![]() ![]() Strangely enough, my lack of knowledge was not a drawback in any form. I know jack about cricket, which features heavily throughout the story no surprise there, considering Americans are far more involved in football, baseball and basketball. Whatever your choice may be after finishing this novel, Chinaman is one of the best novels I've read so far this year. "Is this a story about a pony-tailed Chinaman bowler? Or a tale to tell a pony-tailed Chinaman? That is for you to decide." " The question asked by the narrator of this novel is this: ![]() For a right-handed batsman, the ball will move from the off side to the leg side (left to right on the TV screen). A "Chinaman" in cricket terms is (according to Wikipedia) "a left-handed bowler bowling wrist spin (left arm unorthodox). ![]() There is a Sinhalese expression " Konde bandapu cheena," which translates as "ponytailed Chinaman," and connotes someone gullible - someone who will believe anything. ![]()
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