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I spent last night - during an epic hour-long coughing fit - creating a Knights cricket team*. Because I'm just hip and fascinating like that?



So, Arthur is OBVS captain and a number three batsman - he's a century-maker, equally capable of explosively blasting balls all around the ground and building an innings slowly when the going is tough. He fields in third slip usually.

Merlin (he may as well be a knight, 'kay?) is a medium-fast bowler, deadly accurate, capable of bowling the same line and length over and over again until the batsman forces an error on themselves. Absolutely hopeless at batting though, he's a number ten or eleven, easily. He probably fields on the boundary, he's got the big hands for those long catches. And you know he'd entertain the crowd on the boring days.

Gwaine is wicket-keeper because of a willingness to throw his body around and because he comes up with the best sledges to put opposing batsmen off their game. As a batsman, probably number six, he operates under one belief - hit the ball as hard as you bloody well can and hope to god you clear the fielders.

Lancelot is Mr Reliable, a number five batsman, who, when things are going bad for the team, will steady the ship with careful, patient batting. He fields at second slip next to Arthur, is probably vice captain, and bowls a handy offspin when Arthur needs variety in his bowling attack.

Elyan is a legspin bowler who either terrorises batsman with spin or gets the absolute arse flogged out of his bowling, such is the curse. He's the sort that really thinks about his cricket, doesn't always bowl to an overall plan, but to suit each batsman he faces. As a batsman, he's probably a number seven, managing a quickfire score each time without really ever going on to big scores. He doesn't have a great throwing arm, so he fields in fairly close, but he's deadly accurate; he's a pro at hitting the stumps.

Leon is an opening batsman. It's his job to stay at the crease for as long as he can to make batting easier on the rest of the team, so he has impeccable defence and drives the bowlers mad sometimes in his determination - on particularly bad wickets - to only hit the bad balls, defending away the rest. He's a quick thinker with capable hands and fields at first slip.

Percival is a fast bowler, bamboozling batsman with pure speed. He generally fields down on the boundary because he needs time to think about a catch and because he's got the strong throwing arm needed to get the ball back to the wicketkeeper quickly. He bats at ten or eleven, along with Merlin.

*Actually because I may or may not have left a cricket prompt at the kinkmeme ages ago and last night I may or may not have been thinking about it.

Date: 2010-12-21 02:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tolielikeyou.livejournal.com
And then they can all calm down from the games in the shower room, obviously.

(Sorry, but that was the first place my mind went when I saw this.)

Date: 2010-12-21 02:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
Well, you know what they say, if by "they" I mean "I", and I do: nothing promotes team bonding like a good old-fashioned circlejerk.

Date: 2010-12-21 02:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tolielikeyou.livejournal.com
Here, here!

Date: 2010-12-21 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lolafeist.livejournal.com
HA I AM SO AMERICAN.

The entire post was ???????????????? BUT IT STILL SOUNDS AWESOME.

Date: 2010-12-21 02:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gallifreycalls.livejournal.com
Ditto here. All I know is there's a bat and a ball involved and lots of running and TEA! I approve of any sport that includes tea breaks. :)

Date: 2010-12-21 02:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
Hee, yes, they like their tea breaks XD

Date: 2010-12-21 03:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gallifreycalls.livejournal.com
I agree; I do think this would make for lovely fic with tea breaks for sexytiems. It wouldn't be the first time I learned something from fic.

Date: 2010-12-21 02:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
I posted this and then I'm like...dude, you know you just alienated half your flist? Siiiigh. But THANK YOU! If I had the ability I'd write some sort of ~team bonding exercise~ fic (aka circlejerk), but alas!

Date: 2010-12-21 03:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ninja-orange.livejournal.com
agihaw;ejf circlejerk. yesplz

Date: 2010-12-21 03:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ninja-orange.livejournal.com
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CRICKET AT ALL BUT I KIND OF WANT THIS FIC NOW

Date: 2010-12-21 04:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
I wrote this just as a shits and giggles character study but now I'm kinda wanting it too!

Date: 2010-12-21 04:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a_shadow_there.livejournal.com
OH GOD. I'm still working on that bukkake RPS and you post THIS?

You, my dear, are the devil. I LOVE IT.

Date: 2010-12-21 04:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
I'M EVIL LIKE THAT. Also, hello first person who knows what I'm talking about XD What do you think, do you agree with the roles, would you change anyone? Honestly, it was tough for me not to make Lance the legspinner and Percival the other opening batsman.

