Rory ran a sweep amongst the TV crew for the first ODI, one US dollar got you in. The sweep was to guess the total runs scored in the first ODI. Instinctively I said 360 but then change it to 340, gave it more thought then decide to stay with my first instinct. It was great fun to track the progress of the various players in the sweep as the ODI developed. Who was falling out and who was coming into play. It ended up being a race between Z, Lo and me. Z guessed 320 and Lo guessed 387 odd I think. Some overs I was asking Zim to take a wicket and curb the run rate to keep me in the sweep, and they would! It see sawed back and forth like crazy, Z would be in it, out, then in and eventually out altogether. Then it was just between Lo and myself.
As it turned out Bangladesh ended up scoring 184 which sort of put me out of the sweep if Zim won the match, so at the change of innings, I changed allegiance and started cheering for Bangers! It was really fun because there was interest from everyone involved with the sweep in every delivery bowled and shot played which also makes the day and production exciting and go by that much quicker. Well Zim certainly had no interest in me winning the sweep. They ended up drilling Bangers and winning the match by 4 wickets and Lo walked away with the spoils, 17 US dollars. Lucky bugger. Wish it was me!
The cameramen hear the stump mics in their headsets all the time during a match. This helps them hear what the ball is doing off the bat when a shot is played so that they can follow it. One of the fun things that comes from hearing the stump mics is you often hear what the wicket keeper has to say, and they say a lot! Andrew reckons Mushfiqur, the Bangers keeper, was shouting at one of the fielders after a shot was played and the ball rolled into the outfield- ball Saqi, ball Saqi. Read it out loud, fast and repeatedly and maybe in Afrikaans.
Good news is that both EVS machines are working and the van hasn’t caught alight, yet. A friend of a friend here in Zim had secondhand SCUSSI drives and was kind enough to loan them to us.
The caterers have finally come to their senses and are letting us dish up our own food. We were given the most ridiculous portions, 3 cubes of meat at the one lunch. One piece of chicken at another. Some guys only got a wing! I’m not talking about big pieces here either.
This great advice from a local newspaper here in Zimbabwe for when you are driving - Don’t sleep on the wheel.
THIS is probably how not to do it!
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Our trusty steed and universal mode of transport, the bus. |
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Another great day here in Africa. |
Looking good. Love all the comments and the photos. Next golf game in Buluwayo!
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For sure Phil...
ReplyDeleteEthan wants to know if it's a red bus and if "the wheels of the bus round and round, round and round, round and round"?
ReplyDeleteHa-ha, great vid on the different swings but next time don't worry about the other two guys, just show me yours. I love looking at my husband's sexy legs :-)
ReplyDeletehahhah, you can tell ethan, unfortunately not a red bus but the wheels on the bus do thankfully go round and round...
ReplyDeleteEasy on the sexy legs! This is a family show ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, very interesting and amuasing. The ball - Saqi, ball - Saqi is really good and a great way to end a lousy day - with a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, who is playing moer en soek. If you play golf like your dad plays then it is a case of moer en soek and dammit all rolled into one. At least Ethan knows that the wheels of a vehicle are round and go round and round. Clever young man - takes after Grandpa LOL.
ReplyDeleteYeah Bushman, some of the stuff that happens in a cricket day is really commical!
ReplyDeleteThat great photo at the golf course is of Philip. I walked the Borrowdale Brooke course with Phil and Andrew but played the country club course, thats where the video triple split screen was filmed. That was a bit of moer and soek hey.
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