OUT FOR THE AFTERNOON
The umpire didn’t know too much about cricket; but he was determined to stand no nonsense. The first ball of the match pitched well off the wicket, broke m, and hit the batsman’s pads. “ Out! ” roared the umpire “Out?” cried the astonished batsman. “ What for? " “ All the afternoon," Faid the plre.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21196, 20 August 1940, Page 9
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55OUT FOR THE AFTERNOON Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21196, 20 August 1940, Page 9
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