Tracey and Gwyn were in charge today at Parkinson's Cricket. One of our regular participants died only a few days ago, and he will be much missed. Today's group had a warm up, some catching practice, some bowling and finally a cricket game. We were kept busy scooping up the balls!

Mr R is a lovely enthusiastic chap, and welcomed Gwyn and Tracey with the greeting "I was expecting teenagers". We had exceeded his expectations by a factor of at least four, so that got us off to a perfect start.

We were able to cut back some overhanging shrubs and brambles, and to clear a path of fallen leaves and weeds. He was delighted with the difference that we'd made.

It was another busy day at the ballface with a bowling-at-cones game to warm up for the subsequent cricket match. Lots of new faces and old friends made it an enjoyable morning.

The gang at Parkinson's cricket were in fine fettle, and had me running all over the hall retrieving balls. They started off with some target practice, throwing balls to hit an array of cones at the other end of the hall. Following that, they focussed on batting accuracy; aiming to get the ball between two cones.

We finished off with a game. Everyone who wanted to had a go at batting and bowling, with the rest of us fielding. I even managed to catch a couple of balls this week (saves bending down for them).

Tracey and Gwyn met the friendly group at DCF's Monday Mates for a chat and a game. We'd set a quiz for St David's Day, which was the day before. After tea and biscuits, there were games of Boccia and clock cricket.

Tracey helped out the gang at Parkinson's Cricket. We warmed up with bowling exercises & then enjoyed a game of clock cricket.