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West Indies Tour 2009

by Addis Army Cricket 4 April 2020

West Indies Tour 2009

  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Long distance runaround

    by Midnight 10 March 2009

    At last the final day of the Trinidad test and we arrive at the ground minus Herbie & Vimto. Wycombe has decided to hedge his …

    by Midnight 10 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    The breaking of the fellowship

    by Midnight 9 March 2009

    Ooooooh my head. Wander out to the beach to see if last night really happened. All traces of our night time dip have disappeared and …

    by Midnight 9 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Let’s put it all together

    by Midnight 8 March 2009

    The day begins with another delightful hangover at Maracas Bay. It is a beautiful sunny morning and today when Martin our taxi driver arrives to …

    by Midnight 8 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Taxi!!

    by Midnight 7 March 2009

    Day 2 of the Test. Martin and his son arrive as usual to ferry us to Port Of Spain but today turn up thirty minutes …

    by Midnight 7 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Life’s just like a film we once saw

    by Midnight 6 March 2009

    Oooooh my head. Last nights drinking session is not conducive to the required early start to travel to Port Of Spain and I seem to …

    by Midnight 6 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Barbados triangle

    by Midnight 5 March 2009

    Today is moving day and alas , we have to say goodbye to Simon – for you Simon ze tour is over. Simon will stay …

    by Midnight 5 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    You will always have in the kitchen at parties

    by Midnight 4 March 2009

    The day of Simons super tour. We wake up to the news of the outrage against the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan and Chris Broad …

    by Midnight 4 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    What do we do when we’ve got no cricket

    by Midnight 3 March 2009

    With the test match concluding in a draw yesterday , the obvious solution today is the beach. Dover beach by reggae bus , to be …

    by Midnight 3 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Love is in the air

    by Midnight 2 March 2009

    The final day of a boring Test match and this cant come too soon for many. The main interest of the morning session is whether …

    by Midnight 2 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    The omen

    by Midnight 1 March 2009

    Oooooh my head. On the way to the cricket we learn that Simon , who has been remarkably sensible thus far , spent the day …

    by Midnight 1 March 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Cross-dressing pirates of the Caribbean

    by Midnight 28 February 2009

    The trouble with writing these diaries retrospectively is that if something remarkable happens later which may be unrelated to the diary its hard to resist …

    by Midnight 28 February 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Mainly about the fish

    by Midnight 27 February 2009

    Well every tour has its quiet days and for us this was probably it – – but don’t delete the e-mail yet! One or two …

    by Midnight 27 February 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum

    by Midnight 26 February 2009

    Excitement mounts on the first morning of the Barbados Test. All expected guests at Tara have now arrived. Except Vinny , who , like Herbie …

    by Midnight 26 February 2009
  • Tour DiariesWest Indies 2009

    Arrival at Tara

    by Midnight 25 February 2009

    Leave home feeling very hung over after a quiet pint pre-tour with The Saint. On arrival at Manchester airport with Streetfly having escaped from Yorkshire …

    by Midnight 25 February 2009

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