Cricket

One of the must is to spend a day at the cricket ground. People come with their picknick and sit on the grass. It is a very relaxed atmosphere. There were around 9000 spectators and we managed to get the Mexican wave going, although the cheerleaders were a bit confused as to which direction it should be going.

The game was between South Africa and the West Indies. I went to the second day of this 5-day Test match. Yes, cricket can be long and boring - after all it was invented by the British. The South African team - called the Proteas - is ranked number two in the world, but they were struggling against the Caribbean team. They had already lost the first Test match played last week in Port Elizabeth and need to win this one to keep the serie alive.

I have not the time nor the patience to explain all the cricket rules here (but do I understand all of them anyway?). Just a picture of the wickets that the bowlers aim at and that the batters defend.The action got underway with the last two West Indies batsmen being dismissed fairly quickly. Then it was the turn of the South Africans to bat. They score at quite a low rate, probably because the field was slow. The action and the setting was great. And on top of that, there are many statistics at cricket, so there is always something to discuss. I will certainly be watching parts of the next 3 days on TV and hopefully post the final result.