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| − | [[File:FiveAndCricketBat.jpg|thumb|The newly-[[regenerated]] [[Fifth Doctor]] finds a cricket bat near [[the TARDIS]]' [[cricket pitch]]. ([[ |
+ | [[File:FiveAndCricketBat.jpg|thumb|The newly-[[regenerated]] [[Fifth Doctor]] finds a cricket bat near [[the TARDIS]]' [[cricket pitch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')]] |
| − | A '''cricket bat''' was the main offensive tool used by a [[cricket]] side. With it, the [[batsman]] hit the [[cricket ball|ball]] bowled to him and thereby protected his [[stump (cricket)|stumps]] and earned [[run (cricket)|runs]]. ([[ |
+ | A '''cricket bat''' was the main offensive tool used by a [[cricket]] side. With it, the [[batsman]] hit the [[cricket ball|ball]] bowled to him and thereby protected his [[stump (cricket)|stumps]] and earned [[run (cricket)|runs]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') Made of wood, they required regular application of [[linseed oil]] for proper maintenance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') |
| − | Beyond the [[cricket pitch]], they were commonly kept in [[British]] houses for self-protection. [[Amy Pond]], for instance, once struck the [[Eleventh Doctor]] with one when she felt he had broken into her house. ([[ |
+ | Beyond the [[cricket pitch]], they were commonly kept in [[British]] houses for self-protection. [[Amy Pond]], for instance, once struck the [[Eleventh Doctor]] with one when she felt he had broken into her house. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') Similarly [[Mike Lyndon]] kept a cricket bat in his house for protection, which he once had to use against some [[burglar]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]'') |
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Revision as of 17:53, 16 September 2012
The newly-regenerated Fifth Doctor finds a cricket bat near the TARDIS' cricket pitch. (TV: Castrovalva)
A cricket bat was the main offensive tool used by a cricket side. With it, the batsman hit the ball bowled to him and thereby protected his stumps and earned runs. (PROSE: Happy Endings) Made of wood, they required regular application of linseed oil for proper maintenance. (TV: Castrovalva)
Beyond the cricket pitch, they were commonly kept in British houses for self-protection. Amy Pond, for instance, once struck the Eleventh Doctor with one when she felt he had broken into her house. (TV: The Eleventh Hour) Similarly Mike Lyndon kept a cricket bat in his house for protection, which he once had to use against some burglars. (TV: Sleeper)
