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On the sports bulletin on BBC News24 a few minutes ago the presenter
said that Paul Collingwood had been added to the England cricket squad a couple of days ago in case the Edgbaston wicket remained wet after the recent tornado! Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) -- Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l. England |
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On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 15:51:56 +0100, Norman Lynagh
wrote: On the sports bulletin on BBC News24 a few minutes ago the presenter said that Paul Collingwood had been added to the England cricket squad a couple of days ago in case the Edgbaston wicket remained wet after the recent tornado! So many cricket/weather myths. The much missed radio team of Johnson, Arlot, Blowers used to make me laugh by insisting that high cloud was less likely to produce prolonged rain than low cloud. Also the complete unscientific nonsense about cloud cover and humidity affecting whether the ball would swing (move in the air). Martin Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) |
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The tornado apparently missed Edgbaston by only about a mile so
presumably, the cricket ground suffered very heavy rain from the cunim responsible for the tornado. But I do agree that cricket commentators often take the most ridiculous drivel when they "knowledgeably" comment on the weather. Jack |
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It may be unscientific, but it does happen, regularly, you just have to
like cricket to notice it. I have been interested in this for many years, wondering if vapour pressure was the culprit, but vapour pressure can be high on a summers day with a high dewpoint but no low cloud and the ball doesn't swing at all. However, on a cool morning with low stratus the ball will move in the air until the stratus burns off and then not swing for the rest of the day. The Australia-Bangladesh odi at Sophia Gardens was a superb example of this. I have to admit that I am stumped, for an explanation. |
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Norman Lynagh wrote:
On the sports bulletin on BBC News24 a few minutes ago the presenter said that Paul Collingwood had been added to the England cricket squad a couple of days ago in case the Edgbaston wicket remained wet after the recent tornado! Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) A decent Oklahoma-stylee F5 would have removed the turf - preserving us from the interminable boredom of the match - or at least providing a surface to challenge the ozzies ;) -- Chris (not a cricket fan) http://www.ivy-house.net Swaffham, Norfolk |
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Felly sgrifennodd :
It may be unscientific, but it does happen, regularly, you just have to like cricket to notice it. It's not necessarily unscientific, it's just that science hasn't explained it yet. There's a scientific explanation of swing at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/STUDE...ter/swing.html where the author concedes that: blockquote Despite being widely observed in practice, there is currently no theoretical, or experimental, evidence for humidity having any affect on the amount of swing. /blockquote (note the first six words). It will be explained, eventually. Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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"Chris" wrote in message
Might: the interminable boredom of the match be something to do with the fact you English always lose to the Aussies? Yes: - or at least providing a surface to challenge the ozzies ;) It sounds likely. Nobody ever watches cricket unless the Brits are winning. Do they? -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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Michael Mcneil wrote:
be something to do with the fact you English always lose to the Aussies? Having worked in Oz a few times with a sister company to the one I work for, I've realised why the Aussies are so good at sport. They don't do much else! Right from early school age, they have sport "colleges" and "clubs" - and when they get to work, they roll up at about 10am after a jog/gym session and bugger off from work at 3:30ish, via the pool or cricket club. -- Chris http://www.ivy-house.net Swaffham, Norfolk |
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Chris wrote:
Right from early school age, they have sport "colleges" and "clubs" - and when they get to work, they roll up at about 10am after a jog/gym session and bugger off from work at 3:30ish, via the pool or cricket club. Sounds marvellous. |
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Seconded!
Dave "Simonb" wrote in message .. . Chris wrote: Right from early school age, they have sport "colleges" and "clubs" - and when they get to work, they roll up at about 10am after a jog/gym session and bugger off from work at 3:30ish, via the pool or cricket club. Sounds marvellous. |
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