Here we go..

Some of the enjoyable quotes that I conned from cricinfo
Most of them humorous..some of them patriotic.. :)

"The umpire (Aleem Dar) told me about a girl in the stands holding up a banner asking me to marry her. I said I'll have to keep my eye out for her."
At this rate, Alastair Cook's days as a bachelor may be numbered

"That's a beautiful cover-drive through the covers."
Javagal Srinath, on commentary, states the obvious

After that Natwest Series final, I hate him every single day for that."
Nasser Hussain in a post-match analysis show light-heartedly confesses his grudge over Yuvraj Singh for snatching away the trophy with a heroic knock

"My grandma has a crush on Richie Benaud"
A banner at the Gabba which prompted Mark Nicholas to ask "Is that necessarily a good thing?" of his fellow commentator. "Depends on the grandma," replied Benaud, quick as a flash

"Every demagogue in town has vented his spleen. Every Tom, Dick and Soumitra has voiced an opinion."
Peter Roebuck on the hysterical reaction accompanying Sourav Ganguly's exclusion

"I told my boys that I have kept my record of losing finals intact."
Sourav Ganguly lets out a wry smile after East Zone lose in the Duleep Trophy final

"Can you put some lights on the bails, I can't see who I'm bowling at!"
Andrew Flintoff makes a polite point to Rudi Koertzen, as England battle on in the gloom at The Oval

"At eight minutes past three came the worst moment of the Ashes summer so far. Matthew Hayden smiled."
Simon Barnes, chief sports writer of The Times, spots a seminal moment

"We were brought up watching opening batsmen score nine before lunch. If Geoffrey Boycott flashed at a ball outside off stump in the first over of a Test match, questions were asked in Parliament. If he flashed at two, the ravens abandoned the Tower of London."
Brian Viner writes about the frenetic pace of the current Ashes series and wonders what happened to Test cricket as he knew it

"Most teams, you know, only the next player to bat puts pads on. With Zimbabwe, everyone puts pads on."
A Zimbabwe supporter half-jokingly comments on his national team

"My dad is 70, my mother is 60. The chances of another Kapil are close to zero."
Kapil Dev on being asked when India will see another Kapil Dev

When I first played against Australia when I came here in 1994 I genuinely believed we could beat Australia. Obviously after we were 3-0 down I suddenly realised we couldn't."
Darren Gough on his steep learning curve

"No. 11 is the probably the toughest place to bat. There are days when I'm hitting them well and the guy at the other end gets out. There must be a massive innings coming up to even everything all up."
Glenn McGrath (career average: 6.50) talks up his batting prowess ahead of his 100th Test appearance

"It turned out we were all sacked three times in a month. Can that have happened anywhere before?"
Stuart Carlisle tries to explain the unique situation in their country

"The achievement that this team has achieved is a fantastic achievement."
Michael Vaughan loses his thread slightly at the after-match presentation in Barbados

"Mrs Nel, fast bowlers do it quickly."
A spectator hold up a banner the day after Andre Nel's wedding

"It's not as if they know what I am bowling, it's almost as if they don't really seem to care what I am bowling."
Stuart MacGill's self-esteem takes a beating after the Adelaide Test against India

"We were in the game for about 1.2 overs"
Michael Vaughan after England's dismal showing in the first one-dayer in Sri Lanka

"Realistically it's a very slim chance. But I also know that it's my mindset that'll maybe create that opportunity again. It's like Dumb and Dumber - when the girl says, `You've got a one in a million chance of sleeping with me,' and Jim Carrey says, `So you're saying I've got a chance' ... I live by that."
Michael Slater on his chances of an international recall