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Season 3 - Episode 47

Bluey - Cricket

In a casual game of neighborhood cricket, the dads find it challenging to get Rusty out.

The episode starts with Bandit telling a story about a time when he, Stripe, and Pat tried to get Rusty out in a game of cricket. The game is taking place on a kid’s birthday, and Bandit catches a tennis ball and hands it to Bluey, who is bowling. Bluey bowls to Bingo, who knocks over the plastic stumps with her bat and gets out. Stripe is up next and scores six by driving Bandit’s delivery straight into a neighbor’s yard. Pat calls out to see who hasn’t batted yet, and Bluey mentions that Rusty hasn’t had a turn.

Rusty is busy demonstrating fielding technique to his little sister, Dusty. Bluey gets bored and suggests playing tiggy instead, saying that cricket is just about hitting a ball around the grass. Bandit disagrees, saying that cricket is about more than that, and they’ll stop playing as soon as they get Rusty out. However, Bluey warns him that they’ll never get Rusty out. Bandit makes a gentle delivery to Rusty, who drives it straight for four, narrowly missing Bandit. Bandit’s pride is wounded, and he asks Rusty if he’s okay with him swinging the ball.

The scene cuts to Rusty’s house, where he’s playing cricket with his brother Digger and sister Dusty. Rusty takes his cricket seriously and is seen training on his own by bouncing a tennis ball against a wall with his bat. Back at the park, Rusty easily handles Bandit’s swing, cutting it to gully and scoring multiple runs. The dads come up with a plan to get Rusty out, but it backfires as Rusty has practiced for this exact situation. At home, his square cut would accidentally go through the kitchen window, infuriating his mum. Rusty has been carefully perfecting his square cut, practising until he can bounce the ball off the side of his house to knock a tin can off the top of a stick. Stripe takes the ball from Bandit and asks Rusty if he can handle spin bowling. Rusty has had plenty of practice handling rough wickets and easily hooks Stripe’s delivery out to leg side.

Bandit comments that every batter has a weakness, and for Rusty, it’s pace attacks. Pat asks Rusty if it’s okay if he has a go, and Rusty looks frightened as he remembers playing against his older brother’s mates, including a terrifying pace bowler called Tiny. The scene cuts to Rusty’s past, where he’s playing against Tiny and gets hit by a fast delivery. However, with encouragement from his dad, who is on deployment, Rusty learns to face his fears and plays a pull shot, scoring a four.

Back at the park, Pat bowls a ferocious short-pitched ball, which Rusty pulls out to leg side. Chilli calls out that it’s time for lunch, but Pat is determined to get Rusty out and makes him return to the crease for one more. Rusty pulls out to leg side again, and Pat bowls with everything he has. This time, Rusty chooses to hit a full toss straight to his little sister, who catches it and gets him out. Bandit explains to Bluey that this is what cricket is about. The episode ends with Rusty praising his sister and imagining himself playing cricket at the Gabba, where he’s an adult version of himself, dressed in the Australian national test cricket team kit.

Release date June 11, 2023

Runtime 7 min

Cricket Transcript

[ Heeler ] Let me tell you about the time we tried to get Rusty out.

It was some kid's birthday. I don't remember who.

And we were playing cricket.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Laughs ]

Oh! Out you go, Bingo. Well done.

Whose bat?

Mine!

Okay, everyone, move in close.

-Move in close. -Hilarious.

Give us the ball, Bluey.

[ Grunts ]

-[ Grunts ] -[ All gasp ]

-Six and out! -Ah, man.

Who hasn't had a bat yet?

Rusty hasn't.

Hey, Rusty, your bat, mate.

Dad, can we play Tiggy instead?

What? Cricket's more fun than Tiggy.

But cricket is just about hitting a ball around the grass.

Cricket's about more than that, kid.

Tell you what. We'll get Rusty out and then play Tiggy.

-You'll never get Rusty out. -I think I can handle it.

-Wah-ah-ah! -Yeah, Rusty!

