So far this year I have been to 3 separate days of international cricket. The 1st was the ODI England vs New Zealand at Edgbaston, the 2nd was the 1st day of the 3rd Test of England vs South Africa also at Edgbaston and the 3rd day of the 4th Test of England vs South Africa at The Oval. I only bring this up as I have had the luck or lack of, this year to have only seen 1 full uninterrupted day of cricket.
- Of a potential 100 overs in the New Zealand game, I saw 54 overs;
- I saw all 90 overs of the day at the 3rd Test versus South Africa; and
- Of a potential 90 overs at The Oval, I saw a mere 17.5 overs!
So this year out of a possible 280 overs, I have seen 161.5 overs, just over half of those possible had there been full play on each day! Really gutted with that so far this ’summer’, never more disappointing than in the New Zealand game. Actually I’ve never previously had to apply for a refund as I had to do in the final Test of the year. Absolutely gutting. One last chance to make it up comes when I go to the ODI at Lords at the end of the month. Please please please please please don’t rain!
Anyway of the day at The Oval, Pietersen’s first Test in charge no less, the highlights for me were, Stuart Broad ripping out McKenzie’s middle stump, the classy batting of Hasim Amla and the aggressive return of Steve Harmison.
A great atmosphere with people leaping to their feet when the young man rearranged the furniture! Definitely my favourite moment of the day.
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