Checks Quote by John Arlott

“Cricket tells a joke and turns to see if I'm laughing, if I think he's funny, and I want him to know that I…

— Stephanie Perkins

“He looked at me with a smile that I still remember and ran a finger along his impeccably trimmed mustache. “Cricket is about a…

— Ken Doyle

“It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavors look interesting and lively; that was…

— Bill Bryson

“Dear Life, You SUCK! I want out. See you on the flipside. Sincerely, Cricket”

— Scott Blagden

Cricket was a splendid chapter of my life; indeed, it made me what I am today. However, cricket alone isn't the only flavour of…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

“Class amusements, be they for Dukes or plow-boys, always become nuisances and curses to a country. The true charm of cricket and hunting is…

— Thomas Hughes

“Those are the most monotonous fuckin' crickets I ever heard in my life.”

— Sam Shepard

“Cricket lovers are an optimistic breed.”

— Anonymous

“Who ever hoped like a cricketer?”

— R.C. Robertson-Glasgow

“Cricket is about a lot more than playing by the rules, Mistry. It’s a gentleman’s game. Don’t you ever forget that.”

— Ken Doyle

There is nothing in cricket more calculated to raise a laugh than the sight of some determined and serious man under a spiralling catch.

— Peter Roebuck