Another day of Infamy (or in for me…) By Richard Heller
Extended and amended version of article in The Mail On Sunday October 4, 2015 As the late baseball legend Yogi Berra once said: it was like déja vu all over again. I had become infamous for the second time by writing some words which produced a response from the leader of the Labour party. I discovered this in the strange setting of a Karachi traffic jam. Stranger still, it was a positive response from a leader I had fought for most of my political life. The first brush with notoriety was in far-off 1987. Shortly before that year’s General Election […]
Read moreThe events at Hartley Wintney, by Lyndon Jones
A day of glorious September sunshine at Hartley Wintney. In a timed game the Bushmen batted first, and posted a total of 114. Will Jones scored a punchy 26 before getting a leading edge; and Michael Cockerell batted for over an hour to contribute a valuable 21 to the Bushmen total. The afternoon’s most bizarre incident took place outside the pavilion, where a pigeon attempted to settle on Lyndon’s head. Following a tea that would be a strong contender for best of the season, a slightly-too-contented Bushmen XI took the field. A dropped chance in the first over (difficult, admittedly) […]
Read moreThe events at Nuthurst by Lyndon Jones
Sunday 16th August 2015 – a disappointing day at Nuthurst for the Bushmen. Very odd weather – mild and overcast, with cool, clammy moisture in the air. The Nuthurst wicket – always a sporting strip – looked damp and greasy. Nuthurst won the toss and elected to field – a timed game. The Bushmen were joined by guest Robb Davies, an old cricketing pal of Lyndon’s from St Brides Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, who opened the batting and kept wicket very tidily. Thanks to Richard Heller for stepping down in order to give Robb a place in the […]
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