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Thanks for that, David - just a shame my direct hit of the stumps from a pretty deep mid-off was not actually during active play.


Otherwise my contribution to the game consisted of, falling over, perspiring, day-dreaming, aching and standing around whilst guys threw a ball at me. Hmmm....


Happy to report my other unique contribution to the game was getting through the whole day without drinking any beer.


Thanks for organising things Leon.

Cracking game boys - that was awesome.


I was a bit worried you'd either have loads of really good players like Dems or no good players at all. In the end though it turned out to be a well matched game. I reckon if you'd taken another wicket towards the end - if Dems had caught that catch off Keef! - you probably would've won.


The stars of the game were in no order Martin (awesome batting and bowling), Giles (an incredible 45 and good keeping), Jamie Keating (brave and stubborn batting to see us through) and Keef (who really should have taken three or four wickets).


I'm writing up the match report now (in between bouts of doing my job...) and it should be on the website today. Expect many references to Keef taking wickets despite being partially sighted!

A match report, wow!- Leon when you mention my breaking the bail with a ferocious direct hit from mid-off, could you sort of make out that I actually run someone out.

And if you have any trouble with spelling and grammar just forward the draft to the forum: we've got several pedants on here who'll soon set you right.;-)

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Oh, and another mention to Floating Onion, having

> never wickeed before, he was the only one to step

> forward. He had a bit of a struggle at times, but

> absolutely sterling effort!!!



... and I can testify he has the bruises to prove it!

Keef Wrote:

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> Oh and with regards my eyes, I am indeed

> registered partially sighted, but I can see the

> length of the wicket, so doesn't really make a

> difference when bowling... Batting and catching on

> the other hand... :-$



Oh Keef, Keef, Keef I'm a journalist and I'm going to ham it up bigtime - in the same way I would for my paper.


For the purposes of this match report you're going to be more blind than Stevie Wonder in a darkened room with a blindfold on, shortly after he's had molten iron poured into his eye sockets...

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