Niloc has asked me to put this post on.
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Wasn’t it a good idea to take all those photos last summer so that now, in the depths of winter, you can almost feel the warmth of those pictures? And suddenly remember all the little things that made you laugh.
One of my best memories was not the hot beaches or the mountain hikes, but of a cricket match. A hilarious afternoon when 6 members of the Romahome factory cricket team took on the Roma Club ‘volunteers’ (ie those who didn’t have a good excuse at the ready when Chairman Bill Steers saw them). You might think that even six regular cricket players could wipe the floor with our motley crew – but we had a cunning plan – we changed the rules!
Players in fancy dress get a bonus of 6 runs.
A soft ball may be used at the request of the batsman.
Underarm bowling may be allowed by the Umpire.
Anyone the spectators think is taking the game seriously could have 6 runs deducted.
Mixed sex teams are allowed.
The Umpire may award extra runs to individuals who entertain the spectators.
Negotiations with Romahome MD Brian Bailey proved sticky – till we offered him a pint. The rest, as they say, is history, or in this case doggerel (bad verse)
The cricket match
Colin Payn
Publicity Officer, Roma Club
www.romaclub.org.uk
Bob the Builder
1. Players in fancy dress 2. Romahome Ltd M D Brian Bailey with a captain’s innings 3. The Roma Club Cheerleaders
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Wasn’t it a good idea to take all those photos last summer so that now, in the depths of winter, you can almost feel the warmth of those pictures? And suddenly remember all the little things that made you laugh.
One of my best memories was not the hot beaches or the mountain hikes, but of a cricket match. A hilarious afternoon when 6 members of the Romahome factory cricket team took on the Roma Club ‘volunteers’ (ie those who didn’t have a good excuse at the ready when Chairman Bill Steers saw them). You might think that even six regular cricket players could wipe the floor with our motley crew – but we had a cunning plan – we changed the rules!
Players in fancy dress get a bonus of 6 runs.
A soft ball may be used at the request of the batsman.
Underarm bowling may be allowed by the Umpire.
Anyone the spectators think is taking the game seriously could have 6 runs deducted.
Mixed sex teams are allowed.
The Umpire may award extra runs to individuals who entertain the spectators.
Negotiations with Romahome MD Brian Bailey proved sticky – till we offered him a pint. The rest, as they say, is history, or in this case doggerel (bad verse)
The cricket match
Romahome factory versus Roma Club
‘Twas on the good ship Isle of Wight
The battle lines were stumps,
Leading on his trusty crew
Captain Brian was in the dumps
He had about him a cricket club
But only six could play
Amongst them a cabin boy
And Anna, Hip Hip Hooray
Against them stood a mighty horde
Of fifty Roaming folk
Who loaned them three more players
A bit of a pig in a poke
Before the game could commence
A line of pixies did appear
Cheerleaders of the Roma Club
An earful did we fear
But harmonious they were
And ‘I like to go a wandering’ did they sing
But wait, what was that?
Since when was ‘toilet emptying’ our thing?
And to the game came personalities
Bob the Builder, the Scarecrow and Rod Stewart
That tennis ball, Oh, how hard they threw it
Underarm or over arm it wasn’t cricket as you knew it
The man with the hat said ‘Press’
And eagerly on his every word we hung
For who’s to know if he has many brown paper bags
And each one a little ‘bung’
Six runs for dressing up and
With umpire and scorer on our side
The game was finely balanced
But then the Factory let their standards slide
With one mighty swipe
The ball flew like a rocket
With a beer in one hand
The fielder nonchalant with other hand in pocket
So the game is over, Roma Club by just two runs
Now we know who the scorer favours
But was it Brian who called
‘You should’ve gone to Specsavers !!!’
Publicity Officer, Roma Club
www.romaclub.org.uk
Bob the Builder
1. Players in fancy dress 2. Romahome Ltd M D Brian Bailey with a captain’s innings 3. The Roma Club Cheerleaders
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