Dialogue Origin: “How Do You Like the Cricket Match?” “It’s Great. When Does It Start?”

Groucho Marx? Neville Cardus? Godfrey Smith? Donald Trelford? John Gale? Michael Davie? Howard Vincent O’Brien? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: A popular anecdote states that a famous U.S. comedian was taken to a cricket match. The comedian watched the field intently but without comprehension. The hosts attempted to explain some of the complicated rules of …