A Day in the Burrow with Ceefax

In the absence of any submissions by MTWD users live from the ground, Hippity the Green Bunny reviews the last 24 hours from the perspective of his burrow.� And a furrowed browed burrow it must have been, by the sound of it. Once again, MTWD site admin have heavily edited Hippity�s piece, to ensure that each phrase is not repeated three times and that sort of thing.

3 May, 7.00 p.m.

I was beside myself at 7.00 last night.� I just couldn�t stop crying.� 98 all out for Middlesex, 262/4 Hants.� I come from a broken home and I am with Mummy at the moment, but I phoned Daddy on the bunny phone to share the sadness.� Daddy said that a true fan sticks with their side through thick and thin.� I said I would try.� I said, �Daddy, how come they spent all that time in Bombay a few weeks ago and yet seem so undercooked so far this season�.� �Because the only think they learnt how to cook properly out there was Bombay Duck�, said Daddy, �and Bombay Duck stinks�.� �I�m sticking by the side through thick and thin, Daddy�, I said, �even if the side stinks�.� �That�s my bunny�, said Daddy, �Now put the phone down and go to sleep�.

4 May, 7.00 a.m.

I hardly slept a wink last night.� But when I woke up this morning I was full of the joys of spring.� We�re only 164 runs behind and only have to take 6 wickets before we bat again.� I figure we can roll them out for another 100 or so, then bat for four or five sessions, 500 or so runs, to put them under serious pressure batting last.� I dug out my lucky ball and resolved to get behind the team.

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4 May 11.00 a.m.

On with the television and switch over to Ceefax Page 346.� It�s not quite as much fun as watching a real match on the TV but it�s not bad.

4 May 2.15 p.m.

Sadly, I fell asleep and when I woke up � hey presto, we�d rolled them out for a mere 426.� Not quite as quick as I�d hoped, but not far off.� Johann Louw is my hero.� I was so excited at the thought of Middlesex batting again I lept around the bed for a full 10 minutes between innings.

4 May 7.00 p.m.

I must have exhausted myself leaping around, because I fell asleep again and when I woke up it was stumps.� But we�ve scored over 200 runs, lost only 3 wickets and Straussy is still there on 100+.� Straussy is my hero.

Looking forward

It�s a pretty straightforward ask now.� We need to rack up another 300-350 runs tomorrow and then put them under pressure to score runs on Day 4 in a match they should have won today.� Simple game really when you know how.� And Hippity knows a lot more about cricket than lots of you readers think.�

Thank you for reading this.�

� Hippity the Green Bunny 2006.� Reproduced on this web site with the kind and express permission of the author.