Pissing Rain Forecast

Pissing Rain - Thursday, Probably.

There comes a time in every season when you are running a side that you suddenly only have about 50% of the players that you actually need to form a team to play a particular match.  Usually it happens once a season but we're beating that particular statistic.  To be fair, there is a Test Match going on at the Rose Bowl and the younger element of the team all have exams about now which not something you normally have to deal with when the average age of the team is 47.  Also, we have injuries and Army manoeuvers to deal with.

Regardless of the distractions, Colin and Phil have agreed to hotfoot it from the Rose Bowl to get down to Hoglands Park by 6.30 and Jonjo is nipping out before a Friday exam and bringing one of his mates and Seasick Steve along to make up the 11.

We were within a couple of hours of the legendary Swoop (my Dad) coming out of retirement to play which would have been amusing as he can't run, catch, bat, bowl, see or go more than half an hour without a pee.

It's forecast to piss down with rain so all this effort may well have been for nowt.  If it does get cancelled I will be ont he phone straight away to make sure that Colin and Phil stay at the Rose Bowl and can watch the rain from there.  If we do get a game then we're playing Carnival who we beat easily a while back, who beat Kerala two weeks back, who stuffed us out of sight last week so how's that for a form guide.

Team is:
1 Sean the Guru
2 Colin Day
3 Spaul
4 Sam Mead
5 Mick the Head
6 Glen de la Cour - that's me, tired and emotional
7 Nigel Hubbard
8 Phil Jewell
9 Jonjo Stovell
10 Kev McCarthy
11 Seasick Steve