Morning Nick and Taff, Box nets ** ** Other personal hates during school sports are also available. I thought they were supposed to be aiming for the sticks stuck in the ground during net practice, and not me, but what do I know? Other than that those balls are hard…
bouncer twelfth-man ** ** usually my position in the batting list. Even if we were only eight a side.
Aggers - Arlott* * - still smile at the ‘claimed’ incident when John Arlott reached passport control at Perth Airport. “Do you have a criminal record, sir?” Asked the Immigration Official “Didn’t know it was still mandatory.” Responded Mr. Arlott
I was asked a similar question; do you have a police record and I replied yes, Walking on the Moon Arlott - Wicketkeeper
wicket-keeper long stop ** ** Where I normally got put when we were fielding, directly behind the wicket-keeper, although in my case it was about 20 yards the other side of the boundary. Very handy for throwing the ball back, apparently.
Obviously this thread brings back many unhappy memories PH Long stop -Third Man ** ** NOT the Orson Welles movie..cue zither