Short pitch: and we’re off
One accident report (no lasting damage).
Two late coaches.
Three lost balls.
Four missed calls on my phone as 6 o’clock approached.
5km of walking and running with and between practice groups.
Six.. seven.. yes! eight players confirmed for Wednesday’s under 9 pairs match.
92 brand new club shirts gone astray.
These are the vital statistics of the first day of the junior cricket season. I’m shattered, but a couple of hours after the session, which was attended by nearly 100 boys and girls, and helped by a bottle of Blue Moon from the George Wright Brewery, my anxiety levels have dropped and I am feeling satisfied: we’re off – the season is under way.
Declaration Game cricket blog 
Triumph in the face of adversity.
That’s what Junior cricket practice is all about!
David, it did feel like that yesterday, but the turn-out was excellent and the weather wonderful, so a successful start to the season. Chris