How about this for a piece of useless, but at the same time truly magnificent, cricketing trivia
The famous 'howzat' appeal used by cricketers across the globe translates as 'zenmeyang' in Chinese Mandarin. A little seems to be lost in translation as zenmeyang is actually a polite enquiry about a person's wellbeing, seems to have evolved abit in the cricketing world
Cricket does have some more links with China aswell.
Many will know of the 'Chinese Cut', an unintential shot whereby the ball hits the inside edge of the bat, passing between batsman and wicket, and away to fine leg.
More famous is the 'chinaman', a delivery from a left-arm rist spinner released from the back of the hand that turns into the right handed batsman
The origins of the chinaman are debatable but according to Richie Benaud it dates from 1933 when english batsman Walter Robbins was stumped during a Manchester Test against the Windies. The bowler was Ellis 'Puss' Achong, a West Indian slow left arm spinner of Chinese parentage, and as Robbins headed for the pavilion, he muttered to the umpire "Fancy that. Done by a bloody Chinaman."
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