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Oldfield

English translation: The cricketer Bert Oldfield

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English term or phrase:Oldfield
Selected answer:The cricketer Bert Oldfield
Entered by: S.J

04:29 Feb 27, 2021
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English term or phrase: Oldfield
Every man, woman and dog go ratting to keep it in check. Now, watch this as closely as the foxies. They're going to make a dash. Well caught, dog.
Worthy of Oldfield. Two at a bite.

A person comments on a dog catching rats. The material is Australian.

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 08:57
The cricketer Bert Oldfield
Explanation:
The fact that this is Australian and the words "well caught" give this away as a cricketing reference. As Brent helpfully tells us, this is a documentary from 1932, when Oldfield was at the height of his career playing for Australia.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Oldfield

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Note added at 12 hrs (2021-02-27 17:22:11 GMT)
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Here's the final paragraph of the transcript in Brent's link, comparing dead rats to cricket scores in somewhat macabre fashion:

To avoid further possible re-tailing, the boxes of tricks are tipped into the incinerator, and here you see the monthly average of 2,400 stumps going up in smoke. **Why, it even excels Bradman’s average**.

Don Bradman is widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. He was playing in 1932.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bradman
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +1The cricketer Bert Oldfield
philgoddard
Summary of reference entries provided
Looks like it’s from this video
Brent Sørensen

  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The cricketer Bert Oldfield


Explanation:
The fact that this is Australian and the words "well caught" give this away as a cricketing reference. As Brent helpfully tells us, this is a documentary from 1932, when Oldfield was at the height of his career playing for Australia.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Oldfield

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Note added at 12 hrs (2021-02-27 17:22:11 GMT)
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Here's the final paragraph of the transcript in Brent's link, comparing dead rats to cricket scores in somewhat macabre fashion:

To avoid further possible re-tailing, the boxes of tricks are tipped into the incinerator, and here you see the monthly average of 2,400 stumps going up in smoke. **Why, it even excels Bradman’s average**.

Don Bradman is widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. He was playing in 1932.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bradman


philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brent Sørensen: I never would have made the connection…
11 hrs
  -> Your context helped!
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Looks like it’s from this video

Reference information:
https://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/jewel-of-the-pacific...

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Note to reference poster
Asker: Exactly.


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: quite obviously a name
5 hrs
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