Date: 2010-12-21 11:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com
oh wow, did someone say bukkake rps?

*GRABBY HANDS*

Date: 2010-12-21 11:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
I NEED THIS FIC IN MY LIFE. (http://kylezy.livejournal.com/105947.html?thread=1253595#t1253595)

Date: 2010-12-21 06:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amazonbard88.livejournal.com
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CRICKET AND I HATE IT WITH A PASSION does this make me a horrible aussie? BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY SNEAK INTO THEIR LOCKER ROOM!

Date: 2010-12-21 06:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
Hells yes, that is one damn sex-filled locker room!

Date: 2010-12-21 07:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amazonbard88.livejournal.com
Ahahaha, yyour icon = ♥

p.s; I now have a cold also...I'm blaming you for infecting me via cyberspace...it could happen.

Date: 2010-12-21 08:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
It probably totally was me, I've always been good at sharing my illnesses!

Date: 2010-12-21 09:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vinca15.livejournal.com
WHAT IS HAPPENING.

Date: 2010-12-21 11:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
All you need to know is that I love you!

Date: 2010-12-21 10:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eloquent-toast.livejournal.com
Bwahaha! I wish my brain worked like yours!

YOU ARE A GENIUS.

Ahem...


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YES I AM A SHAMELSS WHORE AND I AM PIMPING MY FIC IN YOUR COMMENTS OMG STOOPING TO NEW LEVELS OR WHAT!?!!

Date: 2010-12-21 11:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
YOU STOOPER OF LEVELS, YOU!

Date: 2010-12-21 11:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eloquent-toast.livejournal.com
*rubs face all over the new low level*

SEE HOW SHINY IT IS??????

Date: 2010-12-21 11:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eloquent-toast.livejournal.com
ALSO sfodihjesfluhjsfd LOOK AT THAT BEARD OF BRADLEYS THERE IN THAT ICON OF YOURS.

Date: 2010-12-21 11:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eloquent-toast.livejournal.com
POSSIBLY THE BEST KIND OF PUBE EVER TO GRACE THIS EARTH

Date: 2010-12-21 11:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com
Okay, I feel like such a crap British person but I went to a school where the girls played tennis whilst the boys did the cricket thing in the summer! (Incidentally, the boys cricket team flew out to Australia on a cricket tournament or some such once, where they got their butts kicked spectacularly, which is just, you know, salt on the wound.)

I'M NOT CONVINCED ANYONE TRULY UNDERSTANDS THE RULES OF THIS CRAZY SPORT.

...what I'm trying to say is: YAY LOCKER ROOM NECKING

Date: 2010-12-21 11:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
YOU FAIL AT BEING ENGLISH, THEY'RE COMING TO REVOKE YOUR BRIT LICENSE IMMEDIATELY.

Date: 2010-12-21 11:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com
NOOOOO. I HAVE A TEA OBSESSION TO MAKE UP FOR IT THOUGH. SURELY THEY'LL LET ME STAY

Date: 2010-12-21 11:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
Oh okay, well yeah, that's like carte blanche, you're back in their good books now!

Date: 2010-12-21 11:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com
ALSO

I hope you get over this cold (summer flu??) soon :S

Date: 2010-12-21 11:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
Oh fudge, me too, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK ON XMAS DAY, IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

Date: 2010-12-21 11:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com
Warm water, honey and lemon! That always helps my throat so much (though maybe go easy on the lemon if you've been coughing because that can hurt like crazy).

I'M GIVING YOU HUGE INTERNET HUGS RIGHT NOW

Date: 2010-12-21 11:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
BIG HUGS TO YOU, are you feeling okay today?

Date: 2010-12-21 02:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com
I am! Looking at pictures of cute baby animals does wonders :D

Date: 2013-08-27 10:27 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Hiya!!! Thank you so much for this and directing me towards it.

I think I agree with all your analysis. Percival is hard to place....

I'm wondering re Mordred? Would he be that sneaky almost showman like batsman who doesn't follow captains orders? And goes for glory when he should be sticking in the crease to halt a wicket collapse and instead gets out fishing?!

Gah why won't someone write me this fic. **sobs**

Anyways thanks!!!

Date: 2013-08-27 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kylezy.livejournal.com
No probs Emmy!

I definitely would change Percival now, he's too big to be a bowler, maybe he's the other opener with Leon?

Mordred's a tough one too. Yeah, I could definitely see him as a showy batsman though!

I knooooow, I'd love this fic too ;____;

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