Man i miss playing cricket in my garden back home. 9 Sperwer Crescent was the definitive garden cricket location. You didn't even have to run. Played with a SlazBall, and the one hand one bounce rule in place, it was just a matter time until you were out and thus quick rotations on the batting. Troydon (of DJ Troydon fame) introduced the 'one fast ball per over rule' which in its own special way revolutionized the game and caused the broken window ratio to sky rocket.
Feeling hot, go for a dip in the pool.... feeling hungry the braai will be ready shortly.
Been batting for more than 10 overs? Tommy Searle Snr comes out of retirement to bowl his classic mixture of slow right arm medium spin.
ah... Memories
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oh yes sweet memories, sun, food, love and booze...
I have just introduced my kids to garden cricket, although our garden is not as kiff as the one we had back then.
you forget to mention, that I was the champion garden crickter.
your sis
no, what i forgot to mention was the girls get two chances.
Also lara i seem to remember many. many balls being lofted over the wall, never to be seen again... gone forever.
Thant not cricket
This is surely, along with the picture of Mike Leek playing the guitar on a python*, the front runner for Best Pic of 2007. Nothing sums up growing up in Kempies like a pic with a rolling green lawn, a dog, a lapa, a pool, and the instructions for garden cricket laid out. Nice.
*if you haven't seen the snake guitar pic, tune me
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