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15 Oct 2016 10:36 #324130
by chairman
The rat carcass at short mid-wicket was a reminder both that this was no ordinary pick-up cricket game and of the living conditions with which the 20 or so young Afghans who joined us must cope.
To be fair, as the designated short mid-wicket fielder, the flat rodent probably cramped my style more than anyone else’s. The strip of clapped-out tarmac where the wickets were erected served, in the absence of grassy swards, as a reasonably true batting surface. A five-metre high earth bank, topped with razor-wire and dotted with crouching figures seeking better reception, offered insurance that not even the most lavish of off-side drives would send the ball scudding over the N216 motorway and off towards Picardie.
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The rat carcass at short mid-wicket was a reminder both that this was no ordinary pick-up cricket game and of the living conditions with which the 20 or so young Afghans who joined us must cope.
To be fair, as the designated short mid-wicket fielder, the flat rodent probably cramped my style more than anyone else’s. The strip of clapped-out tarmac where the wickets were erected served, in the absence of grassy swards, as a reasonably true batting surface. A five-metre high earth bank, topped with razor-wire and dotted with crouching figures seeking better reception, offered insurance that not even the most lavish of off-side drives would send the ball scudding over the N216 motorway and off towards Picardie.
ALLOUTCRICKET
Always tell someone how you feel because opportunities are lost in the blink of an eye but regret can last a lifetime.
cricketwindies.com/forum/
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