Talk:Nelson (cricket)

I've always heard it called "Nelson" rather than "Nelson's". JH 10:09, 15 January 2007 (UTC) I would also always refer to this score as "Nelson". Also, I thought the mythical third body part was Nelson's leg - although Nelson obviously had two of these! →Ollie (talk • contribs) 14:26, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

The article states the Nelson lost an eye - this is not true; he lost most of the use of one eye, but the eye itself remained. Take a look at the statue on Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square - there is no eyepatch present and Nelson never wore one. As far as the cricket score is concerned, any English schoolboy will tell you it's "one eye, one arm, one bollock" and is entirely historically wrong, being used purely for humorous purposes.

Nelson Origin
I thought that the cricket term "Nelson" originated from the World War 2 era battleship HMS Nelson, which existed between 1925 and 1948. This was unusual for a British battleship, having three barrels in each of the main turrets, instead of the usual two barrels. The gun barrels could also be elevated to the unusually high elevation of 74 degrees (if I remember correctly), so that seen from an appropriate angle and distance, the fully elevated barrels of a turret looked like both the number 111 and three giant cricket stumps. I've seen a photograph illustrating this, but can't find it anywhere on the internet. 188.30.168.162 (talk) 13:05, 30 January 2023 (UTC)