Four bits!

See?

This episode of "Bluey" is called "Cricket."

You right with a bit of swing, Rusty?

All good, Mr. Heeler.

[ Heeler ] Now, what we didn't know was that Rusty loved cricket.

He'd play all day with his brother and sister.

-Can you hit me a catch? -Not yet, Dusty.

-I'm almost at 50. -Yeah.

[ Heeler ] When they weren't around, he played by himself.

-[ Grunts ] -[ Grunts ]

[ All cheer ]

Far out.

-That's it, Snickers. -Man, this kid's good.

Look, he likes the square cut. Stripe,

you and me will move to gully and point.

You send one to his off stump, lure him into the catch.

[ Heeler ] It was a good plan.

But we didn't know about Rusty's kitchen.

-Aaaah! -Uh-oh!

-Run! -[ All screaming ]

Now come back here!

That was good motivation to work on his square cut.

[ Heeler ] I had no chance.

Yeah, Rusty!

[ Heeler ] It was time to mix up the attack.

Give me that. I've had enough of your pies.

Bit of spin okay, Rusty?

All good, Mr. Heeler.

Stripe, put it right on that crack there, see?

Oh, yeah. Good call.

[ Heeler ] Stripe couldn't spin to save himself.

But if he could land it on that crack,

Rusty would have no chance.

But what we didn't know was that when Rusty's dad was away,

he'd get a lift home with his mate, Jack.

And this was his front yard.

-Got him! -Oh, not fair.

[ Heeler ] Rusty played at Jack's a lot that year.

So he got pretty good at finding a rough wicket.

Yeah!

He can handle Stripe's fruit any day.

What?! How did he hit that?

Now, every batsman has a weak spot.

That's it. Time for a pace attack.

And Rusty's was pace.

Okay if I have a go, Rusty?

Sometimes Rusty would play with his older brother's mates,

one of them being this kid Tiny who could bowl really fast.

Got him!

And he was never brave enough to bat.

-Whose bat? -Until one day...

Um, mine?

...he was.

Rusty, you can bat if you want,

but no one's going to go easy on you.

Understand?

They didn't play with a tennis ball either.

They used a proper cricket ball.

And they are hard.

-Ugh! -Ooh!

Maybe wait till you're a bit older.

Rusty didn't want to give up.

But he was so scared of Tiny.

One day, a letter came.

Mom, there's a letter from Dad!

"And... you thought Christmas up north was hot.

You should try over here. It is boiling.

I'll see you all soon. Miss ya heaps. Dad."

Rusty, Dad's letter has a P.S. for you.

Can you read it?

"This Tiny sounds like he's got some pace on him."

-He does. -"I wish I could be there to

bowl a few at you."

[ Rusty's Dad ] But I can't right now, mate.

But look, as you grow up,

you'll face harder things than a cricket ball.

And you'll have two choices.

-Back away and get out. -Got him!

Whose bat is it?

Or...

step in front and play a pull shot.

Just keep your eye on the ball

and take care of your little sister for me.

Love, Dad."

[ Heeler ] Lucky's dad had no chance.

[ All cheer ]

[ Shouts indistinctly ]

-Lunch time! -[ All cheer ]

-Lunch! -Now, hang on. Rusty, one more?

Okay.

[ Heeler ] Rusty would have played 50 more.

-Whoo-whoo-whoo! -What a shot!

[ Heeler ] He just loved cricket.

I told you you wouldn't get Rusty out.

Come on, Pat. This one's for dignity.

[ Heeler ] Lucky's dad put everything he had into that ball.

And Rusty could have smashed it into next week if he wanted to.

But instead...

Ah! I got it!

...he hit his little sister a catch.

Ah, you got me.

And that's lunch.

Thanks, Mr. Heeler.

Thanks, Lucky's dad.

No worries, Rusty.

-I got you out! -I know.

I can't believe it. What a catch.

[ Laughs ]

[ Heeler ] That's what cricket's about, kid.

[ Crowd cheering ]

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