Hat trick?

[Dennis R. Preston]

What's a bowler? What's a wicket? What's a bowl?

DInIs



>The term is originally from cricket. When a bowler took three wickets with
>three successive bowls his club would traditionally award him a hat or other
>award to commemorate the feat. The term dates to 1877. It transferred over
>to other sports and endeavors, including hockey, starting around the turn of
>the 20th century.
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
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>>  Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 4:09 PM
>>  To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>>  Subject: Hat trick?
>>
>>
>>  In a strange game (apparently played where water freezes even outside
>>  refrigerators) three scores (goals) are known as a "hat trick." Why?
>>
>>  dInIs
>>  --
>>  Dennis R. Preston
>>  Professor of Linguistics
>>  Department of Linguistics and Languages
>>  740 Wells Hall A
>>  Michigan State University
>>  East Lansing, MI 48824-1027 USA
>>  Office - (517) 353-0740
>>  Fax - (517) 432-2736
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Dennis R. Preston
Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Languages
740 Wells Hall A
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1027 USA
Office - (517) 353-0740
Fax - (517) 432-2736