tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3631908135380585077..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: International Cricket.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29452878960534735652017-04-09T04:42:49.232+01:002017-04-09T04:42:49.232+01:00We still play French Cricket. Our 'piece of wo...We still play French Cricket. Our 'piece of wood' has been cut to look like a proper bat (by me, of course).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76225585135092482332017-04-09T04:41:18.290+01:002017-04-09T04:41:18.290+01:00Very much so. They're all very lucky.Very much so. They're all very lucky.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79393302553409304172017-04-08T18:45:24.595+01:002017-04-08T18:45:24.595+01:00Great shot....the makings of a happy memory for th...Great shot....the makings of a happy memory for them all too.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42086254608043193302017-04-08T18:35:29.656+01:002017-04-08T18:35:29.656+01:00We used to play French cricket at the farm. I was...We used to play French cricket at the farm. I was only thinking about it the other day. Great fun with a piece of wood and a tennis ball, lots of laughter but at the same time taken very seriously.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45834786723066235362017-04-08T15:32:53.384+01:002017-04-08T15:32:53.384+01:00My oldest (the bowler) had a test for Sussex CCC, ...My oldest (the bowler) had a test for Sussex CCC, and he still plays for his local club. Two of the boys (his sons) also play for the same club as juniors. Cricket is in the blood.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65761656782681358332017-04-08T15:28:58.403+01:002017-04-08T15:28:58.403+01:00I think the cars belong to an official 'Beach ...I think the cars belong to an official 'Beach Control'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39849821287269264152017-04-08T15:21:54.743+01:002017-04-08T15:21:54.743+01:00With only three players in the garden, usually Dad...With only three players in the garden, usually Dad bowling and me fetching we had any hit into next door's garden as 'Six and Out!' The sandy beach was too easy to score runs on.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33005252605549652472017-04-08T15:17:21.304+01:002017-04-08T15:17:21.304+01:00I see car signs on the sand, here it is not aloud ...I see car signs on the sand, here it is not aloud but people still do it. Beautiful picture.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89597326602090087792017-04-08T14:27:55.230+01:002017-04-08T14:27:55.230+01:00With my oldest bowling, even to hit it is worth a ...With my oldest bowling, even to hit it is worth a six.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43419276063667037132017-04-08T13:36:46.417+01:002017-04-08T13:36:46.417+01:00Is the surf a six?Is the surf a six?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16521791408921442272017-04-08T12:35:29.667+01:002017-04-08T12:35:29.667+01:00As far as I gather, almost all wildlife will kill ...As far as I gather, almost all wildlife will kill you. My daughter lives in an area that has torrential rainfall every so often, and as they live on a slight mount, all creatures make for her garden when it's flooded lower down. Some unpleasant sights there.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61433758777861728732017-04-08T12:18:26.140+01:002017-04-08T12:18:26.140+01:00Brilliant photograph as already said. .... and I n...Brilliant photograph as already said. .... and I now know why I don't want to live in Australia ...... I don't like much of the wildlife there !!!!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31269729835685191902017-04-08T08:26:02.684+01:002017-04-08T08:26:02.684+01:00They're all having a wonderful time. One of my...They're all having a wonderful time. One of my grandsons picked up a baby Brown Snake yesterday, only to be told later that it was one of the deadliest on the planet. He's lucky to be alive!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14470811084864894322017-04-08T08:24:40.758+01:002017-04-08T08:24:40.758+01:00That's the reason I put it up here. My daughte...That's the reason I put it up here. My daughter's, I imagine.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51775054264777165412017-04-08T07:58:31.516+01:002017-04-08T07:58:31.516+01:00cLoudy sky in paradise. And paradise it is for th...cLoudy sky in paradise. And paradise it is for those boys. Wonderful photo of classic Ozlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19418875074506573642017-04-08T07:48:33.411+01:002017-04-08T07:48:33.411+01:00Good photograph. Good photograph. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88060987445863317732017-04-08T07:24:34.511+01:002017-04-08T07:24:34.511+01:00And miles and miles of it too.And miles and miles of it too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16347140558204437732017-04-08T07:20:02.927+01:002017-04-08T07:20:02.927+01:00Crowded beach!Crowded beach!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55859557110553340842017-04-08T06:38:43.544+01:002017-04-08T06:38:43.544+01:00Painted stumps on walls was a great British tradit...Painted stumps on walls was a great British tradition; now all one finds is indecipherable squiggled graffiti. No wonder the nation's health is declining.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67828797548214477212017-04-08T06:17:27.498+01:002017-04-08T06:17:27.498+01:00Strange.... where we lived in Leeds, you could see...Strange.... where we lived in Leeds, you could see an end wall of some non-period garages.... in front of this wall, an area of concrete hard standing filling the void between two roads and the wall.... upon the wall were painted....<br />A set of three stumps!<br />An annual cricket match took place between two closely related families....<br />Not relations of yours were they?Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com