Sticky wicket as moisture evaporates. When covers were introduced into England's County Championship, John Woodcock wrote an article for the 1981 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, criticising the move, in an article titled, "Sticky dog is put down". He added, "I cannot forbear ... from lamenting ... a part of the very heritage of English cricket – a drying pitch and a sizzling sun." In the game of croquet, the phrase "sticky wicket" may refer to a hoop (wicket) that is difficult for a ball to go through because of the narrowness of the opening. This usage is confined to the United States. An
A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn Noriko, a young widow, lives with her senile father-in-law, Shukichi. In order to convince Shukichi that his favorite cow is not dead, Noriko rises before dawn, poses as the cow and allows Shukichi to milk her instead. Conflict arises when Shukichi's daughter tries to put an end to this relationship. Director Daisuke Gotō cites Yasujirō Ozu's "Late Spring" (1949) and Bernardo Bertolucci's "1900" (1976) as influences on "A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn". The film was screened at the 2004 New School of Pink-Movies, a showcase for the younger generation of "pink film" makers.