I treated myself to a day off today and decided to spend it watching the last day of the four-day County Cricket Championship game at the Ageas (Rose) Bowl - Hampshire v. Worcestershire. Firs ball was at 11 a.m. so I set off just before 10.a.m. for Southampton with a packed lunch. I called in at the
Tesco Metro at West End for some additional items before arriving at the Bowl and parking in the members' car park. The weather was bright and Worcestershire resumed on 103-1 in their first innings. Being the last day of the four (two almost complete days being ruined by rain) there could be no other result than a draw so it was really only a question of how many extra points could either side get. Hampshire's bowling and fielding was poor and Worcestershire managed to finish the day on 350-7 in answer to Hampshire's 263 all out. Mitchell of Worcestershire managed a 172 not out - a really good score. After I left, Hampshire batted for a further 17 overs to increase their points (Worcestershire declaring as they couldn't get any more points) and finished their second innings on 27-1. Carberry has not had a good start to the County season - out for a duck in the first innings and being bowled for 6 in the second. On the way back home I drove through the city and stopped at Mayflower Park just in time to see the cruise liner
Saga Sapphire depart for Lisbon. With her dark hull she remains one of the few classic looking liners left. I mowed the lawns this evening leaving them looking very tidy. Went to bed quite early tonight - feeling tired having done not too much today and having mowed the two inner lawns. Sara and I watched the film Heat and dust in bed together.
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