[SOC] Cricket

[Paul Bartlett]

Delayed the victory for about seven minutes,

P ;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Goff" <ray at g4fon.co.uk>
To: "Paul Bartlett" <paul at fulking.freeserve.co.uk>; "Second Class Operators'
Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 10:54 PM
Subject: RE: [SOC] Cricket


> > Five sunny days of indolence. Sod the sponsors. Enjoy the game!
> >
>
> What Paul did not say was that during the match one player hit the ball
for a
> six (into the spectators )and it landed in somebody's pint of beer!
>
> Not only was the beer lost, but wetting the ball is considered tampering
with it
> and so the ball was replaced as well! Caused quite a commotion, I
understand.
> Particularly as both captains have to agree on the replacement ball, which
must
> have been used for the same number of overs!
>
> I guess it is a bit like a hole-in-one in golf...
>
> 73
>
> Ray, G4FON
>
>