Beers, Rum and…Cricket?
Calypso crowds at last!!! And a game of cricket for me!!!The game with The Fanatics was fantastic fun, a great bunch of blokes who played the game in the right way. To get some runs was a bonus especially after being dropped first ball!!! My main man Andrew was keeper. And the worst cricketer ever!
After the match I had one beer then I had to go back to the house and soak in a tub and go to bed. I was really meant to rest for a week after the heart scare but I was bored and we were getting behind schedule with the show. Plus I thought it would be sweet playing a game of 20/20 cricket. Little did I realise that it would take so much out of me. After being in the field for over an hour then batting for an hour, I was really struggling.
The next morning was a boat cruise, Matty Weiss said to have a lay-in so the crew didn’t collect me ‘til about 10am.The cruise was fantastic. I’m not a fan of boats as I get sea sick but the water was crystal clear blue and it was calm!!! There was a family on the boat that had all arrived from the US to attend a marriage. The bride and groom were there and I had a sing off with the groom for his bride…he won. We had a swimming race into shore…he won. Bloody Americans!
Before I arrived in the West Indies, when I thought of cricket in the West Indies I thought of crowds mayhem/rum/sun/noise/dancing – bar a few moments in the party stand in Antigua and Barbados during the Tests, it hasn’t happened.
When I turned up with Gravy and Andrew for the 20/20 match in Barbados it looked like rain would prevent any play but we decided to make the most of it and just get stuck into any activities that the party stand had to offer. Beach Volleyball/cricket/drinking/eating/drinking and more drinking…rum and beers in the rain with a couple of new mates plus all the Aussie supporters that we had met in Antigua.
Hours of drinking…and not thinking that we would have a game came to a grinding halt as the crew got word that the match would be a 11/11 match!!!
By the time the match started my ‘care factor’ was minimal…I was having a fantastic time in the party stand and because it was only a 20/20 match I was not that worried if the cricket happened or not. 20/20 to me is fun, it’s not proper cricket. Only in a 20/20 World Cup would I be worried if we win or not.
When the cricket did start I really enjoyed it….I really enjoyed the West Indies crowd’s passion, excitement and belief that their team was going to knock over the Mighty Australians. The Aussies have not quite worked out 20/20 cricket and we certainly have not worked out the 11/11 game!!!
The Windies WON the match with about 3 overs to spare….the moment I thought I was back in India!!! The West Indians crowds were happy, they were really pumped and that made me happy…..bring on the first of the One Dayers!!!
Bye Barbados…hello St Vincent…and Gravy is coming with me. He made a quick call to his wife to get a leave pass but then he was on the rest of the tour with me!I am now in St Vincent with Gravy and another mate of his…Winston who ends up being one of the nicest blokes I have EVER meet in my life.
The one dayer in St Vincent was all about me learning about the ‘bumper’ dance in the crowd. You saw Winston explaining it tonight…just hold on like a jockey baby!!!! You just stand there and girls come up behind you and grind away...it’s not a bad way to watch the cricket let me tell you!!!
Australia 1 West Indies 0 - best of 5 - 4 to play
Gravy…what do u guys reckon? Champion? Legend? And can you do the bumper dance!!!???
Calypso crowds at last!!! And a game of cricket for me!!!The game with The Fanatics was fantastic fun, a great bunch of blokes who played the game in the right way. To get some runs was a bonus especially after being dropped first ball!!! My main man Andrew was keeper. And the worst cricketer ever!
After the match I had one beer then I had to go back to the house and soak in a tub and go to bed. I was really meant to rest for a week after the heart scare but I was bored and we were getting behind schedule with the show. Plus I thought it would be sweet playing a game of 20/20 cricket. Little did I realise that it would take so much out of me. After being in the field for over an hour then batting for an hour, I was really struggling.
The next morning was a boat cruise, Matty Weiss said to have a lay-in so the crew didn’t collect me ‘til about 10am.The cruise was fantastic. I’m not a fan of boats as I get sea sick but the water was crystal clear blue and it was calm!!! There was a family on the boat that had all arrived from the US to attend a marriage. The bride and groom were there and I had a sing off with the groom for his bride…he won. We had a swimming race into shore…he won. Bloody Americans!
Before I arrived in the West Indies, when I thought of cricket in the West Indies I thought of crowds mayhem/rum/sun/noise/dancing – bar a few moments in the party stand in Antigua and Barbados during the Tests, it hasn’t happened.
When I turned up with Gravy and Andrew for the 20/20 match in Barbados it looked like rain would prevent any play but we decided to make the most of it and just get stuck into any activities that the party stand had to offer. Beach Volleyball/cricket/drinking/eating/drinking and more drinking…rum and beers in the rain with a couple of new mates plus all the Aussie supporters that we had met in Antigua.
Hours of drinking…and not thinking that we would have a game came to a grinding halt as the crew got word that the match would be a 11/11 match!!!
By the time the match started my ‘care factor’ was minimal…I was having a fantastic time in the party stand and because it was only a 20/20 match I was not that worried if the cricket happened or not. 20/20 to me is fun, it’s not proper cricket. Only in a 20/20 World Cup would I be worried if we win or not.
When the cricket did start I really enjoyed it….I really enjoyed the West Indies crowd’s passion, excitement and belief that their team was going to knock over the Mighty Australians. The Aussies have not quite worked out 20/20 cricket and we certainly have not worked out the 11/11 game!!!
The Windies WON the match with about 3 overs to spare….the moment I thought I was back in India!!! The West Indians crowds were happy, they were really pumped and that made me happy…..bring on the first of the One Dayers!!!
Bye Barbados…hello St Vincent…and Gravy is coming with me. He made a quick call to his wife to get a leave pass but then he was on the rest of the tour with me!I am now in St Vincent with Gravy and another mate of his…Winston who ends up being one of the nicest blokes I have EVER meet in my life.
The one dayer in St Vincent was all about me learning about the ‘bumper’ dance in the crowd. You saw Winston explaining it tonight…just hold on like a jockey baby!!!! You just stand there and girls come up behind you and grind away...it’s not a bad way to watch the cricket let me tell you!!!
Australia 1 West Indies 0 - best of 5 - 4 to play
Gravy…what do u guys reckon? Champion? Legend? And can you do the bumper dance!!!???
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