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An impossible task: out for a duck

By John Nicholson | China Daily | Updated: 2016-03-07 08:04

My troubles began late one night recently when a young Chinese woman asked me to explain the game of cricket.

"How many centuries have you got?" I asked, warming to the task.

"And exactly what part don't you understand? Silly mid-on, silly mid-off, leg before wicket, or the Duck-worth-Lewis method?"

An impossible task: out for a duck

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