Yes, it's that time again. Our season actually started a couple of weeks ago with PSFs with the proper stuff not starting until May 11th, but I'll be donning the whites for the first time tomorrow in our 2s at Ashford.
Although I'm not sure how often I'll actually play for the 4s as I'll probably be roped in mainly with the 2s and 3s, at the AGM I found myself volunteering to be VC of the 4s. Our previous Skip and VC stood down (in truth they're both too good for that level), then the guy who was going to step in decided instead to battle the Big C this summer so will take over next season (his treatment finishes in July and should be "all clear" by then but not in time to play at all this year). This meant a very mild mannered chap agreed to step in for this year, but he made a plea for an experienced head alongside him as he claims not to be very tactically aware, so in a moment of madness I told him I'd help him out.
Our club umpire greeted this with "How can you play in the 4s after the catch you took in the 1s last season?"
This season sees us enter a T20 league as the "Kempton Tigers", complete with coloured kit an' all that. I've ordered a set of kit but I have no intention of playing in the knockabout stuff (will be mostly 1s anyway). We're also running a Fantasy Cricket league, for shame I'm priced at just £3 million. I'll show 'em.
Although I'm not sure how often I'll actually play for the 4s as I'll probably be roped in mainly with the 2s and 3s, at the AGM I found myself volunteering to be VC of the 4s. Our previous Skip and VC stood down (in truth they're both too good for that level), then the guy who was going to step in decided instead to battle the Big C this summer so will take over next season (his treatment finishes in July and should be "all clear" by then but not in time to play at all this year). This meant a very mild mannered chap agreed to step in for this year, but he made a plea for an experienced head alongside him as he claims not to be very tactically aware, so in a moment of madness I told him I'd help him out.
Our club umpire greeted this with "How can you play in the 4s after the catch you took in the 1s last season?"
This season sees us enter a T20 league as the "Kempton Tigers", complete with coloured kit an' all that. I've ordered a set of kit but I have no intention of playing in the knockabout stuff (will be mostly 1s anyway). We're also running a Fantasy Cricket league, for shame I'm priced at just £3 million. I'll show 'em.