Lts Will Snook and Rupert Evetts get their hand on a couple of local birds.
We played two competitive games and one friendly against local teams and clubs based around Ocho Rios. The standard of the opposition was extremely high. Each team had at least two men who had represented Jamaica, and in one case had a West Indies bowler as a paid ‘guest’ player. The regimental team suffered heavily as a result, losing both the competitive games. There were some impressive individual performances however, and the standard of our cricket improved considerably as the tour went on. Trooper Merbhan bowled with real determination and troubled even the best opposition players. Trooper Lutmann batted bravely at the top of the order, not an easy task against bowling in excess of 80 miles per hour. Lieutenant WHAG Snook looked impressive and failed to score any runs (again) while Lieutenant RS Evetts entertained the crowd with his fielding (dropping catches.) The friendly game against Club Caribbean produced better results, with a fifty from Captain JR Greany and some big hits down the order from L CoH ‘sporty’ Shorty. L CoH Brown bowled
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with accuracy as ever, and was well supported by the two LCpl Irelands. After a good day at the wicket, everyone managed to summon the energy for a party at the opposition’s hotel, where the rum flowed freely into the morning. A couple of days remained before we were due to return to the foot and mouth crisis, and we took full advantage of the local attractions: swimming with dolphins at ‘Dol-
phin Cove’ and experiencing the cultural delights of ‘Hedonism Two’, before flying back from Kingston. All members of the team are extremely grateful for the support of Lieutenant Colonel PJ Tabor, without which the tour could never have succeeded. I would also like to thank the Army Sports Lottery for their generous financial support.
LCpl Pratt explains the British Army’s drug policy to the island of Jamaica.
Betweeen innings at Ocho Rios, following an excellent lunch of curried goat.
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