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mattrom @17

Likes Paul 4, Geeker 8, Mattrom 18, peterm 29

Vote Baccy 15

much to enjoy here with peterm @ 29 just shading it for the novel "shot before putting" definition

Sorry, I need to get caught up. I had to go rescue my daughter this morning. Dead battery in her car.

There were a whopping 14 contestants this time and everyone has voted. I will tally up the results and be back with awarding of prizes soon.

Here are the results:

Tied for the bronze are Peter @29 and SS @18, with the silver going to Paul @4. Our winner today is Bacchanal @15 with

Backward point caught McGrath's final wicket (5)

I take it this is a cricket inspired clue, which means someone is going to have to explain it to me. The wordplay is quite clear however, and very smooth.

Congrats on your victory, bacchy. Here are your prizes.

A lot of people in the US think baseball is boring. Clearly they've never seen cricket. A primer about the pitch in baseball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DFYJkneoMo

On the other hand, what we know about what the rest of the world calls football is pathetic. Heck, we even call it soccer. I was expecting more football inspired clues, but at least there is Ted Lasso:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8

Yet another "pitch"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dItOM6eYXY

Congrats bacchanal and thanks darla.
Backward point is a fielding position in cricket. Glenn McGrath was a very succesful Australian bowler.
Thanks for the clips. The second one was very funny!

Excellent Bacchanal. Thanks Darla for hosting and Chris, Amej, Peterm and SS for your support

Congrats Baccy, thanks Darla.

Congratulations bacchanal and thanks to darla for hosting.