Variations on a theme

In a few weeks I am being the most English I can be, and going to a Ladies Day at our local cricket club, where I will be having afternoon tea and unlimited prosecco.

I shall try to not streak on the outfield....
I’m picturing very large hats as well 😂

Ever make it out to Portland, I'll take to out to see the Goondocks.
It’s been a few years, but I have been to Portland. I didn’t do anything Goonies related though. I think I got distracted by all the books at Powell’s 😍
 
I’m picturing very large hats as well 😂


It’s been a few years, but I have been to Portland. I didn’t do anything Goonies related though. I think I got distracted by all the books at Powell’s 😍
Powell's is where my heart lives, and the cost is where my soul lives.

Goonies took place in Astoria, on the coast about a hundred miles out, but it is a beautiful road trip and well worth the time. Grab a book at Powell's, some coffee from Stumptown, sit back, and we'll make a trip of it. I'll show you around. Also, Cannon Beach, where other scenes were shot, has one of the best Fish and Chips places on the West Coast. You can compare them, and I won't even mind. Watch the sun set behind Haystack Rock. We'll make a day of it.
 
I've watched cricket. I do not understand cricket.

Someday someone will explain it to me properly.
Cricket is the most civilised game in the world. A test match can last 5 days and still be a draw....oh.... and the bar stays open all the time........
In summay:
  • You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
  • Each man that’s in the side that’s in the field goes out and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
  • When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
  • When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
  • Sometimes there are men still in and not out.
  • There are men called umpires who stay out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out.
  • Depending on the weather and the light, the umpires can also send everybody in, no matter whether they’re in or out.
  • When both sides have been in and all the men are out (including those who are not out), then the game is finished.
 
Cricket is the most civilised game in the world. A test match can last 5 days and still be a draw....oh.... and the bar stays open all the time........
In summay:
  • You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
  • Each man that’s in the side that’s in the field goes out and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
  • When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
  • When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
  • Sometimes there are men still in and not out.
  • There are men called umpires who stay out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out.
  • Depending on the weather and the light, the umpires can also send everybody in, no matter whether they’re in or out.
  • When both sides have been in and all the men are out (including those who are not out), then the game is finished.
In addition, some players stand at silly mid on or off

Others prefer to stay in the deep whilst some stand closely at slip
 
Cricket is the most civilised game in the world. A test match can last 5 days and still be a draw....oh.... and the bar stays open all the time........
In summay:
  • You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
  • Each man that’s in the side that’s in the field goes out and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
  • When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
  • When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
  • Sometimes there are men still in and not out.
  • There are men called umpires who stay out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out.
  • Depending on the weather and the light, the umpires can also send everybody in, no matter whether they’re in or out.
  • When both sides have been in and all the men are out (including those who are not out), then the game is finished.

you didn't mention the tea!
 
Cricket is the most civilised game in the world.
I beg to differ.

Curling is the pinnacle of civilized sport.

Each player is expected to draw attention to their own rule violations.

The skips agree on how to handle the violations.

The vice skips agree on the scoring for each end, including measurements if needed.

The winners buy the losers the first round of drinks.
 
Cricket is the most civilised game in the world. A test match can last 5 days and still be a draw....oh.... and the bar stays open all the time........
In summay:
  • You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
  • Each man that’s in the side that’s in the field goes out and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
  • When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
  • When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
  • Sometimes there are men still in and not out.
  • There are men called umpires who stay out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out.
  • Depending on the weather and the light, the umpires can also send everybody in, no matter whether they’re in or out.
  • When both sides have been in and all the men are out (including those who are not out), then the game is finished.
You lost me at “You”.
 
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