Those of us hoping for a gradual introduction to the cricket season were left reeling in the bath on Saturday afternoon. A brutal warm up and physical examination lead by Joey and Matt exposed the long winter of indolence perpetrated by your sorry correspondent. 120 minutes of torturous fielding practice, painful stretching and pay back sets of press-ups for the merest of Sunday fumbles necessitated 90 minutes in a warm bath and an hour’s kip in front of one of the many 20-20 games served up over the weekend. Wickman was recovered enough to undo some of the good work with a few pints of Hog’s Back Spring Ale and a slap up supper at the Teddington Arms later on that evening, but a certain weariness of limb left him strangely prostrate on Sunday morning. It was easier to claim a hangover and linger groaning half an hour longer than admit the onset of age and unfitness…#
ps the oppo cried off on Saturday. Something about them being too wet to play Wickman thinks. Three teams out this Saturday chaps...
Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club * 1863 - 2013 * 150 Glorious Seasons
Monday, 21 April 2008
Saturday
Those of us hoping for a gradual introduction to the cricket season were left reeling in the bath on Saturday afternoon. A brutal warm up and physical examination lead by Joey and Matt exposed the long winter of indolence perpetrated by your sorry correspondent. 120 minutes of torturous fielding practice, painful stretching and pay back sets of press-ups for the merest of Sunday fumbles necessitated 90 minutes in a warm bath and an hour’s kip in front of one of the many 20-20 games served up over the weekend. Wickman was recovered enough to undo some of the good work with a few pints of Hog’s Back Spring Ale and a slap up supper at the Teddington Arms later on that evening, but a certain weariness of limb left him strangely prostrate on Sunday morning. It was easier to claim a hangover and linger groaning half an hour longer than admit the onset of age and unfitness…#
ps the oppo cried off on Saturday. Something about them being too wet to play Wickman thinks. Three teams out this Saturday chaps...
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Saturday night and Cranesy was in bed by 10pm. I would like to blame the 4 hours sleep on Friday night, but perhaps I will blame Joey.
Tommy Robinson would also like everybody to note he isn't a fan of Tobasco, Joey and Goldy took it much better.
C
120 minutes of fielding was joy to behold.
Somehow Nathan managed to emerge as the Club's best fielder. Im sure Fudgy will have him sweeping come mid summer....
Lownsey's surgicly attached oven gloves were a joy to behold!
Recommend we lobby the league to see if we can play with beach balls instead this season.
Doowwwnnn!!!
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