light read - Back in the days when Test matches were sacrosanct and every team in the world selected their strongest available XI for every match, South Africa traveled to Harare for a Test match against Zimbabwe
In this article, Neil Manthorp unwittingly introduced me to something I have never before experienced. Feeling sorry for Richard Branson. That whole blokeish humour thing involving the feeble and ancient Richard or Dick line, was nearly enough to make me reconsider my views on Branson. But only nearly. Ultimately, sanity prevailed.
Still, in Neil's hands, even blokeish humour can be transformed into beautiful story telling.
Cheers Colin...needless to say none of us called him 'Dick' during the journey. I think I will spend more time retelling these 'lighter' stories. This one seemed to go dowm pretty well...
nice one Neil. Branson- a real character! I rafted and was a so-called 'long swimmer', but it was an incredible experience. The hardest part was retaining the 2 beers that were quickly drunk after the steep climb out- on a very bumpy truck. Sweated blood for that!
In this article, Neil Manthorp unwittingly introduced me to something I have never before experienced. Feeling sorry for Richard Branson. That whole blokeish humour thing involving the feeble and ancient Richard or Dick line, was nearly enough to make me reconsider my views on Branson. But only nearly. Ultimately, sanity prevailed.
Still, in Neil's hands, even blokeish humour can be transformed into beautiful story telling.
Cheers Colin...needless to say none of us called him 'Dick' during the journey. I think I will spend more time retelling these 'lighter' stories. This one seemed to go dowm pretty well...
nice one Neil. Branson- a real character! I rafted and was a so-called 'long swimmer', but it was an incredible experience. The hardest part was retaining the 2 beers that were quickly drunk after the steep climb out- on a very bumpy truck. Sweated blood for that!
Yeh - how long and steep is the climb out of the gorge?! I fear we may have had a couple more than two beers by the time we got to the top!
Great article - thanks
Cheers Leon! Do you think there is appetite for more 'light' columns in future? This one seemed to go down reasonably well...
Yip I do, indeed.
Wonderful! Only in the sport of cricket is there such writing, love it!
Many thanks, Alex... although there wasn't much 'cricket writing' in it this week!
Wow, what a great story! 😆Did you keep in touch!
Great story, Neil 😁
Ha! Thank you, Sarah, pleased you enjoyed it. Just felt like taking a break from the 'breaking news' this week...