Author Archives: Plodding on

Over the last few years phrases such “I just didn’t see it” or “I’m having trouble picking it up” have become as much of our Saturday afternoon vocabulary as “have we got eleven?”, “who’s doing the teas?”  and “bad luck, … Continue reading →

In what was something of an ‘all-cricket weekend’ we had five games scheduled – and managed to lose them all (although the final one was not so much of a ‘loss’ but a ‘surrender’). On Saturday our first team, still … Continue reading →

A call on the mobile at roughly ten-past-one kicked off the downward spiral that was to be the afternoon’s proceedings. In a scene that can only be described as ‘Carry On Wymeswold CC’, no less than fourteen players had turned … Continue reading →

We’d really been looking forward to Saturday’s game at Thurgaton. After the misery of a wet field in Clifton, this time we were heading to a picture-postcard classic ground in the shadow of Thurgaton Hall. It was only when the game was … Continue reading →

“Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids” according to Elton John (or, to be strictly correct, Bernie Taupin) in his 1970’s hit – but obviously Elton had at that point never been to sample the delights of … Continue reading →

It’s a very old headline, admittedly, but a long-standing family commitment in Lincoln meant I wasn’t available to play on Saturday but managed to get back in time to umpire instead. While heading back down the 36 miles of roadworks – … Continue reading →

There was a time when we blanked out every Saturday from late April until early September for cricket. It’s what most club cricketers did, and our wives loved us for it. (There were also numerous ex-girlfriends who didn’t…) Slowly but surely, … Continue reading →

There’s always a first time for everything. Even in my 50th year there are things I would like to try for the first time – but my wife keeps saying ‘no’… Last Saturday saw several ‘firsts’ as, for the first … Continue reading →

Did someone say something about “a bad day at the office”? In 1996, as part of the frenzy of anticipation about Euro 96, they sang about “30 years of hurt…”. Well I can damn-well beat that: how about 35 years … Continue reading →

We all have ‘a bad day at the office’ occasionally and, in my near 35-year association with Wymeswold Cricket Club, we’ve been on the end of quite a few. A glance down the results section for our league indicated that … Continue reading →