Some historians claim that Jesus Christ was the first person ever to play cricket after a manuscript from a previously unseen Gospel was unearthed. The Gospel from which this claim originated apparently translates as: “He (Jesus) would take the boys to the seashore and, carrying the playing ball and the club, he would go over Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Cricket’
Multiculturalism made us stronger
Thursday, August 13th, 2020
As we took the field to defend 15 in the super over in the World Cup final last summer, Jos Buttler told me he hoped I had a couple of shamrocks in my pocket. I laughed, and turned to Adil Rashid: “Allah’s with us, isn’t he?” Rash agreed he was. Later, at the end of Read more
World Cup Cricket: Allah was with us
Thursday, July 18th, 2019When Irish-born England captain Eoin Morgan was asked by a reporter whether the ‘luck of the Irish’ had helped the team win the World Cup, he responded: “We had Allah with us. I spoke to Aadil he said Allah is definitely with us.” Adil Rashid is one of two Muslims in the team. The world Read more
Black Cap who prays five time a day
Monday, August 13th, 2018
Ajaz Patel, the 29-year-old India-born left-arm spinner, is believed to be the first Muslim to play for the Black Caps. He doesn’t see himself as a role model for young Muslims but said if he can inspire anyone to follow their dreams and stick to their beliefs then he would be proud of that. He says Read more
Australian church leaders urge forgiveness for cricketers
Thursday, April 5th, 2018Australian church leaders have urged congregations to forgive the country’s disgraced cricketers. The scandal that has exposed the country’s top cricketers cheating tactics has prompted church leaders to offer congregations guidance on forgiveness over the Easter weekend. Read more
Grief warranted, but coverage out of kilter
Friday, December 5th, 2014
There has been a massive outpouring of grief for Australian batting star Phil Hughes, who died having never regained consciousness after being hit on the top of the neck by a bouncer during an interstate game last Tuesday. The youth and promise of the cricketing star, who was by all accounts an extremely likeable young Read more
Vatican pays tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes
Friday, December 5th, 2014The Vatican’s cricket team has honoured Australia’s Phillip Hughes with a memorial Mass in Rome on the eve of his funeral in Australia. Team captain, the Rev. Anthony Currer, presided over the Tuesday evening service at the Venerable English College, the main English seminary in Rome. He said the team wanted to show its closeness Read more
Phillip Hughes’ death: reality bites
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Seeing Australia from outside the island continent offers some very strange views from time to time. The outpouring of grief over the tragic accident that took the talented life of cricketer Phillip Hughes went global within a very short time. The home of cricket – England – was profuse in the time devoted to this Read more
Anglicans beat the Catholics by a narrow margin
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014History was made in Canterbury, England, last Friday when the Vatican’s newly formed cricket team played its first ever match against the Church of England. The Anglicans beat the catholics answering the Catholics’ score of 106 with just five balls remaing. The Vatican scored 106 runs to which the Anglican XI replied with 108 runs Read more
The Vatican launches its own cricket club
Friday, October 25th, 2013The Vatican has officially declared its intention to defeat the Church of England – not in a theological re-match nearly 500 years after they split, but on the cricket pitch The challenge was launched at the baptism of the St. Peter’s Cricket Club. Vatican officials said the league will be composed of teams of priests Read more