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Once again the East Lancs game fell to the weather ,but fortunately we didn't have to sit through a riveting bowl out this time. Went in the clubhouse on Saturday to be greeted by the Lancashire flat cap wearers convention, what a shame we can't get any of the junior players and parents down on match days it would be great to see some baseball caps about the place .
I got talking to a rather depressed and grumpy Dave Dawson
"What's going on Dave?"
"Don't really know Bob I thought they might announce something over the tannoy"
"Oh Martins back then"
"Oh he's definitely back he announced the team changes earlier"
"Great it's better when they use the P.A system"
"Oh really great Bob"
"You don't appear to impressed Dave"
"Well Bob would you believe it there was only me and Tony Bolton on the ground"
"Yes sadly I would"
The conversation got me asking myself two questions
1.Why don't we make more announcements when there are breaks in play
2.Why does Martin spend all winter telling everyone how many days ,hours ,minutes and seconds to go until the start of the cricket season, then go on holiday for the first three weeks. Does he think he's a player?
After Dave went home I gave my ears a rest and went outside to watch Nathan give us a two over spell of awesome hitting ,I think even Dave would have smiled.
The rain came again so it was pie and a pint time again, and I have to admit I was ear wigging a conversation by a table full of flat cap wearers who were reminiscing about years gone by, yes it was all in there, the war ,how's yer father, drinking sprees, rationing, old F.A cup tales(I think one of them was riding the white horse).
I was shocked when I heard of boot money but it was one of them who got it playing football for Bacup against Nelson , they got a pound for winning.
Another great tale was told by one of the group who is a former player (can't reveal his name because his son-in-law is a bit of a bruiser with mafia connections).
"I got a collection of £28 whilst I was batting with the pro George Tribe"
"Bloody hell that was a kings ransom in 1950 I hope you spent it wisely"
No reply just a wink
Anyway the day after we got beat in the cup it must have been heart breaking for Chris Cook Martin who scored a brilliant career best 132 ,he earned himself a £42 collection ,oh and yes he got a old penny apparently with a 1950 date stamped on it(now that's wisely).Yes we went out of the cup in a memorable match the innings of C.C.M being eclipsed by the TOD pro Gulam Bodi with a wonderful 182 not out, the game yielded nearly six hundred runs and was hugely entertaining but give me a bar stool a pie and a pint a rained off game and a table full of flat caps any day.
Talking of pies its been brought to my attention that one of our committee men regularly sneaks the odd CISSY GREEN pie into the pavilion again he shall remain nameless because he likes to keep things under his HAT.
More pie news, was that I had gone on the ground with a ASDA bag , Payney was round in a flash checking the contents , you should have seen his grin when all he found was a book and a DVD .so its not true I don't eat all the pies
I must go now I've just received a letter from the Duchess of York ,don't know what's in it but Duncan and Vinny have also got one

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