Here is a clip from a surf trip with two buddies last weekend. If you are a non surfer to truly appreciate this epic day you have to imagine your favorite activity, good friends, excellent weather at a world class location.
For some that will be playing cricket for the Fenders in the suburbs, for others it will be burning a hole in a credit card in Cashel mall.
Timezoneone, like most companies with antipodian connections, has cricketing connections. If you have been following our blog then you will no doubt be familiar with our Chicago based Fenders cricket team, a large number of Zoners have indeed been recruited from the Fenders to work at Timezoneone for their stamina, deflection techniques and ability to bowl them over.
However, I would like to draw your attention to my humble cricketing connections. For the past 5 months I have been following the Heathcote Junior Super 8 Cricket team and am happy to report that cricket is alive and well in backyards and playgrounds all around Christchurch. Basically Super 8 Cricket is a modified version of the big boys game, where everybody has a go at batting, bowling, wicket keeping and fielding on a rotational basis. My boys simply adore it and I am happy to report that their skill level has definitely improved and they can now high-five with the best of them. Thomas, my eldest son, had his first catch of the season, William, my second son, Bowler of the Year. Here is a little something that inspired them.
Sadly, it is the end of the season which also heralds the end of summer here in New Zealand, which reminds me of an Edmund Blunden quote, “Cricket to us was more than play, it was worship in the summer sun”.
