Comments on: Lancashire v Durham County Championship match report

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:04:32 +0000

Ah, memories. My old man took me to watch Gloucestershire play the West Indies at Bristol in 1995, ostensibly with the goal of teaching me how to score so I could do it for his Saturday side, I think. I got very good at writing little 4s next to Andrew Symond’s name, and “b Sheeraz” next to the West Indian batsmen (a career best 6-67 in the first innings).

Lowlights of the day were also curiously autograph related. I distinctly remember running across the pitch at the end of the game, only to be told to “Leave me alone man” by Curtley Ambrose, and writing “Sol Campbell” next to Sherwin Campbell’s signature. Actually, Sol probably would have been more useful with the bat in that match.

By: SixSixEight

SixSixEight — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:04:15 +0000

Don’t worry Bert – I’m not hunting down anyone who has the good sense to see Durham play! And I like the lads style – excellent player choice. I would suggest a late season match for the full ‘sun enhanced’ blond effect.

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:14:47 +0000

I am most terribly sorry, Ceci. I really didn’t want to offend anyone, and if I have upset you and SixSixEight, please accept my apologies. In certain lights his hair does look more “mousy” than “blond”.

By: alex

alex — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:34:23 +0000

You seem to be doing a good job Bert. Bert jr needs to learn first up that his local county cricket club hates him and wants him to go away. That’s what our county wanted us to do when I went with young alex.
A lot of counties have employed the same consultant in order to make going to a day’s cricket as unpleasant as possible. In fact, you’re lucky there was any play at all during the holidays. Preposterous fixture lists are one of their chief weapons.

By: Suave

Suave — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:16:04 +0000

too much cricket talk for my liking.

By: Dandy Dan

Dandy Dan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:58:22 +0000

For my 11th birthday my Dad took me and a friend to watch Somerset v Worcestershire. I only really wanted to go so I could get Graeme Hick’s autograph.

I didn’t.

By: Ceci

Ceci — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:47:24 +0000

I do hope, Bert, that you have a safe hiding place, for when Sixsixeight reads this and the description of Mark Davies as a “blonde haired grinning fool” she will hunt you down and kill you (unless I get to you first). Your son is, however, a lad of rare good sense.