On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:00 +0100 (BST), richard@gadsden.name (Richard
Gadsden) tapped the keyboard and brought forth:

>In article <KYCdnXc7M6WNmqjeRVn-sg@rcn.net> on Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:58:07 
>-0700, swazoo@rcn.com (Jeff Lichtman) wrote:
>
>> > Would the bat count as part of the body for being safe?
>> 
>> No. Although there's nothing in the official rules that says so, I 
>> guarantee no umpire would consider a runner safe who touched a base 
>> only with a bat or other object. A runner wouldn't even be safe if he 
>> touched a base with his cap held in his hand.
>
>OK, because that's why cricketers run with their bat - because they can 
>score just by putting their bat over the crease.

I doubt that Shane Warne worries about his bat and the crease when
scoring - surely it's more to do with his texting thumb.

Admittedly, this lame excuse for a joke is merely a front for asking
Mr Gadsden whether it is likely that I have ever sold him a Liberator
songbook, and if so what he thought of my wife's rendition of "Stand
By Your Vote" on Wednesday night.

Cheers,

Mike