February 19, 2004

Cricket, Lovely Cricket

How can you not like this game?

Today was the start of Leewards vs Jamaica at Alpart. Jamaica chose to bat after winning the toss, and made a paltry 200 runs. For some strange reason, everybody on the team seemed quite cool and calm. That's cause they probably knew what was going to happen when it was their turn to bowl at the Leewards.

In comes Daren Powell, playing in his first game for Jamaica since coming back from South Africa where he played in a club. Now ironically, just as he was about to go on the field to start the innings, I said to him "we need a 5 wicket haul from you today". Maaaaaaaaan, the man obliged.....nearly.

First over, 2 wickets. Then he followed those up with 2 more, to have the Leewards reeling at 39/5 when play ended. So I reminded him what I said to him, at the end of the game, and told him he nearly did it. Bus' big smile.

Anyway, here are some pictures from today, taken with mine, oh sorry, Pops' 2.1 mega pixels camera.

Hope you enjoy them

Posted by yamfoot at February 19, 2004 10:50 PM
Comments

Thanks for the 'travel log'. You can include any other non-cricket scenery photos if you take any.

Posted by: gesmith at February 20, 2004 08:06 AM

oki doki

today wasnt a good picture taking day. Very grey and cloudy.

Posted by: Michelle at February 20, 2004 11:54 PM

Yeah, put up pics of scenery too... Looks like a lot of people were looking at your pictures, bwoy!

Posted by: Mad Bull at February 21, 2004 08:09 AM

Great pics and commentary Mich...So refreshing for me in North Carolina with no cricket in sight.

Posted by: Trish at February 21, 2004 11:00 AM

Nice pics.

Sorry I forgot to walk with my camera at the recent Uruguay vs Ja. match. Dat did sweet!

Posted by: Dr. D. at February 21, 2004 05:41 PM

Dr D, I dont know how I could ever forgive you!

I watched some of the match on TV at 10 the same night. What a way the goal from Onandi was cleverly done. It looked like the ball 'bobbed and weaved' through the players in order to get to the goal. Who a di big man inna football? 'Nandi. Seems like his professional job with Rushdens and Diamond is helping his game and temperament.

Cricket fans (not Dr D - smile), I'll see if I can get some more shots on the final day, when I hope that we will come out like how the Reggae Boyz came out....victorious. That would mean that there would be more cricket the following weekend. Oooooooohhhhh, niiiiiiiiiciiccccce.

Posted by: Michelle at February 21, 2004 11:25 PM

The scenery puts you there. Great for a rainy day in Britain

Posted by: BigRab at March 4, 2004 11:40 AM