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The game had rubbed off enough on [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] that he once felt the need to explain to [[Tegan Jovanka]] what the term "[[hit for six]]" meant. Annoyed by his assumption that she was cricket-ignorant, she pointedly reminded him that she was [[Australia]]n, and therefore well versed in the game. She went on to note that Australia beat [[England]] every time the two sides met. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'')
The game had rubbed off enough on [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] that he once felt the need to explain to [[Tegan Jovanka]] what the term "[[hit for six]]" meant. Annoyed by his assumption that she was cricket-ignorant, she pointedly reminded him that she was [[Australia]]n, and therefore well versed in the game. She went on to note that Australia beat [[England]] every time the two sides met. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'')


Nevertheless, at least one companion [[Ian Chesterton]] was a fan. He listed being able to take in a cricket match as one of the reasons he wanted to take a gamble with the [[Dalek time machine]] and try to return to [[1960s]] [[London]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Planet of Decision]]") Another — [[Harry Sullivan]] — may have possessed genuine skill as a [[bowling (cricket)|bowler]], since he seemed confident in his abilities to use a [[cricket ball]] to deactivate a defensive [[Auto guard|robot]] on [[Space Station Nerva]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')
Nevertheless, at least one companion, [[Ian Chesterton]], was a fan. He listed being able to take in a cricket match as one of the reasons he wanted to take a gamble with the [[Dalek time machine]] and try to return to [[1960s]] [[London]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Planet of Decision]]") A second, [[Harry Sullivan]], may have possessed genuine skill as a [[bowling (cricket)|bowler]], since he seemed confident in his abilities to use a [[cricket ball]] to deactivate a defensive [[Auto guard|robot]] on [[Space Station Nerva]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'') Another time [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] mentioned he had been a skillful fast bowler, in school. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Grey Man of the Mountain (audio story)|The Grey Man of the Mountain]]'')


The Fifth Doctor told [[Abby (The Judgement of Isskar)|Abby]] all about cricket. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fog (audio story)|The Fog]]'')
The Fifth Doctor told [[Abby (The Judgement of Isskar)|Abby]] all about cricket. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fog (audio story)|The Fog]]'')
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