by Paddy Smith

fx: voices off Kimbo: What's this!? Gofer: It's what you asked for. Kimbo: No it bliddy isn't! Gofer: You said you wanted a picture of a wicked cricket and it should look soft and green. Kimbo: A cricket wicket you idiot... <sigh>

chris harrison wrote:
>
> In article <3739564D.CA0C5DCC@mail.tcd.ie>, smithpj@mail.tcd.ie says...
> > AFAIK there are still tickets available for WI[1] v Bangladesh at
> > Clontarf, WI[2] on Friday 21st. You'd just have to catch the early ferry
> > to make it to Reading the next day. WI[1] have a particular jinx with
> > Dublin; they tend to enjoy being here too much. Something which the
> > non-drinking Bengali side might use to their advantage.
>
> Is the ground up to snuff? There were concerns about the state of the
> pitch, weren't there?

It's a soft, green wicket. They think the peat should favour the Bengali
spinners over the Caribbean pacemen. We sent Geoff Boycott out with a
bunch of keys, and he hasn't been seen since. Any shot landing in the
dolmen has been ruled to be 5 runs. There's an overly-literal
interpretation of the term `gully' and the outfield is devilishly quick
because it's limestone carse. Drinks breaks will be taken every half an
hour, by the spectators. Seems all in order.

Paddy