Double Trouble

You spend half a week preparing the square, a couple of days fixing the team and tea, most of Sunday morning on pitch and ground preparations, make the appropriate supplications to the No Rain deity of your choice, all in expectation of a splendid Sunday afternoon game of cricket and then…. the Oppo just fail to appear….

Boring!

Fortunately the GCC’s loyal cadre of spectators were not disappointed as a Double wicket competition was rapidly organised. I wish I could tell you who came out on top of the GCC Double wicket pile but I can’t claim to have fully understood the rules let alone the scoring system. Suffice it to say 233 was not a winning score.

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Jonte and Andreas wonder if they have done enough

Jonte and Andreas wonder if they have done enough

TK is his finery

TK is his finery

Flat track bully

Flat track bully


TK beaten for (lack off) pace by Andreas' slower one

TK beaten for pace by Andreas’ slower one

Chris demonstrates the leave....

Chris demonstrates the leave….

A little chin music!

A little chin music!

TK Caught Don Bowled Jake

TK Caught Don Bowled Jake

Up, Up and Away, TK Connects

Up, Up and Away, TK Connects

Martin Baker

Martin Baker

Ahhh, the pleasures of an English Summer afternoon....

Ahhh, the pleasures of an English Summer afternoon….

Chris not on a hat trick this time....

Chris not on a hat trick this time….

Richard taking no chances

Richard taking no chances

Mini's slider (I think)

Mini’s slider (I think)

Looks pretty close to me....

Looks pretty close to me….

Jake under Nigel's umpiral gaze

Jake under Nigel’s umpiral gaze

Not sure who is bowling to Ferg....

Not sure who is bowling to Ferg….

Andreas is unfazed by Ferg's glare

Andreas is unfazed by Ferg’s glare

The tension mounts.....

The tension mounts…..

Jonte airs it out...

Jonte airs it out…

Jonte's flatter one....

Jonte’s flatter one….

Examples of correct and incorrect Cap wearage....

Examples of correct and incorrect Cap wearage….

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