To Hellingly and back!
MEMBERS of Hellingly Cricket Club and their families have taken part in a sponsored walk in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. They hit a cricket ball from Lord’s cricket ground in London to their base in East Sussex, sixty miles away, and back, to mark the club’s 250th year.
On 21 June 1758, the gentlemen of Hellingly challenged the gentlemen in the nearby villages of Chiddingly and Chalvington to a game of cricket. It was the earliest recorded account of cricket played in Hellingly, and marked the beginning of the club’s history.
Quote me happy
“This MCG wicket has more bounce than a Baywatch beach sprint.” Damien Fleming on ABC Radio
“Gareth Jellyman of Mansfield Town has been sent off, hope he doesn’t throw a wobbly!” Jeff Stelling.
“I am extremely proud.” Bermuda women’s cricket captain Linda Mienzer after being bowled out by South Africa for 13, 10 of them extras.
“Peter Crouch, the Marmite of football.” Derek Rae of ESPN, commentating on Liverpool v Inter.
“I’m a great believer that if you’re not playing in the tournament, you can’t win.” Colin Montgomerie talking about the Masters.
“It’s Vicar of Dibley running - no, no, no, no, no, yes!” David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd after Ravi Bopara almost caused yet another run-out in the final ODI against NZ.
“Football is like fighting a gorilla - you don’t stop when you’re tired, you can only stop when the gorilla is tired.” Coventry boss Chris Coleman after QPR’s defence makes a monkey of his strikers in their 0-0 draw.
“If he were fixing pipes, he couldn’t be more plumber.” Commentator at Stanford Twenty20 cricket after a successful LBW appeal.
“Dirk Kuyt is earning himself the reputation as Anfield’s Prince Harry - in the frontline for three months and no-one knows anything about it.” Sun journalist Phil Thomas on Liverpool’s non-flying Dutchman.
“Got him - hook, line and Sinclair.” David Lloyd after New Zealand batsman Mathew Sinclair was dismissed by Stuart Broad.
“KP trots around at point, looking wistfully for a patch of limelight to stand in.” Tom Fordyce during the day four live text commentary of New Zealand v England on the Beeb website.
“Gary Neville is the club captain but has been injured for the best part of a year now - and Giggsy’s taken on the mantlepiece.” Rio Ferdinand on the Man Utd captaincy.
More at
www.bbc.co.uk
The Hellingly Hike set off on the Thursday before Easter with twelve teams walking in relay to the Horsebridge Recreation Ground.
Each team had five or more members and covered about five miles before handing over to the next team. Each group included players old and young and family and friends of the club. The teams hit the ball from Lord's to Horsebridge over the bank holiday weekend, from 20 to 24 March. The return journey from Horsebridge
to Lord’s took place between the 5th- 10th April.
Something fishy
I’m not too sure what would be more scary. Seeing the dorsal fin of a shark approaching or Laurence emerging from the waves! Here we go with another collection of Laurencisms ....
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I thought you’d like to hear my dorsal tones
Richard shares his office with the stadiums safety officer located under the south stand
How many true friends have you got... i.e. when your car breaks down in Siberia how many would come and pick you up?
... the longlevity of a pesticide
... they are very prolactive in Ireland
The greens are top dolly The day soon went bye
There is another way of catching a fish!
... cut once a month and vertian drained when conditions allow
.... annual rainfall per year
There isn’t enough time in the minute
We could style them up in chronical order!
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Forward THINKING
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
MAY
1st to 4th - Badminton Horse Trials, Badminton, Gloucestershire (
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14th - UEFA Cup Final, City of Manchester Stadium (
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15th to 19th - Cricket 1st Test, England v New Zealand, Lord’s (
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17th - FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium (
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19th to 20th - 1st European Turfgrass Society Conference, Pisa (
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21st - Champions League Final, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (
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23rd to 27th - Cricket 2nd Test, England v New Zealand, Old Trafford (
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24th - Heineken Cup Final, Twickenham Stadium, London (
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JUNE
5th to 9th - Cricket 3rd Test, England v New Zealand, Trent Bridge (
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6th to 7th - The Epsom Derby Festival, Epsom Downs Racecourse (
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9th to 15th - The Artois Tennis Championships, Queen’s Club, London (
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17th to 21st - Royal Ascot, Ascot Racecourse (
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23rd to 6th July - Wimbledon Championships, All England Lawn Tennis Club (
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JULY
10th to 14th - Cricket, 1st Test, England v South Africa, Lord’s (
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17th to 20th - British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale GC (
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26th - Cricket, Twenty20 Finals, Rosebowl, Southampton (
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27th - Cartier International Polo, Guard’s Polo Club (
www.guardspoloclub.com)
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