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[[File:middle stump.jpg|thumb|The [[Fifth Doctor]] settles down into a middle stump guard. ([[ | [[File:middle stump.jpg|thumb|The [[Fifth Doctor]] settles down into a middle stump guard. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'')]] | ||
'''Middle stump''' was a batting position in [[cricket]]. When playing for [[Charles Cranleigh]]'s side, the [[Fifth Doctor]] once asked an umpire for a "middle stump" guard, then settled his position so as to cover the middle stump with his bat. ([[ | '''Middle stump''' was a batting position in [[cricket]]. When playing for [[Charles Cranleigh]]'s side, the [[Fifth Doctor]] once asked an umpire for a "middle stump" guard, then settled his position so as to cover the middle stump with his bat. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') On other occasions, the Fifth Doctor seemed to prefer a [[middle and leg]] guard. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Autumn (audio story)|Autumn]]'') | ||
== External link == | == External link == | ||
* [http://www.pitchvision.com/how-to-take-guard Graphical explanations of the three basic batting/guarding positions in cricket] | * [http://www.pitchvision.com/how-to-take-guard Graphical explanations of the three basic batting/guarding positions in cricket] | ||
[[Category:Cricket]] | [[Category:Cricket]] | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 17 September 2012
Middle stump was a batting position in cricket. When playing for Charles Cranleigh's side, the Fifth Doctor once asked an umpire for a "middle stump" guard, then settled his position so as to cover the middle stump with his bat. (TV: Black Orchid) On other occasions, the Fifth Doctor seemed to prefer a middle and leg guard. (DWM: The Tides of Time; AUDIO: Autumn)
