Monday, December 12, 2011

Curling: the cricketer's winter sport

Curling stones on the edge of the house (Copyright - Hen Goodchild)

When the long Newfoundland winter sets in, and outdoor cricket is off the radar for a good many months, what does one do?  Indoor cricket is fine, but a pale shadow of the real thing.  Ice cricket would necessitate me learning to ice-skate, and as I've documented here previously, I need a hockey stick just to remain on my feet.

No, the only winter sporting activity I'm interested in is curling, and the fact it shares many parallels with cricket is no coincidence.  Somehow I managed to persuade Cricinfo to let me write a piece about it.

ESPN Cricinfo | An ice way to keep cricketing


Setting myself up for another Herringshaw Shuffle (Copyright - Hen Goodchild)

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