One Day Cricket
Australia v South Africa. One Day Cricket. Sunday Feb 5th.
I hadn't hit the cricket in at least five years (and I haven't been to a Test match for fifteen), so I was very excited about this one. My cohorts were Dave H and his girl Katie, Nick, Tom and Rob, and our seats were four rows back, on the infamous "Hill". Arriving in the middle of the second over of the day, we then witnessed a batting blitz from Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Damiein Martyn and Michael Hussy. An excellent innings that made the afternoon very enjoyable, even though it was super super hot. Australia ended up with 344 runs, which was some sort of record.
Now I must pause and mention the crowd. You could generally call them enthusiastic, but equally they could be called uncouth. Granted, I WAS the "Hill", but still I thought yelling obscenities at the opposing fieldsmen was a little lame. Also, if you're not by far the funniest guy in your gang, then you've no place yelling out "humour" -- in most cases it ain't going to get you any laughs.
The cooler temperatures of the evening were appreciated, and I wasn't really disappointed with the South African chase, but 344 is a very tough target to chase, and they were never really in it.
Still, it was a fine afternoons entertainment. I probably would've enjoyed it even more if they'd been serving full strength beer.