Cricket terminology can be found in the titles of works of literature, song and film as well as band names. Here are just a few examples…
Books
Angela’s Ashes
Catcher in the Rye
Films
Australia
Batman
Delivery Man
Dukes of Hazzard
Edge of Seventeen
This is England
Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest
Legends of the Fall
Match Point
The Mighty Ducks
The Net
Paddington Bear (Get awayable with?)
Point Break
Run Fatboy Run
A Single Man
Six Degrees of Separation
300: Rise of an Empire (Admittedly any film with a number in the title could make the list!)
Songs
Bat out of Hell
Edge of Glory
Bands
Iron Maiden
Slipknot
Spin Doctors
Of course it’s unlikely that any of the above were actually named with cricket in mind. For the record, I’ve ignored the works of The Duckworth Lewis Method and any genuinely cricket themed works.
Can you think of any good ones that I’ve missed?
