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> [Wine is a successful effort to translate the perishable into the permanent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/wine-is-a-successful-effort-to-translate-the-perishable-into-the/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

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## More by John Arlott

> [A stroke of a man knocking a thistle top with a walking stick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/a-stroke-of-a-man-knocking-a-thistle-top-with-a-walking-stick/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/cricket-is-a-most-precarious-profession-it-is-called-a-team-game-but/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Looking for a cricket quote for inspiration? Or, maybe a cricket quote to make you laugh? Check out this collection of the best cricket…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/looking-for-a-cricket-quote-for-inspiration-or-maybe-a-cricket-quote/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Australianism' means single-minded determination to win - to win within the laws but, if necessary, to the last limit within them. It means where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/australianism-means-single-minded-determination-to-win-to-win-within/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Fred Trueman the man has often been tactless, haphazard, crude, a creature of impulse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/fred-trueman-the-man-has-often-been-tactless-haphazard-crude-a/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/the-umpire-signals-a-bye-with-the-air-of-a-weary-stalk/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/bill-frindall-has-done-a-bit-of-mental-arithmetic-with-a-calculator/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [It is rather suitable for umpires to dress like dentists, since one of their tasks is to draw stumps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/it-is-rather-suitable-for-umpires-to-dress-like-dentists-since-one-of/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/umpire-harold-bird-having-a-wonderful-time-signalling-everything-in/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [The batsman's technique was like an old lady poking her umbrella at a wasp's nest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/the-batsman-s-technique-was-like-an-old-lady-poking-her-umbrella-at-a/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Wine is a successful effort to translate the perishable into the permanent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/wine-is-a-successful-effort-to-translate-the-perishable-into-the/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [We take life too lightly and sport too seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/we-take-life-too-lightly-and-sport-too-seriously/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

> [Ray Illingworth is relieving himself in front of the pavilion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arlott/ray-illingworth-is-relieving-himself-in-front-of-the-pavilion/)

[John Arlott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arlott/)

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