Laws of Backyard Cricket


Here’s another parody I wrote in 2004 while backpacking around Europe. It’s received over 50,000 hits, was featured on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald (Column 8.. but still front page!), and I received hundreds of emails.

I was also called by 2BL 702′s cricket coverage and interviewed by Jim Maxwell in the leadup to a test at Belreive, from a backpackers pub in Austria. Dad has the interview on tape ;)

While many of the rules are based off an email that went around, I made a few changes, added in a few rules, and added the rule numbering in the style of the MCC Laws.

The photo with this story is of us playing Backyard Cricket at Christmas a few years ago. My fiancé bowling to Bennos, and his (now) wife Jen is fielding at silly mid-off. Click the photo for full size.

Backyard Cricket Laws

One thought on “Laws of Backyard Cricket

  1. That’s legend.

    Amazing how we’ve all played to the same rules all these years.

    I never realised you were a celeb to boot.