Quakers in Criminal Justice are not without their lighter side. This contribution (no doubt from a gentleman 'on the inside') was spotted in the network's newsletter -
'"Swearword Cricket", a game for three players, one of whom does not know a game is being played. To be played in association time, it distracts from the monotony of prison life.'
The two men who know they are playing take turns to be IN. They listen to the third man’s conversation. Each time he utters a sentence containing a swearword, the man who is IN scores a run. For two swearwords in the same sentence, score 4; for three, score 6. If he utters a sentence without a swearword, the first player is OUT and his friend gets an innings. They alternate until one of the following events occurs: the bell rings for the end of association time; the pool table becomes vacant; the cocoa arrives; or Who Wants to be a Millionaire is about to come on the telly.

Labels: prison, swearword cricket