White stuff

Ooops...another little forgetful moment and Andy's last remaining cricket whites are white no longer...looked at in real life, they are a delicate aquamarine. The trousers are a dainty blush pink (I managed to ruin them last season, they are on the line courtesy of my Beloved to point out the rainbow effect). We have two matches at the weekend, one against West Midlands Police. He may come in for some stick. Or as his Facebook entry today read;


"Andy now has some turquoise grey 'whites' to go with his 'peachy pink' whites, I fear it may be a long weekend in the sledging department"

For those not in the know, sledging is the banter used in the field by teams amongst each other and aimed at the oppo. It is often obscure, unless you know everyone, and frequently sweary. Especially our lot, Eynsham CC, seen (and heard, at volume) at Stanton Harcourt village last Tuesday night. An apparently 'friendly' match at a neighbouring village, with the Stanton Harcourt batsman 'Gherko' getting a bit of ribbing. There is something very funny about the way he is got out, but you have to know about cricket to appreciate the joke. It's a bit beyond me. It was all very good humoured, even though we lost in the end. Andy is the very tall one seen on the right hand side, in the pale cap - a tender reminder of how pristine his whites once were.

(EDIT - bleaching doesn't work, sadly - it just makes it look worse).