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| Darren is "Bowling" from the right (no hat) |
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| Darren and "Coach Mel" |
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| Darren's son in a pick-up game of Cricket (standing on right with bat) |
Ann and I
wanted to see another local Cricket match. Barb works with a “First Grade” Cricket player,
Darren Santer. “First Grade” is the top
level player. He is also the “Bowler”
(The Pitcher) on a top flite local team.
His team was playing on Saturday and he invited us to come to the
match. We sat with his wife, Mel, and
she quickly became our teacher as to how the game is played. She gave us great insight on all aspects of
the game. Mel, herself, is an athlete
and an active soccer player who has participated in pick-up Cricket games. It was a bright day with temperatures in the
90’s F. The game started at noon and was
scheduled to end at 5:30 PM. There were
no subs; the game had lots of action even in the very warm temperature. One of
the things that is really interesting about this ball game is that the
“batsman” can hit the ball in any direction and it is in play in a 360 degree
area…there are no foul balls. Darren’s team scored 171 runs…but lost to a
team that scored 180 runs. We had a
great time at the game. I really enjoy
the game of Cricket now that I found out how it is played. This game of Cricket is very big in Australia
as it is in most Commonwealth countries.
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