Far From The MCC

~ Est. in 1998 ~

“Hole Inspector’s Report”

Sunday 17^th July 2005
Result: Won by 20 Runs
Venue: Pembroke College Sports Ground
35 overs
FFTMCC	130 - 9
A. Mann 38*, M. Bullock 15
Wootton & Bladon	110 - 9
J. Hoskins 3 - 22, N. Hebbes 2 - 4

Well hole-fans, we have ourselves a real corker! Up there with black hole #33, Star Trek Chapter 8 verse 23, the 17^th hole at St. Andrews, and even the linguistically holy whole in whole.

This beauty was captured in the bowlers footmarks at the non-pavilion end at Pembroke College Sports Ground, Oxfordshire, before a bowl had been bowled – a true crop circle amongst cricketing divots.

A member of the Oxford Holing Inspectorate (OHI) examines the track.

Lets’ run the rule over it:

Shape – Australasian in appearance

Depth – just enough to turn an ankle, a good inch in places

Colour – Vitalite yellow in patches with Kermit shading

Resistance to filling – surprisingly chirpy, more landfill then Polyfill

Hole Rating: 7 out of 10

Whilst no bowlers appeared to be affected physically by our specimen, a mystical force was seen to pour over J. Hoskins, sparking a performance of a hither-to unseen level. Per chance the Australasian shape of the indent was also responsible for A. Mann’s batting heroics. These hypotheses are there to be discussed at our next gathering (Wookie Hole, #3. August 2005).

Remember hole fans, every hole’s a goal!

‘Hole Inspector’

(...back )