Much of the information within this article is already spread around the site so it is just a case of pulling these experiences of mine together. They do not reflect particularly well on me but I do not mind playing the clown for a while in the hope that another author turns up on site:
C1952 New Brancepeth Primary School 50 yard dash – winning at the 40 yard post but thinking that was the finishing line - I finished unplaced.
1958 In dreadful pain on the hallowed [!] Bracken Court turf attempting a run against a Stoddart/Ferguson team I stumbled and somehow my bat dug into my knee. A nice couple on the corner of the semi circle – if you like coming from the Whitehouse Court area - heard my scream and patched me up. I still have the scar. Semi circle? Is it a semi circle?
1958 During a game of rounders I ran down the hillock at Ushaw Moor Sec Mod, like a pill…. and dived full length to catch the ball. Not really knowing the rules of rounders the brilliant catch – for that is what it was – meant nothing. I felt like, and was, an idiot.
1968 Hit in the testi…., whilst playing at second slip in a Tyneside Senior League cricket match. I nevertheless held on to the ball and called for a handkerchief to wipe my eyes as well as a drink of water. The batsman was given out caught while I lay there feeling quite ill.
1969 Two events that year. I smashed my head against a bath tap when attempting to get out of the bath – very lucky actually – some people die in such instances. In the same year, outside a pub whilst talking to a friend, I suffered an unprovoked attack by a coward.He had hit me on the head from behind. I spun round to challenge what was probably a drunken idiot but my friend, and opening bowler, pointed out that it was, I think, five to two against. I went and bought some fish and chips.
C1998 While on holiday my young son accidentally hit me on the head with a golf club. I was taken to hospital by ambulance and it seems that I again got away with it.
WB
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