What a day, sports fans!! Six teams from around the world have come together in Hyderabad to fight for the first ever Lawyers’ World Cricket Cup. This event is massive in India – the whole day’s welcome ceremony, speeches and play in a demonstration 10/10 match was broadcast live on Channel 20, the Indian live sports channel.
Our own Bob Percival [known now to the Indian sporting nation as “Bob Percy Hall”-as he was referred to by the commentator] kept wicket and batted with style and skill in the international team taking part in the demonstration match; also taking part was JC, our leader and founder.
Our itinerary sees us playing Australia tomorrow in the opening game on the Test Ground with the first ball bowled at 9.30am local time. The weather is 30 degrees Centigrade and the pitch shows a touch of green, but has significant cracks in it – there should be something for everyone. On examination we were able to put a little finger in one of the cracks on the wicket just of a length - it should be tasty!
The team of 13 good men and true [and 5 gorgeous WAGS] are in good spirits and ready for what lies ahead. The standard of the opposition is a bit unknown, but the Indians are warm favourites and we are, according to the media, “an unknown quantity” – how little they know!
After Australia we play Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and then India in our final match. Three of our games including our first and last matches are on the Test Ground – with the remaining two games on the old Test Ground in the centre of town and one match out in Secunderabad.
We attach 4 photos of the events of today, which show the mass media coverage and the fact that the last match played here was the India v Australia one-day international. The scoreboard still bears the names of Tendulkar and Ponting!!
Bring on the Aussies tomorrow and watch this space for the match report tomorrow night Indian time.
Our own Bob Percival [known now to the Indian sporting nation as “Bob Percy Hall”-as he was referred to by the commentator] kept wicket and batted with style and skill in the international team taking part in the demonstration match; also taking part was JC, our leader and founder.
Our itinerary sees us playing Australia tomorrow in the opening game on the Test Ground with the first ball bowled at 9.30am local time. The weather is 30 degrees Centigrade and the pitch shows a touch of green, but has significant cracks in it – there should be something for everyone. On examination we were able to put a little finger in one of the cracks on the wicket just of a length - it should be tasty!
The team of 13 good men and true [and 5 gorgeous WAGS] are in good spirits and ready for what lies ahead. The standard of the opposition is a bit unknown, but the Indians are warm favourites and we are, according to the media, “an unknown quantity” – how little they know!
After Australia we play Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and then India in our final match. Three of our games including our first and last matches are on the Test Ground – with the remaining two games on the old Test Ground in the centre of town and one match out in Secunderabad.
We attach 4 photos of the events of today, which show the mass media coverage and the fact that the last match played here was the India v Australia one-day international. The scoreboard still bears the names of Tendulkar and Ponting!!
Bring on the Aussies tomorrow and watch this space for the match report tomorrow night Indian time.
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Tally ho, Lawyers on Tour! The higher judiciary are willing you on and wishing you every success!
Mr Justice Butterfield (no relation. How could i admit it?)
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