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Posted By: erimus
Subject: Question
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2008 at 4:31am
Why is a hat trick so called????

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Posted By: The Count
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2008 at 4:52am
Extended Oxford English Dictionary 1999 Edition : "It came into use after HH Stephenson took three wickets in three balls for the all-England eleven against the twenty-two of Hallam at the Hyde Park ground, Sheffield in 1858. A collection was held for Stephenson (as was customary for outstanding feats by professionals) and he was presented with a cap or hat bought with the proceeds."

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Posted By: erimus
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2008 at 4:57am
cheers for that

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Posted By: FREEWHEELER
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2008 at 5:13am
It's wrongly called a hat trick in football most of the time just cos he scores 3 goals.  If he gets 3 in row with nobody else in between, then it's a hat trick but if he gets the 1st, 2nd and 4th goals, it's not. 

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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2008 at 10:37am
Originally posted by FREEWHEELER FREEWHEELER wrote:

It's wrongly called a hat trick in football most of the time just cos he scores 3 goals.  If he gets 3 in row with nobody else in between, then it's a hat trick but if he gets the 1st, 2nd and 4th goals, it's not. 


spoilsport


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Posted By: FREEWHEELER
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2008 at 10:53am
Sorry Bob, I'm weird about sh*te like that (see my rant about "volley" in Bentley thread).  Think it's my Star Sign allegedly.

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Posted By: theworm2345
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2008 at 12:07pm
We have hat tricks over here as well in hockey, and people all throw their hats on the ice if someone scores one (not necessarily all on a row though FW)

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