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The [[Fifth Doctor]] called '''cricket''' "the greatest game in the universe". ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Fifth Doctor]] called '''cricket''' "the greatest game in the universe". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Phantasmagoria (audio story)}}) Though primarily associated with [[Britain]] and her former colonies, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Roof of the World (audio story)}}) cricket became an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] sport by [[2060]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Nekromanteia (audio story)}}) | ||
Some people thought that cricket was the key to defining the spirit of [[Britain]], and perhaps even [[democracy]] itself. Upon making a trip to [[Cuba]], for instance, [[the Brigadier]] thought that if that island nation "had rain and cricket to concentrate on ... [[Fidel Castro|Castro]] wouldn't have had a look in." ([[PROSE]]: | Some people thought that cricket was the key to defining the spirit of [[Britain]], and perhaps even [[democracy]] itself. Upon making a trip to [[Cuba]], for instance, [[the Brigadier]] thought that if that island nation "had rain and cricket to concentrate on ... [[Fidel Castro|Castro]] wouldn't have had a look in." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Last of the Gaderene (novel)}}) | ||
In reality, however, cricket was a [[race memory]] of the gruesome [[Krikkit Wars]] launched by the [[Krikkita]]s in an attempt to [[genocide|wipe out all other life]] in the [[universe]]. Their soldiers, the [[Krikkitmen]], appeared similar to the cricket uniforms worn by humans. Other races such as the [[Time Lord]]s were disgusted that humans saw a war as a [[sport]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In reality, however, cricket was a [[race memory]] of the gruesome [[Krikkit Wars]] launched by the [[Krikkita]]s in an attempt to [[genocide|wipe out all other life]] in the [[universe]]. Their soldiers, the [[Krikkitmen]], appeared similar to the cricket uniforms worn by humans. Other races such as the [[Time Lord]]s were disgusted that humans saw a war as a [[sport]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (novelisation)}}) | ||
On at least two occasions, the Doctor's TARDIS materialised in the midst of a cricket match. Once at the [[Lord's]] [[cricket ground|Cricket Ground]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}) and once in [[Egypt]] in [[1880]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Egyptian Escapade (comic story)}}) | On at least two occasions, the Doctor's TARDIS materialised in the midst of a cricket match. Once at the [[Lord's]] [[cricket ground|Cricket Ground]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}}) and once in [[Egypt]] in [[1880]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Egyptian Escapade (comic story)}}) | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Cricket was played using a [[cricket bat|flat-faced bat]] and specially designed [[cricket ball]]s on a [[cricket pitch|pitch]] — itself situated on a larger [[cricket ground|"ground" or "field"]] delimited by a [[boundary line]]. The offensive object of the game was for the [[batsman|batsmen]] to score as many [[run (cricket)|runs]] as possible. The defensive object was to get the batsmen out, either by successful [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] or by [[run out|running the batsmen out]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Cricket was played using a [[cricket bat|flat-faced bat]] and specially designed [[cricket ball]]s on a [[cricket pitch|pitch]] — itself situated on a larger [[cricket ground|"ground" or "field"]] delimited by a [[boundary line]]. The offensive object of the game was for the [[batsman|batsmen]] to score as many [[run (cricket)|runs]] as possible. The defensive object was to get the batsmen out, either by successful [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] or by [[run out|running the batsmen out]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) | ||
It was played at a number of levels. Nations battled in the most prestigious events, like [[the Ashes]]. ([[PROSE]]: | It was played at a number of levels. Nations battled in the most prestigious events, like [[the Ashes]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Graham Dilley Saves the World (short story)}}) But inter-county or inter-village adult leagues were common throughout Britain at least. Villages like [[Stockbridge]] and counties such as the one in which [[Greyfrith]] was situated had long traditions of some form of league play. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Autumn (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}}) Other regular competitions were held at more of an inter-organisational level, such as between individual [[constabulary|constabularies]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)}}) Still other matches were very much one-off events, as happened at the wedding of [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}) Finally, there was also a strong tradition of academic competition for minors and young adults, with schools having their own league system. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Human Nature (novel)}}) | ||
== The Doctor and cricket == | == The Doctor and cricket == | ||
[[The Doctor]] had a long relationship with the game. | [[The Doctor]] had a long relationship with the game. | ||
The [[First Doctor]] claimed not to know the sport at all when he landed [[the TARDIS]] in the middle of [[Lord's]] [[cricket ground|Cricket Ground]] during an [[Australia (cricket side)|Australia]]/[[England (cricket side)|England]] match, ([[TV]]: | The [[First Doctor]] claimed not to know the sport at all when he landed [[the TARDIS]] in the middle of [[Lord's]] [[cricket ground|Cricket Ground]] during an [[Australia (cricket side)|Australia]]/[[England (cricket side)|England]] match, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|namedep=Volcano (8)}}) but in later incarnations, he seemed to know the game well. | ||
Indeed, by his [[second Doctor|second incarnation]] he had already taken to carrying around a [[cricket ball]] on his person, ([[PROSE]]: | Indeed, by his [[second Doctor|second incarnation]] he had already taken to carrying around a [[cricket ball]] on his person, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}}) something that would continue in later lives. | ||
