The waiting, the waiting! It's too much!

After an entire season of cricket it has all come down to one weekend of pain or glory. One way or another its going to be a weekend to remember.

Last weekend a Wickwash was the order of the day to get all three teams into the promotion places. The 1s came up a few runs short but the 2s and 3s both fulfilled their part of the bargain. A shock result for Stoke D'Ab 1s then kept The Wick just two points behind them going into the final week.

So now everything, and nothing, is possible. If all three teams win, the 2s and 3s will finish in promotion places and the 1s will have to wait to find out the Stoke D'Ab result to see if their season will end in triumph.

In fact there may be a few shredding nerves in and around the Dabbies' clubhouse on Saturday. If the Wick 2s win and the Dabbies only pick up 9 points from their game the 2s could even be champions. Cor!

Of course a win for Stoke D'Ab 1s and our result won't matter. But we certainly wouldn't want to finish below the poorly umpiring Guildford City so a win is important for even pride's sake. Even a winning draw at Shepperton for the 2s will not be enough with the Chobbies playing Whiteley Village and the 3s game is a straight tussle between Battersea and them. Whoever gets the better of the game will get the promotion spot.

The trouble is, its only Wednesday. Wickman has two and a half days to go and enough work to fill five. Not a lot is getting done. Wickman is craving cricket like an alcholic looks forward to opening time. Wickman can't concentrate for a single moment. Wickman's inbox is full of emails from people who are struggling manfully to get a week's work done but are failing dismally. Wickman's imagining that the denizens of Stoke D'Ab will be feeling much the same.