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Government Minister tries, and fails, to clamber aboard the Irish cricket bandwagon
Published 11:32 16 Feb 2015 GMT
Updated 13:22 16 Feb 2015 GMT
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If you are going to congratulate the team, it might be an idea to know the rules
While the subtle nuances of one-day cricket may be beyond the average sports fan, the game itself, and the scoring system, is pretty easy to understand. Or at least we thought it was. As Ireland woke up to the news that our cricket team had won their opening game at the 2015 World Cup against the West Indies, Twitter was flooded with tributes to the great win, from home and abroad. But Environment Minister Alan Kelly's congratulatory tweet had one vital detail about the score wrong.
That would be four wickets, not points. It's not rugby.
Marks for effort, but none for execution. We're sure the Minister will get the hang of it by the time Ireland is in the final.Explore more on these topics:
