Post Bomber's puking, we rocked up at Rotterdam for a relaxing 2 day break. Some wanted a schmoke, some wanted a drink, Bry wanted an eastern european, and Wicksy wanted Dutch Art. This slightly odd lust should have rung alarm bells with the rest of us, but we just laughed it off as eccentric. Wicksy revealed his true (orange) colours the next day when playing for oppo.A true master of the undercover role, none of us had ever suspected he could actually play cricket, but when the time came Judas van Wicksbasten, as we now know him, produced a blinding spell of bowling to rip out the heart of his own team- what a little shit !! Despite decent knocks from Will, John H & Tim, van Wicksbasten & his new friends prevailed, and he has now sought refuge at Anne Frank`s House.
Elsewhere Percy Ronay was briefly in charge of restaurant selection, but his tenure is thankfully now over, and we are all gradually recovering from the food poisoning.On to Eindhoven today for more entertainment...........
Laters
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Had a gr8 night at The Ski Hut- cheers guys
Hey brothers- can u tell me exactly what time you is back on Saturday ? Really important i know man
Wednesday wos a quiet day for Bomber, who felt homesick.Thankfully this is not as messy as his usual sick, so I suppose we should be grateful.
The odds on Dijk het Vixi going home unbeaten on tour are slashed by the bookies as it is currently hosing it down, and as we3 all know Holland is mainly below sea level anyway.
Howie advertises the miracle of the hotel ice chamber after a 30 minute session at -60 he shows a dramtic improvement, and is able to come in off his full run up at the 10 pin owling centre. Just as amazing was the return of the injury as soon as he was headed by Crompo on the leaderboard. Later another pain free window allowed Howard to outsprint the PSV security guards with his souvenir from the Stewards locker. Watch out Howie they are on too you !
Thankfully the "Portland" outside catering unit were unable to feed us in Eindhoven, so a pleasant meal was enjoyed by all (except Percy Ronay of course)at the Java curry house. Will particularly enjoyed the spicy beans, but his room mate didn't.
Later 4 of the team were noted leaving the bar early which is a clear breach of the recently drafted "code of conduct" for overseas touring teams. A decision on whether to release their names to the press will be made soon
Having been dropped, I have taken up residence in the pavilion bar with champagne, internet access, beer, test match commentary & wine all within arms reach. To say I am cross is of course wrong, because Nic has that tag; anyway it should be interesting watching Nige try to get a 5th consecutive tour duck.
just wanted 2 say how much i have enjoyed batting 4 the other side on tour
Turn it to earn it Vixy, turn it to earn it!
I think you will find I did Sam(leading edge)Fletcher!
Carrying on from the landlords post from the friday game..... Amsterdam won the the toss and elected to bat with Moreton giving them Bomber, Percy and Nic to make up the numbers. Amsterdam, much to the amusement of those in the know, decided to open the batting with Bomber and Percy.Oh how we laughed as they were promptly sent back to the pavilion to try and explain themselves to their new team-mates.Bomber bowled (predictable!), Percy caught, as he hit the ball straight to Jonny who was as surprised as Percy that he held onto it. We were then treated to a quite a vocal batting display from Paddy Van Gobshiten, holding up the other end with some firm strokes,delightful flicks and the odd tickle behind was the beautiful Lara/Denise(sorry ladies I cant remember which one of you it was, we were dumbstruck not only by your beauty but by the fact you were better than most of us!). Anyway all good things must come to an end and after Lara/Denise had spanked Jonny all over the ground, he finally nailed her with his last remaining ball.Paddy Van Gobshiten went on to cart the ball all over the ground especially towards the pavilion where Kaz was fielding. Kaz was in a particularly generous/clumsy/Bomber/comedy mode fielding, missing the ball, falling over and just generally having a nightmare out there, I personally think that he was just trying to get himself noticed by the girls!! The wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals, with Kaz redeeming himself somewhat at the end with a couple of wickets and Sam'Lightning Fast'Fletcher adding a bail to Jonny's thumb as the list of things he has broken this season.John(Hard as Nails)Gibbs dislocated his little finger in the process without realising until he took his gloves off in the dressing where upon he promptly put it back into place and burst into tears! Amsterdam amassed a respectable 179 from their 40 overs and it was off for tea and to let the rain have a go for a while. It wouldn't have felt right if the rain had not made an appearance at some point.End of part one, the Moreton innings will appear here shortly(just to keep you on the edge of your bar stools)!
Dont worry yourself Bomber man, you got out brother, but I got in! Swings and roundabouts Bro!
I umpired that game on my birthday, yet I didn't get a mention, cheers!
Dont worry you old prude, your time will come. Possibly in your own edited tour highlights section!You have provided plenty of talking points that you need your own personal tour report!Watch this space.........
Good for people to know.
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