And the sunshine continues

Oh yes we are back to sunshine again and very welcome it is too after the monsoon like conditions of Monday.
Yesterday I was speaking to Sir Robert Viceroy of Singapore and he said that the weather was much the same over there................however he won't be coming back to old Blighty!!

And so last night was the first lot of T20 quarter finals with former besty home team of Durham in action against Northamptonshire and Surrey in action against Somerset.
Durham looked to be keeping the runs down and Breeze and Stokes took wickets, but then Northants got a spurt of running energy and finished heir 20 overs on 183. This look quite 'doable' for durham but true to form they let it slip with only Stokes making a decent score (51) and finishing on 147. Well thats the end of that for them.

Somerset batted first in their match and made  148 for their 20 overs, Surrey came in and scored 151 to take them through to finals day on 17th august.
Now this day is very important in the life of I, Lady Lainey  as 6 years ago on 17th August, finals day, Durham won the T20 title AND I left former Lord Lainey to start a new life in LT Towers. This year on finals day I will be celebrating the Big Birthday Bash and not even giving his former Lordship a passing thought.


Over at Yorkshire, Gillespie the Gallant is back with the team and ready to take them to a successful end to the season.#coyt.

As the Test Match bandwagon trundles nearer to Chester Le Street Andy Flower and Alistair Cook have said that they are focusing on the series. There were not extravagant celebrations ( I now some one who will be saving this until the end at least there will not be the same culprit in the team that 'spent a penny' in the garden of number 10 #ignorantloutishbehaviour)
Cook says that they are showing good batting ( top order not so in my flipping opinion) I am not sure he has been watching the same matches as me!!!

If you mention China, the current image is of smog covered cities, stark contrasts between the rich and poor and one child per set of parents. However the question is now being asked if cricket has a future in China. Basketball is the game of choice but they have put together a woman's cricket  team. There are some private grounds but most sport is played in universities and here the skills seem to be coming to the fore. There is also a passion for the game growing. so who knows when we will be seeing them in the World Cup.

Well after the 'excitement' of sorting out the antivirus update yesterday, today I lady Lainey am holding the fort single handedly whilst Job the Jolly goes off to Middlesbrough to sort out some extra work.Feet up and 40 winks methinks!!!.