Tour - 2003
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Superb weather in the lake district greeted the KCC party on arrival at
Penrith....well everyone except Suresh who missed his pickup and had to
take the train to meet us later in the day. A comprehensive defeat
couldn't spoil the enjoyment of those laid out in the sun on the bank
by the pavilion but with Poundsy compiling a stoggy fifty, sleep and
beer were of more interest than the cricket. The evening was made
memorable by the debut of Medland and Abbott as 'The booze brothers' to
dispense the fines. After the first night in our accomodation, a number
of Penrith guest houses, it was all aboard the bus for a trip to one of
Englands most pictureque grounds, in the park at Keswick. On one of the
hottest days of this exceptional summer Tom Bailey toiled for six
wickets before 'Carlos' Fourie won the game virtually single handed
with a superb century. Abbo's second appearance as Jake (or Ellwood, we
were never sure) was greeted by the sight of every member of the
touring party sporting lines of white zinc cream running back from
their eyes in homage to his two untanned lines where his
glasses perched on his ears.
After a day off either playing golf on the gorse covered links at
Siloth on Solway (just ask Clatys how many balls he lost on that round)
or in the Jennings brewery the final game was played at Appleby. An
overnight thunderstorm made the pitch a lively one and it was never
going to be a high scoring game but it turned into a last over, last
wicket thriller to finish things in fine style and maybe even banish
the memories of Abbo wearing a thong in the changing rooms.....there
are photo's, pray you never see them. Back in Penrith pavilion for the
final evening the fines money was spent on pizzas, Tom Matthew
entertained us with songs on the guitar and Will Jennings floppy sunhat
was ritually burnt in the car park.
JOHN BLEBY
