Talk:Peter, the Lord's cat

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[edit] Photo

The article claims there are no photos but a quick search turned up this: [1]. Yomangani^talk 12:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Quoting from http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/266571.html : "Surprisingly no pictures are known to exist of Peter, although his successor, Sinbad, was snapped during a Southern Schools v The Rest match in 1963." The same photo appears here and is subtitled "Sinbad - not Peter - wanders on the Lord's outfield" Tintin (talk) 12:16, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Righto (all cats look the same to me). Yomangani^talk 12:21, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

There seems to be some confusion about this, which I've expanded in a footnote. Stephen Turner (Talk) 14:25, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quality = start?

Badbilltucker rated this article "start" quality. It's very short, but on the other hand, I don't know of anything to add. I've started a discussion about this at /Comments, and I'd welcome feedback. Stephen Turner (Talk) 14:27, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Just of the top of my head - How did he come to be at Lord's Ground, how did he die, who was his owner, a discription (tabby/ginger/black & white, etc), why was he so honoured with an obituary, was there anything special he did during matches (allowed to walk the ground, slept someplace special, etc)? The main thing the article omits is any sense of what was so special about the cat that warranted his inclusion in Wisden. -- 15:44, 6 November 2006 (UTC)