What does one wear to the cricket?

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Friday at the Oval, hospitality tent, NZ-England I think. No clue. I better not need a fucking hat.

Also can someone please give me a very quick tutorial on the finer points of the game

Thenk yew

Lords is really close to where I live and I was there (in the media centre) for another work thing recently. What a place. One of our governors used to be the head of the Estates committee there and we still have to organise our meeting schedule around their tests and things!

Remus I once read a whole paperback at Lords.

Ha ha maybe they will have wifi and I can discreetly MN on my phone!

You will need to know all the ways of getting out in cricket......all 10.

1. Bowled
2. Caught
3. Leg before wicket
4. Stumped
5. Run out
6. Handling the ball
7. Obstructing a fielder
8. Hitting the ball twice
9. Timed out

10........I'm sure there is one more!

According to DH you should wear "clothes" apparently it's a collar / shirt for men and clothes for women. So that's cleared that up then

The username is because I got a bit obsessed with that live webcam thanks to mumsnet!

Cricket is just a way for people to get absolutely smashed in a polite manner. At a test match they get drunk and fall asleep. At a one day it gets a bit roudy but nothing major. Twenty20 is pissed people making snakes out of their beer plastic cups. That's the difference between the 3 formats

Noooo! You don't need to learn ten ways to get out etc - only the cricket bores down on the terraces know that stuff. Better to be clear you know nothing rather than pretend and get caught out

Use sunscreen - Lords can be a real sun trap

Something warm. I'm still smarting from the fact I spent £45 on an ugly Lords sweatshirt because I stupidly wore a flippy little dress (in June) and froze almost to death. And that was 6 years ago.

I went a few weeks ago and just wore a shirt, skinnies, flats and a leather biker. No dress code really but if you're in corp hosp err on the smart side. Second the book recommendation.

nag - hit wicket!

Re the laws.

First off there's a scoreboard to keep you up to date.
Second, have a look at James Trollope's The Bluffer's Guide to Cricket: Bluff Your Way in Cricket (The Bluffer's Guides) which is £1.15 at Amazon for Kindle.

Look at the diagrams
Umpire's Signals often if a review is called for there's a wait and then a cheer or groan, depending when the Umpire signals someone's Out.
You probably only really need the six on the left hand side.

Fielding Positions
Listening to the commentary can sound like a completely foreign language, so I restrict myself to understanding the slips, the gully, short leg, square leg, mid and deep wicket. But really it's just to give an indication to the listener where the ball's gone.

Don't mention The Ashes, due to be played over here later this year, because that's a competition between England and Australia only. The New Zealand matches are less confrontational (I think it's fair to say that) a bit better natured. The NZ team is known as the Black Caps.

It's very civilised, the cricket, quite an emphasis on hospitality, drinks break, lunch, tea and so the clothes are smart but comfortable, as befits an all day event really, yes, much like the tennis.

Have a great time.

It's a one-day international, you won't need a book

To a thing like that with a tent, champagne etc - I would wear smart-ish linen trousers and loose vest with either a shirt or light jumper. And flats. And take a warmer layer else you will freeze.

We're going on Sunday with the children - i'll be in a slightly less smart version of the above carrying a rucksack stuffed with thermal leggings, factor 50 and everything in between.

Oh, and NZ were expecting to win this series comfortably. England have just given them an absolutely spanking today at Edgbaston. So there is a bit more needle between the teams than perhaps was expected. Which is lovely

My DH is at the Oval in hospitality on Friday. He'll be in chinos, shirt and blazer with an umbrella (and maybe a light jumper to go under his blazer judging on the weather forecast).

I'll be picking up from the station with a towel on my head a wearing a onesie

Overtired I'll wave to your DH if I see him! Good tip re the umbrella.

Enrique and nagy and austen and others - thanks for the tips on the game - I honestly think I am just going to go the route of "Aw gee shucks I am just a poor ignoramus from the colonies, take pity on me and explain stuff"

Wardrobe-wise I am thinking pink silk collared shirt, light beige trousers, white shoes, white or navy cardy and a light jacket. And maybe some pearls to clutch should play get, you know, exciting.