Another Monday morning, another weekend gone. it was a sports dominated weekend, makes me feel almost healthy!
Saturday our cricket team played in the winter competition that started this year. Unfortunately, it was a day to forget, both personally and for the team. Our team is among the better teams playing, and we came up against a team yet to record a win. We should have won easily however in the end we just weren’t good enough. As usual it was our batting that let us down.
As for me, well I started out by running someone out, which was exciting. However when I got a chance to bowl I was very expensive, despite the fact I didn’t think that I actually bowled too badly. I ran into two batsman playing well, and they got on top of me. I did have an edge to the keeper that wasn’t taken, and another catch taken right on the boundary only for the fielder to step over the line, so it became a six (certainly not his fault, it was unavoidable) as well as a few balls that fooled them completely. And, the boundaries were very short which never helps a spin bowler. But, the stats don’t record these things, it will just show a disappointing performance. And excuses aside, I just didn’t bowl as well as I know I can.
On a happier note, on Saturday night we had our Club’s presentation night for the summer season just gone. There were a lot of exciting things, both on and off the field to celebrate, and a real sense of purpose and a desire to make sure next season is even bigger and better.
Also this weekend, I watched my first soccer World Cup match for this year. I wouldn’t call myself a huge soccer fan, but I did get sucked in by the excitement surrounding the previous World Cup and Australia’s golden run. I have been to a few A-League matches and enjoyed them immensely. Read the rest of this entry »