tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post114105190347430854..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: Cricketers falling apartTerry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-1141341984167944252006-03-02T23:26:00.000+00:002006-03-02T23:26:00.000+00:00Cricket is played with a very hard ball. Bowlers h...Cricket is played with a very hard ball. Bowlers hurl it at the batter at 100 mph. Unlike baseball, they are allowed to try and hit the batter.Terry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-1141249810242719892006-03-01T21:50:00.000+00:002006-03-01T21:50:00.000+00:00Wow. I didn't realize cricket was so dangerous. So...Wow. I didn't realize cricket was so dangerous. Sounds like adult softball over here. In a former life I was a sports medicine doctor, and I used to see more injuries from old guys, who thought they were still young, trying to play softball. They collide; they slide; they fall down and break things. It is more dangerous than football. At least in the latter, they wear pads and helmets.Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420873277607900142noreply@blogger.com