12 games of cricket. 8\/9 aside. Taking place simultaneously. On what can be best described as “rough ground”. If this was in the UK then the Health & Safety Officer would think that all his Christmasses had come at once. There are the rocks that protrude, intermittently, from the ground; there is the mix of the big, strong 14 year old pupils with the 6 & 7 year olds; there are 12 balls being propelled every which-way across all the other games (I got hit!); there are the longhorn cattle; there are the chickens; there are about a hundred children plying barefoot on dust and grass; there is the FUN. We often say back home that it is “H & S gone mad”. Here, I am very pleased to report, H & S has not even recognised that lunacy might exist.<\/p>\n
Out of approaching 400 children during the course of the day not a single one got hurt. Everyone of them had a great time. Everyone of them batted, bowled, fielded – all several times – and everyone of them – we would say, judging by their response and the smiles on their faces – went home happy.<\/p>\n
On a personal note, though, I have learnt not to say: “Double six if you hit the bus”….<\/p>\n
We had great support from the teacher coaches and – the object of the exercise – calling “yes”, “no” or “wait” in running ( no – not “yes, no, sorry!”) seemed to have hit home.<\/p>\n
Great organisation, once again from Steve though I have to say we saw another side of him on the way back to the hotel. There was a magnificent wedding ceremony taking place with marquees, hundreds of snazzily turned-out guests and a beautiful bride. Steve’s comment? “Let’s crash it!” I make no further comment.<\/p>\n
The trip is taking it’s toll: Reece’s gammy knee is getting worse; I have a sprained ankle; and habitual hypochondriac Steve Wells is milking the fact that a tennis ball brushed his chin. And Phil’s jokes are definitely getting worse. (Nobody believed that was possible). <\/p>\n
Talking of tennis balls, which we use in the cricket games, it is strange but true that although a shot in a game may cross over five or six other games (which are arranged in a fairly tightly packed area) the same ball always finds its way bak to its own game. And that is how, philosophically, order comes from apparent chaos. <\/p>\n
Philosophy on a CWB blog? OK. I might be feeling the heat, a bit.<\/p>\n
Peter Yates.
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