Crazy Frog bottles it !

Friday

Probably the highlight of the week, was the game at Chateau Giscours, a troisieme Margaux, producing really good claret. The cricket pitch is in the grounds of the chateau, and we preceded the game with an informative & enjoyable tour. Giscours are French champions & rather fancy themselves- they even have a few French players in their team as Jacques-oh discovered when he referred to the French polo team, who used to train there, as " a load of Frenchmen poncing around on horses" !

Batting first on the strangest of wickets- concrete with coconut matting- a few struggled with the variable bounce, and Rowan took a stinker under the ribs from some Yarpie, before he got off the mark. He went on to top score with 62, which just goes to show you should never annoy an Aussie, especially one with a British passport ! Our score of 136 looked about par, but should have been higher, except a certain person refused to get himself on strike, because he was scared of getting the duck hat. This selfish behaviour deserves to be exposed to the wider world, so, having taken legal advice, I am posting a photo of him now- quick mention for Swagger for a top spot !

Well batted too Sammy Smith- in difficult circumstances he kept calm and played some lovely shots.

Bowling plaudits shared around really, but nice to see Nick Cross in the thick of it at the end, and a special mention for Volvo, who took a decent catch to get rid of Matthew Pincents cousin. Moreton win by 33.

So it's "Jouer trois- gagnez trois" or something like that ! Unbeaten on tour again- unbelievable. A great week- thanks for all the laughs chaps- and a massive thank you to Nick & Jonny for sorting it all out. Special mention too for Ed "Espagnol" Squires and Didier for the superb day they arranged for us on Monday. One final memory is a 2 year old girl taking the piss out of Dive at the airport- some people are born for it ! Bomber we need you next year !

A bientot