Amazing world cup so far. Herschel Gibbs of South Africa hit six 6’s in one over — a feat akin to four home runs in one game, only waaaay more rare — Ireland upset Pakistan on St. Patrick’s Day, the home West Indies side scored its first upset win, and perennial underdog Bangladesh rose up to defeat powerful India. And we’re still in the preliminary stages.

Here are some Australians and West Indians from St. Vincent celebrating a wicket against the English side, whose fans remain, um, somewhat more sedate:

I wish I could tell you how much joy bounces around these games. The only thing I can compare it to is the Olympics. I’m sitting here in a bar with India/Bermuda on one TV and the West Indies/Zimbabwe on the other, and the cheering when the Windies took a wicket just now was something I wish you could feel while reading this.

But there’s loving cricket, and then there’s taking it a little too seriously:

Btw, I was in a restaurant last night with a bunch of Pakistan fans. Nice folks, completely mortified at the violence on the subcontinent. So no stereotyping. Still. Eek. As a Bajan sitting next to me just said, Lovie Smith lost the Super Bowl, but he can still go home.

Amazing that this whole tournament is happening right next door to the U.S. and almost nobody back home ever hears about it. Everyone’s loss, I think.

PS if you’re curious what this is all about, here’s the Cricket World Cup official site. I’m on a working holiday for a while. If you’re here looking for a steadier diet of politics or humor, there are plenty of folks in the links section worth reading.

Amazing world cup so far. Herschel Gibbs of South Africa hit six 6’s in one over — a feat akin to four home runs in one game, only waaaay more rare — Ireland upset Pakistan on St. Patrick’s Day, the home West Indies side scored its first upset win, and perennial underdog Bangladesh rose up to defeat powerful India. And we’re still in the preliminary stages.

Here are some Australians and West Indians from St. Vincent celebrating a wicket against the English side, whose fans remain, um, somewhat more sedate:

I wish I could tell you how much joy bounces around these games. The only thing I can compare it to is the Olympics. I’m sitting here in a bar with India/Bermuda on one TV and the West Indies/Zimbabwe on the other, and the cheering when the Windies took a wicket just now was something I wish you could feel while reading this.

But there’s loving cricket, and then there’s taking it a little too seriously:

Btw, I was in a restaurant last night with a bunch of Pakistan fans. Nice folks, completely mortified at the violence on the subcontinent. So no stereotyping. Still. Eek. As a Bajan sitting next to me just said, Lovie Smith lost the Super Bowl, but he can still go home.

Amazing that this whole tournament is happening right next door to the U.S. and almost nobody back home ever hears about it. Everyone’s loss, I think.

PS if you’re curious what this is all about, here’s the Cricket World Cup official site. I’m on a working holiday for a while. If you’re here looking for a steadier diet of politics or humor, there are plenty of folks in the links section worth reading.