Cricket Quotes
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The elements are cricket's presiding geniuses.
Neville Cardus
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Cricket - a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity.
Benjamin Lloyd Stormont Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft
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I became a professional cricket teacher about 20 years ago. I had a son born to me when I was 50, and I thought, he needs someone to bowl to him.
Peter O'Toole
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Like the British constitution, cricket was not made: it has 'grown'.
Neville Cardus
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Our cricket is too gentle - all of it.
Alec Stewart
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I do love cricket - it's so very English.
Sarah Bernhardt
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The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
Richie Benaud
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Cricket is basically baseball on valium.
Robin Williams
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We tried not to be too greedy, and to play smart cricket and take it deep. It sets it up nicely for the group stages.
Joe Root
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We'll just wait and see. If it gets out of hand it gets out of hand, we're just here to play cricket.
Andrew Symonds
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There is a need for education at a systematic level. Just as there is an emphasis on education around anti-doping or anti-corruption, the same emphasis must be given to educating the youth on anti-racism in order to help young cricketers understand diversity in cricket and adapt early on
Darren Sammy
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I think the more cricket you play, the more you will learn about yourself and learn about life in general.
Amir Mohamed
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Cricket is not illegal, for it is a manly game.
Anne of Great Britain
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Sending us Ebola bombs in the form of sweaty Glaswegians just isn't cricket.
Katie Hopkins
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I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.
Satya Nadella
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What is important for me is playing cricket and not thinking about how my Test career is shaping up. I am not into future planning and all. I am concerned about my present and not the future.
Suresh Raina
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In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.
Alastair Cook
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I’ve coached for 20 years and I’ve never worked harder. I’m getting too old for this. I’m 55. I should be in Barbados watching cricket.
Eddie Jones
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You're always under pressure, that's what life is about. That is what playing international cricket or being a professional sportsman is.
Alastair Cook
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Cricket more than any other game is inclined towards sentimentalism and cant.
Neville Cardus
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A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.
Richie Benaud
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The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.
Richie Benaud
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I told another ESPN friend here, I love all sports. I can't think of any I don't love. I've even come to appreciate cricket. Maybe I could play a sportswriter. I don't know. Anything in the sports realm is appealing.
Sean Astin
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No matter how much cricket you have played you are always learning.
Alastair Cook