Talk:Smokers v Non-Smokers

Handled the ball

According to this Cricinfo page, Scotton was not the first man to be out "handled the ball" in first-class cricket. Since an example from 1797 is quoted, when the first was probably depends on when you think first-class cricket started, but a pretty solid example from many years before Scotton is mentioned: this match from June 1857 in which James Grundy was so dismissed. Loganberry (Talk) 01:55, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

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Is there any reason for this? Doesn't the cited source verify all of the content? Phil Bridger (talk) 17:56, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Smokers v Non-Smokers/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Cliftonian (talk · contribs) 11:38, 12 September 2013 (UTC) Oh, this does look like fun. I'll review this shortly. —Cliftonian (talk) 11:38, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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From first glance this looks pretty solid, and quite entertaining to boot. I'll make notes as I go through.

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is clear and concise, without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   I have copy-edited here and there but nothing major. Generally looks very good.

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

   All very well done.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

   No issues.

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

   Very good. I tweaked one of the captions a little bit.

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   A comfortable GA for sure. A fine article, an interesting bit of cricketing history and a great little read—very well done indeed. —Cliftonian (talk) 12:12, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

• Bonus comments, for further improvement beyond GA:

• Is it recorded what inspired Walker to choose Smokers and Non-Smokers as the theme for the first game?
• Did the team selection in each game actually reflect who did and didn't smoke?
• Is it recorded who ultimately got the ball from the second game?

• Well done again. —Cliftonian (talk) 12:24, 12 September 2013 (UTC)