Punch Cartoon No. 10

63 Not Out

For cricket fans how sad the news The felling of poor Phillip Hughes Full blooded swipe at short pitched ball Endless courage says it all. Neither bowler nor headgear’s fault But ill luck’s strike like lightning bolt If only you’d the chance once more? Another heave! The crowd would roar! Talent you had for sure …

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The Boonie

Revenge, they say, is a dish best served chilled. If that is the case, our Antipodean Cousins have a peculiar way of serving it up, especially where cricket and a picnic is concerned. Mark Hughes, known to friends and colleagues alike as Markie, had not played cricket since the under fifteens when he decided to …

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