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{{wiktionary}}Various incarnations of [[the Doctor]], as well as some [[human]]s, would call a thing | {{wiktionary}}Various incarnations of [[the Doctor]], as well as some [[human]]s, would call a thing "'''not cricket'''" when they wished to indicate it was unsporting or morally incorrect. Commonly, the expression, "That wouldn't be cricket," was employed. | ||
Soon after she joined the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[the TARDIS]], [[Peri Brown]] once suggested [[time travel]] could be a way to make a "killing" on "[[Wall Street]]". The [[Fifth Doctor]] immediately upbraided her, saying with an appalled face, "Really, Peri. That wouldn't be cricket." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Treasure (novel)|The Ultimate Treasure]]'') | Soon after she joined the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[the TARDIS]], [[Peri Brown]] once suggested [[time travel]] could be a way to make a "killing" on "[[Wall Street]]". The [[Fifth Doctor]] immediately upbraided her, saying with an appalled face, "Really, Peri. That wouldn't be cricket." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Treasure (novel)|The Ultimate Treasure]]'') | ||
Likewise, [[the Brig]] told one of his men, [[Sergeant]] [[Mick Houghton]], that a full-frontal assault by their then-current enemy "wouldn't be cricket". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') | Likewise, [[the Brig]] told one of his men, [[Sergeant]] [[Mick Houghton]], that a full-frontal assault by their then-current enemy "wouldn't be cricket". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') | ||
As a young [[Second Lieutenant|second lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Navy]], [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] once participated in an inter-ship [[cricket]] match, in which his [[side]] was helped by [[Hermy]], an [[Immortal]]. Indignant at the revelation, the lieutenant threatened to tell the [[umpire]] because being helped by an "invisible god" like Hermy just "[was] not cricket". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') | As a young [[Second Lieutenant|second lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Navy]], [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] once participated in an inter-ship [[cricket]] match, in which his [[side]] was helped by [[Hermy]], an [[Immortal]]. Indignant at the revelation, the lieutenant threatened to tell the [[umpire]] because being helped by an "invisible god" like Hermy just "[was] not cricket". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') | ||
Recounting the story of a woman named Celia who had taken her man's [[gun|Browning]] and [[kneecapping|kneecapped]] him when she discovered him in bed with another woman, [[Mark Barrington]] once told [[Geoff Paynter]] that Celia's actions were "not cricket really". | Recounting the story of a woman named Celia who had taken her man's [[gun|Browning]] and [[kneecapping|kneecapped]] him when she discovered him in bed with another woman, [[Mark Barrington]] once told [[Geoff Paynter]] that Celia's actions were "not cricket really". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The King of Terror (novel)|The King of Terror]]'') | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
