Posted by Elizabeth on May 09, 2007 at 02:28:19 from 24.22.115.46 user Elizabeth.
In Reply to: Re: Football term[s] posted by Ed Kiser on May 08, 2007 at 13:49:03:
Ed--your first reference to the word "cricket" is a different usage. It doesn't apply to the game of cricket, but means "okay" or "on the up-and-up".
About cricket being the major sport in summer, it would be similar to our American school sports seasons--frequently the biggest fall term sport is football or soccer, in winter term basketball is most popular, and in spring term baseball and/or track and field. Since most of our schools don't have a summer term at all, we don't have a single most popular summer sport.
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