It is really an individual game played in a team environment . It is cruel and not forgiving. The only game i can think of when you dont get a second chance - when you are out you are out .
Malcolm Gladwell mentions the 10,000-Hour Rule .
Gladwell says that to attain expertise and success in any field, one must put in a minimum of 10,000 hours of work or practice. It got me thinking about Einstein and how many hours he put in . Depite his IQ he still dedicated that number of hours to change the world
It cost him with relationships dearly with his eldest son , first wife and many of his collegues. He was mistrusted by CIA . His discoveries lead the way to make bombs killing tens of thousands of people.
Let's consider that number for a minute. To amass 10,000 hours, you need to work eight hours a day, five days a week for a little less than five years. Excelling in cricket is no different to excelling at Science .
To make it big at the international level, 10,000 hours of practice is just the tip of the iceberg.
Scratch the surface of any of the greats in Science or Sport you will find extrodinary amount of time.
It reminded me of how many hours i have spent solving puzzles i here you say ! Or finding boxes in bushes !
Or maybe it was just 10,000 hours spent with my sons with Soccer Cricket Rugby and some Geocaching which i would not swap for anything!
Puzzle
In a Caching Cricket Team the top five players can be distinguished by their batting order, their different coloured Helmets, unique Fielding Positions, Brand of Bat and how they were out in the game. It is often quite challenging for the scorers to distinguish each player in a fast moving game.
Your challenge is to attribute each feature to each player in the correct batting order.
The Karl faced the first ball of the innings. Tim was Bowled by an in Swinging Yorker that took out his off stump. All the players have unique bats but Gareth will only use a Puma.
Martin always bats in a Red Helmet as he thinks it brings him luck. Karl on the other hand bats next to a cricketer wearing a Blue Helmet as he would never wear that colour himself. The Green Helmeted cricketer fields in the Slips he bats next to, and bats before the player wearing the White Helmet.
Rob has the key position of Wicket Keeper in the team due to his cat like agility. The person who was Caught plays with a County bat. The owner of the Yellow Helmet was out by being Stumped coming out to an off spin ball that he missed completely. The cricketer batting in 3rd, fields at Square Leg. The Cricketer who was out LBW bats next to the cricketer who uses a Gun and Moore bat. Whereas the Cricketer who uses the Kookaburra, bats next to the man who was out Stumped. The cricketer who was Run Out fields in the Gully. The cricketer who was out LBW bats next to a cricketer who’s fielding position is Silly Mid On.