The [[Third Doctor]] at least once lamented the fact that he had preferred motor sports over cricket. He thought that if he had [[regenerated]] into a younger body he would have quite certainly taken up the sport. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Third Doctor]] at least once lamented the fact that he had preferred motor sports over cricket. He thought that if he had [[regenerated]] into a younger body he would have quite certainly taken up the sport. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Island of Death (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] sometimes claimed knowledge of the finer points of [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]]. ([[TV]]: | The [[Fourth Doctor]] sometimes claimed knowledge of the finer points of [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ribos Operation (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Horns of Nimon (TV story)}}) However, he also seemed to dislike the game's relationship with the [[Krikkit Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (novelisation)}}) | ||
His [[sixth Doctor|sixth]] and [[seventh incarnation]]s were not so keen on the sport, but they still exhibited a knowledgeable appreciation of it. ([[AUDIO]]: | His [[sixth Doctor|sixth]] and [[seventh incarnation]]s were not so keen on the sport, but they still exhibited a knowledgeable appreciation of it. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Fourth Wall (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Human Nature (novel)}}, {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]], even when [[chameleon arch]]ed into the human [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], seemed to possess "muscle memory" of how to [[bowling (cricket)|bowl]] exceptionally well. ([[TV]]: | The [[Tenth Doctor]], even when [[chameleon arch]]ed into the human [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], seemed to possess "muscle memory" of how to [[bowling (cricket)|bowl]] exceptionally well. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Human Nature (TV story)}}) | ||
Clearly, though, it was his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] that seemed the keenest on the game. Not only did the Fifth Doctor regularly wear an outfit that approximated [[cricket whites]], but he took every opportunity to play it ([[TV]]: | Clearly, though, it was his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] that seemed the keenest on the game. Not only did the Fifth Doctor regularly wear an outfit that approximated [[cricket whites]], but he took every opportunity to play it, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Autumn (audio story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Goth Opera (novel)}}) teach his [[companion]]s its rules ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Phantasmagoria (audio story)}}) and attend famous matches. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Roof of the World (audio story)}}, {{cs|Nekromanteia (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Emerald Tiger (audio story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Graham Dilley Saves the World (short story)}}) | ||
The Doctor sometimes spent long periods of time playing the game. He embedded an entire summer with the local team at [[Cheldon Bonniface]] ([[PROSE]]: | The Doctor sometimes spent long periods of time playing the game. He embedded an entire summer with the local team at [[Cheldon Bonniface]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}) and at least one full season with the [[Stockbridge Cricket Club]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Autumn (audio story)}}) He had probably also intended to spend a similarly long period playing cricket in the [[Eye of Orion]], but [[Borusa]]'s plan to pluck the Doctor's past selves from the time stream intervened. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eight Doctors (novel)}}) | ||
The Doctor's ability to play the game varied depending upon incarnation. While his fifth incarnation was evidently an excellent player who was an asset to every side he joined ([[TV]]: | The Doctor's ability to play the game varied depending upon incarnation. While his fifth incarnation was evidently an excellent player who was an asset to every side he joined, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Autumn (audio story)}} his [[seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]] once flatly claimed that he needed to learn the game because he was no longer the same man. Nevertheless, he seemed to retain a knowledge of the strategy behind the game, as he once cunningly called for a batsman on [[Doctor's Invitation Eleven|his team]] to deliberately throw a [[full toss]] in order to bring the match to a dramatic conclusion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}) The [[Eleventh Doctor]] once confused cricket with football. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lodger (TV story)}}) | ||
== Companions and cricket == | == Companions and cricket == | ||
The Doctor's companions were almost universally unimpressed with the game and resisted the Doctor's attempts at proselytisation. ([[AUDIO]]: | The Doctor's companions were almost universally unimpressed with the game and resisted the Doctor's attempts at proselytisation. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Phantasmagoria (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Roof of the World (audio story)}}) Indeed, when [[Roz Forrester]] innocently asked the [[Seventh Doctor]] the question, "What's cricket?", [[Bernice Summerfield]] immediately interjected, "I think that's in the top ten of the most dangerous questions in the universe, right up there with 'Excuse me, Mr [[Dalek]], what does that [[Gunstick|stick]] do?'" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}) | ||
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 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]]: {{cs|The Forgotten (comic story)}}) | ||
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]]: | 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]]: {{cs|The Chase (TV story)|namedep=The Planet of Decision (6)}}) 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]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}}) Another time [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] mentioned he had been a fast bowler in school. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Grey Man of the Mountain (audio story)}}) | ||
The Fifth Doctor told [[Abby]] all about cricket. ([[AUDIO]]: | The Fifth Doctor told [[Abby]] all about cricket. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Fog (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Romana II|Romana]] saw cricket as an obscenity and was shocked humans played it. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Romana II|Romana]] saw cricket as an obscenity and was shocked humans played it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (novelisation)}}) | ||
[[Flip Jackson]] was a fan of cricket. ([[AUDIO]]: | [[Flip Jackson]] was a fan of cricket. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Fourth Wall (audio story)}}) | ||
== Others and cricket == | == Others and cricket == | ||
[[Sebastian Vaughan]] played cricket when he was younger. ([[AUDIO]]: | [[Sebastian Vaughan]] played cricket when he was younger. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Vigil (audio story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
