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I’m on a long trip to New Zealand, and am currently in Whangamata, at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula. This evening, I’ve been lucky enough to come across some classic social cricket. After work, short format, everybody bowls, everybody bats, and everybody enjoys themselves (whilst consuming liquid refreshment), and loads of fun. This is what cricket should be: a bunch of colleagues/mates coming together to lose some stress and enjoy what is a very simple game if you remove all the complexities. The New Zealand v Australia test was on in the clubhouse, but the game on the pitch had the attention of most spectators.
Everybody enjoyed it, there was plenty of ribald commentary from the boundary, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. It might even make up for missing the beginning of the season back in England.
I’m on a long trip to New Zealand, and am currently in Whangamata, at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula. This evening, I’ve been lucky enough to come across some classic social cricket. After work, short format, everybody bowls, everybody bats, and everybody enjoys themselves (whilst consuming liquid refreshment), and loads of fun. This is what cricket should be: a bunch of colleagues/mates coming together to lose some stress and enjoy what is a very simple game if you remove all the complexities. The New Zealand v Australia test was on in the clubhouse, but the game on the pitch had the attention of most spectators.
Everybody enjoyed it, there was plenty of ribald commentary from the boundary, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. It might even make up for missing the beginning of the season back in England.