Comments on: Cricket Speech Presented at Lord’s 14th July 2009

By: J. Fluin

J. Fluin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:25:10 +0000

Is anyone able to tell me the name of the computer guy to whom Steven was speaking in the last episode of Steven Fry in America.

Cheers
Jean

By: Sophoife

Sophoife — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:42:46 +0000

I would love to have heard the speech – although reading it, I *can* hear your voice

Many thanks

By: HIGHLANDER

HIGHLANDER — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:40:38 +0000

Hi Stephen, I just wondered where you stand on global warming, planet X and 2012? Are you invited to the deep underground military bases for safety or are they throwing you to the wolves like the rest of us? They you understand being the Government!!! Sorry for trying to change the thread but 2012 is not far away!!!

By: lorecovi

lorecovi — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:28:49 +0000

Dear Stephen Fry,
I’m so glad you have a website!I want to write you a real fan letter, and I’m old enough to think they somehow mean more when they come on actual paper, but for now, just let me say that you are marvellous (and high and fine and moist and pink and sticky, of course.)Do you know how few people can be truly funny? You and maybe three others.

I’ve watched maybe everything you’ve done on tape: your documentary on manic depression will help so many people, and when you’re not only being brilliant, you are also making me laugh so hard I fall off the couch. I will always remember you as the wild Scotsman in Blackaddar and the way you swung your leg up on that box (table? whatever, but that’s just an iota of your funniness and true genius–for words and action, too. Do you know yet how special you are? How about now? Now?

If I could do anything in life, I would work for you, just so I could listen to you talk.

With beaming pride,great affection, crisp-on-the-outside, chewy under the crust, chocolate-coated respect–

Lori Covington

By: RandomBoo

RandomBoo — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:56:20 +0000

Hello Mr Fry, I love your twittering blog, wonderfully wrote and presented masterfully. I would be honoured if you could find the time to read my blog.
All the best, Steven Mullaney

http://www.randomboo.com

By: Mike Rimmington

Mike Rimmington — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:17:34 +0000

Loved it. Being someone who only ever achieved a CSE grade 3 in woodwork, I’m in awe of your eloquence. (big word for me, I had to spell check it!)

By: Vicus Scurra

Vicus Scurra — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:48:20 +0000

Excellent sentiments, old apricot.
Alas, the viewing of the current series of test matches on the electric television have been somewhat spoiled for me by the repeated advertisements, the most annoying of which features two dreadful old wassocks banging on about insurance in a camp and gonadachingly irritating manner. Any idea who they are?

By: LadyGirlPerson

LadyGirlPerson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:42:04 +0000

As usual, reading what you had to say – cheered me and made me smile. Unsure if you read these comments but if you do, know that every word is reinforcement to why I respect you.

Not friended on your twitter so I can’t compliment you there, but I’m pleased that I at the very least get to add to the applause somewhere.

Hope you sleep well Stephen. Goodnight you.

By: plym1969

plym1969 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:26:57 +0000

Well said Stephen. Cricket is the greatest game. Why? Because it not only pits the physicality of man v man but allows us, the spectator, to look inside someones real personality as it disected and put on show for us all to see. If you really want to know whether a person is brave, arrogant, nervous, stubborn etc then put a bat in their hands and bowl a hard object at them at 90 mph from 22 yards. If you’re having a bad time in a football or rugby match you can just try harder, run about more but cricket does not allow for such simple ways of improving performance or for being able to hide from the battle. As I write this Mitchell Johnson is trying to bowl in a test match at Lord’s in front of 30000 spectators and millions more on TV and he is finding it almost impossible to hit the cut strip let alone the stumps. What should he do? Try harder? I can promise you he is trying his heart out! But he knows the game cannot continue until he runs up and lets go of the ball. He also knows that by doing so he has a very high chance of being shown to be inadequate, to being made to look a fool. His mind must be full of demons as the little voice in his head is telling him he is about to fail, yet he must still face up to the challenge. And yet it could all change in an instant, so he has to tell himself that the next ball might change everything and he will once again revert to being the best fast bowler in the world.
What a game!

By: John The Bad

John The Bad — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:34:40 +0000

Growing up in Ireland, cricket was always looked upon as the sport of the foreigner — the dreaded Englishman. I am glad to say that things have changed and that Ireland’s cricketers have gained quite the profile. Who will ever forget us beating Pakistan on St. Patrick’s Day in 2007? Unfortunately, all that joy turned to sorrow with the awful death of Bob Woolmer.

In Ireland, we have two very impressive indigenous sports — Hurling and Gaelic Football; superb sports with a huge following. I am sorry Stephen; hurling is the greatest game on Earth. It possesses the perfect mix of speed, agility, skill, strength and excitement. These two sports, hurling and football, are still amateur. Yet the hand of professionalism knocks on the door. I don’t know what is best for the sport (it’s hard to deny the players their right to make a buck at what they do best) but I think we can learn a lot if we look across to England and see how Cricket has managed to keep evolving and still capture the hearts of men and women the world over.

Sorry for the extra-long comment. Nice speech, Stephen. And I hope to see the talk you gave at the iTunes festival on here soon.

PS I believe that Galway has a cricket club; I may sign up.