1930s Quote by Simon Barnes

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far…

— Richie Benaud

My memories of Australian cricket are it was an environment of good fun.

— Tom Moody

There is a timelessness about sport. Like music and art, it is a quality that cuts across generations and nations. It provides a link…

— Greg Hartung

Australia has got some of the best sports people in the world, but we've also got some of the best scientists and innovators too,…

— Fiona Wood

I was inspired by the way the Aussies played their cricket. It was no-holds barred. They played to win.

— Sourav Ganguly

I am amused by cricket because it seems to take longer than baseball and I like that. It seems like a sport I could…

— John Hodgman

Treat cricket like a sport.

— Shahid Afridi

Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of…

— Kapil Dev

“[F]or all its reputation for conservatism, cricket in its history has demonstrated a remarkable capacity for innovation. What game has survived subjection to such…

— Gideon Haigh

I think cricket is generally known as a very old and traditional sport.

— Michael Clarke

“The notion that international competition – the battle between one arbitrary, bordered landmass and another – is not political, is a fatuous notion. But…

— Daniel Harris

Test match cricket - it's the most boring thing to watch. How they call themselves sportsmen I'll never know.

— Joe Calzaghe