Game 3 – West Coast Rollers

The third and final game was against the West Coast Rollers, a lively bunch of lads who enjoy their cricket nearly as much as our boys do.

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I arrived at the game after the township tour, just in time to see Gibbo batting for the last time…and running.

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and playing on.

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Don’t need these any more.

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The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak……knees that have only just held out, finally breaking down.

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Here’s Graham, our one handed bandit. He’s the player who broke his finger before he left home; he’s played all 4 games one-handed and not done too badly!

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Bowling again.

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Tricked another batsman with a googly.

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Get up, the game’s not over yet.

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Ouch, shouldn’t have run so far….or so fast….or not at all.

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This is the one thing you never want to see waddling across a cricket field – a DUCK……

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Game over; tour over. Dissecting with Wayne.

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Paella for dinner – one seafood, one chicken.

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While the paella cooked we finished off the wagyu biltong.

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The organisers provided Personality of the Day medals for each team to present to a member of the opposing team at the end of each day’s play. Gibbo won for today’s game.

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Personal tally of 33 runs and 1 wicket. And 3,000 beers.

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The teams swapped mementos – the Rollers gave the boys a cap each; the boys gave the Rollers a QCC pin.

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The paella was delicious, the drinks were cold, the fines were funny and the night was a great one. We finally all wandered across the field like browns cows, heading for the bus and back to the hotel, tired but happy – no waiting for a Frank or Julian tonight; it was just Team QCC on the bus. We all ended up in the drawing room having drinks and coffee on our second last night together. No-one wanted to go to bed. One more night after this and we’d split 4 different ways and head off to other places.

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