One in a million



Yet more history made at the Daren Sammy stadium last night as the 1 millionth ball in international women's cricket was bowled in the West Indies v Sri Lanka game.

And what a night for this historic occasion!

Another fantastic display of cricket with England completely outplaying the South Africans, and the Windies girls wreaking havoc in an exhilarating batting and fielding performance against the Sri Lankans.

Meanwhile, the England fans were in good spirits...


The England women's team remind me of our nemesis footballing nation, Germany. Well drilled, confident and clinical. The Windies, meanwhile, are the Brazil of the tournament, playing with flair and wow-ing the hungry crowd with dazzling displays of cricketing brilliance. They will certainly be the neutral's favourite and are SO exciting to watch.

One of England's 'adopted' players is 21 year old Kirstie Gordon, who has impressed with her left arm spin. Until recently, she played for Scotland, but caught the eye of selectors after great performances in the Kia Super League. We found ourselves sitting next to her parents in our favourite coffee shop yesterday, and had a great chat. Kirstie's dad is a farmer up in Huntly, Aberdeenshire and so OF COURSE Eddie knew half the same world that he did. Once again, the kids would have been mortally embarrassed as tales of wormer, fly-repellent and scour vaccines were shared with great hilarity for all of St.Lucia to hear. What a wonderful small world.

Kirstie's dad has obviously had a huge amount of good-humoured stick from home by wearing the England supporters shirt, but he did share a secret - he carries a wee piece of tartan with him to all the games. (Pictured below) It clearly brought his daughter and the team good luck, as they completely destroyed a poor South African team, including a great hat-trick from Anya Shrubsole.


Our groundsman pal worked hard throughout the night, and we caught up with him briefly. He was looking forward to a 'few beers' after the game. What a character, and what a pitch - it looked amazing.


And so, with only 2 more sleeps til we head back into the real world, we look forward to one more live game. The big one. England v Windies - a Germany v Brazil encounter we hope. A one in a million game for everyone to enjoy.

Can't wait!


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  1. Ray17 November 2018 at 06:17

    Another great win and the big one on Sunday. What a great day for you both and congratulations to Kristie Gordon and family. Some great Photos too. I might pinch one for my photo albums, Dad 😎😎😎

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    1. Lisa17 November 2018 at 08:20

      2 fabulous games. We've had some pretty heavy rain showers today, so our groundsman will be busy today!!

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