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[[Lord]] [[Charles Cranleigh]] once told the [[Fifth Doctor]] that the [[Cranleigh Hall]] [[cricket ground]] had a '''green wicket''', which he said made the [[cricket ball|ball]] "keep low". ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | [[Lord]] [[Charles Cranleigh]] once told the [[Fifth Doctor]] that the [[Cranleigh Hall]] [[cricket ground]] had a '''green wicket''', which he said made the [[cricket ball|ball]] "keep low". ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
No greater details were given in the story, perhaps because writer [[Terence Dudley]] assumed his mostly [[British]] audience would simply understand the phrase. As was evident in the long shots of [[Peter Davison]] [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]], however, a "green wicket" was one where the grass was a bit longer and not so finely shorn. | No greater details were given in the story, perhaps because writer [[Terence Dudley]] assumed his mostly [[British]] audience would simply understand the phrase. As was evident in the long shots of [[Peter Davison]] [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]], however, a "green wicket" was one where the grass was a bit longer and not so finely shorn. | ||
[[Category:Parts of a cricket field]] | [[Category:Parts of a cricket field]] | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 1 December 2013
Lord Charles Cranleigh once told the Fifth Doctor that the Cranleigh Hall cricket ground had a green wicket, which he said made the ball "keep low". (TV: Black Orchid)
Behind the scenes
No greater details were given in the story, perhaps because writer Terence Dudley assumed his mostly British audience would simply understand the phrase. As was evident in the long shots of Peter Davison bowling, however, a "green wicket" was one where the grass was a bit longer and not so finely shorn.
