Changes: Cricket bat

Revision as of 01:09, 9 July 2017

FiveAndCricketBat — The newly-regenerated Fifth Doctor finds a cricket bat near the TARDIS' cricket pitch. (TV: *Castrovalva*)

DefensiveBat — The Doctor uses his bat to make a solid defensive play — against a sword-wielding soldier. (COMIC: *The Tides of Time*)

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) Traditionally made of willow, (AUDIO: The Roof of the World; COMIC: The Tides of Time) they required regular application of linseed oil for proper maintenance. (TV: Castrovalva) A cricket bat was among the ensemble of makeshift weapons prepared by the Fourth Doctor. Leela picket it up and swung it to test its effectiveness. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

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) Due to their wooden nature, they also provided effective defence against some bladed weapons. The Fifth Doctor once used his best cricket bat to deflect a sword blow, but was immediately disappointed by the damage the sword did to his beloved bat. (COMIC: The Tides of Time) The Doctor also had another prized bat, signed by Mike Gatting. (PROSE: Fear of the Dark)

Teenage bully Francis Minto, however, used a cricket bat for offence, not defence — he used it twice to destroy snowmen in the playground of Coal Hill Secondary School. Susan Foreman thought for a moment he was about to attack her. When, the second time, the snowman came to life and attacked back, he ran and reportedly screamed like a little girl. (PROSE: Time and Relative)

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-[[file:FiveAndCricketBat.jpg|thumb|The newly-[[regenerated]] [[Fifth Doctor]] finds a cricket bat near [[the TARDIS]]' [[cricket pitch]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')]]
+[[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 principle 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)|Stump]]s and earned [[run (cricket)|run]]s.  ([[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') Made of wood, they required regular application of [[linseed oil]] for proper maintenance.  ([[DW]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
+[[File:DefensiveBat.jpg|thumb|The Doctor uses his bat to make a solid defensive play — against a [[sword]]-wielding soldier. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'')]]
+A '''cricket bat''' was the main offensive tool used by a [[cricket]] side. With it, the [[batsman]] hit the [[cricket ball|ball]] [[bowling (cricket)|bowled]] to him and thereby protected his [[stump (cricket)|stumps]] and earned [[run (cricket)|runs]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') Traditionally made of [[willow]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Roof of the World (audio story)|The Roof of the World]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') they required regular application of [[linseed oil]] for proper maintenance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') A cricket bat was among the ensemble of makeshift weapons prepared by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. [[Leela]] picket it up and swung it to test its effectiveness. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
-Beyond the [[cricket pitch]], they were commonly kept in [[British]] houses as a means for self-protection.  [[Amy Pond]], for instance, once stuck the [[Eleventh Doctor]] with one when she felt he had broken into her house.  ([[DW]]: ''[[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.  ([[TW]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]'')
+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]]'') Due to their wooden nature, they also provided effective defence against some bladed weapons. The [[Fifth Doctor]] once used his best cricket bat to deflect a [[sword]] blow, but was immediately disappointed by the damage the sword did to his beloved bat. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') The Doctor also had another prized bat, signed by [[Mike Gatting]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear of the Dark (novel)|Fear of the Dark]]'')
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+Teenage bully [[Francis Minto]], however, used a cricket bat for offence, not defence — he used it twice to destroy [[snowmen]] in the playground of [[Coal Hill Secondary School]]. [[Susan Foreman]] thought for a moment he was about to attack ''her''. When, the second time, the snowman came to life and attacked back, he ran and reportedly screamed like a little girl. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'')
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