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Jigjag

Bit early for me yet - still a chilly breeze blowing here but nice to see the sun! We had a bad first day with the bat which was too much to recover from.
I prefer games at Scarborough where I've got three trips booked ĺater in the season. Rovers making hard work of automatic promotion but still hopeful!
Good to hear from you!

Well done The Pears!

Tyke

3 trips to Scarb - brilliant - I would love one.

I cant believe we drew - great effort by D'Oliveira, Waite and the tail.

Good luck to Rovers

A tricky one from the BBC today - without reordering the items listed in the sentence below should it be 'were' or 'was'? My gut says 'was'.

''Also found during raids across Greater Manchester were brown powder believed to be heroin, vials of testosterone, nitrous oxide, Xanax tranquilliser and a machete''

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3677xzk56no

Past indicative, so ‘were’ would be correct for a list of items (I think).

Tyke
I decided to go to Headingley yesterday, and I was delighted that Cassie could join me, as the market is closed on Sundays. On arrival, she asked a friendly steward “Is Tyke here yet?”
“There’s a thousand tykes here” he laughed.
“I mean THE tyke, the Doncaster Rovers and crossword fan” she replied.
“No, but he left a message. He suggested you go in the Football Stand.”
“Football? I’ve come to watch cricket”
“The Football stand is at one end of the cricket field, and the Leeds football ground is the other side” he informed her.
“But the Leeds football ground is miles away. We passed it 20 minutes ago” said Cassie.
“Ah, that was Leeds United. I’m talking about Rugby” he said.
“Cricket? Football? Rugby? I’m confused. Where can we get some food.”
The helpful steward pointed the way, “There’s a café just down there” he said.
“So we have to leave the ground?”
“You can’t leave the ground, as you haven’t come in yet”.
We were puzzled, but he explained “Go out, come in through these turnstiles with your tickets, and I will give you a pass-out.”
I felt like passing out. It was the start of a confusing but enjoyable day.

Jigjag

Great stuff! I would love to have met yourself and the delightful Cassie.
Pleased you enjoyed the day - Headingley is not famous for having the friendliest stewards and delicious catering!
We hope to have Brook & Root available for the next home game - I may go for a day.

Oxford comma vs. the en dash …

https://youtube.com/shorts/ky0YOo7_Y0o?si=nQdOoLgrKnyE9C9n

jigjag

You and Cassie had a better Sunday than I did at Old Trafford. Very cold, but fighting batting by Lancs to save the match, which they achieved yesterday.

No friendly stewards here, and no food in the ground (or within 20 minutes walk) unless you are a member. I had a pie in the pavilion).

Does Cassie understand the finer points of the game?

Grunger, Tyke

It was Cassie’s first cricket match, and we sat in the East Stand. I was soon explaining that Yorkshire had employed a night-watchman.
“You mean as a security guard?” she asked.
“No, he’s batting. He can’t bat, but it saved a batsman the trouble of coming in last night.” I replied.
“Um… Bess. He is number 9 on the scorecard, but batted No.8 in the first innings and No.3 in the second. And he has 47 on his shirt – so what number is he really.”
I tried to explain, but it was not convincing.
Cassie was thrilled when Bess reached his hundred. “Could he play for England as a batsman?” she asked.
“No, but he has played for England – as a bowler.”
When Yorkshire declared, I said that Worcestershire had to bat for one-and-a half-days to save the game, which they should manage as they had batted for 2 days to save the match last week. But it was not be the close finish I expected, as the visitors collapsed.
“I don’t understand cricket, but as usual you were wrong” said Cassie. “You said Bess couldn’t bat but he scores a century, the only one of the match. And you said it would be a close game, but Yorkshire have won by 500 runs, a record.”