CRICKETS

The crickets chirped faster and louder .

蟋蟀叫得更欢了。

The chirping of crickets is very loud and clear at the night .

晚上蟋蟀的唧唧叫声非常响亮。

At school , it simply wasn 't done to show that you cared for anything except cricket .

在学校里，除了板球外，你对什么都不感兴趣，这显然不对。

The standard of professional cricket has never been lower

职业板球的水平从来没有这么低过。

During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground .

在夏季学期，我们会在村里的空地上打板球。

He felt he would never tire of international cricket

他认为自己永远不会对国际板球赛生厌。

The future quality of West Indian cricket looks promising

西印度群岛的板球运动看起来前景光明。

It will be the first official cricket tour of South Africa for 22 years .

这将是22年来南非首次正式的板球巡回赛。

Their treatment of staff is definitely not cricket .

他们对待员工的方式绝对不公正。

Even in Zurich he kept up with the County cricket scores .

即使身在苏黎世，他也一直关注着郡际板球赛的比分。

By a curious twist of fate , cricket was also my favourite sport

让人感到惊奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜欢的运动。

There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd

板球比赛能激起观众热情的地方很少。

The pity of it was that the Americans didn 't play cricket .

可惜的是美国人不打板球。

The team needs players who want to play cricket for England , not merely any country that will have them

球队需要的是想为英格兰而战的板球选手，而不是愿为任何国家打球的选手。

For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket .

这么长时间以来，他一直在坐冷板凳，等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。

Sri Lanka 's cricket team will play India in the final of the Asia Cup .

斯里兰卡板球队将在亚洲杯的决赛中对阵印度队。

Cricket is the archetypal English game .

板球是典型的英格兰运动。

There is absolutely no evidence at all that spectators want longer cricket matches . Quite the reverse

完全没有证据表明观众想看时间更长的板球比赛。情况恰恰相反。

He officially announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday

他昨天正式宣布退出甲级板球赛。

As I understand it , you came round the corner by the cricket field and there was the man in the road

据我了解，你沿板球场边来到拐角处，那个男的挡住了你的去路。

The handle of a cricket bat protruded from under his arm .

一个板球拍柄从他的胳肢窝下面伸了出来。

Robin Smith made 167 , the highest score by an England batsman in this form of cricket

罗宾·史密斯得到167分，创下了英格兰击球手在这类板球比赛中的最高得分纪录。

There was a swimming-pool , cricket pitches , playing fields

有一个游泳池、几个板球场和运动场。

I enjoyed playing cricket .

我喜欢打板球。

It 's a great thrill for a cricket-lover like me to play at the home of cricket .

对我这样的板球爱好者来说，能够在板球的故乡比赛是一件令人无比兴奋的事。

He was at his happiest whilst playing cricket

玩板球时他最开心了。

I have little time for women because I 'm married to my cricket , so I 'm leaving the arrangements to my sister .

我把全部心思都放在了板球上，很少有时间交女友，所以便把约会一事交由姐姐来安排。

Waugh was a duffer at cricket .

沃的板球打得很臭。

The boy traded his knife for a cricket bat .

那男孩用他的刀子换了一个板球棒。

The England cricket team scored quite a useful total .

英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。