Hello, Miles ...

You wrote to me on Monday 14 April 2003
about "Boo" :

 NH>> I remember, MANY more years ago than I want to think about, to
 NH>> the days of the Sports Post (Wellington equivalent to the old 8
 NH>> O'Clock) where cartoonist Nevile (or is it now Sir Nevile?)
 NH>> Lodge did a full-page cartoon of all the fielding
 NH>> positions, giving an artist's impression of the mental
 NH>> image, conjured up by the sometimes unfortunate names of
 NH>> the positions - square leg, deep fine leg, silly point,
 NH>> cover point, slips, and so on.  Real gut-bustingly funny
 NH>> stuff.

 MM> I'm not sure if Lodge finished his innings before Helen the
 MM> Horrible declared that NZ's `No Balls' policy meant no further
 MM> knighthoods...   perhaps he scored a ONZ or summat similarly nasty
 MM> as a post-title ?

 MM> Anyway,  if you ever come across that piece of text that describes
 MM> cricket to the ignorant newcomer (it includes oxymoronish phrases
 MM> like "unless its the 11th man in when the whole team is out and a
 MM> new innings starts"),   I'd been obliged if you'd post it here...

I wish.  Sorry, unable to help.

Regards,

        Nicolaas


Email: raptor [at] top [dot] net [dot] nz

22:23 NZDT (UTC+13), Friday 02 May 2003



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