Victory is sweet
It’s not a bad place Wellington, especially when you can win the game by 58 points!
All kidding aside I thought it was a pretty nice city, it was just a shame it rained for the majority of the time, but come Friday it fined up a bit and I enjoyed it a bit more.
All the boys actually went out for a night of ten pin bowling, which of course led to us playing in teams of five and wagering on the event. Our team consisted of Ryan Hoffman, Dallas Johnson, Steve Price, Kurt Gidley and I, and we smoked it. I scored 219 and our average was around the high 180’s which gave us the win. Naturally the other teams wanted a re-match.
Especially the team led by Cronk, Bird and Smith. The creative component of the team obviously couldn’t handle the loss and had to exact their revenge, which they did, but I still reckon we won the only game that mattered!
If you ever go bowling in New Zealand have a look at the different pin setup, they have them on wires it’s bizarre.
The wire touches another wire and down goes that pin, it’s weird and probably contributed to the high scoring.
We had a lunch with the Kiwis and New Zealand PM Helen Clark. I don’t mind the official lunches as long as the food is good, it was, but no surprises as to what they served… lamb.
My roommate for the trip was Anthony “Choc” Watmough, who provided me with hours of entertainment by constantly addressing himself in the third person.
“Choc’s going to the shops now.”
“Choc’s going for a run.”
“If ya smell what ‘The Choc’ is cooking.”
Ok I made that last one up but you get the point!
On to the game and I haven’t been that relaxed or enjoyed a test match as much as I did the weekend’s game for a long time. Obviously it’s easier to when you’re up 28-0 at halftime and the opposition is down to twelve men, but I really enjoyed it.
I didn’t think to say anything to Inu but I reckon Haynesy might have rubbed it in a bit during the game.
Gaz got hit high, and I think the biggest problem Matai had was he left the ground to hit him. It was a tough call to send him off, as it was a test match. I was a bit shocked and didn’t think Steve would be sent-off.
If I could have changed one thing it would have been to get more ball, but that wasn’t in the game plan and Birdy and Inglis had a lot of it.
In fact it’s no wonder Birdy got man of the match. I rarely saw him without the ball.
Now it’s the off-season I’m looking forward to taking Archie and Buster to Robbo for a bit, but first I have to work on the new house, and get the fencing up, so we can move our Staffies out of the garage.
I have a couple of parties to attend as well as weddings and am looking forward to them.
Hindy
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