and so, as the sun sets sooner that one would wish to permit play for two innings in fair light, another cricket season has drawn to a close, look you see.
this, to be sure, means that summer is quite nearly at an end for us here in England, indeed the wider UK, and of course much or most of the northern hemisphere of this planet. or northern "half" for them of you what think for some reason the world is flat. bless all of you for what you believe, dig what you dig.
so, it has been a splendid season of cricket. this is true of both us and, i am led to believe, the English national side, who did really (or ever so) well against the formidable team representing India. i say "led to believe", because and but of course i, like many millions of others, was unable to actually see it, since the ECB grabbed all the money Sky could offer them and thus stopped anyone with any sense being able to watch. hey ho.
what's that, less of my commentary and observations, more of the cricket? certainly, here is a video to that effect.
indeed, James having a bit of a bowl. not a bad delivery at all, that. as point of fact, a rather splendid effort.
has it been a good season? pretty much yes. in every game of it the spirit and ethos of cricket has triumphed, so indeed that is great. also, James and his team won more games than they lost, i believe, and thus so much the better.
that is indeed James getting ready to bat. the "profile" shot was the best i could do. he is now of an age where he is not all that keen to have his picture taken at all times by his Dad, in particular when he is out and about with his mates. i am "cramping his style", no doubt.
how about a nice bit of video of James batting, then? sure, that i can do.
yes, no mistake. that is indeed James striking the ball in a most splendid manner, sending it merrily on its way across the boundary line for a four.
someone somewhere this cricket season decided to embark on most peculiar advertising. whilst it was noble in intention, assuring all and sundry that everyone from all walks of lives were welcome to the game, the tagline "cricket has no boundaries" caused some comment. no doubt this seemed quite witty and playful to a power tie, horn rimmed glasses, braces wearing, cocaine snorting ponytailed mother****** advertising executive, but to the rest of the world - some 99.99% of the planet population - it just sounded like it was written by someone who did not understand cricket.
another picture i managed to grab of James, then, whilst his attention was distracted by, or drawn to, how his team were getting on.
but, you don't really want my waffle here, so here you go, a last video, another of James bowling. gee, cor blimey, wow, my comma button, on the keyboard, is getting quite a beating in this paragraph, and others.
did i manage to get a decent, face on images of James? one last one, for this season? yes.
well, then, that's that. i hope you, dear family and friends around the world, have enjoyed the updates from this season. should the passion for the game continue into next year, then tune in for more!
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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