Great Cricket Sledges: Frederick "Freddie" Trueman (1931-2006)

With English cricketer Freddie Trueman bowling, the batsman edged and the ball went to first slip, right between the legs of fielder Raman Subba Row. Trueman didn't say a word. At the end of the over, Row ambled past Trueman and apologised sheepishly, "I should've kept my legs together, Fred".  Replied Trueman "Not you, son. Your mother should've!"

Great Cricket Sledges: Viv Richards

The following has been ascribed to an exchange between Viv Richards and various other players, including Merv Hughes, Geoff Lawson and Greg Thomas.

Whoever it was (and the most likely person appears to be the English county bowler George Thomas, playing for England), the bowler had bowled a few that Richards had swung at but missed. The bowler said "It's red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering."

On the next delivery Richards hit the ball out of the ground into a nearby river, saying to the bowler “You know what it looks like, now go and fetch it.”