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'''{{PAGENAME}}!''' or '''Howzat!''' was an exclamation heard on the [[cricket ground]]. It was once heard, for instance, when the [[Fifth Doctor]] was playing in a [[Stockbridge Cricket Club]] match. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | '''{{PAGENAME}}!''' or '''Howzat!''' was an exclamation heard on the [[cricket ground]]. It was once heard, for instance, when the [[Fifth Doctor]] was playing in a [[Stockbridge Cricket Club]] match. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') Later, the Doctor said it rhetorically after he used a gigantic ball to effectively bowl over a couple of [[Tractator]]s on [[Frontios]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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Revision as of 04:48, 6 February 2014
'owzat! or Howzat! was an exclamation heard on the cricket ground. It was once heard, for instance, when the Fifth Doctor was playing in a Stockbridge Cricket Club match. (COMIC: The Tides of Time) Later, the Doctor said it rhetorically after he used a gigantic ball to effectively bowl over a couple of Tractators on Frontios. (TV: Frontios)
Behind the scenes
Although never defined in DWU, it was simply a general interjection used by fielders to attract the attention of an umpire, in the hopes that a call might be reversed.
