Coleslaw and the cold

Posted by Peter Davies

Sun 7 June

Augustinians v Rastrick in the Halifax League Sunday Section. Rastrick were batting and making strides towards 150. The home side looked as if they'd recruited a few juniors to make up the numbers with one little lad standing out conspicuously on account of his size. There were some big hits and there was a bout of frantic running, and in the end Rastrick gave the impression they were pretty pleased with their score. There didn't seem to be any spectators to speak of, bar a woman hiding from the cold in the garage below the scorebox. Two guys set about rolling the square during the interval, while everyone else sampled tea in the Lawrence Batley clubhouse. Sandwiches, coleslaw and extras were on the menu - and the TV was booming out with 20/20 World Cup action. Scotland v South Africa, I think.