternoon Session - 2 hours again 30 overs
    3.40pm Tea (20min)
    4pm Evening session - 2 hours again 30 overs
    6pm Stumps (Close of play)

    Hope that helps, have a great day and take plenty of sun cream!
  • Thanks heaps!
    So I guess it will finish around 5.30pm then (if it starts at 10.30am).

    Not sure why Boxing Day cricket is so big.
    Normally there's around 90-95k at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
    But what makes the Boxing Day cricket so special?
    Oh well, I guess that I to a cricket fan sound just like my wife sounds to me, when she asks me about football.
  • I took the missus to Aus v SA at Sydney.

    Never been so bolloxed ever.

    There was a pyramid in front of us of pint pots.

    Ended up in some swanky quayside bar at 6pm bar able to stand, watching the end of days play.

    Great Days!
  • Have a great day - you lucky sod!
  • Start singing God save YOUR Queen to the Aussies. That'll warm them up!
  • [quote][cite]Posted By: Danepak[/cite]Thanks heaps!
    So I guess it will finish around 5.30pm then (if it starts at 10.30am).

    Not sure why Boxing Day cricket is so big.
    Normally there's around 90-95k at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
    But what makes the Boxing Day cricket so special?
    Oh well, I guess that I to a cricket fan sound just like my wife sounds to me, when she asks me about football.[/quote]

    Blimey mate, you not been around for a while. Wondered what happened to you!

    No drinking while watching the game eh? ;-)

    Have a good day.
  • Hey Stone,
    Left London for NZ in May 2007 (since left NZ for Melbourne, where I plan to stay)

    Yes, plenty of drinking, although their Carlton beer at the "G" doesn't taste as good as it (almost) sounds like

    Delayed Merry Xmas and I hope you have a good one too
  • hilarious run out incident involving that first class berk Shane Watson, couldn't of happened to a nicer fella - especially after the way he sent-off Chris Gayle after dismissing him last week, I bet Gayle wet himself with laughter!
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  • OK, it's official. Cricket is not my cup of tea.
    I left before lunch. Rather watch it on the telly in the pub.
    A long time ago that I've been this bored, I must admit.
    I guess I just don't understand the game.
  • [cite]Posted By: falconwood_1[/cite]
    There was a pyramid in front of us of pint pots.

    have you moved oop north?
  • Danepak said:

    OK, it's official. Cricket is not my cup of tea.

    I left before lunch. Rather watch it on the telly in the pub.

    A long time ago that I've been this bored, I must admit.

    I guess I just don't understand the game.

    And three years later...how wrong was I?
    I love test cricket. Absolutely love it.
    Took me a bit of time to really understand, but now that it clicks, it's soooo good (and even better when the Aussies lose).
    Twenty20 however...pfffft, silly stuff.
  • Blimey where are you now Danepak? Last time I saw you was in Cheapside about 5 years ago!
  • Stone, been living in Melbourne since 2008.
    Been back to London 3 times since and last time (Sept 2011), I was lucky enough to watch us against Scunthorpe (the other two times, we've played away to Preston or Exeter and I couldn't justify the train trips, due to a short time in London).
    Prob won't be back for another 1 1/2 year or so though.
    Hope life is treating you well.
  • edited January 2013
    Hi Danpak - A blast from the Netaddicks past.
  • 1905 - Oh yes, the old rivals.net. That's a few years ago. Hope you're well, mate.
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