'He's had a good innings'

[Hayhoe]

If cricket didn't exist, what would people say when someone old dies?

Cheers folks!

[Nevin]

But cricket does exist.

[Nevin]

Or alternatively they'd have to turn to other sports such as football:

'He's had a great second half'

or Rugby

'His scrumming days are over'

or Diving

'His tuck has turned into a double pike'

[Janis]

he ran into extra time

[Janis]

maybe boxing?

-he went to the scorecard

-he was saved by the bell

 

running

-went the extra mile

 

tennis

- he was rained off

 

 

 

[ali_alic]

Or bowling - his balls dropped!

[Rinanoy]

Genesis 15: 15 ... go to your fathers in peace ... be buried in a good old age.

[dml54]

He'd tucked his blanks into his blanks:>)

[shonky]

'well, that's that old b*gger out of the way, then'

[mark lawson]

Had a good run for his (her) money

[jfliv]

For all intensive purposes, cricket doesn't exist in the US. Old people die here. Actually most of the people who die here are old. People say all kinds of things in reaction to it.